Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/7/2015): FRED CLEAVER & WENDY HIGHBY

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews friends Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby

Topics include: UNC, film, documentaries, Chicago

Segment aired March 7, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 500th Anniversary Special radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #500 (3/7/2015): INDIE 500

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Here is the 500th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 7, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave’s 500th episode: 500 minutes plus 1 hour to grown on! Dave plays classic bits, novelty numbers, interview clips and more from years gone by. Plus: chats with return guests, Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Dave’s 500th, musician Christine Lavin, actress Carole Demas, radio legend Dr. Demento, Greeley Crime Beat, visits from UNC Radio general manager Thomas Hoffman, UNC Radio programming director Matthew Davis, UNC Mirror journalist Will Costello, UNC Radio host Alex Kirschner and friends Fred Cleaver and Wendy Highby. Also: Calls from former programming director Sam Wood, singer Carole Demas, Dave’s mom & dad Philip and Brenda Lefkowitz, Dave’s friend Ozer Teitelbaum, and former guest co-host Jeff Goodman

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: radio host Dr. Demento, musician Christine Lavin, actress Carole Demas, UNC Mirror journalist Will Costello, UNC Radio general manager Thomas Hoffman, UNC Radio programming director Matthew Davis,, UNC Radio former general manager Sam Wood, radio personality Joe Salzone, friends Wendy Highby, Fred Cleaver, Ozer Teitelbaum and Jeff Goodman, Dave’s mom & dad (Philip & Brenda Lefkowitz), Dave’s wife Joyce.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (#500!, Purim narwhal)
00:24:30 GREELEY CRIME BEAT, pt. 1
00:27:00 GUESTS: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby (new!)
00:52:00 GREELEY CRIME BEAT, pt. 2 w/ Will Costello
00:58:00 GUESTS: Will Costello
01:04:00 GREELEY CRIME BEAT, pt 3
01:14:30 GUESTS: Will Costello, Alex Kirshner, Thomas Hoffman (new!)
01:36:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN
01:51:00 GUEST: Bonnie Franklin (aired 10/1/11)
02:00:30 SKIT: The Giving Chimp (aired 11/3/02)
02:07:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #3: Taco Bell (aired 1/29/11)
02:21:00 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #26: Autopsy (aired 2/21/15)
02:23:00 SONG: Take Your Underoos Down (aired 7/19/14)
02:32:30 GUEST: Karinna Kittles-Karsten (aired 2/11/07)
02:50:30 SONG: Jeopardy Ken (aired 10/14/04)
02:53:30 Sponsors
03:01:30 GUEST: Joe Franklin (aired 4/1/07)
03:06:30 SKIT: Pre-Tampered Yummies (aired 10/27/02)
03:12:00 GUEST: Tom Paxton (aired 9/2/04)
03:20:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’s RABBINICAL REFLECTION #11: Circumcisions (aired 4/2/11)
03:31:30 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #23: Screenwriter (aired 2/7/15)
03:37:30 More Sponsors
03:40:30 GUEST: Jill Sobule (aired 9/22/05)
03:52:00 SKIT: Blarney O’Bunions (aired 3/12/06)
03:57:30 GUEST: Christine Lavin (new!)
04:39:00 GUEST: Al Aronowitz (aired 1/20/05)
04:46:00 GUEST: Dr. Demento (new!)
05:14:00 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #20: Beatles (aired 1/10/15)
05:11:00 Emails & Epistles
05:21:00 SKIT: Handyman Yoni (aired 7/29/04)
05:26:30 GUESTS: Brenda & Philip Lefkowitz (new!)
05:44:30 GUEST: Joe Salzone (new!)
05:56:30 GUEST: Carole Demas (new!)
06:15:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION: Jewish GPS (aired 1/27/12)
06:20:30 GUEST: Sam Wood (new!)
06:48:30 GUEST: Gilbert Gottfried (aired 12/17/11)
06:59:00 SONG: A Dingo Ate My Baby (aired 1/26/03)
07:00:00 GUEST: Matthew Davis (new!)
07:16:00 More Emails & Epistles
07:22:00 Excerpt: First Show – opening (aired 10/6/02)
07:32:30 GUEST: Ozer Teitelbaum (new!)
07:34:30 SONG: Undies (aired 8/24/13)
07:59:00 SKIT: Buttboink Mountain w/ Peter Fitzgerald (aired 1/22/06)
08:06:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #119: Dave’s 500th (new!)
08:15:30 Thanks
08:18:30 GUEST: Jeff Goodman, pt. 1
08:42:30 A Call from Joyce
08:46:00 Sponsors
08:47:30 SKIT: Bob Dylan for WaxVac
08:49:00 Excerpt: First Show – closing (aired 10/6/02)
08:54:00 GUEST: Jeff Goodman, pt. 2
09:19:00 DAVE GOES OUT

