"History flows forward on rivers of beer” is a saying about alcohol that has been cited in print since at least 1995. The authorship of the saying is unknown.
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History flows forward on rivers of beer.
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A Lot of TOASTS
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History flows forward on rivers of beer.
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Great Toasts:
From Births to Weddings to Retirement Parties-- and Everything in Between
By Andrew Frothingham
Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press
2002
Pg. 205:
Here’s to what we drink. History flows forward on rivers of beer.
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History flows forward on rivers of beer.
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Thursday, September 6, 2007
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“History flows forward on rivers of beer.” ~Anonymous
Google Books
The Beer Devotional:
A Daily Celebration of the World’s Most Inspiring Beers
By Jess Lebow
Avon, MA: Adams Media
2010
Pg. 239:
“History flows forward on rivers of beer” —Anonymous
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.
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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