Wrong, I'm afraid. A Tonk is someone from Tonkin, one of the old subdivisions of French Indochina (Vietnam). It ran from roughly Nha Trang all the way north. Remember the Gulf of Tonkin Incident? French colonialists found that Vietnamese made excellent laborers throughout the Pacific and elsewhere. And Vanuatu isn't Polynesian, it's Melanesian.
The island is Espiritu Santos, part of the Vanuatu Islands (now called Vanuatu Island). My grandfather was stationed at the Navy base there. I believe there were Navy, Army, and RAF bases on the island.
I believe Kelli's scheduled to come back sometime this month (October). Apparently she needed time off to go have a baby or something silly like that ;-)
This is based on James Michener's book Tales of the South Pacific, winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Price for fiction. It takes place on a small island where a USN detachment is stationed, and is a love story between a nurse and a french planter, and a Marine officer and a young girl known as a "tonk" (Vietnamese). Wonderful music such as Bali Hai. Takes place in a war zone. Done as a movie back in the 50's with Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) and other fab actors. Worth renting from Netflix IMHO.
Wrong, I'm afraid. A Tonk is someone from Tonkin, one of the old subdivisions of French Indochina (Vietnam). It ran from roughly Nha Trang all the way north. Remember the Gulf of Tonkin Incident? French colonialists found that Vietnamese made excellent laborers throughout the Pacific and elsewhere. And Vanuatu isn't Polynesian, it's Melanesian.
thluten in reply to delidude1999 (Show the comment) 2 months ago
The island is Espiritu Santos, part of the Vanuatu Islands (now called Vanuatu Island). My grandfather was stationed at the Navy base there. I believe there were Navy, Army, and RAF bases on the island.
MatchGirl in reply to BEFinAR (Show the comment) 1 year ago
Do you mean Pulitzer PRIZE? A tonk is Polynesian--not solely Vietnamese
delidude1999 in reply to BEFinAR (Show the comment) 2 years ago
She's too amazing for words. Amazing singing. :)
carriewhite410 2 years ago
I believe Kelli's scheduled to come back sometime this month (October). Apparently she needed time off to go have a baby or something silly like that ;-)
musicalgeek406 in reply to florality (Show the comment) 2 years ago
I assume you mean a video recording? Because the CD is readily available.
musicalgeek406 in reply to FlapJack509 (Show the comment) 2 years ago
great
RentandWicked 2 years ago
great ;)
RentandWicked 2 years ago
This is based on James Michener's book Tales of the South Pacific, winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Price for fiction. It takes place on a small island where a USN detachment is stationed, and is a love story between a nurse and a french planter, and a Marine officer and a young girl known as a "tonk" (Vietnamese). Wonderful music such as Bali Hai. Takes place in a war zone. Done as a movie back in the 50's with Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) and other fab actors. Worth renting from Netflix IMHO.
BEFinAR in reply to MrRustyCharlie (Show the comment) 2 years ago
when is she coming back? I saw the show last night and loved it but i would go again to see her she is supposed to be amazing live.
florality in reply to Smartiiepardi (Show the comment) 2 years ago