Monday, November 18, 2019
Column 580
An oldie for my friends, Rocky and Lisa Wilcox
Last night I threw darts on a chessboard.
Amidst three-foot high knights and rooks on a checkered slab of cement I played cricket with a shapely native girl named Tanika. Behind me the sun seemed to levitate before disappearing beyond …
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Dartoid's Column
Friday, November 1, 2019
Column 579
The Darts “Warthog Distraction”
About an hour ago, by candle-light and with a half-dozen warthogs grunting their approval only yards behind the line, I took out 109 here in western Uganda at the Mweya Lodge on the Kazinga peninsula in Queen Elizabeth National Park. In consideration of the conditions, …
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Dartoid's Column
Tuesday, October 17, 2019
Column 578
Nigel Brown – the man who never missed the bullseye!
Remarkably, amidst the usual gibberish posted at the Darts Discussion Group no one yet has related the story of the man who threw perfect darts.
Nigel Brown hailed from Hawkshead in the UK’s beautiful Lake District. He wasn’t a …
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Dartoid's Column
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Column HR273
Well ADO, it’s damn sure broke. Now FIX IT!
As the World Darts Federation’s World Cup XIX said goodbye to Cluj-Napoca, Romania, it was the end of a historic event. The men’s overall gold went to the Netherlands by 3 points over Wales (90-87). This was only the second …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Column 577
Darts near the Kremlin
For thirty-two days my life was a pain in the ass. Literally.
What was originally to be a week-long Guinness tasting holiday in Dublin with three buddies somehow turned into a month-long, 2,000-mile, bike ride from Dublin to Moscow. Don’t ask me how this happened. …
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Dartoid's Column
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Column HR272
Some WDF World Cup participants may need to visit the Three Dot Lounge
During this visit to your computer screen the Old Dart Coach was going to introduce you to the Three Dot Lounge…
Were the Three Dot Lounge an actual physical structure it would have 8 dartboards and …
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Monday, September 23, 2019
Column 576
Darts 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. Bikini-clad girls are everywhere. The nightlife runs into morning – the Dos Equi’s flow. …
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Sunday, September 8, 2019
Column HR271
Unintended Consequences
Colin Cunningham is quoted as saying, “Watch out what you wish for, you just might get it.”
The Old Dart Coach’s take on this includes “The Law of Unintended Consequences.” You get 6 wheelbarrows full of dirt from a neighbor. Then place dirt in a planter. Into …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Column HR270
Letters (emails) to the Old Dart Coach!
Those of you who in age are near or past the speed limit on Germany’s autobahn (80 MPH) may remember the American crooner Perry Como. He visited America’s homes with a weekly TV variety show. At some point he’d sing “Letters… we …
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Howie Reed's Column
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Column HR269
What color unicorn would you like?
A few weeks ago, the Old Dart Coach received an email. The communication arrived shortly after the ODC made remarks critical of “dart commentator” Paul Nicholson.
“I have concluded we are alike. I only said he was a monotone commentator – didn’t say …
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