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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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T-minus 30 days until the COOOOOOOP!

With just ONE MONTH to go until the start of my favorite tournament – the Chicken COOP Open – I am so excited I feel like a Pointer Sister. I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it. I’m about to lose control …

Sunday, April 1, 2012
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Dartoid interviews (and throws darts) with Lady Gaga!

I have experience interviewing, or at least trying to, women who don’t necessarily fit the stereotype of your typical Girl Next Door…

For example, back in the early 1970’s, I did a one-on-one with Deep Throat actress, Linda Lovelace for my …

Thursday, March 1, 2012
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My Search for the Wild “Darts” Man of Borneo

I’ve just returned from hunting down the Wild “Darts” Man of Borneo.

The last time I went on a Malaysian darts safari was in 1998. I’d come across an advertisement on the Internet for a sports bar called Colors Fun …

Thursday, February 23, 2012
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E-mail Mrs. Dartoid, PLEASE!

This fall I will have been married to my wife Marylou for d16 years.

On average I throw darts three nights a week, for about three hours a night. I also throw about one tournament a month.

By my calculation this means that I have …

Friday, February 10, 2012
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Ask Mr. Darts Language Person

Join me now for another issue of “Ask Mr. Darts Language Person,” the only darts grammar column mentioned in the Bible but banned from The Website That Shall Not Be Named.

We begin today by stealing from humorist Dave Barry and reporting on the …

Friday, February 3, 2012
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It Doesn’t Get Nuttier Than This!

It will come as no surprise that in almost two decades of writing about the sport of darts I’ve been threatened with lawsuits several times. Words intended to capture the joy and camaraderie of the sport and promote it have on occasion prompted …

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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Texas Darters to take on World Record!

I’m headed for Dallas soon so, Debbie, take note: you can find me at Rob’s Billiards & Sports Bar in Ft. Worth (13930 Trinity Blvd.). It’s a classy joint with beer.

And darts.

Beginning at noon on May 5, Rob’s will be …

Friday, January 13, 2012
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Who’s the Real Darts World Champion?

Last July, I wrote in this space…

For years Dartoid’s World has made the case that the center of the darts universe has been shifting. Now it has.

I have written that the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) should wake up and smell the …

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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An Open Letter about DARTS to Kim Jong-un

Dear Jong-un…

Please accept my deepest condolences to you and your family on the death of your father and also my apology for addressing you informally. I mean no disrespect. I write in friendship to ask for an invitation to come …