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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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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Dartoid's ColumnSaturdat, October 20, 2021
Column HR317
Nicknames abound in the PDC!
Salzburg, Austria, played host to the 2021 “How’s Your Old” Cazoo European Championship. The prize fund of £500,000 included £120,000 for the winner, an increase from the recently concluded Grand Prix. More importantly, the irritating double start was gone which meant the pros would …
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Howie Reed's Column
Saturdat, October 16, 2021
Column HR316
STungston Double Start Heaven for the ODC – and Johnny Clayton!
The Old Dart Coach was in his element when the £450,000 BoyleSports World Grand Prix kicked off on October 3 in the dart year 2021. The seven-day event would be filled with missed double starts, whopping finishes and …
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