Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/15): BOB CUDMORE

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Radio personality Bob Cudmore calls in to the 2014 Dave’s Gone By New Year’s Special

Topics include: radio.

Segment, co-hosted by Joyce Weil, aired Dec. 31, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #539 (12/31/2015): UNC RADIO NEW YEAR’S SPECIAL III – HELLO 2016!

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Here is the 539th episode–our annual New Year’s Eve special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired Dec. 31, 2015 on UNC Radio.

Featuring: Dave rings in the new year with wife Joyce, aunt Esther Brower, cousin Debra O’Brien, composer Brian Gari, theater critic Mary Shen Barnidge, and friends Wendy Highby, Fred Cleaver, Chuck Turner, plus: The Wretched Pun of Destiny (Miles Davis), Greeley Crimes and Old Times, Rabbi Sol Solomon on the old year.

Guests: composer Brian Gari, theater critic Mary Shen Barnidge (Windy City Times), aunt Esther Brower, cousin Debra O’Brien, friends Wendy Highby, Fred Cleaver, and Chuck Turner.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:03:00 GUEST: Esther Brower
00:10:00 GUEST: Debra O’Brien
15:30:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce
00:30:00 SEGUE – 16
00:42:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:34:00 Friends
01:47:00 SEGUE – End of the Year
02:00:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY – Miles Davis
02:05:30 DAVE GOES EVEN FURTHER IN
02:10:30 GUEST: Brian Gari
02:20:00 GUEST: Mary Shen Barnidge
03:07:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #134 – Farewell 2015
03:22:00 GUESTS: Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver
03:29:30 GUESTS: Chuck Turner and Julie
03:41:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 31, 2015 Playlist: “Sweet Little Sixteen” (00:31:30; The Beatles). “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” (00:34:00; Neil Sedaka). “Sixteen Candles” (00:36:30). “Auld Lang Syne” ({live radio version}, 01:02:00) & “Auld Lang Syne” (02:02:30; Guy Lombardo). “Stand By Me” (01:14:00; Ben E. King). “Louie Louie” (01:17:00; The Kingsmen). “Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows” (01:20:00; Lesley Gore). “That’s How Strong My Love Is” (01:21:30; Percy Sledge). “Dandy” (01:23:30; The Rockin’ Vickers w/ Lemmy).
“Happy Days and Auld Lang Syne” (01:47:00; Richard Thompson). “Sigh’s Smell of Farewell” (01:51:30; Cocteau Twins). “Here is Where the Story Ends” (01:55:00; The Sundays). “16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six” (02:08:00; Tom Waits). “Sweet Sixteen” (02:57:30; B.B. King). “When You were Sweet Sixteen” (03:16:30; Al Jolson). “It was a Very Good Year” ({live at Meadowlands}; 03:47:00; Frank Sinatra).

Esther Brower
Debra O’Brien
Brian Gari
Mary Shen Barnidge
Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby
Chuck Turner
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2015): FRED CLEAVER & WENDY HIGHBY with CHUCK TURNER

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews friends Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby, & Chuck Turner

Topics include: New Year’s, Little America.

Segment aired Dec. 31, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” New Year’s special radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Chuck Turner
Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby

Dave’s Gone By #538 (12/26/2015): SPUNK

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Here is the 538th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 26, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Edward Asner. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (John Denver, In the News), Dylan – Sooner & Later (science), Greeley Crimes & Old Times.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: veteran actor Ed Asner, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Little America!)
00:51:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES (ham vs. prime rib)
01:22:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (bronies)
01:34:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
01:53:30 Sponsors
01:59:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:19:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Ed Asner
03:06:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (science)
03:34:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – John Denver
03:53:30 Weather & Thanks
03:59:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 26, 2015 Playlist: “Little Tornado” (01:35:30; Aimee Mann). “All I Want for Christmas is My One Front Tooth” (01:39:00; Aqua Teen Hunger Force). “Alone in the Universe” (01:42:00; Seussical 2001 Broadway cast w/ Kevin Chamberlin). “Happy New Year B” (02:16:00; Rent 1996 Broadway cast). “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door ({Live 1975 version}; 03:10:30), “Slow Train” ({Dylan & The Dead live version}; 03:15:00) & “The Times They are a-Changin’ ({live 1964 version}; Bob Dylan; 03:20:00). “Yellow Cat” (03:41:00), “The Gold and Beyond” (03:43:30) & “It’s Up to You” (03:50:00; John Denver). “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (03:46:00; Toots & The Maytals) “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” (04:01:00; Neil Sedaka).

Ed Asner
Little America
John Denver
My Little Pony

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/26/2015): EDWARD ASNER & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Edward Asner

Topics include: Lou Grant, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” prostates, Threepenny Opera.

Segment aired Dec. 26, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Sad Note: Our Friend of the Daverhood, Ed Asner, passed Aug. 29, 2021. 

