Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/15/2017): TONY TRISCHKA & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with musician Tony Trischka

Topics include: Banjo, Steve Martin, Bela Fleck, Paul McCartney, banza, Pete Seeger.
Segment airs July 15, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/8/2017): LESLIE JORDAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Leslie Jordan

Topics include: Robert Downey Jr., addiction, Sordid Lives, Gary Busey, Truman Capote, the South.
Segment aired July 8, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Sad Note: Our Friend of the Daverhood, Leslie Jordan, passed Oct. 24, 2022 at age 67.

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More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #613 (7/8/2017): AIR JORDAN

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Here is the 613th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio July 8, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actor Leslie Jordan (“Sordid Lives”), Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Leslie Jordan and offers his Rabbinical Reflection on the Wailing Wall controversy. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Beck, In the News), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (secret archive)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (crispy christie, hair weaves)
00:18:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Leslie Jordan
00:52:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Beck
01:20:30 Sponsors
01:24:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:57:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (secret archive)
02:23:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:54:30 Friends
03:08:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #147 (Wailing Wall)
03:17:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:01:30 Weather & Thanks
04:06:30 DAVE GOES OUT

July 8, 2017 Playlist: “Profanity Prayers” (00:52:30), “Loser” (00:58:00), “Jack-Ass” (01:02:00) & “Country Down” (01:05:00; Beck). “The Man in Me” (02:01:00) & “Visions of Johanna (Take 7)” (02:10:00; Bob Dylan). “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” (02:04:30; Judy Collins). “The Ladies are Singing Their Song” (02:49:00; Baby 1984 Broadway cast). “Wrestle with the Devil” (Whistle Down the Wind 1999 London cast). “He’s on the Beach” (03:23:00; Kirsty MacColl). “Spiderman” (03:26:30; Jill Sobule). “All in the Cause of Economy” (03:29:30; Half a Sixpence 1965 Broadway cast). “The Hot Dog Song” (03:31:30; They Might Be Giants). “Dear John” (04:08:00; Norah Jones).


(pictured: Leslie Jordan, Beck, Joey Chestnut, The Wailing Wall)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/1/2017): DYLAN BRODY & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author and performer Dylan Brody.

Topics include: Driving Hollywood, Los Angeles, depression.

Segment aired July 1, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #612 (7/1/2017): JULY’S PEOPLE

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Here is the 612th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, July 1, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: humorist Dylan Brody (Driving Hollywood), Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with writer Dylan Brody. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Patriotism, In the News), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, The Wretched Pun of Destiny (craigslist), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (USA)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (thumb trauma, fangled, snooty after dark, shoes for potato, WWIV)
00:31:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:13:00 Sponsors
01:15:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:39:30 Friends
01:41:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Dylan Brody
02:25:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (USA)
02:52:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:31:00 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY – Craigslist
03:33:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Patriotism
03:53:30 Weather
03:55:30 DAVE GOES OUT

July 1, 2017 Playlist: “I Love You Like a Table” (01:36:00; Waitress 2016 Broadway cast). “The Death of Emmett Till” (02:26:30) & “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” (02:37:30; Bob Dylan). “Tears of Rage” (02:32:00; The Band). “Fuel to Fire” (02:52:30; Agnes Obel). (02:58:00). “Why do the Wrong People Travel” (Sail Away 1961 Broadway cast w/ Elaine Stritch). “Plastic Surgery” (03:04:00; Phyllis Diller). “Venus” (03:06:30; Frankie Avalon). “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss her Good Bye” (03:08:30; Steam). “The Patriot Game” (03:34:00; Liam Clancy). “Patriots’ Dream” (03:38:00; Arlo Guthrie). “Patriotic” (Rocky 2014 Broadway cast). “The Patriotic Dog” (03:44:00; Benny Bell). “I am a Patriot” (03:45:00; Jackson Browne). “The American in Me” (04:03:00; Steve Forbert).

Dylan Brody’s Driving Hollywood
Happy 4th!

