Entry in progress—B.P.
Google Books
Wine without Frills:
Everyday Enjoyment of Imported Wines and Spirits
By the Schenley Import Corporation
New York, NY: Schenley Import Corporation
1939
Pg. 58:
Ques. Are “Cognac” and “Brandy” synonymous terms?
Ans. No. All Cognac is brandy, but not all brandy is Cognac.
Google Books
Deviance &Respectability:
The Social Construction of Moral Meanings
Edited by Jack D. Douglas
New York, NY: Basic Books
1970
Pg. 336:
The relationship between deviance and respectability is much like that of cognac and brandy: as all cognac is brandy, but not all brandy is cognac; so, too, all deviance is other than respectable, but not all that is other than respectable is deviant.
Google Books
Alcohol, Proof of What?
By Essie E. Lee
New York, NY: J. Messner
1976
Pg. 52:
All cognac is brandy, but not all brandy is cognac.
Napa Valley (CA) Register
May 21, 2015
The Wine Exchange by Allen R. Balik
Cognac. a wine or spirit?
(...)
In any discussion of brandy and Cognac, it is important to remember the old adage, “While all Cognac is brandy, not all brandy is Cognac.”
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.
Recent entries:
•“Welcome to growing older. Where all the foods and drinks you’ve loved for years suddenly seem determined to destroy you” (4/17)
•“Date someone who drinks with you instead of complaining that you drink” (4/17)
•“Definition of stupid: Knowing the truth, seeing evidence of the truth, but still believing the lie” (4/17)
•“Definition of stupid: Knowing the truth, seeing the evidence of the truth, but still believing the lie” (4/17)
•“Government creates the crises so it can ‘rescue’ you with the loss of freedom” (4/17)
More new entries...
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.
This site is edited by Barry Popik. These are the Cookies and Privacy Policies.