Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Column HR180
Unibet 2016 World Grand Prix
Just finished watching the £400,000 Unibet 2016 World Grand Prix… (Yes, “prix” is pronounced pre, not as the reader might imagine su padre pronounces it. “Bad Padre.”)
There were sellout crowds at the CityWest Resort/Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. Watching on the telly, the …
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Howie Reed's Column
Dartoid and I have been friends since the early days of the old North American Open. I have watched him compete and count myself among the many who enjoy reading his column. But more than any of his columns this little book struck a cord with me. While I doubt that the ideas, or any …
The Diary of an Unhealthy Dart Throwing Slug Read More »
Dartoid's Books
This is Dartoid’s most recent and tiniest work of darts fiction and we should indeed be grateful for the latter. I can solemnly attest that it is, in my very humble opinion, quite the most historically inaccurate and stupid thing that anyone has ever put to paper. Despite his advance apologies to his God, and …
The Outrageous and Completely Untrue History of the Sport of Darts Read More »
Dartoid's Books
More than anyone, Dartoid has found a way to capture the spirit of the ever-evolving sport of darts – from its roots amidst the smoke and camaraderie of the pub to the spotlight of the professional stage where darts is a business and the very best can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. …
2008 – The Year in Darts Read More »
Dartoid's Books
You have got to love a book that has references in its early pages to Ernest Hemingway, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Primo Carnera and the immortal Joe Louis. As someone who has for nearly thirty years tried to elucidate my passion for tungsten projection by reference to modern literature, pop music, the Bible and the …
It’s A Funny Game, Darts, Life Read More »
Dartoid's Books
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Column 524
Clinton or Trump: Who do you pick for your darts team?
With the debates on and the presidential election about to enter the homestretch, and with pretty much 100 percent of the electorate on record as despising one or the other of the two major party candidates, now is …
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Dartoid's Column
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Column HR179
The Moon, a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Apples, and Fags
Before the Old Dart Coach became acquainted with the late Barry Twomlow and the likes of Misters Lowe, Brook, Nickson, Markovich, Baxter, Ovens, and Jones along with Ladies Batten and Ralphs his favorite Englishperson was Winston Churchill. The ODC …
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Howie Reed's Column
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Column HR178
Welcome to The Three Dot Lounge!
The Old Dart Coach is a big fan of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins. Besides being a top-notch sports writer, Jenkins is also the son of Gordon Jenkins who did much of the musical arranging for Frank Sinatra. He created a mythical …
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Howie Reed's Column
Thursday, September 9, 2016
Column 523
Solutions
It has been said solutions to the ADO’s woes have not been offered, that only unfair bashing occurs.
This is not so.
And it would seem that ADO president David Hascup, the guy many – at least I – had so much hope in initially has been co-opted …
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Dartoid's Column
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Column 522
ADO Blames Financial Woes on a Dead Guy!
American Darts Organization Communications Officer, Steve “I could singlehandedly change not only the ADO, but darts in this country” Brown (who is either paid or not paid by the ADO – no one will say) has recently published the August 2016 …
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Dartoid's Column