Monday, June 26, 2017
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The rest of the Rick Ney Story
With the advent and growth of the PDC and the worldwide explosion of soft point darts more people are playing darts today than ever before. This is especially so in Asia.
While steel point players in North America bemoan the loss of …
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Monday, June 5, 2017
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PDC World Cup VI – so many memories!
When the Old Dart Coach was but a toddler each Saturday morning he’d be glued to the radio for his favorite program, Grand Central Station – “…the crossroads of a million private lives, a gigantic stage on which are played a …
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Saturday, June 4, 2017
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Some questions in life beg to be answered…
For example, why would anyone in their right mind get up at 4:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning in Las Vegas, Nevada, to watch the second round of the PDC World Cup IV? The answer is simple: they wouldn’t. The Old …
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Saturday, June 3, 2017
Column HR199
The Kathy Griffin of darts…
Dressed to the 9s and singing “There’s Only One Phil Taylor” and “Heeeeey Baby” the darting Frankfurters came out to party last night in Frankfurt on Day 2 of the £300,000 PDC World Cup VI at the Eissporthalle. There were Santas and a Cat …
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Friday, June 2, 2017
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LIM ‘N LIM – The New Frankfurt “Chinese” Takeout
When the sun rose yesterday at 5:29 a.m. in Frankfurt, Germany, the odds were good that few if any of the 2.3 million metro area population knew or even cared that in just 15 hours the PDC World Cup VI …
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Thursday, June 1, 2017
Column 538
More Darts Wanderlust
“Now when I was a little chap,” recalled Joseph Conrad at the beginning of Heart of Darkness, “I had a passion for maps. I would look for hours at South America, or Africa, or Australia, and lose myself in all the glories of exploration. At …
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Monday, May 29, 2017
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2017 PDC World Cup
It’s time for the PDC’s World Cup VI. (Note to PDC: If you want to be a big time event you must use Roman numerals, hence the “VI.”) Thirty-two 2-man teams will play in Frankfurt June 1-4 for a piece of the £300,000 …
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Sunday, May 21, 2017
Column 537
Johns Hopkins Study Proves Drinking Helps Darts!
The following is brief (takes only a minute to read) but interesting. It was written by someone named Nick Hines and published on something called VinePair on May 17.
Also, the world is flat.
Who knew?
From the Field,
Dartoid
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Do …
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Sunday, May 21, 2017
Column HR196
The REAL DEAL!
I hate you, Peter Wright.
I hate you, Peter Wright.
I hate you, Peter Wright.
To quote Author Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), which the Old Dart Coach seldom does, “I have said it trice. What I tell you three times is true.”
Lewis Carroll was the author …
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Column HR195
Dinosaurs can be taught new tricks!
It’s an old axiom that, “A dinosaur can be led to water but you can’t make it drink.” While this may not be scientifically provable Shirley you can remember Fred Flintstone leading Dino to water…
He never drank.
Of course, you can lead …
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