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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“Sidewalks of New York (East Side, West Side)” (1894)
“Singing in the shower is fun and games until you get shampoo in your mouth. Then it’s soap opera”
“Singing is like talking in cursive”
“Smooth jazz implies the existence of chunky jazz”
“Smooth jazz implies the existence of rough jazz”
“Somebody just gave me a free air guitar—no strings attached”
“Someone stole some of my rap CDs. Oh well, no biggie”
“Someone who makes you laugh is a comedian; someone who makes you think, then laugh is a humorist”
“Son, you’re just not cut out to be a mime.”/“Is it something I said?”/“Yes.”
“Song and dance” (slang, “false story”)
“Spanish Harlem” (1960)
“Stop making drama, you’re not Shakespeare”
“Stop making dramas, you’re not Shakespeare”
“Streets of New York (In Old New York)” (1906)
“Subtitles are at the bottom of the screen. Domtitles are at the top of the screen”
“Subtitles imply the existence of domtitles”
“Successful pianists know the key to success”
“Take a song to church” (music saying)
“Talking Big Apple ’75” (song by Loudon Wainwright III, 1976)
“Taxi” (1972); “Mr. Cab Driver” (1989)
“Technically, all national anthems are country music”
“Technically, the air guitar is a wind instrument”
“Ten percent of my ashes shall be handed to my agent” (show business joke)
“Thank you, 5” (“Thank you, five”)
“Thank you, five” (“Thank you, 5”)
“That’s all there is—there isn’t any more!” (Broadway curtain-call speech)
“That’s show business” (“That’s show biz”)
“The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” (1966)
“The audience never goes out humming the scenery” (musical theatre adage)
“The best band name is ‘Free Beer’”
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear”
“The Big Apple” (instrumental song by Hugh Masekela, 1972)
“The Bowery” (1892)
“The butler did it” (murder mystery drama saying)
“The envelope, please” (awards show saying)
“The first rule of Mime Club goes without saying”
“The first rule of Mime Club is: You do not talk about Mime Club”
“The first rule of Mime Club:  ”
“The first rule of show business is to always leave them wanting more”
“The first rule of theatre is to always leave them wanting more”
“The foundation of acting is the reality of doing”
“The ghost walks” (theater salaries are paid)
“The high school music teacher told his students to read band books”
“The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scots as a joke, but the Scots haven’t seen the joke yet”
“The last time I heard that I fell off my dinosaur” (an old joke)
“The lonely Trekkie at a Star Wars convention was looking for love in Alderaan places”
“The magician got so mad he pulled his hare out”
“The movie Blazing Saddles could never be made today…” (anti-joke)
“The musician in jail was anxiously awaiting his next release”
“The next song is all about subtractions. Take it away, boys”
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