Dave’s Gone By #611 (6/24/2017): BY ANY OTHER NAME

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Here is the 611th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 24, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: singer-songwriter Amanda McBroom (“The Rose”). Plus: Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with songstress Amanda McBroom. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (In the News), Potato News, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Nobel Naughtiness)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (hon, aurora, mcmop, gong show)
00:47:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:14:00 POTATO NEWS
01:22:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:45:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Amanda McBroom
02:47:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Nobel Naughtiness)
03:14:00 UNC Radio Push & Sponsors
03:21:30 Friends
03:29:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:08:30 Weather
04:10:00 DAVE GOES OUT

June 24, 2017 Playlist: “Part of the Plan” (01:42:00; Dan Fogelberg). “Make a Memory” (01:45:30), “I’m Here for Life” (02:26:00) & “The Rose” (w/ Vince Gill; 02:42:00; Amanda McBroom). “Dreaming” (02:17:30; Judy Collins). “Big Water” (02:37:30; “The Land Before Time V” soundtrack). “The Times They are a-Changin'” (02:59:00; Bryan Ferry). (03:03:00; “Highway 61 Revisted – Take 3”; Bob Dylan). “Just Like a Woman” (03:07:30; Richie Havens). “Warm Beer and Cold Women” (03:30:00; Tom Waits). “Belgian” (03:35:30; Sexton Ming & Adrian Stout). “Lascio Ch’io Painga” (03:38:00; Sarah Brightman). “Rocky Theme” (03:41:30; Bill Conti). “King Cry Baby” (03:44:30; Johnny Depp). “Got it Twisted” (03:47:30; Mobb Deep). “Mother” (04:13:30; Neil Innes).


(pictured: Amanda McBroom, Bette Midler, Potato News, Dylan & the Nobel)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/24/2017): AMANDA McBROOM & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with singer-songwriter Amanda McBroom

Topics include: The Rose, Voices.

Segment airs June 24, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #610 (6/17/2017): THE PRODUCER

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Here is the 610th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 17, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: film producer Jonathan Sanger (“The Elephant Man”). Plus: Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with film producer Jonathan Sanger. Plus: Inside Broadway (post-Tony wrapup), Saturday Segues (Paul & Brian, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Saved by the Flood), Greeley Crimes & Old Times

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Joyce’s birthday, The Tonys, Cosby, traffic tickets, TV choices)
00:42:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:04:00 Sponsors
01:05:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (Michael Phelps, Captain Underpants)
01:12:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Paul n’ Brian)
01:30:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:27:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Jonathan Sanger
03:10:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Saved by the Flood)
03:31:00 Friends
03:39:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (In the News)
04:12:30 Weather
04:14:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 17, 2017 playlist: “Too Much Rain” (01:15:00; Paul McCartney). “Oxygen to the Brain” (01:18:00; Brian Wilson). “Mother Nature’s Son” (01:22:00; The Beatles). “God Only Knows” (01:24:30; The Beach Boys). “1984” (02:23:30; David Bowie). “Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)” {live Flood version} (03:14:00), “Saving Grace” (03:19:30) & “It ain’t Me, Babe” {live Flood version} (03:25:00; Bob Dylan). “Batman and his Grandmother” (03:40:30; Dickie Goodman). “Bigger than Baseball” (03:43:00; Meet John Doe 2013 studio cast). “Fire” (03:46:30; Red Hot Chili Peppers). “Comatised” (03:48:30; Leona Naess). “Living Through another Cuba” (03:52:00; XTC). “Father’s Day” (04:19:00; Chris Smither).




(pictured: Jonathan Sanger, The Elephant Man poster, Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Kevin Spacey hosting the Tonys)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/17/2017): JONATHAN SANGER & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with film producer Jonathan Sanger

Topics include: The Elephant Man, Mel Brooks, Thieves, Movie Movie, Baby, it’s You.
Segment airs June 17, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #609 (6/10/2017): THE 13th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 609th episode–our annual Broadway Tony Awards special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 10, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

June 10, 2017 (show #609) THE 13TH ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: composer-lyricists Irene Sankoff & David Hein (Come from Away), Dallas Morning News theater critic Nancy Churnin, Dave’s wife Joyce, critics Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), Ed Rubin (Artes), Charles Gross (“Two on the Aisle”), Leslie (Hoban) Blake (“Two on the Aisle”), Eva Heinemann (“Hi! Drama”), Simon Saltzman (Outer Critics Circle).

