“Where there’s a will. I want to be in it”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

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Entry from September 09, 2013

“Where there’s a will. I want to be in it”

Entry in progress—B.P.

The Free Dictionary
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Prov. Cliché If you truly want to do something, you will find a way to do it, in spite of obstacles

Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)
READER OFFERS BUMPER CROP OF ROAD HUMOR
By Dennis Romboy & Sharon Haddock
Published: Monday, Sept. 30 1996 12:00 a.m. MDT
FUNNY FAN MALE: E-mail is great. We got some great material this week from Phil Reschke in Alpine. Thought we’d thank him (he says he’s a fan) and share it with all of you.
(...)
- Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.

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Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.

Google Books
The Speaker’s Quote Book:
Over 5,000 Illustrations and Quotations for All Occasions
By Roy B. Zuck
Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Academic & Professional
2009
Pg. 638:
Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.

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