March 7, 2015 Playlist: “Buckets of Rain” (01:44:00; Bob Dylan). “Take Your Underoos Down” (02:23:00), “Jeopardy Ken” (02:50:30) & “A Dingo Ate My Baby” (06:59:00; Dave). “I Hold Your Hand in Mine” (02:26:00; Tom Lehrer). “Don’t You Let Nobody Turn You `Round” (03:17:30; Tom Paxton). “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (03:33:30; The Rolling Stones). (03:49:00; Jill Sobule). “Never Go Back” (04:28:00; Christine Lavin). “Shaving Cream” (05:11:00; Benny Bell). “Have a Peanut Butter Sandwich” (06:43:00; Art Paul Schlosser). “Across the Universe” (08:50:00; The Beatles). “`Heroes'” (09:22:00; David Bowie).

Fred Cleaver
Wendy Highby
Christine Lavin
Dr. Demento
Dave & Philip Lefkowitz
Joe Salzone
Carole Demas
Sam Wood
Ozer Teitelbaum
Jeff Goodman
Matthew Davis
Will Costello
Thomas Hoffman
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2014): MARY SHEN BARNIDGE

Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with theater critic MARY SHEN BARNIDGE

Topics include: Chicago theater, New Year’s Eve

Segment aired Dec. 31, 2014 as part of the annual “Dave’s Gone By” New Year’s Special podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2014): FRED CLEAVER, WENDY HIGHBY, UTE, CHUCK, JULIE BOYLE, DON KOONTZ, MARY SHEN BARNIDGE & JOYCE W.

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As part of the show’s annual New Year’s Eve special, host Dave Lefkowitz and his wife Joyce chat with friends Fred Cleaver and Wendy Highby, and their friends Ute, Chuck, Julie Boyle, and Don Koontz. Plus a phone call from Chicago theater critic Mary Shen Barnidge.

Topics include: New Year’s Eve, David Byrne.

Segment aired May 9, 2020 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby (2nd & 4th from left) with Dave

Dave’s Gone By #491 (12/31/2014): UNC RADIO NEW YEAR’S SPECIAL II – HELLO 2015!

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Here is the 491st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired Dec. 31, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave and his wife, Joyce Weil, ring in the new year with friends, call-ins and musical tributes.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
co-host: Joyce Weil

Guests: radio personality Bob Cudmore, University of Northern Colorado Assistant Professor Susan Collins, theater critic Mary Shen Barnidge, writer Lisa Arata, Dave’s aunt Esther Brower and cousin Debra O’Brien, and friends Wendy Highby, Fred Cleaver, Ute and Chuck, Julie and Don.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:11:00 GUEST: Bob Cudmore
00:19:30 GUEST: Susan Collins
00:35:00 GUEST: Esther Brower
00:40:00 GUEST: Debra O’Brien
00:42:30 GUEST: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby, Uta & Chuck, Julie Boyle and Don Koontz.
01:45:30 GUEST: Mary Shen Barnidge
02:18:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #19 (Who)
02:44:00 DAVE & JOYCE – The Show
02:49:00 Friends
02:53:30 GUEST: Lisa Arata
03:14:00 THE CEREMONIAL TRIMMING OF DAVE’S NOSE HAIR
03:35:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 31, 2014 Playlist: “Big in Japan” (01:07:30; Tom Waits). “Wang Dang Doodle” (01:11:30; Howlin’ Wolf). “The Joint is Jumpin'” (01:14:00; Fats Waller). “Who’s Gonna Stand Up” (01:34:00; Neil Young). “Dangerous Fun” (01:37:30; Jesse Winchester). “In the Year 2525” (02:11:00; Zager and Evans). “Don’t Be a Misery Guts” (02:14:00; Billy Chyldish and Sexton Ming). “Love of My Life” (02:16:00; The Everly Brothers). “Dreaming” (02:20:00; Cream). “The Loco-Motion” (02:22:00; Little Eva). “Frosti” (02:34:30; Bjork). “By Your Grace” (02:36:30; Krishna Das). “Auld Lang Syne” (03:01:00; Barenaked Ladies). “To Everyone in All the World” (03:04:00; Pete Seeger). “Fun Time” (03:05:30; Joe Cocker). “It’s All Over Now” (03:08:30; Bobby Womack). “What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most” {excerpt on Liz Taylor} (03:23:30; Joan Rivers). “Spring” (03:26:00; Robin Williams). “A Gas Problem” (03:27:30; John Pinette). “Goodbye” (03:30:00; Little Me, 1962 Bway cast w/ Sid Caesar).

At UNC Radio for New Year’s: Joyce Weil, Fred Cleaver, Ute Kuntz, Dave, Wendy Highby, Julie Boyle, Don.
Chuck, Fred Cleaver, Ute Kuntz, Wendy Highby, Don, Julie Boyd, Dave
Bob Cudmore
Mary Shen Barnidge
Esther Brower
Bobby & Debra O’Brien
Lisa Arata