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May 3 - 9, 2012 Vol.24, No.33

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ALSO THIS WEEK: Black & White Party • Mayweather vs. Cotto • Full Moon • Cinco de Mayo • VISAR Event

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A Paddling Pastime mastered the technique though, the sky is the limit and you can take to the waves with the keenest of surfers.

Taking part in last year’s very first SUP Cup was an astonishing 70-racers. As this is the second year, organizer Andy Morrell, owner of locally based HIHO water sports and clothing store is hopeful of even more contenders. He said, “Last year we had 70-racers competing in three classes: Elite (5-mile race to Cane Garden Bay and back); Open (1.5-mile race around Brewers Bay); and kids (a short race off the beach).

Andy continued, “Getting a new sport like SUP underway in the BVI is fun. It’s always great to see people enjoy being on the water. We’ve added SUP to our annual Highland Spring HIHO event so it would be great to see people sign up for a week of racing in that event too!”

Prizes and trophies will be awarded to the winners after the racing and registration is from 9:30am on Saturday morning with racing starting at 10:30am. For more information email racebvi@surfbvi.com.

Tortola’s largest SUP event is here, the second annual Malibu SUP Cup 2012, so head over to Brewer’s Bay this Saturday, 5th May to test the water and put your skills to the test!

SUP is shorthand for stand-up paddleboarding and you may have seen people taking part in this relatively new breakout sport around the island. It’s kind of like surfing with a paddle that originated in Hawaii, grew up in California and is now a growing sport here in the BVI. The popularity of the sport is probably down to its broad appeal and because of this it is likely to grow quickly. The past five years have seen SUP become a global sport as it appeals to women as much as men and children, which means that couples and families can head out to SUP together which is great! What’s more is that it is fun, very easy to learn and good exercise. In addition, you don’t need waves to enjoy the experience, some people love the relaxation of paddling on flat water and will seek out areas such as Well Bay or the stretch of water under the bridge to Beef Island. Once you have

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Ask Koren Your personal E-therapist, is in the house!

Don’t shoot the messenger: Dealing with constructive criticism tion or observations that we can benefit from.

2. Just because your grandfather and his grandfather did it that way, does not make it right or better.

Tradition is good but it has its place; that’s why we use computers now instead of the post office for all our communication. It is okay for someone to show you a better or more efficient way of doing something.

3. Don’t hate the messenger, hate the behaviour that inspired the message. If you are acting in an unbecoming way and someone draws it to your attention, even if their approach is not right and you have to tell them off, still ponder your words or actions and see how it could have been different.

You could take everything said to you with a grain of salt, but at least listen. Sift through the information presented and hold on to what is valuable and discard the rest. You may find in the message some worthwhile food for thought, which if taken seriously, could lead to positive change that makes a difference in your life.

It’s another 7 months before Christmas and many of us will be opening all sorts of gifts. The gifts come in different shapes and sizes and wrapped in plain or brightly coloured paper. The sources also vary – family, friends, co-workers, etc.

So too with criticism; it comes from different persons and are delivered differently- sometimes stated tactfully and sometimes yelled in anger. They come from persons who love us or from some who we don’t think really gives a hoot. Either way, it is often unwelcome.

“Who does she think she is to tell me how to dress”. “How dare she talk about how I should raise my child when she doesn’t have children”?

We feel like we have been doing something for many years and doing that one way and it has worked for us, so no one is qualified to challenge our expertise. While we may be right in what we are doing and while the person doing the critiquing might have ulterior motives or just want to put us down, let us bear certain things in mind: 1. No man or woman is an island or an encyclopedia. None of us, no matter how well educated or street smart knows everything. We all need each other and sometimes, as incredible as it might seem to us, other persons might have experiences, informa-

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By Arlena St. Hilaire

Current Affairs With what we could call a dismal economy coupled with mounting debt, I try to stay up with what’s happening in the world and current events. I pay particular attention to the United States, especially since the US is our closest neighbor. With the current state of affairs threatening to unseat the United States as the reigning superpower of the world, being mindful of current events can’t hurt.

