Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/6/2014): BOB CUDMORE

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WVTL-FM’s Bob Cudmore interviews Dave Lefkowitz and Rabbi Sol Solomon about the 2014 Tony Awards

Topics include: Broadway, Tony Awards, Beautiful, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Rabbi Sol Solomon.

Segment originally aired on WVTL FM (Amsterdam NY) June 6, 2014 as part of Bob Cudmore’s morning show.

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Dave’s Gone By #470 (5/24/2014): RUNAROUND SWOO

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Here is the 470th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 24, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Swoosie Kurtz. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (73rd birthday), Saturday Segues (Bruce Cockburn, Jerry Vale), Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Nazi cabbie).

Guests: actress Swoosie Kurtz, Joyce Weil

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (soapdish, renovation, Tony special, e.coli, Broadway 101, ear steroids, The Normal Heart, swan songs, enema play)
01:02:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Bruce Cockburn
01:32:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:32:30) & review (Violet (01:40:30))
01:55:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Swoosie Kurtz
02:47:30 Sponsors
02:51:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (73rd Birthday)
03:13:30 Friends
03:20:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #101 (Nazi cabbie)
03:27:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Jerry Vale
03:43:00 Weather & Thanks
03:49:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 24, 2014 Playlist: “Starwheel” (01:08:30), “Call it Democracy” (01:11:30); “When It’s Gone, It’s Gone” (01:15:30), “Fascist Architecture” (01:19:30) & “One of the Best Ones” (01:23:30; Bruce Cockburn). “Excerpts” (01:50:30; Violet 2014 Broadway cast w/ Sutton Foster). “Man of Constant Sorrow” (02:54:30), “Tough Mama” (02:58:00) & “What Can I Do for You?” (03:05:00; Bob Dylan). “Don’t Ya Tell Henry” (03:02:00; Bob Dylan & the Band). “Be My Love” (03:27:00), “You Don’t Know Me” (03:24:00), “Old Cape Cod” (03:26:30), “Al Di La” (03:39:00) & “Everybody Loves Somebody” (03:50:00; Jerry Vale).

Swoosie Kurtz
Bruce Cockburn
Gabriel Diaz
Sutton Foster in Violet
Jerry Vale

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/17/2014): HAL LINDEN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Hal Linden

Topics include: Barney Miller, The Rothschilds, Rabbis, clarinet

Segment aired May 17, 2014 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 #469 (5/17/2014): LINDEN BOULEVARD

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Here is the 469th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio May 17, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Hal Linden. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Full Moon), Saturday Segues (Barry Gibb, Joey Ramone), Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Boko Haram).

Guests: actor Hal Linden, Joyce 

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Flea Market, car washer, asbestos, “Barney Miller,” clogged ear, holograms, TSA screenings)
00:58:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Joey Ramone
01:30:00 Sponsors
01:32:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:32:30); review: Casa Valentina (01:46:00))
02:03:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Hal Linden
03:11:00 Sponsors
03:13:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Full Moon)
03:34:30 Friends
03:40:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #100 (Boko Haram)
03:35:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Barry Gibb
04:02:30 Weather
04:04:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 17, 2014 Playlist: “Blitzkrieg Bop” (01:11:30), “Rockaway Beach” (01:13:30), “The KKK Took My Baby Away” (01:15:30), “I Want You Around” (01:18:00), “My Brain is Hanging Upside Down” (01:21:00) & “R.A.M.O.N.E.S” (01:25:00; Ramones). “The Music Man – `til There was You‘” (02:00:00; Forbidden Broadway – 2001 a Spoof Odyssey). “It’s De-Lovely” (02:03:00) & “You’re the Top” (02:39:30; Anything Goes (1962 off- Broadway cast w/ Hal Linden). “He Tossed a Coin” (03:00:30) & “In My Own Lifetime” (04:11:30; The Rothschilds 1970 Broadway cast w/ Hal Linden). “Hal Linden in concert” ({excerpts}; 03:07:30). “Full Moon and Empty Arms” (03:15:00), “Yea, Heavy and a Bottle of Bread” (03:18:00), “Blue Moon” (03:20:00), “Down the Highway” (03:22:30) & “Tears of Rage” (03:26:00). “Turn of the Century” (03:48:00), “Underworld” (03:51:00), “Red Chair Fade Away” (03:55:30). “Jive Talkin'” (03:57:30; The Judybats).

Hal Linden
Joey Ramone
Barry Gibb
fodder for Boko Haram
Casa Valentina
Barney Miller

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/24/2014): SWOOSIE KURTZ & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress Swoosie Kurtz

Topics include: Joshua White, Sisters, Mike & Molly, Michael Caine, Lillian Hellman, Tony Randall.

Segment aired May 24, 2014 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 #468 (5/10/2014): FERR INSTANCE

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Here is the 468th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 10, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Frank Ferrante. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Bobby Gregg), Dave on “Coffee with Cudmore,” Saturday Segues (Donovan, moms)

