A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from January 09, 2013
Tequila Tuesday

“Tequila Tuesday” is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. Tequila drinks are served on this day, often at a reduced price. “Tequila Tuesday” has been cited in print since at least 1976.
 
Other slang names for days of the week include Shunday, Sober Sunday, Margarita Monday, Messed-up Monday, Mojito Monday, Moonshine Monday, Boozeday Tuesday, Taco Tuesday, Tanked Tuesday, Tasty Tuesday, Tipsy Tuesday, Trashed Tuesday, Twisted Tuesday, Wasted Wednesday, Whiskey Wednesday, Wiener Wednesday, Wine Wednesday, Winesday Wednesday, Wing Wednesday, Thirsday, Thirstday, Thirsty Thursday, Fajita Friday, Fucked-up Friday, Shit-faced Saturday, Sloppy Saturday, Sloshed Saturday and Smashed Saturday.
 
 
16 July 1976, Seattle (WA) Times, Tempo, pg. 9, col. 3 ad:
Every Tuesday is Tequila Tuesday at the—
GOLDEN TIDES
TEQUILA BAR DRINKS
. SUNRISE
. TONIC
. COLLINS
. DRIVERS
. MARGARITA
$1
 
4 May 1977, Seattle (WA) Times, pg. H8, col. 3 ad:
TEQUILA TUESDAYS
Special Prices on Tequila
(The Cutlery East—ed.)
 
Google News Archive
26 February 1979, Spokane (WA) Daily Chronicle, pg. 30, col. 2 ad:
THE CREPERIE
TEQUILA TUESDAY 75c
 
18 September 1981, Seattle (WA) Times, Tempo, pg. 12, col. 1 ad:
QUINN’S FISHMARKET & BAR
Presents
TEQUILA TUESDAYS
ALL TEQUILA BAR DRINKS INCLUDING MARGARITAS, DRIVERS AND SUNRISES
$1
 
Google News Archive
16 October 1981, The Bulletin (Bend, OR), “Night Life,” Entertainment Section, pg. 25, col. 1:
China Ranch still features Tequila Tuesday, Wednesday La dies’ night, and tee-shirt night every Thursday.
 
Google Books
Frommer’s San Antonio & Austin
By Edie Jarolim
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons
2005
Pg. 181 (Ranch 616 in Austin):
Try to make it to Tequila Tuesday, where the fixed-price menu includes a drink of Sauza Hornitos, and everything is sided by live music. 616 Nueces St. & 512/479-7616.
 
someecards
Weekend Ecards
02.21.2012
Margarita Monday. Boozeday Tuesday. Wine Wednesday. Tequila Thursday. And then the weekend begins!

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityFood/Drink • Wednesday, January 09, 2013 • Permalink


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