The Big Apple

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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Entry from September 29, 2008

Texas Apple Delight (cocktail)

Texas Apple Delight is a simple cocktail that mixes rum, apple juice and Gatorade. The drink appears in print in the 2000s and is of unknown origin.

The Webtender
Texas Apple Delight
Ingredients:
1 pint Rum
Add 16 oz Apple juice
Mix in 8 oz Gatorade Mountain Ice

Mixing instructions:
Nothing special, just mix.

Creator/contributor’s comments:
This is a great drink to have at a party with friends. It will also keep you from getting a hangover the next day!

Drinks Mixer
Texas Apple Delight recipe
1 pint rum
16 oz apple juice
8 oz Gatorade® energy drink

Nothing special, just mix.

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Texas (Lone Star State Dictionary) • Monday, September 29, 2008 • Permalink

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