Friday, September 10, 2021
Column HR311
Japan lights up the stage. Seeds don’t, but advance.
Another GREAT day with the World Cup – and beer!
One of the stupider statements came from announcer Stuart Pike. “Darts is becoming popular in Japan.” Machine darts is BIG in Japan, steel darts not so much. The Japanese duo …
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Howie Reed's Column
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Column HR310
Netherlands, Poland & USA: SOCKO! Singapore gets a Mulligan.
Day One of the Cazoo World Cup began when the resplendent John McDonald called the meeting to order on a day that had been a sunny 80 degrees in Jena, Germany. Prior to the opening dart, the Old Dart Coach …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Column HR308
2021 World Cup of Darts PREDICTIONS!
The Old Dart Coach was singing at the top of his voice with all his baby heart (in the key of ugly):
How is your mother,
How is your brother,
How is your sister Sue
How is your Granny
How is your Fanny …
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Howie Reed's Column
Monday, August 9, 2021
Column 603
Whoopin’ darts ass in Paradise!
Far be it from me to steer anyone away from a couple weeks of sun and fun in Puerto Vallarta – the place is amazing.
Pristine beaches etch endlessly into the sunset. Bikinis are everywhere. The nightlife runs into morning – the Dos Equis …
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Dartoid's Column
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Column 602
Drag Queens, Darts and the Old Dart Coach in Key West
A ten-year-oldie… how time flies!
In the last installment of Dartoid’s World I found myself in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – the coldest national capital on the planet. Somewhere in the countryside yaks wandered the frozen tundra while I pounded …
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Dartoid's Column
Monday, July 26, 2021
Column HR308
Colorful hair, pants, shoes, “Old Mo” and Snakebite GIT ‘ER DONE!
The Old Dart Coach could dine on crow, fava beans and a nice Chianti (not Pierazzuoli Chianti Montalbano Riserva 2015 – but on the brown bag stuff). But still, his Matchplay predictions were right more than wrong. He …
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Howie Reed's Column
Friday, July 22, 2021
Column HR307
And this year’s World Matchplay champion will be…
Matchplay 2021 officially kicked off at the Winter Gardens when Dimitri Van den Bergh belatedly raised the Phil Taylor Trophy he won last year. That one played sans crowd in Milton Keys. The Old Dart Coach was shocked that presenter John …
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Howie Reed's ColumnFriday, July 16, 2021
Column HR306
Tip a few for Andy Fordham
As the summer wind blows across the English landscape the last two of the Brit’s four premier summer sporting events are played. Already in the books is “The Championship,” the official name for Wimbledon, and Euro 2020 – played in 2021. So far, …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Column 601
WAKE UP! SEE THE LIGHT!
If you are a league that is still sending dues to the ADO or a player who attends tournaments “sanctioned” by the ADO (and hence adding funds to their coffers via a surcharge on your entry fees) and you are not aware of the …
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Dartoid's Column
Friday, June 25, 2021
Column 600
EIGHTEEN YEARS!
It been more than 18 years since the American Darts Organization has shared a financial report.
REPEAT: EIGHTEEN YEARS!
With all the social media discussion recently (and the Old Dart Coach, Howie Reed’s recent column) about whether that ADO has filed for bankruptcy (and the “defense” …
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Dartoid's Column