Encylopedia of New York State (2005); Re: Etymology of "Ska"

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW YORK STATE (2005)
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This just came out. Nancy Groce has huge balls. I'm saying, NANCY GROCE HAS
HUGE BALLS. (O.K., so maybe you missed the Daily Show skit with Ed Helms and
George Bush's balls. But I'm telling you, Nancy Groce has huge balls!)
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Several years ago, I e-mailed the Encyclopedia of New York State people and
asked if I could help on "the Big Apple" and New York food. I got no  response.
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Gerald Cohen did the entry in the Encyclopedia of New York City. Surely,
this was read. And surely, as any scholar would, they would contact Gerald
Cohen. But no.
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It's amazing how bad these "big books" can be in parts, and I'm also  talking
about you, Encyclopedia of Chicago.
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But back to Nancy Groce's balls. It's there for everyone to see, on page  176:
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_Big Apple._ Nickname for New York City. Its origins are unknown, but might
be related to New York State's reputation as an apple-growing region. The
phrase  first appeared in print in _The Wayfarer in New York_ (1909) where editor
Edward  S. Martin used it in an extended metaphor about New York City's
relationship to  the Midwest. In the 1920s black stable hands at New Orleans
racetracks used the  term, and John J. FitzGerald, sports reporter for the _Morning
Telegraph_, heard  it and appropriated it for his racing column, "Around the
Big Apple." In 1937  bandleader Tommy Dorsey had a modest hit with a dance
called "The Big Apple," by  lyricist Buddy Bernier and composer Bob Emmerich. The
term and its variants were  widely used by black jazz nusicians during the
1930s and 1940ws, as in Charlie  Parker's 1947 recording "Scrapple from the
Apple." By the 1950s the term had  become passe, and it dropped out of popular usage
until 1971. That year Charles  Gillett, president of the New York Convention
and Visitors Bureau, revived it as  part of a successful advertising campaign.
Since the 1970s the Big Apple has  been the most recognized nickname ofr New
York City.
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Groce, Nancy. _New York: Songs of the City (New York: Billboard Books,  1999).
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Nancy Groce.
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Huge balls. Humongous balls.
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Nancy Groce cites one book. Just one book. HER OWN BOOK!!!
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Was the book even on this topic? NO!
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Did she do any original research on this topic? NO!
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Did someone else write a book on the topic? YES!
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Who was that person? GERALD COHEN!
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Did she or could she possibly have known this? Yes, because it was in the
Encyclopedia of New York City.
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So she chose to ignore us, not even talk to us, not even cite us, and to
cite HER OWN BOOK. ("Songs of the City," which just happens to leave out
rap/hip-hop.)
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By the way, the 1909 citation is not relevant, and "the Big Apple" is not
related to New York City as "an apple-growing region."
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So the bottom line is, my 'Big Apple" and "Windy City" work have now
appeared in the Encyclopedia of New York City, the Encyclopedia of Chicago, and  now
the Encyclopedia of New York State, and I've received no money and not a
single credit.
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OK, on to the food section of this big book...