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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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.
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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“What do you call a woman with a toothpick up her bum?”/“Olive.”
“First I drink the coffee. Then I do the things”
“When you’re sick, the advice you get is to literally do drugs and stay out of school”
“Work out because you love your body, not because you hate it”
“If you can’t be happy, at least you can be drunk”
“Interviewer: Your resume says you used to be in the theatre” (joke)
“First I drink the coffee. Then I teach the kids”
“First I drink the coffee. Then I save the lives”
“Exercise because you love your body, not because you hate it”
“Train because you love your body, not because you hate it”
“All that and a plate of fries” (“All that and a plate of chips”)
“Happier than a seagull with a french fry”
“Happier than a bird with a french fry”
“French fries and good vibes”
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“Leaves are falling. Autumn is calling”
“Autumn leaves and pumpkins, please”
“I love fall most of all”
“But I think I love fall most of all”
“Oh my gourd, I love fall”
“Tis the sea-sun”
“There is magic in the air and it’s called WiFi”
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