Dave’s Gone By #447 (12/7/2013): OH, DONNA

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Here is the 447th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio Dec. 7, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Donna McKechnie. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (Tom Waits), Dylan – Sooner & Later (slavery) & Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection on Ronnie in Benghazi.

Guests: actress Donna McKechnie, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (library book, teaching, Chica, getting older, Dylan’s guitar & slavery)
01:16:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: Slavery
01:42:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:01:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Donna McKechnie
03:11:30 Sponsors
03:15:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #84 – Ronnie Smith in Benghazi
03:22:00 Friends
03:33:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Tom Waits
04:00:30 Thanks, Upcoming & Weather
04:08:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 7, 2013 Playlist: “Trust Yourself” (01:17:00), “Long Ago Far Away” (01:20:30), “Band of the Hand” (01:23:00), “Tombstone Blues” ({alternate version}; 01:27:30) & “Maggie’s Farm” ({live at Newport version}; 01:31:00; Bob Dylan). “The Sound of Music” (The Sound of Music 2013 TV version w/ Carrie Underwood; 01:55:00). “One (Reprise)” (01:59:00), “At the Ballet” (02:11:00) & “The Music and the Mirror” (02:23:30; A Chorus Line 1975 Broadway cast). “Don’t Look at Me” (02:04:00; Follies 1998 Paper Mill cast w/ Donna McKechnie). “Leave it to the Girls” (02:39:30; Annie Warbucks 1993 off-Broadway cast). “Turkey Lurkey Time” (02:45:00; Promises, Promises 1968 Broadway cast). “You Could Drive a Person Crazy” (02:51:00; Company 1970 Broadway cast). “You Never Had it So Good” (State Fair 1996 Broadway cast). “More Than Rain” (03:35:30), “Make it Rain” ({live}; 03:39:30), “Bad Liver and a Broken Heart” (03:43:30), “Anywhere I Lay My Head” (03:52:00) & “Come On Up to the House” (04:09:00; Tom Waits). “Mockin’ Bird” (03:48:00; Tindersticks).

Donna McKechnie
Tom Waits
Ronnie Smith
The Sound of Music on TV
Dylan’s Newport guitar

Dave’s Gone By Interview (11/30/2013): SARAH KAUFMANN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews The Cheese Lady! Sarah Kaufmann

Topics include: carving cheese and carving more cheese

Segment originally aired Nov. 30, 2003 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #446 (11/30/2013): SAY CHEESE

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Here is the 446th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Nov. 30, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with cheese sculptor Sarah Kaufmann. Plus: Inside Broadway, Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection on Thanksgiving Meeting Chanukah, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (grateful), and Thanksgivukkah Saturday Segue.

host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: cheese sculptor Sarah Kaufmann, Dave’s wife Joyce

Note: Because of recording difficulties, some of the spoken portions of this episode are of less-than-optimal audio quality

00:00:00 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (football, nostalgia & New Orleans)
00:54:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Thanksgivukkah
01:18:00 Sponsors
01:21:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:50:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Sarah Kaufmann
02:12:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (grateful)
02:35:00 Friends & Thanks
02:41:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #83 – Thanksgiving Meets Chanukah
02:48:00 DAVE GOES OFF – Current Events
02:56:00 Upcoming
02:59:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 30, 2013 Playlist: “Give Thanks and Praise” (00:55:00; Bob Marley). “Chanukah” (00:58:00; Lewis Black). “I Have a Little Dreidel” (01:03:00; Groovebarbers). “Thanks to You” (01:04:00; Chris Smither). “Grateful” (01:06:30; Blake Babies). “Thanks” (01:09:30; Pere Ubu). “Thanks for the Memory” (01:12:00; Bing Crosby). “Julie Taymor & Bono in Spider-Man” (01:33:30; Forbidden Broadway – Alive & Kicking!). “Question and Answer” (01:43:30; Violet 1997 off-Broadway cast). “The Cheese Alarm” (01:46:00; Robyn Hitchcock). “The Cheeky Cheese” (02:10:30; Sexton Ming & Billy Childish). “Covenant Woman” (02:13:00), “Tough Mama” (02:19:00), “One More Cup of Coffee” ({live 1975 version}; 02:23:00) & “We Better Talk This Over” (02:28:30; Bob Dylan). “Shir Amami” (03:00:30; Jane Siberry).

Sarah Kaufmann
Thanksgiving, Kosher-style

Dave’s Gone By Interview (11/16/2013): ANDREA MARCOVICCI

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews actress and singer Andrea Marcovicci

Topics include: Cabaret, Broadway, “The Front,” “The Hand.”

Segment aired Nov. 16, 2013 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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NEW YORK – JANUARY 12: Host Andrea Marcovicci during the 2004 Nightlife Awards Concert at Town Hall January 12, 2004 in New York City. — PHOTO CREDIT: Peter Kramer/Getty Images

Dave’s Gone By #445 (11/16/2013): MARCO SOLO

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Here is the 445th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Nov. 16, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave chats with actress-singer Andrea Marcovicci; Rabbi Sol Solomon offers his Rabbinical Reflection on Germany’s Crystal Spa; Inside Broadway; Saturday Segue (Bjork); Dylan – Sooner & Later (“Dylan” at 40).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guest: singer-actress Andrea Marcovicci

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN (ornaments)
00:34:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Bjork)
01:07:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:39:00 GUEST: Andrea Marcovicci
02:37:00 Friends
02:46:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (“Dylan” at 40)
03:01:30 Weather
03:03:30 Sponsors
03:11:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #82 – Germany’s Crystal Spa
03:19:00 Joyce on Tape
03:21:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 16, 2013 Playlist: “Tidal Wave” (00:37:30), “Hit” (00:47:30) & “Birthday” (00:57:30; The Sugarcubes). “Cover Me” (00:40:30), “The Boho Dance” (00:43:00) & “Bachelorette” (00:51:30; Bjork). “Discussing Big Fish” (01:34:00; Andrew Lippa & John August). “All in Fun” (01:37:00), “Life, Love and Laughter” (02:02:00), “Sing Me Not a Ballad” (02:19:30) & “Shakespeare Lied” (02:30:00; Andrea Marcovicci). “Lily of the West” (02:49:00), “Mary Ann” (02:52:30), “Big Yellow Taxi” (02:55:00), “Sarah Jane” (02:57:30). “Get Me Out of Here” (03:25:30; Paul McCartney).

