Thursday, December 3, 2020
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A Clown Moans
In practically all sports some athletes reach a point where they view themselves as abused and put upon – chagrined that they’re not receiving the fawning praise they feel they “deserve.” They expect respect. They feel slighted if they aren’t granted assorted wishes with a snap …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
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CONGRATULATIONS Jose Augusto Oliveira de Sousa!
For those in the Colonies may I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. It’s the one day of the year that we feast on turkey, a bird that just days ago was yelling “BAHH.”
Can’t fool a darter. For those into history the …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
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Congratulations Wales!
As Slim Pickens said in Blazing Saddles, “What in the wide, wide world of sports is a goin’ on here?” He could have seen the future of the just concluded PDC World Cup of Darts X…
The Old Dart Coach was wrong with his predictions of …
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Friday, October 30, 2020
Column 593
They called him “Supermon” – and he was!
He was a super darts player. He was a super dancer. He was a super husband and father. 
And he was a super friend.
Sadly, Raymon “Mon” Sabalboro succumbed to coronavirus complications on September 26. He was 61.
It was Steve …
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Dartoid's Column
Thursday, October 29, 2020
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It’s PDC World Cup time!
With a chill in the air and All Hollow’s Eve knocking at the door the Old Dart Coach is ready for his once a year treat. Yes, it’s PDC World Cup time!
The drunk Irish Potato Head has called for the PDC World Cup …
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Howie Reed's ColumnThursday, October 15, 2020
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Whoops – the ODC did it again!
Like many humans and despite evidence to the contrary, the aging Old Dart Coach tries to multi-task. That usually results in disaster.
When he appears in print, he’s often held accountable with malice aforethought. Many recent emails suggest that the ODC’s fireplace …
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Howie Reed's ColumnThursday, October 1, 2020
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Huston, Gershwin, Peggy Lee – and DARTS?
In 1938, the year of the Old Dart Coach’s birth, actor Walter Huston took to the stage in New York to sing the “September Song” in the musical Knickerbocker Holiday. He sang:
Oh, it’s a long, long while from May to …
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Howie Reed's Column
Monday, September 14, 2020
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Strange Year Par Uno
Some relish calling the Old Dart Coach the ultimate Captain Oblivious. He obliges.
It’s been an unusual year for the Professional Darts Corporation and darts in general in oh so many ways – but the demise of the British Darts Organization (BDO) must top the …
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Howie Reed's Column
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Column 592
Setting the record straight, again!
After almost 25 years of publishing columns and books about darts it should come as no surprise that I am asked a lot of questions – but not about darts. Most often I am asked about women and elephants. I suppose this is because …
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Dartoid's Column
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
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STOP IT!
The Old Dart Coach likes to reminisce about them “Golden Days of Darts” but when he does many readers echo his pal, Nurse Fluff, and say “STOP IT!”
Regardless, thanks to Facebook postings by Bill Specht fond memories of that era are being brought back and shared …
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