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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“The best day between yesterday and tomorrow is Saturday”
“Sometimes I read a text and think ‘what a fuckin psycho!’ and then I hit send”
“Sometimes I read a text and think what a fucking psychopath. Then press send”
“I can write in cursive so I’m basically a Founding Father at this point”
Founding Father Handwriting (cursive)
“Nothing makes me feel like a founding father like still remembering how to write in cursive”
“Dang, my 250 million year old salt has expired”
“Adult life is a constant cycle of ‘I just need to get through this week’, every week…”
“It’s Saturday. I plan on doing nothing and plenty of it”
“Super Bowl implies the existence of a Super Spoon”
“Yo mama is so stupid, she bought a super spoon for the Super Bowl”
“It is Sunday. I plan on doing nothing and plenty of it”
“They keep saying that nobody wants to work anymore but really… nobody wants to be overworked & underpaid anymore”
“I’m sorry, but you can’t *always* be experiencing a higher volume of calls than average…”
“I’m not much on seizing the day. I just kinda poke it with a stick”
“I’m kinda like the total package that got fucked up through shipping and handling”
“Twitter is for people who talk to themselves and enjoy their own company”
“I had a thought, but unfortunately I had another thought…” (joke)
“I had a thought, but unfortunately I had a second thought…” (joke)
“Twitter is for people who like to talk to themselves”
“I’m kind of like the total package that got really fucked up through shipping & handling”
“One thing that the internet has taught me is that stupidity is international”
“One thing the internet taught me is that stupidity is international”
“One thing that internet taught me is that stupidity is international”
“Muscle cars imply the existence of epithelial, connective, and nerve cars”
“Muscle cars imply the existence of blood, bone, and subcutaneous fat cars”
“Muscle cars imply the existence of bone cars, skin cars and blood cars”
“Super Bowl implies the existence of a Super Plate”
“I was going to buy a new toaster, but kept the old one. Better the Breville you know”
“If I stop my car so can walk across the street, I’d better see some hustle out of you. Knees to chest!”
Big Apple Hot Dogs (UK hot dogs, 2010-present)
“Nothing ruins Friday like realizing it’s only Wednesday”
“The worst part about Friday is realizing it’s only Wednesday”
“Teachers should wear body cams like police so parents can see how their children act..”
“Socialism for dummies: ‘Everything is free…but we’re all out of it’”