Guests: actor Frank Ferrante, radio host Bob Cudmore, Dave’s wife Joyce 

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (commencement, self-branding, comps, fish puns)
01:02:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Donovan
01:33:00 INSIDE BROADWAY – part 1: news (01:33:30)
01:54:30 Dave on Coffee with Cudmore (w/ Bob Cudmore)
02:11:00 INSIDE BROADWAY – part 2: review (The Cripple of Inishmaan)
02:25:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Frank Ferrante
03:15:30 Sponsors
03:18:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Bobby Gregg)
03:44:30 Sponsors
03:47:00 Friends
03:52:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Moms
04:12:30 Weather
04:15:00 Upcoming
04:18:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 10, 2014 Playlist: “Wet Dream” (00:48:00; Kip Adotta). “Sunshine Superman” (01:07:00), “The Trip” (01:10:30), “Donna Donna” (01:15:00) & “To Susan on the West Coast Waiting” (01:21:30; Donovan). “Happiness Runs” (01:18:00; Christine Lavin). “Wear Your Love Like Heaven” (Sarah McLachlan; 01:24:30). “Greenfinch and Linnet Bird” (02:19:30; Sweeney Todd 2005 Broadway cast). Excerpts from “An Evening with Groucho” (02:21:30; Frank Ferrante). “Everyone Says I Love You” (03:12:00; Groucho Marx). “Like a Rolling Stone” (03:22:00), “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” (03:28:30), “Tombstone Blues” (03:31:00) & “One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later”) (03:37:00; Bob Dylan). “Mommy Daddy You and I” (03:52:30; Talking Heads). “Mom Song” (03:56:30; Passing Strange 2005 Broadway cast w/ Stew & Eisa Davis). “Mom & Pop” (03:59:00; Lewis Black). “Lawdy Mama” (04:00:30; Edgar Blanchard). “Mama’s Talkin’ Soft” (04:02:30; Gypsy 1959 Broadway cast w/ Laura Leslie). “Octomom” (04:05:30; Capitol Steps w/ Janet Davidson Gordon). “You’ve Got to See Mamma Ev’ry Night” (04:07:30; Carol Channing). “Dear Mama” (04:21:00; Eric Andersen).

Frank Ferrante and friend
Donovan
The Cripple of Inishmaan
Bobby Gregg
mother’s day
fishtank screensaver

Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/26/2014): JOE CORCORAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with producer Joe Corcoran

Topics include: Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, Late Nite Catechism, lung cancer, Dr. Zhivago.

Segment aired April 26, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Rabbi Sol Solomon: www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #467 (4/26/2014): PUT A CORC IN IT

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Here is the 467th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, April 26, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with producer Joe Corcoran; Inside Broadway; Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later; Saturday Segue (Judy Collins).

Guests: producer Joe Corcoran, Joyce Weil

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce Weil (Jonesy, Agatha Christies, interviewees, The Sneaky Marmot, sneakers on)
01:05:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Judy Collins
01:35:30 Sponsors
01:39:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:40:00), review: Bullets Over Broadway (02:09:00))
02:25:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Joe Corcoran
03:13:30 Sponsors
03:15:30 Friends
03:25:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later
03:50:30 DAVE GOES OUT

April 26, 2014 Playlist: “Wild Rippling Water” (01:08:00), “Mountain Girl” (01:15:00), “Pretty Horses” (01:19:30), “Born to the Breed” (01:22:00) & “In My Life” (01:27:00; Judy Collins). “Weaver Song (Holly’s Song)” (01:11:00; Dar Williams). “Sugar Daddy” (02:20:30; Hedwig and the Angry w/ John Cameron Mitchell). “Hurricane” ({live} 03:26:30), “Union Sundown” (03:34:30), “Subterranean Homesick Blues” (03:40:00) & “Wedding Song” (03:42:00; Bob Dylan).

Joe Corcoran
Bullets Over Broadway
those sneaky marmots
Judy Blue Eyes

Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/19/2014): DANIEL CURZON & Peter Fitzgerald

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Gay icon Peter Fitzgerald chats with playwright Daniel Curzon

Topics include: theater, Joyce Carol Oates, gay etiquette, Christopher Isherwood.

Segment aired April 19, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #466 (4/19/2014): IT OCCURZ TO ME

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Here is the 466th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, April 19, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Peter Fitzgerald chats with novelist & playwright Daniel Curzon. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Plagues, pt. 2), Saturday Segues (Iggy Pop, Fender benders), Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Utz. vs. Butler).

Guests: playwright Daniel Curzon, Joyce Weil

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce Weil (marmots, publicity conference, My Unknown Son, dementia, Subways are for Sleeping, See or Skip, Visa Black Card, Muppet Christ Superstar)
01:18:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Iggy Pop
01:45:30 Sponsors
01:48:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:49:00); review (A Raisin in the Sun; 02:19:00))
02:34:00 GUEST: Peter Fitzgerald interviews Daniel Curzon
03:25:00 Sponsors
03:28:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Plagues, pt. 2)
04:02:00 Friends
04:12:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #99 – Utz vs. Butler
04:18:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Fender Benders
04:37:30 Weather
04:39:00 Upcoming
04:42:00 DAVE GOES OUT

April 19, 2014 Playlist: “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” (01:08:00) & “Superstar” (01:09:00; Christo Graham’s Muppet Christ Superstar). “Green Eggs and Ham” (01:13:00; Kevin Ryan). “Run Like a Villain” (01:23:30), “Some Weird Sin” (01:26:30), “Sell Your Love” (01:30:00; w/ James Williamson) & “Dum Dum Boys” (01:37:00; Iggy Pop). “I Wanna Be Your Dog” (01:34:00; The Stooges). “Let it Sing” (02:30:30; Violet 1997 off-Broadway cast w/ Michael McElroy). “Tiny Montgomery” (03:31:30), “Idiot Wind” ({live Hard Rain version} 03:34:30), “Chimes of Freedom” (03:44:30) & “Father of Night” (03:51:30; Bob Dylan). “Highway 61 Revisited” (3:53:00; Karen O & The Million Dollar Bash). “Steady Rollin’ Man” (04:18:00; Eric Clapton). “Little Wing” (04:24:00; Jimi Hendrix). “Peggy Sue” (04:26:30; Buddy Holly). “Barabajagal” (04:29:00; Donovan). “Southbound Again” (04:32:30; Dire Straits). “Rice Pudding” (04:44:00; Jeff Beck Group).

Daniel Curzon
Curzon’s book
James Butler
guitar