The Big Apple: “I hope the bars open soon. I need to cut down on my drinking”

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.

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Entry from September 08, 2020

“I hope the bars open soon. I need to cut down on my drinking”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many bars/pubs being closed. Liquor stores were left open, and many people made drinks at home.

“I hope the Bars open up soon. I need to cut down on my drinking...” was posted on Twitter by Carmel on April 27, 2020. “I HOPE THE BARS OPEN SOON - I NEED TO CUT DOWN ON MY DRINKING” was posted on Facebook by Gil Aleman on April 27, 2020.

“I hope the Pubs open soon..... I need to cut down on my drinking” was posted on Facebook by LordSteve Barradell on April 30, 2020. “I hope the pubs open soon I need to cut down on my drinking” was posted on Twitter by вєαя on May 1, 2020.

“Don’t know how I feel about bars opening back up. Drinks gonna be weak compared to mine” is another saying about the same situation.

Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.

Twitter
Carmel
@mcarmel
I hope the Bars open up soon. I need to cut down on my drinking…
10:10 AM · Apr 27, 2020·Twitter for Android

Facebook
Gil Aleman
April 27, 2020 ·
I HOPE THE BARS OPEN SOON - I NEED TO CUT DOWN ON MY DRINKING

Facebook
Michael Spinks
April 27, 2020 ·
I hope the Bars open up soon. I need to cut down on my drinking...🤣

Facebook
LordSteve Barradell
April 30, 2020 ·
I hope the Pubs open soon..... I need to cut down on my drinking

Twitter
вєαя
@BigBearF1
I hope the pubs open soon I need to cut down on my drinking
2:07 AM · May 1, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Lee Foster
@bob_scub
I hope the bars open soon - I need to cut down on my drinking.
12:52 PM · May 2, 2020·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Jokes UK
@jokesuk
I hope the pubs open soon…
I need to cut down on my drinking!
3:36 PM · May 4, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Sickipedia
I hope the pubs open soon, I need to cut down on my drinking.
Joke by Rustymakesyoulaugh in Illness and Mortality - Coronavirus May 4, 2020 07:30 PM

Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
I hope the pubs open soon, I need to cut down on my drinking.
7:31 PM · May 4, 2020·Twitter Web App

Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/VERBERD September 7, 2020
I hope the pubs open soon. I need to cut down on my drinking.

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