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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
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.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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Red River Rivalry (Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma Sooners)
Fried Coke
City of Brotherly Love (summary)
“I wasn’t born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could!”
BigApple2BigEasy (BABE) car rally
“Houston—The Real Texas”
“Houston’s Hot”
Texas Leaguer (Texas League Hit)
Texas Tower (a radar tower)
Texas Strawberries (beans; jalapenos; shelled corn)
Culinary Alley
Harbor District
Texas Cakewalk (a hanging)
Texas Pea Sheller
Texas Cucumber (banana squash; hot pepper; watermelon)
Chimichanga
Campechanos
Windsor Stew
Texas Scramble (scrambled egg and other dishes)
Texas Scramble (golf)
“We invented Texas Hold ‘em, but we can’t play it here” (Kinky Friedman)
Texas Ranger Nine-Bean Soup
“Eyes of Texas” Salad
“He couldn’t hit a bull in the butt with a banjo”
“Quicker than you can spit and holler ‘Howdy!‘“
Banner State (Texas nickname)
Jumbo State (Texas nickname)
Hot Hamburger
San Jacinto Corn
Dinosaur Wine (oil)
“If God had wanted Texans to ski, He would have given them mountains”
Popo (Pissing Off a Police Officer?)
Brazos River Catfish Stew
“Wild as an acre of snakes”
“Horse high, bull strong, and pig tight” (qualities of a Texas fence)
“Only a fool argues with a skunk, a mule, or a cook”
“He ain’t fit to tote guts to a bear”
SoCo (South Congress Avenue, Austin)
“Bigger than Dallas” ("Bigger ‘n Dallas")
Katy Kornettes
Pedernales River Chili (LBJ recipe)
Texas Popcorn (fried okra; stuffed jalapeños)
Hopkins County Stew
Prairie Fire (hot hors d’oeuvre)
Prairie Fire (Tabasco and tequila cocktail)
West Texas Sunset (cocktail)
Texas Potatoes
Texas Manhattan (cocktail)
Texas Ranch Beans
Dobe (also Dobie, Doby) Biscuit
Slang Jang (Slangjang)
Lone Star Showdown (Texas Longhorns vs. Texas A&M Aggies)
“Eyes of Texas” (University of Texas alma mater)
Breakfast Burrito; Breakfast Taco
Migas (crumbs)
Texas Hash
Wetback (Wet Back)
Greaser
Mexican’t
Texas Millionaires (cookies)
Nacho (Nachos)
Bowl of Red (chili)
“West of the Pecos there is no law; West of El Paso there is no God”
“Hotter Than a Stolen Tamale;” “Hotter Than a Fur Coat in Marfa”
“Gun control means a steady aim”