While this is a big year in America with the first African American President hoping to be re-elected for a second term, there is one story that made and continues to make headlines. The shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, a story I am following intently.

Trayvon Martin was shot on February 26, in Florida, and the news swept headlines across the US. Trayvon was a 17-year-old African American male who was shot by a community watch coordinator for a gated community, George Zimmerman. Once the news broke the major television networks were in overdrive. You couldn’t flip the TV without seeing something about it.

Zimmerman claimed that while on a private errand, he saw Trayvon walking inside the gated community where

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he was visiting his father and his father's fiancée.

Zimmerman called the police to report Trayvon’s appearance and behavior as suspicious. Shortly afterwards, there was allegedly an altercation, which ended with Zimmerman fatally shooting Trayvon once in the chest at close range.

Zimmerman was questioned by police and released as he claimed he shot Trayvon in selfdefense. The police confirmed that Trayvon was unarmed at the time of the shooting. After Zimmerman’s release there were cries of outrage, there were reports of racist motivation for the shooting, and just like that it felt like the 1950s again.

Subsequently, Zimmerman was arrested and is now out on bail awaiting trial.

I followed this story closely and watched all the TV interviews with Trayvon’s parents. In one interview she was extremely emotional and said she only seeks justice for her son. There was interview after interview, press conferences and what not, and while I think it is important for the family to stand and fight for their son and his rights my only thought was with all that’s happened this woman hasn’t had time to mourn the lost of her son and properly deal with that grief.

While every effort is made to ensure that information is correct, we cannot accept responsibility for any errors, changes in schedules, ads or other information in this magazine, which is intended as a guide only.

If you have an entertainment event coming up that you would like published, give us a call at 494-2413. Special Notice: Purchase of advertising space in this publication does not guarantee editorial coverage of any event.

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Your Guide to British Virgin Islands Events code is strictly black, white or both and sexy, classy and sophisticated. So come dressed to impress for this signature party night and win great prizes for the best outfit and ladies get free apple martinis all night long.

Supermoon Party The full moon parties are going to be bigger and better than ever this month with the largest full moon of the year making its appearance for the parties on Sunday, May 6th. At Trellis Bay enjoy a Caribbean buffet, three bars, the Razorblades fungi band plus the lighting of Aragorn’s fireballs at around 9pm. Or if you are on the north shore, head to Bomba Shack for full on, late party action.

Type of Toad – Rocking the House This Friday, 4th May don’t miss a Type of Toad performing a Star Wars themed event at the Tamarind Club from 8pm. With jello shots and a raffle – it’s a great way to start the weekend and all proceeds go to VISAR, so be there and may the force be with you!

Fight Night

Miss Caribbean World

Fighting it out on the big screen at Captain Mulligan’s this Saturday are “Ring Kings” boxing champions Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto plus feature performances by Canelo and Mosley. Catch all the action from 9pm and enjoy all night bucket beer and mixed drinks specials plus lots of giveaways.

Bring the whole family and support the reigning Miss BVI, Abigail Hyndman in the 7th annual Miss Caribbean World Pageant at the Multipurpose Sports Complex at 7.00pm, Saturday 5th May. Eighteen delegates from across the Caribbean will take part in this spectacular event. Admission is $25 or $30 at the door.

Dinghy Fun & Cinco de Mayo The RBVIYC Annual Dinghy Championships are being held this weekend from Nanny Cay Beach.

Nearly 50 competitors from across the Caribbean will battle for top prizes during this two-day event that starts at 9.15am on Saturday and 8.30am on Sunday.

