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St. John Bush Tea Man
St. John Bush Tea Man
There is a nice video on Victor Hall located on the On-St. John web site.
Before there were mansions or Kenny Chesney in Peter Bay there was Victor Hall and the Kite. Sundays at the Kite were absolutely the very best of times! I know there are many on this forum that favor the Beach Bar wish you all could take a trip back in time to the Kite, or with June at the Out.
Before there were mansions or Kenny Chesney in Peter Bay there was Victor Hall and the Kite. Sundays at the Kite were absolutely the very best of times! I know there are many on this forum that favor the Beach Bar wish you all could take a trip back in time to the Kite, or with June at the Out.
Peace,
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bj
I just watched it. I wish I would have seen him in February as we had some sickies (flu type of thing) in the group that could have used some of his tea.
I really enjoy learning about this type thing. I have a growing list of non-touristy (for lack of a better word) that I want to do on STJ and I am adding this.
I really enjoy learning about this type thing. I have a growing list of non-touristy (for lack of a better word) that I want to do on STJ and I am adding this.
I'm happy that Victor is making himself and his herbal remedies more accessible. Many of STJ's elders are passing away and it's good that someone is keeping traditional ways alive.
Victor was the first islander we met on our very first trip to STJ. Friends living on the island picked us up at the ferry and drove us out to Maho where we stayed for five weeks (Five weeks! My life was so different then. A lot less money, a lot more time). On the way to Maho, we stopped at The Kite. Victor made drinks and played Paul Simon's "Graceland", which had just been released and which I'd never heard. I had a strong sense that I was in heaven.
We returned to The Kite many times. It was about as good as life can be expected to be. Then one year we went back to STJ and The Kite was gone and it seems like a lot went with it. Over the years we'd occasionally run into Victor, usually at the Domino station. If we ever get back to STJ, it'll be nice to visit him in this new incarnation of The Kite.
Victor was the first islander we met on our very first trip to STJ. Friends living on the island picked us up at the ferry and drove us out to Maho where we stayed for five weeks (Five weeks! My life was so different then. A lot less money, a lot more time). On the way to Maho, we stopped at The Kite. Victor made drinks and played Paul Simon's "Graceland", which had just been released and which I'd never heard. I had a strong sense that I was in heaven.
We returned to The Kite many times. It was about as good as life can be expected to be. Then one year we went back to STJ and The Kite was gone and it seems like a lot went with it. Over the years we'd occasionally run into Victor, usually at the Domino station. If we ever get back to STJ, it'll be nice to visit him in this new incarnation of The Kite.
