“Big Apple Rock” (disco song by Black Ivory, 1979)
Black Ivory, an American R&B group formed in Harlem in 1969, was started by Leroy Burgess, Stuart Bascombe and Russell Patterson. The album Hangin' Heavy (1979) opens with "Big Apple…
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“Big Apple” (Robert S. Gold’s A Jazz Lexicon, 1964)
Robert S. Gold published A Jazz Lexicon (1964), providing historical citations for many terms. A follow-up book was Jazz Talk (1975). This entry is from A Jazz Lexicon, page 7: apple, (big), [by…
“New York has been the Big Apple for several decades (in jazz)” (New York Times, 1967)
John S. Wilson (1913-2002) was a music critic for the New York (NY) Times and one of the country's leading jazz authorities. He wrote about New York City's role in the jazz world in…
“Spelling isn’t my fortay”
"Forte" is a word, but "fortay" is not. "Spelling is not my fortay" was posted on Twitter by James Fish on November 2, 2009. "Spelling is not my fortay" was…
Vackseenz (variant spelling of “vaccines”)
"Vackseen" (vaccine) and "vackseenz" (vaccines) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became popular…
“Queso = Spanish for cheese. K, so = Midwestern for here’s the plan and you might not like it”
Entry in progress --BP TwitterMidwest vs. Everybody@midwestern_opeQueso = Spanish for cheese K, so... = Midwestern for here’s the plan and you might not like it6:46 PM · Mar 27, 2021·Twitter…
“Spelling is my fortay”
"Forte" is a word, but "fortay" is not. "Spelling is not my fortay" was posted on Twitter by James Fish on November 2, 2009. "Spelling is not my fortay" was…
Vacksinate (variant spelling of “vaccinate”)
"Vacksinate" (vaccinate) and "vacksination" (vaccination) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings…
“Spelling is not my fortay”
"Forte" is a word, but "fortay" is not. "Spelling is not my fortay" was posted on Twitter by James Fish on November 2, 2009. "Spelling is not my fortay" was…
Vacksinashun (variant spelling of “vaccination”)
"Vacksinashun" (vaccination) is a variant spelling, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spelling became popular in 2020 with the COVID-19…
Vacksination (variant spelling of “vaccination”)
"Vacksinate" (vaccinate) and "vacksination" (vaccination) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings…
Center for Disease Continuance (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC nickname)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. Many people believe that CDC actually makes…
Vackseen (variant spelling of “vaccine”)
"Vackseen" (vaccine) and "vackseenz" (vaccines) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became popular…
“New York, the ‘Big Apple,’ the jazz mecca” (Hart’s Guide to New York City, 1964)
"New York, the 'Big Apple,' the jazz mecca" was printed in a New York City guide book. This was printed in Hart's Guide to New York City (1964) by Harold H. Hart:…
Big Apple Jazz Tours
“New York, the ‘Big Apple,’ the jazz mecca” was printed in Hart’s Guide to New York City (1964) by Harold H. Hart. New York City has also been called a "jazz capital." "Big…
The Big Apple Band (1972-1977); Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (1976)
"Big Apple" became popular in the 1970s, and there were several bands with the name "Big Apple Band." "The Big Apple Band" (1972-1977) was formed by New York City-born…
“We’ve got hotels and motels and hostels, but no mostels”
"Hotel and "hostel" and "motel" are words, but "mostel" is not a word. There was a famous actor called Zero Mostel (1915-1977). "So there's a Hotel,…
“To the musicians playing it, New York is ‘The Big Apple’” (New York Is book, 1959)
New York is (1959) is a book with text by Gilbert Millstein (1915-1999) and photos by Robert Frank (1924-2019). According to Biblio.com, the book was published by the New York Times as a…
Scaredemic (scare + pandemic)
"Scaredemic" (scare + pandemic) became a popular term during the 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, but it had appeared earlier. "Homespun Craft Show tomorrow, the Scaredemic will…
“To the musicians playing it, New York is ‘The Big Apple‘” (New York Is book, 1959)
New York is (1959) is a book with text by Gilbert Millstein (1915-1999) and photos by Robert Frank (1924-2019). According to Biblio.com, the book was published by the New York Times as a…