This year the event also serves as the qualifier for our

Black & White Thang Don’t miss this 5th Anniversary party to be held at Quito’s on Saturday, May 5th. The special event will feature Mr. Mystic from Dominica as well as Tortola’s own DJ Dre, DJ Riquo and Millenium King. The dress

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live music •events •concerts •p

THURSDAY - MAY 3

SATURDAY - MAY 5

ROAD TOWN

ROAD TOWN

PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm THE PUB — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm ORIGIN — Lunch take out from 12-2pm, Sushi from

PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm ORIGIN — Sushi from 5:30-11pm RBVIYC— Cinco de Mayo dinner with guest chef Tyler

5:30-11pm

Dawson from 6:30pm MULTI PURPOSE COMPLEX — Miss Caribbean World

NANNY CAY

from 7pm

BEACH BAR — Wallyball Thursday

TREASURE ISLE —BVI Investment Club Dinner 7pm

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Tapas & Caribbean Fusion music by Caave 5-7pm; Brian Neale from 7pm QUITO’S — Live music Quito plays solo ELM’S — Carib & Mackeson 2 for $5 all day

NANNY CAY BEACH BAR — Dinghy championships from 9:15am CPTN MULLIGANS — Mayweather vs. Cotto 9pm

CANE GARDEN BAY

FRIDAY - MAY 4

MYETT’S — CLOSED 3pm for a private function QUITO’S — Black & White Thang with guest DJ Mystic

ROAD TOWN PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm THE PUB — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm LE GRAND CAFÉ — Hennessy Fridays ORIGIN — Sushi from 5:30-11pm

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Speciality Pizza Night music by Brian

Neale QUITO’S — Live music by Quito & the Edge ELM’S — Beach BBQ & Live Entertainment; Happy Hour

4-6:30pm

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& others

CAPOON’S BAY SEBASTIANS BY THE SEA — Happy Hour 4-6pm

SUNDAY - MAY 6 ROAD TOWN PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm UPS — Latin Sunday with DJ Commodore THE PUB — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm

EAST END

NANNY CAY

THE TAMARIND CLUB — VISAR event with A Type of

Toad from 8pm

BEACH BAR — Dinghy championships from 8:30am; prize giving at 4pm

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

CANE GARDEN BAY

SCRUB ISLAND — Cheeseburgers in Paradise with live

MYETT’S —Caribbean flair menu & Clem on Steel Pan

music

4pm

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ts •parties •sports •movies and more

ELM’S — Beach BBQ & Live Entertainment; Happy Hour 4-6:30pm

TUESDAY - MAY 8

CAPOON’S BAY

LE GRAND CAFÉ — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm

SEBASTIANS BY THE SEA — Live entertainment

ORIGIN — Sushi 5:30-11pm

music by Candyman 7-10pm BOMBAS SHACK —Full Moon party til late

THE PUB — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm

ROAD TOWN

UPCOMING EVENTS

CANE GARDEN BAY EAST END Razorblades

MYETT’S — Speciality Pizza night music by Brian Neale on his last night QUITO’S —Live music Quito solo

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

MARINA CAY — Eric Stone plays Happy Hour 5-8pm

MARINA CAY — Eric Stone plays Happy Hour 5-8pm

TRELLIS BAY— Supermoon party with the

ANEGADA — Anegada mountain bike & cadets race:

ferry leaves Trellis Bay 7am

MONDAY - MAY 7

WEDNESDAY - MAY 9 ROAD TOWN LE GRAND CAFÉ — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm

Swim the Sound — June 3 Paws For A Cause Fundraiser— May 11

ROAD TOWN

THE PUB — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm

PUSSER’S — Daily Happy Hour from 5-7pm

ORIGIN — Sushi from 5:30-11pm

LE GRAND CAFÉ — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm

THE PUB — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm

Mother’s Day— May 13

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Dinner & Dance music by Touch of Class

HLSCC Summer Concert — May 19

QUITO’S —Live Music by Guest Artist

ELM’S — Pizza & Shepherds Pie Night with live entertainment; Happy Hour 4-6:30pm QUITO’S —Live Music by Oren of Blue Essence Band

