So I read those and except the accidently over heard one I don't see how they relate to music. And isn't it 'high on the hog'? Though I'm a computer geek I'd still go with Gramercy Park. On Feb 28, 2005, at 9:56 PM, Edward Knoblauch wrote: > To my surprise, the weight of scholarly opinion is that "up to G" > comes from > the musical key of G. > > From Jonathan Evan Lighter. The Random House Historical Dictionary of > American > Slang. Vol. 1 (1994) (note the variant following line, 'on the hog' > rather > than 'are wand'rers'): > > Up in [or to] G [alluding to the key of G in music] superlative; doing > very > well; at or to a high point. > 1884 Accidentally Overheard, p.15: "The young lady next door .is up in > solos > in G." > 1894 C. Lawlor & J. Blake "Sidewalks of N.Y." (pop. song) Things have > changed since those times, some are up in "G"/Others they are on the > hog. > 1894 Harper's (Dec.) 104: "I've got to get a mother; what I mean is a > real > way-up-in-G one I mean to say a mother that's out of sight, m'm." > 1895 Harper's (April) 786: "You get everything way up in G there, with > cakes > on the side. > 1895 Townsend, Edward W. "Chimmie Fadden," Major Max, and Other > Stories. The > American Short Story Series, Vol. 82. p.5 "Say, I knowed ye'd be > paralyzed > wen ye seed me in dis harness. It's up in G, ain't it? Dat's right." > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Cassidy > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 9:51 AM > Subject: Re: Musical Sidewalks of New York > > > I still agree with my brother its more likely 'g' for gaol for Sing > Sing. > > > On Feb 24, 2005, at 12:34 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > > Things have changed since those times, some are up in "G" > Wild guess: Key of G. Better than G train, at least. > Christopher Gray > > > Jazz is freedom. - T. Monk > > Jazz is freedom. - T. Monk