Friday, June 1, 2018
Column 558
The Man. The Myth. The Legend.
As the Old Dart Coach is currently in the thick of his series on the PDC’s World Cup XIII it seems appropriate to remind younger and newer readers just who is the Old Dart Coach. The following column ran in 2011.
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
Column HR230
PDC World Cup XIII – Day 1 Round up
Outside in Frankfurt, Germany’s 5th largest city, it was a balmy night with intermittent thundershowers…
In the Bahnhofsviertel district the boys, girls and those that don’t wish to state were getting ready to ply their “pay-to-play” trade. John McDonald took …
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Column HR229
A preview of PDC World Cup XIII
If you woke up this morning with Huey Lewis singing “This is It” in your head then you’re READY… as in just two days on May 31st (Thursday) 32-two man teams will toe the oche in the PDC’s World Cup XIII. …
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Friday, May 18, 2018
Column HR228
“High Hopes”
It was 20 years ago last week that Frank Sinatra died…
Recently, social media asked the question, “Why do Millennials like Frank Sinatra?” The Old Dart Coach answered without hesitation, “’Cause he could sing.” Seemed simple.
One of Sinatra’s big hits was “Fools Walk In (Where Angels …
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Column HR227
Ghostly prophetic…
After each column the Old Dart Coach receives a tsunami of questions. The most prominent of those is “Why don’t you just hang it up you ignorant old live-in-the past-know-nothing geezer.” The ODC discounts that question as it comes from the same 500 regular readers every time.…
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Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Column 557
Just the MAPP facts, Jack! And more.
About a month ago I pulled a column. It was titled “Darts Retail in the US: Savvy Business Model or American Greed?” Although I didn’t author the piece I endorsed it as “thought provoking and well researched.”
I learned very quickly that …
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Monday, April 23, 2018
Column HR226
Welcome to the Three Dot Lounge
When the Old Dart Coach lived in California one of his favorite sports writers was Bruce Jenkins who plied his trade at the San Francisco Chronicle, lovingly called the “Comical.” Yes, and that’s before the state became El Habitantes de Republica de …
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Friday, April 6, 2018
Column HR225
Eric Bristow – another bright light from the “Golden Galaxy” extinguished
The skies that glowed so brightly over the Golden Age of Darts lost one of its’ brightest lights on Thursday. Eric “The Crafty Cockney” Bristow succumbed to a massive heart attack, extinguishing a star that soared over the …
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Sunday, April 1, 2018
Column 556
THE BEST BOOK ABOUT DARTS EVER WRITTEN!
I have more than 100 books about darts in my library.
Occasionally, I am asked to recommend one of them. I respond as one might expect. “Are you interested in a novel, a book about technique, a book by a legend about …
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Column HR224
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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