Wednesday, March 28, 2018
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Phil Jones – never forgotten!
The game of darts was conceived, born and nurtured in the pubs and social clubs of the United Kingdom. Like all sports, among those that become engrossed there’s a special unspoken bond. That bond is rarely shared with the outside world. Those that compete …
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Column 555
The First Philippine Open Darts Tournament, Tacloban City
Until October 2015 when Hurricane Patricia slammed Mexico, the strongest such storm ever recorded in the world was super typhoon Haiyan, locally known in the Philippines as Yolanda. With sustained winds of nearly 195 miles per hour (and gusts up to …
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Column HR223
Champions
In life and sport – which some equate – there are some undeniable truths. Beer is better ice cold, common sense seldom is, conventional wisdom is usually neither and according to Roger Miller “You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd.” With that predicate accepted we continue. In …
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Column HR222
No BS (almost!)
For 30-plus years the Old Dart Coach has penned hundreds of thousands of words on subjects ranging from darts to boxing to skiing, even including a stint for a throwaway paper as a live entertainment critic at Lake Tahoe. He’s plied his trade, such as it …
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Thursday, March 1, 2018
Column 554
Throwin’ with “Bones”
Throwin’ with “Bones” is something my old partner, Chris James, and I talked often of doing.
When I’d return from my travels, often with souvenirs — like the spear once used by an Ugandan elephant poacher, which now hangs on the wall in his restaurant — …
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Dartoid's ColumnThursday, March 1, 2018
Column HR221
“Excuse me, but how do you get to Carnegie Hall?”
The Sultan of Sittingbourne, Mr. David Whitcombe, can wear many hats. Now retired from the Sisal Wars he still shows the wry sense of humor that was so often on display those many years ago. His humor was on …
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Column HR220
“Big Baby” Lewis, the DRA and the Sword of Damocles
While enjoying the morning “Mia cup of coffee” (no Espresso Macchiato for the Old Dart Coach) he was struck with the realization that he owed Adrian “Big Baby” Lewis a sincere and deeply heartfelt apology.
It’s not easy to …
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Friday, February 5, 2018
Column HR219
MORE about the walk-on girls (and a word about “Big Baby” Lewis)
WARNING: This column will contain the opinions of the Old Dart Coach (as opposed to other columns in which he tries to pass blame onto others by using “questionable” quotation marks).
Sport, including darts, is most …
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Thursday, February 1, 2018
Column 553
DATELINE: 2068
After the unfortunate PDC ban on walk-on girls in 2018, Formula 1 quickly followed. Then went boxing Ring girls.
In 2019, pom pom girls and cheerleaders were banned.
Then in 2025, just as President Trump was inaugurated for his third term exotic dancers and porn stars were …
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Column 552
The PDC’s decision to ban walk-on girls is STUPID!
With all the recent hoopla about the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) wilting under political pressure and giving their (much appreciated) walk-on girls the heave-ho, I got to thinking about the time…
… former Bulls Eyes News editor/publisher Jay Tomlinson says …
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