Friday, February 1, 2019
Column 568
Love letters to the ‘Toid
It’s amazing, but true. I receive fan mail.
For example, the other day I received the following note from someone named Lester. Lester seems to think that I need help walking the fine line between making a point and pissing off the entire fifty …
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Dartoid's Column
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Column HR251
“Miracle” Mikuru Suzuki (nearly) shocks Paul Lim!
The Old Dart Coach got the shock of his life when last week’s column produced two responses, neither of which started with “You suck.”
What was even more amazing was that it appeared both people not only read the column but understood …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Column HR250
“I come here to praise the ADO, not bury it.”
The Old Dart Coach is “old school” as the name implies. That conjures up the image of someone with the tendency to repeat things and romanticize the past. The ODC pleads guilty asking the darting public to cut him …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Column HR249
“Miracle” Mikuru Suzuki
One of the Old Dart Coach’s favorite’s movies is Ronin. In that movie Sam, an undercover CIA agent, states, “When there is no doubt there is a doubt.” Not this time Bucko.
No doubt about it. Machine darts and the PDC have altered the course …
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Howie Reed's Column
Friday, January 4, 2019
Column HR248
CONGRATULATIONS Michael van Gerwen and Mr. John Lowe
Michael van Gerwen started the New Year in fine fettle earning his third PDC World Championship convincingly over Michael Smith 7-3 (3-1, 3-1, 3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 0-3, 3-1, 3-2, 2-3, 3-1). On his way to the £500,000 top prize and Sid …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Column 567
The Ultimate Darts Advantage
With the World Championship just days away and then the Pee Wee World Championship to follow at Lakeside, when one considers the lengths to which a darter will go when searching for something – anything, including farts – to give themselves an advantage, it …
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Dartoid's Column
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Column HR247
The World Championship is days away and the PDC has checked all but one box!
This is the traditional holiday column in which the Old Dart Coach kicks things off by singing “Deck the Hall with balls from Holly,” one of the great Christmas tunes. Too many people in …
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Column HR246
Darts and Farts!
To quote the Chairman of the Board, the late Frank Sinatra, “And now, the end is near…”
Yes, it’s the end of another exciting year of darts and beer. Only the World Championships remain on the PDC Tour. Beware: the ODC has laid down an oche …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Column HR245
Tommy Cox – a giant in a game that way too often reward midgets
In just days, the United States will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day. In case you’re ever asked to appear on Jeopardy, India, Canada, Liberia, Norfolk Island and Netherlands also have a Thanksgivings Day although not …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Column HR244
The World Cup, Wade and Wacky Tobacky
The Old Dart Coach is a fan of Ben Franklin, a Colony Founding Father (despite going outside in the rain to fly a kite with an iron house key tied to its tail). History reports that he got an electric shock – …
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