Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Column HR278
Drivel
This is not an April Fools effort. Sad but true.
With sports locked down tighter than a Scotchman’s wallet the Old Dart Coach will revert to writing about nothing or, as the late Bill Nicoll Sr. would say, “You write drivel.”
Darts currently is deader than Kelsey’s reproductive …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Column 587
Seal Boy is REAL – and now throws darts, in the Philippines!
It’s true what they say, “Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.”
When I was a kid, I was a swimmer, a pretty fast swimmer. My time for the 100 fly (52.6 – short course – in …
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Column HR278
http://dartoidsworld.net/?p=5943&preview=trueCoronavirus and a Great White attack!
The edict came down from on high (translation: from the Most Honorable Editor) that the Old Dart Coach must prepare a darting column this week. But the Most Honorable One had a ground rule…
“You may not mention the coronavirus or any boring …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Column 586
Is somebody murdering dart players?
Down here in the “Real Texas,” Amarillo to be precise (where the phrase “nice bull” doesn’t generally refer to a little red circle on a dart board), darter Ray Fournier of the West Texas Darts Association (WTDA) weaved a tale that simply has to …
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Column HR277
Is the PDC losing its mind?
As difficult as it may be to believe The Old Dart Coach has an ego as wide and deep as the Grand Canyon. This condition can affect anyone (or entity) which becomes overly enamored with oneself (or itself). As an expert on ego …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Column HR276
Peter Wright’s critics should STFU!
Back when the Old Dart Coach was still waiting to add the word “Old” to his nom de plume he was asked by a lady, “How do you write a column?” He gave some lager-fueled answer which seemed to satisfy her – a first …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Column HR275
Eatin’ crow!
After dining on a meal of “crow” (medium rare), fava beans and a nice Chianti the Old Dart Coach is ready to give this column deal another try…
Recently, the ODC wrote, “In the history of sport, no sport has made such a rapid rise to prominence …
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Howie Reed's Column
Monday, January 13, 2020
Column HR274
Fallon Sherrock, the BDO and and URGENT call for darters to help a friend!
The Old Dart Coach goes on an unexpected sabbatical that included a 43-day stay at a luxury establishment with 24-hour service and lousy food… and all hell breaks loose in the Motha Country, the alpha …
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Column 585
Hey Trump – please spare darts in Iran!
This 2007 column is old but perhaps worth sharing again given current circumstances.
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While I had hoped business travel might coincide with the 13th staging of the Asia Pacific Cup in Kuala Lumpur in September, it was not to be. …
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Dartoid's Column
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Column 584
Happy New Year!
My plans for welcoming the New Millennium were set 26 years ago (now 45!) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In fact, when the beer ran out and as the sun began to cast its glow across the snow on the first morning of 1974, my roommates and I …
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