Andrea Marcovicci
Bjork
Have a Crystal Night!

Dave’s Gone By Interview (11/9/2013): JEFFREY SPIVAK

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews author Jeffrey Spivak

Topics include: “Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley,”
movies, Busby Berkeley, choreography, Flo Ziegfeld, alcoholism.

Segment aired Nov. 9, 2013 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 #444 (11/9/2013): WHAT’S THE BUZZ

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Here is the 444th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Nov. 9, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave interviews author Jeffrey Spivak (“Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley”). Plus: Saturday Segues (Chris Smither, Veterans Day), Dylan (veterans), Inside Broadway and Rabbi Sol Solomon offers his Rabbinical Reflection on chocolate-covered potato chips.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: biographer Jeffrey Spivak, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Starbucks doctor, chocolate & guns, tallest building)
00:46:00 Friends
00:58:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce Weil (football)
01:06:30 Sponsors
01:12:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Chris Smithers
01:33:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & review (01:42:00; Big Fish))
01:58:00 GUEST: Jeffrey Spivak
02:49:00 More Sponsors
02:56:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection #81 – Chocolate-covered Potato Chips
03:03:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (veterans)
03:29:00 Thanks & Upcoming
03:32:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Veteran’s Day
03:53:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 9, 2013 Playlist: “Get a Better One” (01:14:00), “I am a Child” (01:17:00), “No Expectations” (01:21:00), “Bittersweet” (01:24:00) & “Thanks to You” (01:27:30) & “Leave the Light On” (03:56:00; Chris Smither). “Right Through You” (01:53:30; Alanis Morissette). “Busby Berkeley movie medley” (01:56:30). “Take a Little One-Step” / “Finale (I Want to be Happy)” (02:19:30; No, No, Nanette 1971 Broadway cast). “Busby Berkeley Dreams” (02:43:00; Magnetic Fields). “John Brown” ({live gaslight 1963 version; 03:03:00), “Two Soldiers” (03:09:00), “Arthur McBride” (03:14:30) & “Thunder on the Mountain” (03:21:00; Bob Dylan). “Veteran’s Day” (03:34:30; Judy Collins). “Soldier’s Things” (03:38:30; Tom Waits). “Soldier, Soldier” (03:41:30; The Clancy Brothers & Friends). “Soldier” (03:43:30; Neil Young). “The Soldiering Life” (03:46:30; The Decemberists).

Jeffrey Spivak
potato chips
Veterans Day

Dave’s Gone By Interview (11/2/2013): SUSAN L. SCHULMAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews press agent Susan L. Schulman

Topics include: Backstage Pass to Broadway, theater, David Merrick, George C. Scott, Robert Redford, Dream, Lesley Ann Warren, John Dexter, Zero Mostel.

Segment aired Nov. 2, 2013 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Sad Note: Our friend of the Daverhood, Susan Schulman, passed Oct. 19, 2022. 

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

Dave’s Gone By #443 (11/2/2013): BACKSTAGE PASS

Here is the 443rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Nov. 2, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews press agent Susan L. Schulman. Plus: Inside Broadway, Rabbi Sol Solomon offers his Rabbinical Reflection on the Washington Redskins, and a Saturday Segue remembering Lou Reed.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: press agent Susan L. Schulman, Dave’s wife, Joyce

00:00:01 Pre-Show
00:08:30 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
01:17:30 Sponsors
01:21:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & reviews: A Time to Kill (01:28:30) & Shut Up, Sit Down & Eat (01:40:30))
01:48:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Susan L. Schulman
03:08:30 More Sponsors
03:13:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #81 – Redskins
03:20:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: Lou Reed
03:30:30 Friends & Weather
03:35:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 2, 2013 Playlist: “No Money Down” (05:00:00), “Legendary Hearts” (00:57:30), “NYC Man” (01:00:30), “Caroline Says II” (01:05:30), “Heavenly Arms” (01:10:00), “Foot of Pride” (03:20:00) & “Goodnight Ladies” (03:38:00; Lou Reed). “Pale Blue Eyes” ({live 1993}, 00:44:30), “There is No Reason (Demo)” (00:50:30) & “I’m Waiting for the Man” (00:53:00; The Velvet Underground). “Shut Up, Sit Down and Eat” (excerpt, 01:46:00). “Aloft Above France (Sky Symphony)” (02:01:00; Victor Young’s “Around the World in 80 Days” film soundtrack). “Opening (Our State Fair)” (02:48:00) & “Overture – State Fair” (03:06:00; State Fair 1996 Broadway cast w/ John Davidson). “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” ({live 30th Anniversary version}; 03:26:00; Bob Dylan).

Susan Schulman
Lou Reed
A Time to Kill
Washington Redskins

Dave’s Gone By Interview (10/26/2013): SYLVIE SIMMONS & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Dave Lefkowitz and Rabbi Sol Solomon interview rock journalist Sylvie Simmons

Topics include: Simmons’s Leonard Cohen biography, “I’m Your Man”; rock journalism, Michael Jackson, the Beatles, Lou Reed, Johnny Cash.

Segment aired Oct. 26, 2013 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