Lowell Wheatley Anegada Pursuit Race —May 19

WEST END

CAPOON’S BAY

18th Annual Tour De

SEBASTIANS BY THE SEA — Happy Hour 4-6pm

SEBASTIANS BY THE SEA — Happy Hour 4-6pm

Tortola — May 20

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

VG & OUTER ISLANDS

MARINA CAY — Eric Stone plays Happy Hour 5-8pm

MARINA CAY — Eric Stone plays Happy Hour 5-8pm

38th Annual Foxys Wooden Boat Regatta — May 25-27

SCRUB ISLAND — Caribbean Night & Tropical Buffet

SCRUB ISLAND — Women Who Wine ferry leaves at

with live music from 6-10pm

5:45pm

ORIGIN — Lunch take out from 12-2pm THE PUB — Heineken Happy Hour 5-7pm

CANE GARDEN BAY MYETT’S — Mexican night music by Candyman

BVI Music Festival — May 25-27 Leverick Bay Poker Run — May 27 Fisherman’s Day —July 2

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Optimist Dinghy sailors who will represent Team BVI at the World Championships, to be held in the Dominican Republic this summer. So come to Nanny Cay beach this weekend and watch the sailors compete just off-shore and for the awards ceremony on Sunday around 4pm.

Also, on Saturday night, the RBVIYC is hosting a special Cinco de Mayo dinner by Guest Chef, Tyler Dawson from 6.30pm. All are welcome! For more information on both events contact Brian Duff on 4990352.

A Great Investment The BVI Investment Club is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a Black Tie Dinner on Saturday, May 5th at 7.00pm at the Treasure Isle Hotel. Get your tickets today from Bolos or the BVI Investment Club Office at $100 per person or $190 per couple.

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Jacqueline Cutler

Giddish Brings Southern Comfort To SVU Photos of stars without makeup are a guilty pleasure for anyone who doesn’t have a beauty team. But every so often, an actress looks terrific naturally.

Kelli Giddish of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, airing Wednesdays on NBC, manages to look stunning with her blond hair pulled back and no makeup.

She’s in her dressing room at the Chelsea Piers on Manhattan’s far west side. Here, at the well-oiled machine that is this show in its 13th season, Giddish plays Detective Amanda Rollins, a transplant from Georgia, which is what Giddish is, albeit with a few stops in between.

She’s lived in Texas, California, Georgia and New York. After Past Life and Chase, which didn’t make full seasons, she says it’s a relief to be on a show with a solid foundation. Still, dealing with people’s basest

depravities, as each episode does, takes its toll.

“My dreams have become so screwed up,” Giddish says. “Once you are educated about these things going on ... .” her voice trails off.

Having played a cop before, Giddish drew on that research for this role. She talked to police, went on ride-alongs and continued to ask questions. She remains haunted by going out with marshals to serve eviction notices and seeing the gut-wrenching sight of children peeking out from behind curtains, knowing they were about to become homeless.

Giddish describes her character as a detective who “relies on her gut. She made sure she is versed in criminology and got that out of the way. I don’t know if she did exactly special victims.”

Over the years, Giddish learned how to handle a gun and did 12 hours of training when she realized how many parts called for her to look as if she knew how to handle a gun.

“I’m from Georgia, but I never shot a rifle or a shotgun or a Glock,” she says. “I don’t know how many times I shot myself in the mirror, imagining I am a cop.”

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By Claudia Colli

My Week with Marilyn and acting skills.

Nominated for an Oscar for her role, Michelle Williams doesn’t look so much like Marilyn, as embodies her sass, sexiness and insecurities. A sweet and nostalgic movie, My Week with Marilyn offers a glimpse into Monroe’s glamorous and tumultuous life. One of the world’s most well-known and charismatic figures, her inner demons eventually got the better of her, and she died from a drug overdose in 1962 at the age of 36. This fable of an enchanted life is a glimpse into a happier time.

