Wednesday, January 20, 2022
Column HR324
TRUE STUFF from the ADO Nationals in Vegas!
It’s the Old Dart Coach’s theory that the easiest job in the world is forecasting the weather in Las Vegas – summer is hot, fall not so hot and winter almost not hot.
With recent criticism the ODC’s fragile ego has …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Column HR323
NO DRESS CODE!
Before diving headfirst into 2022, a few items to clean up…
The PDC announced that Cazoo will now sponsor not only the World Championships but also the UK Open, Players Championship Finals and Masters. The ODC is over the moon.
He can write:
How is your …
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Howie Reed's Column
Friday, January 7, 2022
Column 609
My dart room is under ATTACK!
I used to throw league with a great player from Houston named Dave “Buddha” Fasnacht. He helped me with my stance and my grip and my mental game – and he gave me some advice that I’ve been trying to follow ever since. …
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Dartoid's Column
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Column HR322
The snake BITES and pockets a cool half million (POUNDS!)
As Peter Wright lifted the Sid Waddell Trophy for the second time it marked the end of the 2022 PDC World Championship. The words of Waddell, the articulate one, rang true. “It’s a funny old game.” Funny “peculiar” for …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Column HR321
PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE!
The battle at the Palace has almost reached the halfway mark. For darts fans the world over this signals that they can take a pause for the cause – playing Santa, with the strong possibility of “a pint of” without darts.
Things got going when …
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Howie Reed's ColumnTuesday, December 14, 2021
Column HR320
Darters Storm the Palace!
Tomorrow at 7:00 pm Greenwich Mean Time (11:00 am Las Vegas time), a resplendent John McDonald will stride onto the stage, with microphone in hand, at the Alexander Palace. (The Palace is situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey.)…
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Column HR319
American Royal Darts Family loses a Prince… PDC finds a Queen
Yes, the Old Dart Coach has been absent while celebrating Thanksgiving here in the Colonies. The guess is that the same holiday is celebrated in the UK but for a different reason. We celebrate for the bountiful glories …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, NOvember 25, 2021
Column 608
All fables have a moral (I suspect John Lowe will agree!)
Once upon a time there was a monkey. His name was Mickey. He was a dumb monkey but, he was not the president of a country.
Mickey the monkey lived in Africa.
The other monkeys ate coconuts. They …
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Dartoid's ColumnWednesday, November 3, 2021
Column HR318
Strange bedfellows
When someone says, “The world has come together” it’s often a combination of “strange bedfellows.” The most recent occurred this past Sunday when dart fans, children and trannies all dressed up to go trick or treating. The darters were in Amsterdam for the £300,000 Jack’s World Series …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, October 22, 2021
Column 607
The General and Mr. Magoo
Sitting at the table next to me at dinner was a tall, gray-haired man. About seventy years of age, his hair was cropped tight, military style. He was dressed casually in a blue, short sleeve shirt, pressed beige Dockers, and black loafers. Back home …
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