Featuring: A look at the 2016-2017 Broadway season and Tony Award nominees with interviews, trivia, showtunes, Broadway Timeline, a giveaway, and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tonys.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (on the show)
00:17:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – By the Numbers, Cirque, Act of God, 2016 Tonys, Motown, Cats
00:36:30 GUEST: Charles Gross
00:49:30 Sponsors
00:53:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Black, Encounter, Holiday Inn, Oh Hello
00:59:30 TRIVIA
01:03:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Heisenberg, Cherry Orchard, Front Page, Valli, Falsettos
01:17:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #146 – The 2017 Tony Awards
01:28:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Liaisons, Cheno, Natasha
01:36:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
01:46:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Illusionists, Alton Brown, A Bronx Tale
01:53:00 AWARDS ROUNDUP
02:02:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Dear Evan Hansen
02:09:00 GUEST: Michall Jeffers
02:21:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – In Transit
02:24:00 GIVEAWAY
02:26:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – The Present, Jitney, Sunset Boulevard, Sunday, Significant Other, Glass Menagerie, Come from Away
02:45:30 GUESTS: Irene Sankoff & David Hein
03:06:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Price, Miss Saigon
03:14:00 GUEST: Simon Saltzman
03:26:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Sweat, Goes Wrong, Amelie, Present Laughter, War Paint, Oslo, Groundhog Day
03:36:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
04:00:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Indecent, Little Foxes, Hello, Dolly!
04:09:00 GUEST: Nancy Churnin
04:23:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Charlie
04:30:00 MORE TRIVIA
04:35:00 MUSICALS IN MEDIA
04:42:30 GUEST: Edward Rubin
04:57:30 ANOTHER GIVEAWAY
05:00:00 Sponsors
05:01:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Anastasia
05:06:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz
05:15:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Six Degrees, Bandstand
05:25:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – A Doll’s House Part 2, Tony Info
05:28:30 NEXT SEASON!
05:32:30 Thank Yous
05:37:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 10, 2017 Playlist: “History has its Eyes on You” (00:25:00; Hamilton 2016 Broadway cast). “Memory” (00:31:30; Cats 1982 Broadway cast). “Blue Skies” (00:56:00; Holiday Inn 2016 Broadway cast). “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (01:08:00; Jersey Boys 2005 Broadway cast). “Four Jews in a Room Bitching” (01:13:00; March of the Falsettos 1981 off-Broadway). “Charming” (01:32:00; Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, 2013 off-Broadway cast). “Out of Your Head” (01:50:00; A Bronx Tale 2016 Broadway cast). “Waving Through a Window” (02:03:00; Dear Evan Hansen 2017 Broadway cast). “Laura Benanti Explains the Plays” (02:07:00) & “Laura Benanti Explains the Musicals” (05:21:00; Laura Benanti). “In Transit (excerpts)” (02:23:00; In Transit 2016 Broadway cast). “With One Look” (02:30:30; Sunset Boulevard 1994 L.A. cast). “Children and Art” (02:36:30; Sunday in the Park with George 2006 London cast). “Me and the Sky” (03:01:30) & “Finale” (05:39:00; Come from Away 2017 Broadway cast). “The Movie in My Mind” (03:09:00; Miss Saigon (2014 London cast). “Times are Hard for Dreamers” (03:30:30; Philippa Soo). “War Paint” Excerpts (03:37:00; War Paint 2017 Broadway cast). “Playing Nancy” (03:43:30; Groundhog Day 2017 Broadway cast). “Before the Parade Passes By” (04:05:00; Hello, Dolly! 2017 Broadway cast). “It Must Be Seen to be Believed” (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2013 London cast). “City of Stars” (04:40:00; “La La Land” 2016 film soundtrack). “My Petersburg” (05:03:00; Anastasia 2017 Broadway cast). “Welcome Home” (05:19:30; Bandstand 2017 Broadway cast).


(pictured: your humble host, Charles Gross, Rabbi Sol Solomon, Eva Heinemann, Michall Jeffers, Irene Sankoff & David Hein, Simon Saltzman, Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Nancy Churnin, Edward Rubin,  Joe Dziemianowicz)