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

Dave’s Gone By #537 (12/19/2015): ISM

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Here is the 537th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired Dec. 19, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Word of the Year); Saturday Segue (Phil Ochs, Frank Zappa); Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (in the News); Inside Broadway; Greeley Crimes & Old Times.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Berli’os, underground newspapers)
00:24:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
00:56:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (piglette, snowstorm)
01:06:30 Sponsors
01:10:00 DAVE GOES EVEN FURTHER IN (Marriott, The Producers)
01:28:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Phil Ochs)
01:51:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:10:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (in the news)
02:36:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #133 (Word of the Year)
02:47:00 Friends
02:54:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (Frank Zappa)
03:14:30 Weather & Thanks
03:20:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 20, 2015 Playlist: “Chanukah Fever” (00:50:30; Mama Doni). “Ballad of William Worthy” (01:36:30), “How Long” (01:39:00), “Half a Century High” (01:42:00) & “Jim Dean of Indiana” (01:45:00; Phil Ochs). “Wedding Dance” (02:08:00; Fiddler on the Roof 1964 Broadway cast). “You’re a Big Girl Now” ({acoustic} 02:12:30) & “Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight” (02:21:30; Bob Dylan). “Man in the Long Black Coat” (02:17:00; Joan Osborne). “Love of My Life” (02:57:00), “Charlie’s Enormous Mouth” (03:01:00), “Inca Roads” (03:05:00) & “Any Way the Wind Blows” (03:08:30; Frank Zappa). “What Will Rumi Do?” (02:59:00; Ensemble Modern). “Holiday” (03:21:00; American Idiot 2010 Broadway cast).

Marriott
The Producers
Frank Zappa
Phil Ochs
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2015): BRIAN GARI

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews songwriter Brian Gari

Topics include: music, New Year’s Eve.
Segment aired Dec. 31, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 2015 New Year’s special radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/12/2015): JEFF GOODMAN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews former guest co-host Jeff Goodman

Topics include: Dave’s Gone By, theater, Broadway.

Aired July 16, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #536 (12/12/2015): FRANKLY

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Here is the 536th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 12, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave chats with old friend Jeff Goodman; Inside Broadway; Rabbi Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Hanukkah Haiku); Saturday Segues (Frank Sinatra, vacation); Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Sinatra’s Shadows); Greeley Crimes & Old Times.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: former guest co-host Jeff Goodman, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (so long semester, snu, temps, Eggley Bagelface, The Soup, Mama Doni, Hawaii Kai, Kaleidoscope, horse head)
01:12:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:47:30 GUEST: Jeff Goodman
02:36:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Frank Sinatra
02:59:00 Sponsors
03:02:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
03:23:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Sinatra’s Shadows)
03:40:30 Sponsors
03:45:30 RABBINICAL REFLECTION #132 – Hanukkah Haiku
03:51:00 Friends
03:46:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Vacation
04:16:30 Weather & Thanks
04:20:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 12, 2015 Playlist: “Chanukah Fever” (Mama Doni). “Chanukah” (01:08:30; Six13). “The Coffee Song” (02:39:00). “It’s the Same Old Dream” (02:42:00), “It Never Entered My Mind” (02:44:30), “You Make Me Feel So Young” ({live}; 02:47:30), “You’ll Never Walk Alone” (02:51:00) & “I Have Dreamed” (04:22:00; Frank Sinatra). “A Brand New Day” (03:19:30; The Wiz 2015 TV cast). “That Lucky Old Sun” (03:27:30), “What’ll I Do” (03:31:00) & “Stay With Me” (03:34:30; Bob Dylan). “The Draidel Song” (03:50:00; Mickey Katz). “Your Mind is on Vacation” (03:57:30; Van Morrison). “Take a Musical Break” (04:00:30; Dottie Burman). “Albuquerque” (04:02:30; Neil Young). “Take Me Away” (04:06:30; Oasis). “Homeward Bound” (04:11:00; Simon & Garfunkel).

Jeff Goodman
Eggly Bagelface
Frank Sinatra

Dave’s Gone By #535 (12/5/2015): THE MIGHTY `QUIN

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Here is the 535th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 5, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author Michael Colby; Inside Broadway; Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (massacre); Saturday Segues (Tom Waits, Stone Temple Pilots); Greeley Crimes & Old Times.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: author Michael Colby (“The Algonquin Kid”), Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (jazz hands, the Algonquin, throat singers, “Nebraska”)
00:26:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:04:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Tom Waits
01:26:30 Sponsors
01:30:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:00:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Michael Colby
02:51:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (massacres)
03:12:30 Sponsors & Friends
03:22:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Stone Temple Pilots
03:34:30 Weather
03:37:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 5, 2015 Playlist: “Shiver Me Timbers” ({early years version} 01:06:00), “Metropolitan Glide” ({live} 01:10:00), “The House Where Nobody Lives” (01:13:00) & “Woe” (01:20:30; Tom Waits). “Better Off Without a Wife” (01:17:00; Pete Shelley). “China Doll” (01:57:00; Suzanne Vega). “I Can Sing” (02:01:00; Klea Blackhurst, Christine Pedi). “It Could Only Happen in the Theater” (02:19:00; Polly Pen, Merle Louise, Michael McCormick, Timothy Landfield). “In My Dreams” (02:33:30; Julie Wilson). “A Different Holiday Song” (02:46:30; Amy London, David Gurland, Susan Hale). “Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre” (02:54:00), “The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar” (03:00:00) & “It’s All Good” (03:04:00; Bob Dylan). “Vasoline” (03:23:00), “Interstate Love Song” (03:26:00) & “Big Empty” (03:29:00; Stone Temple Pilots). “Chanukah” (03:41:00; Six13).

Michael Colby
Tom Waits
Stone Temple Pilots