Like any classic fairy tail, My Week with Marilyn combines a beautiful princess (in this case 1950s Hollywood royalty, Marilyn Monroe) and a young and naive prince. The prince is the 23-year-old Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), the third director on the 1957 film, The Prince and the Showgirl which was being filmed at Pinewood Studios in England. Based on Clark’s memoir, the movie depicts a fragile Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams) who comes into conflict with the film’s director and leading man, the acclaimed British actor, Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh). A narcissistic and bullying presence, Olivier is jealous of Monroe’s star power and undermines her self-confidence and ability to perform.

Accompanying her to Pinewood is an entourage that includes her acting coach, business partner and her new husband, the acclaimed playwright Arthur Miller, who stifled by Monroe’s neediness, returns to New York.

Although Monroe is encouraged by veteran actress Dame Sybil Thorndike (Judy Dench), with so much conflict on both the set and in her personal life, Monroe eventually comes unglued.

Thirty-years-old and feeling alone and abandoned, the actress quits the set and instead takes to her bed, anaesthetized by pills and booze. The only person that she trusts is the young and smitten Clark, and she invites him to spend the week with her. It is the stuff of dreams and he takes her on a whirlwind tour of Windsor Castle where she camps it up for the enchanted staff, mesmerizes the boys at Colin’s former prep-school and on a picnic skinny dips in a stream. Away from her handlers and the bullying Olivier, she blossoms. As the week draws to a close, Monroe has regained her confidence and returns to the set where she wows even Olivier with her charm Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

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tv specials & highlights THURSDAY MAY 3, 2012 7:00 0 Project Runway All Stars 1 Animal Cops Phoenix 4 NCIS L MythBusters P Alaska State Troopers 8:00 _ Missing ) The Vampire Diaries ` Community 0 Project Runway All Stars P Warrior Graveyard 9:30 ` Up All Night > Ice Loves Coco N Wrecked L Dual Survivor N American Trucker10:02 _ Private Practice 10:30 0 24 Hour Catwalk 11:00 1 Dog Whisperer 4 Suits L Alaska: The Last Frontier P Warrior Graveyard

8:00 _ Wipeout D Fat & Fatter Two people learn that if they don’t take steps to control their weight, they will pay a price.

P Doomsday Preppers π Crematorium 8:30 1 The Crocodile Hunter Diaries 6 Weather Caught on Camera B Parking Wars 9:00 _ ( 20/20 ` The Firm 1 At the End of My Leash 4 NCIS 6 Lifeguard!

9:30 1 At the End of My Leash 6 Lifeguard!

B Parking Wars 10:00 , Independent Lens ` Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 11:00 > The Soup L Alaska: The Last Frontier P Wild Justice

tv specials & highlights

FRIDAY MAY 4, 2012 7:00 1 Animal Cops Phoenix L Bering Sea Gold P Alaska State Troopers 7:30 B Storage Wars 7:40 ∏ Chernobyl Heart Radiation from the 1986 nuclear accident in the Ukraine has lasting effects on the area’s residents.

8:00 _ Shark Tank ) Nikita ` Who Do You Think You Are? 0 America’s Most Wanted 10:00 _ 20/20 ( Primetime: What Would You Do? ` Dateline NBC 0 I Love You to Death A young woman’s disappearance links to an attack.

4 In Plain Sight < River of Light The history of Christianity throughout the world. > Fashion Police L Bering Sea Gold P Prison Women 10:30 B Storage Wars Texas 11:00 ( 20/20 0 America’s Most Wanted 1 Dog Whisperer 4 Suits K In Search of the Truth L Bering Sea Gold P Alaska Wing Men ∂ Luck

SATURDAY MAY 5, 2012 7:00 4 NCIS B Parking Wars 7:30 B Parking Wars 8:00 _ Wipeout ` Harry’s Law 4 NCIS B Parking Wars L Alaska: The Last Frontier π Crematorium 8:30 B Parking Wars

SUNDAY MAY 6, 2012 7:00 $ Los 25 Más _ America’s Funniest Home Videos * 60 Minutes P Explorer 7:30 > Ice Loves Coco 8:00 _ Once Upon a Time ( America’s Funniest Home Videos 8:30 1 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 9:00 _ Desperate Housewives ` The Celebrity Apprentice 0 Army Wives 9:30 1 Deadly 60 > Khloe and Lamar B Storage Wars 10:00 ( Desperate Housewives * CSI: Miami , NOVA 10:01 _ GCB 10:30 2 Let’s Stay Together > Ice Loves Coco N Car Crazy 11:00 , Masterpiece Classic 1 Infested!

