Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Column HR117
So, you think Phil Taylor is through?
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” It’s then written that she said, “Let there be light.” That was followed with her creation of the world. It’s not that she didn’t have a blueprint to work from. In her …
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Howie Reed's ColumnThursday, July 17, 2014
Column HR116
The Deposition
The Old Dart Coach was recently put under oath to give a deposition in a legal case. Part of the oath is to “tell the truth and nothing but the truth.” Any honest person would have no problem. For dart players it’s a little more complicated. They …
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Wednesday, June 2, 2014
Column HR115
Celebrating July 4th in England?
When talking and writing about darts it’s always best to remember that the game comes from pubs (which the civilized call bars). As such, the darting community is similar to that found in most any bar – a combination of interesting people, boors, jerks, …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Column 465
Can the American Darts Organization be Saved?
The more I shake the bushes to coax out information – long kept secrets – about the American Darts Organization’s (ADO) financial situation and related matters, the more shocked I am at what I learn – and the more concerned I become.…
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Dartoid's Column
Tuesday, June 16, 2014
Column HR114
World Cup Reminiscings
The words “World Cup” to sports fans conjure up dreams of capturing the Holy Grail. The difference? The World Cup is real. Eyes are on the land of “The Girl from Ipanema” as nations collide for soccer’s Holy Grail… the World Cup.
Tall and Tan …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Column HR113
RIP Billy Joe Clark
The Old Dart Coach’s search for the ultimate Greek salad in Thailand and the Philippines caused some concern for one reader. “I didn’t understand half of this, but I liked it a lot. It’s much more like you used to write – funny, sad, (I’d …
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Monday, June 2, 2014
Column 464
America NEEDS a National Darts Regulation Authority!
Recently there have been some incidents on the American darts circuit and in Facebook darts discussion groups that underscore the need for some sort of serious process – an overarching regulatory authority – to be established to set out standards of behavior …
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Dartoid's Column
Tuesday, May 19, 2014
Column 463
Wimmenfolk, Rumpelmint and DARTS in the Ozarks
With just d8 days remaining until the start of the annual Chicken COOP Open it is time to re-run my chronicle of my first visit in 2006 to the longest running – and best – outdoor tournament in the world. I nearly …
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Dartoid's ColumnTuesday, May 6, 2014
Column 462
Stefan Lord tried to KILL ME!
For more than half a century, from 1927 until 1990 (with a break during the war years and a brief reappearance in 1997) the News of the World Darts Championship was the granddaddy – the “tournament every darts player wanted to win.”
He …
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Dartoid's Column
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Column HR112
The Search for the Ultimate Greek Salad
Growing up in Oakland, California there’s no logical explanation for becoming “le amour” of a Greek salad or addicted to darts. But that’s what happened to the Old Dart Coach.
Perhaps it was just in the cards…
As a college freshman a …
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