The Big Apple: “Bills: paid, Bank account: empty, Working: still, Adulting: sucks, Yee: haw”

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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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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Entry from August 11, 2021

“Bills: paid, Bank account: empty, Working: still, Adulting: sucks, Yee: haw”

This has been printed on many images:

“bills: paid
bank account: empty
working: still
adulting: sucks
yee: haw”

This was posted on Twitter by C Po on July 15, 2018, credited to @_emgrace63 (whose tweets are now private).

Twitter
C Po
@Cizpoetry
RT @_emgrace63: bills: paid
bank account: empty
working: still
adulting: sucks
yee: haw
12:45 PM · Jul 15, 2018·TweetCaster for Android

Twitter
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@missdaisytaytay
bills: paid
bank account: empty
working: still
adulting: sucks
yee: haw
12:15 AM · Jul 16, 2018·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Nikki
@NikkiBurson1
Bills: Paid
Bank Account: Empty
Working: Still
Adulting: Sucks
Yee: Haw
10:15 PM · Jul 16, 2018·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Yee Yee Apparel
@YeeYeeApparel
Bills: paid
Bank account: empty
Working: still
Adulting: sucks
Yee: yee
4:13 PM · Jul 15, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Shakilia
@Shakilia_B
Bills: paid
Bank account: empty
Working: still
Adulting: sucks
Yee: haw
6:38 PM · Jul 29, 2021·Twitter for Android

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New York City • Banking/Finance/Insurance • Wednesday, August 11, 2021 • Permalink