2 Let’s Stay Together

MONDAY MAY 7, 2012 7:00 0 Medium 4 NCIS: Los Angeles 6 Weather Center Live B Storage Wars K In Search of the Truth L American Chopper: Senior vs.

Junior P Border Wars 7:30 B Storage Wars 8:00 _ ( Dancing With the Stars ) Gossip Girl * How I Met Your Mother 1 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 6 Storm Riders > Fashion Police B Storage Wars D Marijuana Inc.: Inside America’s Pot Industry Trish Regan goes behind the

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scenes to explore the inner workings of the U.S. marijuana industry.

L American Chopper: Senior vs.

Junior N Two Guys Garage P Can It Be Built? ∫ CHAOS 9:30 6 Ice Pilots > Khloe and Lamar B Duck Dynasty 9:31 * Mike & Molly 10:00 * Hawaii Five-0 10:01 _ ( 20/20 10:30 2 The Game B Duck Dynasty 11:00 1 Hillbilly Handfishin’ 2 The Game 6 Storm Riders L American Chopper: Senior vs.

Junior P Can It Be Built?

TUESDAY MAY 8, 2012 7:00 0 Dance Moms 1 Animal Cops Phoenix L MythBusters P Alaska State Troopers 8:00 _ Last Man Standing ) 90210 2 Let’s Stay Together 10:30 1 At the End of My Leash N My Ride Rules 11:00 ( Body of Proof 0 Project Runway All Stars 1 Dog Whisperer 2 The Game 6 Weather Caught on Camera P Doomsday Preppers

WEDNESDAY MAY 9, 2012 7:00 0 Reba 4 NCIS 6 Weather Center Live 8:00 _ ( The Middle ) The L.A. Complex * Survivor: One World ` Betty White’s Off Their Rockers . Burn Notice 8:30 _ ( Suburgatory ` Best Friends Forever 9:00 _ ( Modern Family ) America’s Next Top Model * Criminal Minds ` Rock Center With Brian Williams 9:30 B Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:31 _ ( Don’t Trust the B—— in Apartment 23 10:00 _ ( Revenge * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , America Revealed 0 Wife Swap 1 Dog Whisperer 10:30 > The Soup B Duck Dynasty N Stuntbusters 11:00 0 Wife Swap 1 Confessions: Animal Hoarding 4 Fairly Legal 6 Coast Guard Alaska P Locked Up Abroad Vol. 24, No. 33 • May 3 - 9, 2012

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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway

Eva Simmonds Softball League Opens On Saturday Former pitcher Eva Simmonds who played with people said ‘ah ha, she’s in trouble now, let’s see the Eagles and Amazons here and Peaches and Soul what’s she’s going to do.’

Sisters in St. Thomas, has the 2012 softball league Jennifer “Mella” Johnson with whom she played named in her honor. on Tortola was her catcher. Her manager, the late When she started playing in St. Thomas, after Edward Fredericks she said, had his mouth pushed every first pitch opposing teams lodged a protest. out because she was the only pitcher he had.

“The reason was that I wasn’t living there, so that’s “Then Mella came to the mound and asked ‘what when I decided to relocate,” she explained. “They happen to you?’” even went to immigration for me but immigration had Simmonds asked why. “Look around. Bases no knowledge of Eva Simmonds.” loaded. Nobody out. You screwing up,” Mella said.

