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I've mentioned the blog by the "Off the Beaten Track" author before. I really like his story telling style. He mentions Richard Nixon, Trinidad Charlie and Kenny Chesney in an interesting story.

http://seestjohn.com/st_john_life/st-jo ... n-st-john/

If you have not read these stories before, they are a great dialogue of St. John in the 1970s.

Cheers, RickG

Rick, I too love this blog. Great history and recounts of the island's cast of characters and castaways.

Hey Rick,
I been reading that Kenny is no longer a resident of St. John is this true?

He was there in September, but never really a resident. Property owner? Yes.

It looks like he dropped the price on the big house.

http://www.cruzbayrealty.com/details.ht ... mber=08-76

Cheers, RickG

Hey, I might be able to afford that property now... RIGHT!

Thanks Rick---I'll have to start reading that blog---interesting stories you won't find anywhere else.

As to the Cathy Hartford/Huntington Hartford story, that family, unfortunately, had a rather tragic history (the kind that makes me glad I'm not rich):

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/featu ... rentPage=4

Wow, it's gone from $14 million to $9.8 in less than a year. Hopefully he'll still make a profit.

Robbin wrote:Hey Rick,
I been reading that Kenny is no longer a resident of St. John is this true?

Not really, he's been here for the last couple of days.

Heard he was coming for the time before thanksgiving.......
Actually he was expected to go to Ivans since he has not seen him since May........
9.8 million will give the little guy some spare change to put in the economy......heck he can buy Maho or at least give the land for public trust a good chunk of change........
I had thought that Islandia has that listing exclusively. I guess not

iowaguy wrote:Thanks Rick---I'll have to start reading that blog---interesting stories you won't find anywhere else.

As to the Cathy Hartford/Huntington Hartford story, that family, unfortunately, had a rather tragic history (the kind that makes me glad I'm not rich):

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/featu ... rentPage=4

maybe I read the blog wrong, but wasn't Cathy's Charlie's first wife?
That is so sad.....

Here is another story from this blog which I really liked....

http://seestjohn.com/st_john_life/st-jo ... art-janis/

XOXO
Bug

Unfortunately, there's not many of us left from that era with good enough memories to contradict Gerry's version of events, but please take those stories with a handful of salt! Of, course, I do realize that you want to be entertained......

Hugo, I've always viewed story telling as an art rather than a science. Show us some of your art! I'd love to hear how you came to St. John?

Cheers, RickG

I second that Rick.......would love to hear how Hugo came to live on St. John.........

I think I'm more valuable to the forum in anonymity-- which is a very valuable state on a small island--although it is getting a teeny bit creepy, even to me! Maybe I'll just shut up for a while.