Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Column 510
Do numbers lie?
Dartoid’s World has been running a poll for the past few days. The question: Over the next three years, which of the following will have the most impact on the future of darts in North America?
As of this writing, 1,014 votes have been cast. …
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Column HR158
Taylor pulls a Bristow
Those out there in Tungsten Land who can read, even a little, know that newspapers are soon to be a thing of the past. The “news” in newspapers is a fiction now – it’s mostly opinion. Newspapers are as yesterday as feathered flights on brass …
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Howie Reed's Column
Monday, February 1, 2016
Column 509
Darts under the Northern Lights
I must begin today with an apology to Kace Sanders, president of the Goldenheart Dart Association (Goldenheart Dart Association)…
After spending a terrific night throwing darts with Kace and his girlfriend, Tracy, at the Refinery Lounge in North Pole, Alaska, I promised …
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Thursday, January 28, 2016
Column HR157
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidly.”
The Dart Coach was in a deep-blue funk after producing the worst column of a long and storied Hall of Fame career. It was rumored he’d taken to drink attempting to drown his sorrows. Friends tried …
Friday, January 15, 2016
Column HR156
Las Vegas or BUST – What time’s the Women’s Singles?
On December 23, 1776, Thomas Payne wrote, “These are the times that try men’s souls”.
For many, Payne’s words still resonate today. It’s neither a left or right issue. It’s a people issue. There’s a populace that resides on …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Column HR155
The World Championships
The Dart Coach was saddled up and ready for 2016. He bid adieu to 2015 on a high note. Living in Hog Heaven as an old college roommate liked to say. He made his farewell with wall-to-wall college football bowl games, the PDC World Championships on …
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Friday, January 1, 2016
Column 508
Tomlinson, Haycock, and Smith resurrect Bulls Eye News!
It was a short but meteoric career. Few of today’s young players were alive at the time…
After winning the Columbus, Ohio, city championship in 1982 and the world championship (defeating John Lowe in straight sets) in 1983, the once bushy-haired …
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Dartoid's Column
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Column HR154
Merry Christmas!
‘Tiz the holiday season throughout the world. A time we celebrate Christmas with joy, family, and good friends.
RIP Mike Enright
For darters from the Golden Age of darts, there is sadness with the death of Mike Enright. Mike was born in Blackpool but made the move …
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Column 507
Darts in Paciano, Italy
Just as it was whales that brought award-winning environmental writer (and former Greenpeace staffer) Kieran Mulvaney to Paciano, Italy, a few weeks ago it was somewhat the same for me…
I made the trip to Umbria – the “Green Heart of Italy” – to join …
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Column HR153
Potpourri
There comes a time when doing a column that one leans on a formula to get through the 1,000-plus words required. The Old Dart Coach calls it “potpourri” which is pronounced “PO-PURR-E” not “POT-POUR-EE.” It’s a little if this and a little of that.
The other “potpourri” is …
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