People were loosing their Green Cards around “You easing up on the pitch.” that time if they weren’t living in St. Thomas. “My card “Yes, but I don’t want to hurt your hand,” was in a different name, but when I played Softball, it Simmonds said. was Eva Simmonds so that’s what saved me,” remem“Well, you hurt my hand,” Mella told her. bered Simmonds who began playing at 14 and Simmonds then conversed with herself, “You got stopped at 43. “It was for the love of the game that I yourself into this and you got to get yourself out,” she decided to relocate because Tortola didn’t have any told herself as the stadium was quiet. She then proleagues going on at that time.” ceeded to strike out the next three batters she faced One of her two fondest softball memories had “The crowd went in the air,” she said with a chuckle. nothing to do with the game. As a member of the BVI’s “Everybody went in the air. That was my best time.” first Central American and Caribbean Softball Nowadays, Simmonds said there are numerous Championships team to El Salvador in 1976, while Softball opportunities for young people. there they traveled to another town to play and drove “I don’t know if they are studying about that,” over the Rio Grande River. “I thought that was so she said. “But, Softball has a lot of benefits and they amazing,” she fondly recalled. “We should try and get into the game were taught about the Rio Grande in instead of just being a spectator— school and I never thought of driving that’s what I would tell them,” she over it and here I was driving over it said. “It takes you all over the world. “I and looking at it.” didn’t have it back then, but it is now, Her other memory was with the especially those girls you see playing Soul Sisters against the Jets in St. on television, they’re good and our Thomas when she walked the first girls could be up there playing along three batters. The stadium got quiet as with them. I didn’t have it. I wish I did.”

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THURSDAY MAY 3, 2012 12:30 PM M Fishing With Roland Martin 1:00 & 8 SportsCenter (N) 1:30 = Cubs Special M O’Neill Outside (N) 2:00 ; The Dan Patrick Show M The Hunt for Big Fish 2:30 M North American Fisherman N The 10 3:00 & 8 Outside the Lines First Report (N) ; Barfly M FLW Outdoors N NASCAR Racing K&N Pro Series: Greenville. (N) 3:30 & Best of First Take (N) 8 College Football Live (N) 4:00 M Kentucky Derby Classics 4:30 N Chop Cut Rebuild 6:00 N NASCAR Race Hub (N) 6:30 ; UFC Ultimate Insider 9:30 & 8 Baseball Tonight (N) M NHL Live Postgame (N) 10:00 M NBC Sports Talk 11:00 M Kentucky Derby Classics N NASCAR Race Hub

FRIDAY MAY 4, 2012

1:00 * Bull Riding PBR Built Ford Tough Series: The Stanley Tools and Security Invitational.

2:00 * PGA Tour 2012: Portraits (N) 8 NBA Basketball Playoffs, First Round: Teams TBA. (N) 2:30 & Italian Serie A Soccer ; College Baseball Houston at Rice.

3:00 _ ( NASCAR Countdown (N) * PGA Tour Golf Wells Fargo Championship, Third Round. (N) N Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Firebird.

3:15 _ ( NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Aaron’s 312. (N) 4:00 ` 138th Kentucky Derby 4:30 8 NBA Basketball Playoffs, First Round: Teams TBA. M MLS Soccer Philadelphia Union at Seattle Sounders FC. 5:30 & College Softball Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton. (N) ; College Baseball Oklahoma vs.

Oklahoma State.

7:30 M NHL Hockey Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA. 8:30 ; College Softball Arizona at UCLA. 10:00 M NHL Live Postgame (N) N AMA Supercross Racing Las Vegas. (N) 10:30 M Hockey IIHF World Championships: Canada vs. USA. 11:00 . Giants Access Blue

12:30 PM M Hank Parker’s Outdoor Magazine 1:00 M Knot Right Kayak Fishing 1:30 M Bass 2 Billfish 3:00 & 8 Outside the Lines First Report (N) 4:00 & 8 NFL Live (N) M Kentucky Derby Classics 5:00 M Horse Racing Kentucky Oaks.

