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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Howie Reed's Column
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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Dartoid's Column
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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Howie Reed's Column
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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Howie Reed's Column
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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Dartoid's Column
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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Howie Reed's Column
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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Dartoid's Column
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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Howie Reed's Column
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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Howie Reed's Column
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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