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. 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.
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Kan’t Find the Chicken (KFC nickname)
Drunken Dognuts (Dunkin’ Donuts nickname)
Trader Hoe’s (Trader Joe’s nickname)
Whore Foods (Whole Foods nickname)
AssWhole Foods (Whole Foods nickname)
“Who the government?”
“Next man up”
“The task ahead of you is never greater than the strength within you”
“The largest room in the world is the room for improvement”
“If you want your dreams to come true, don’t oversleep”
“There is a big difference between confidence and conceit”
Spicedictive (spice + addictive)
“Your best teacher is your last mistake”
“Anybody with money to burn will easily find someone to tend the fire”
Sticker Shock
“The only problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back”
“Music is what feelings sound like”
“The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you’ve come”
“The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team”
Warm Crap in a Bag (Frito Pie nickname)
Colostomy Pie (Frito Pie nickname)
Department of Homeland Stupidity (Department of Homeland Security or DHS nickname)
“If every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn’t have hot dogs”
No Boys Allowed (National Basketball Association or NBA nickname)
Big Brother Corporation (BBC nickname)