The Big Apple: “Can you turn on the oven?"/"The oven simply does not find me sexually attractive.”

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.

Recent entries:
• Entry in progress—BP (6/7)
• “Cheez-Its are goldfish for adults” (6/7)
• “Tread on those who tread on you” (6/7)
• “Sometimes reasonable men must do unreasonable things” (6/7)
• Entry in progress—BP (6/7)
More new entries...

Follow @barrypopik

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.

This site is edited by Barry Popik.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Entry from February 10, 2017

“Can you turn on the oven?"/"The oven simply does not find me sexually attractive.”

Entry in progress—B.P.

Twitter
Ata Dirilgen
‏@Ata_Dirilgen
Text from my mom: Can you turn on the oven?
My answer: I’ve done everything I can, the oven just doesnt find me sexually attractive.. :/
11:50 AM - 1 Apr 2013

Twitter
aiyana ☀️
‏@AiyanaCordova
Text from my mom: Can you turn on the oven?My answer: I’ve done everything I can, the oven just simply does not find me sexually attractive.
8:00 PM - 1 Apr 2013

Twitter
ktt
‏@thekarentorres
“Text from my mom:Can you turn on the oven?
My answer:I’ve done everything I can, the oven just simply does not find me sexually attractive”
9:35 AM - 2 Apr 2013

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Food/Drink • Friday, February 10, 2017 • Permalink