N NASCAR Racing ARCA Racing Series: Talladega. (N) 6:00 ; UEFA Champions League Magazine (N) 6:30 ; Baseball’s Golden Age 7:00 & MLB Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets. (N) 8 NBA Basketball Playoffs, First Round: Teams TBA. (N) M NHL Hockey Conference Semifinal: 8:00 ; College Baseball Oklahoma vs.

Oklahoma State. (N) 8:30 N NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup: Aaron’s 499, Final Practice.

9:30 8 NBA Basketball Playoffs, First Round: Teams TBA. M NHL Hockey Conference Semifinal: N NASCAR Racing ARCA Racing Series: Talladega.

11:00 & Boxing ; Boxing Daniel Ponce De Leon vs.

Eduardo Lazcano. (N)

12:30 PM & 8 Baseball Tonight (N) 1:00 & 8 College Softball Texas at Oklahoma. (N) _ ( NBA Basketball First Round: 2:00 * AMA Supercross World Championship Year in Review N Motorcycle Racing FIM World Superbike: Italy, Race 1.

2:10 = MLB Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs.

2:30 9 Sportsworld, Have Your Say 3:30 _ ( NBA Basketball First Round: Teams TBA. (N) 4:00 , From Glory Days 8 Billiards 2011 World Cup of Trick Shots.

7:00 & 8 Baseball Tonight (N) M NHL Live 7:30 M NHL Hockey Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA. 8:00 & 8 MLB Baseball Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals.

N Wind Tunnel With Dave Despain 10:40 = Instant Replay (N) 11:00N AMA Pro Racing Infineon.

SATURDAY MAY 5, 2012

MONDAY MAY 7, 2012

12:30 PM ` NHL Hockey Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) ; College Softball Tulsa at AlabamaBirmingham. (N)

12:30 PM M Majesty Outdoors 1:00 = MLB Baseball Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians.

M Hockey IIHF World Championships: USA vs. Slovakia. (N)

Limin’ Times Entertainment Guide

SUNDAY MAY 6, 2012

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3:00 & 8 Outside the Lines First Report (N) ; Barclays Premier League Review Show 3:30 & Best of First Take (N) 4:00 & 8 NFL Live (N) ; What’s in Autogeek’s Garage?

M Rugby Sevens World Series: Scotland. (Taped) 7:00 & 8 MLB Baseball Teams 7:30 M NHL Hockey Playoffs, Conference Semifinal: Teams 9:00 4 WWE Monday Night RAW (N) 10:00 & 8 Baseball Tonight (N) M NHL Hockey Playoffs, Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA.

TUESDAY MAY 8, 2012 12:30 PM M Babe Winkelman’s Outdoor Secrets 1:00 M The Next Bite N Motorcycle Racing FIM World Supersport: Italy. (Taped) 1:30 M Season on the Edge 2:30 M Birding Adventures 3:00 & 8 Outside the Lines First Report (N) 3:30 & Best of First Take (N) 5:00 M Tour of California Preview Show 6:00 ; Baseball’s Golden Age N NASCAR Race Hub (N) 7:00 & MLB Baseball Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees.

7:30 8 E:60 (N) M NHL Hockey Playoffs, Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA. 8:00 ; College Softball Arizona at UCLA. = MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs. (N) 10:00 & 8 Baseball Tonight (N) 10:30 M NBC Sports Talk (N) 11:00 N NASCAR Race Hub

WEDNESDAY MAY 9, 2012 12:30 PM ; Babe Winkelman’s Good Fishing M Jimmy Houston Outdoors 1:30 M Battle of the Bow 3:00 & 8 Outside the Lines First Report (N) ; English Premier League Review Show 3:30 & Best of First Take (N) 8 College Football Live (N) M IFA Redfish Tour 4:00 & 8 NFL Live (N) M NHL 36 6:00 ; UFC Ultimate Insider M NBC Sports Talk (N) N NASCAR Race Hub (N) 7:00 & 8 MLB Baseball Teams 7:30 M NHL Hockey Playoffs, Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N Subject to Blackout) 10:00 & 8 Baseball Tonight (N) M NHL Hockey Playoffs, Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA.