Monday, August 8, 2016
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Darts and the Golden Age
Last time…
“Marvelous” Michael van Gerwen had just won another major, the World Matchplay, as he knocked the stuffing out of Philip Douglas Taylor. The PDC is becoming King Michael and his Court. Also when we were last together, the Old Dart Coach announced …
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Monday, August 1, 2016
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Darts in Bali
I’m not sure what people expect to find when heading to the Indonesian island of Bali. All I was looking for was the darts…
I connected through Bangkok. In one of the airport bars, I met a pretty, 20-something girl from Portland, Oregon, who’d found a …
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Dartoid's Column
Thursday, July 28, 2016
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PDC World Matchplay – a Midsummer Night’s Dream
Having passed the halfway point in the year, is it too early to start thinking about Christmas? That’s the time of year when, according to myth, “The children (are) nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar plums (dance) …
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Howie Reed's Column
Monday, July 18, 2016
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Rest in Peace Dick McGinnis
Tuesday, July 12, 2016, dawned like any other summer day in Las Vegas, Nevada. The skies were cloudless, an intense sparkling powder blue – the as yet bearable sun calling visitors to “Come on out and burn. Let’s start another summer day.” That placid …
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Thursday, July 14, 2016
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Howie Reed is an AUTHOR!
Here are four well-known facts about Howie Reed: 1) He is a Republican, 2) He loves the ladies, 3) He can drink most anybody under the table, and 4) He throws darts as bad as me.
Given that Howie, aka the Old Dart Coach, …
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Dartoid's Column
Friday, July 1, 2016
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Darts on Easter Island?
Getting to one of the most isolated islands on Earth, Easter Island, is a journey even in the most normal of circumstances. Getting there from another of the most remote places on earth, Machu Picchu, is exponentially more challenging. But traveling from Machu Picchu to …
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Dartoid's Column
Monday, June 27, 2016
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Happy Independence Day America (and England!)
The Old Dart Coach has some flaws in his persona. He will on occasion take advantage of a person, place or thing. As a proud English-American, he had a watchful eye on the recent vote in the UK regarding their membership in the …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
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Muhammad Ali and Darts
Alfred Lord Tennyson once wrote that in the spring “a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” (To be clear, “Al Lord” was not a distant relation to darting great Mr. Stefan Lord who most recently penned, “Lunch?” as his contribution to the …
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June 26, 2019
…it is my hope that these writings will become the ‘bible’ for all things Cricket.
– Jason Carter
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016
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PDC World Cup Roundup. The Week That Was.
The PDC World Cup of Darts VI is history.
England reigned supreme for the fourth time beating Netherlands in a nail-biter of a final 3-2. Adrian Lewis downed “Not too Marvelous” Michael van Gerwen 4-1 for the win.
It was, in …
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