Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Column HR96
The Sun: “Bristow calls Taylor a cheat over missed double 12.”
Thursday in Las Vegas means a lunch of sporting personalities and sports writers and a good chin wag. It’s strange that HHR II (aka the Old Dart Coach) is included considering the fact that he meets none of …
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Monday, July 15, 2013
Column HR95
How flipping magnanimous!
During a recent chat a pal of the Old Dart Coach remarked of a common acquaintance, “He has a character flaw. He doesn’t like sports.”
That statement’s simplicity is astounding. In sport it’s “outhouse” to the “penthouse” – and vice versa – in a New York …
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Column 94
“We celebrate the 4th because we got rid of the likes of you!”
The cry rang throughout the land…
“The British are coming! The British are coming!”
Most can identify the loudmouth as Paul Revere immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem “Paul Revere’s Ride.”
Paul’s horse?
“Brown …
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Monday, July 1, 2013
Column 448
Shoe for Dart
Hallo. I just regestered now and this is forst post (so kind please be) it may seem a goofy but it serieus and am wondering what kind of shoe you wear for dart? Where I live in Mesa most of time I practice in the flip-flop …
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Column HR93
“What a difference a day makes.” 24 little hours… and an era passes.
Prophetic or pathetic, work on this effort began with quotations (and nicknames) as the centerpiece…
From “The Bard” Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet): “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name …
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
Column 447
How to put the FUN back into your darts
I didn’t write this column. I didn’t ask permission to reprint it. It was written by my idol and close personal friend, “El Comandante” Erik McVay, founder of The Website That Shall Not Be Named – formerly known as SEWA.…
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Column HR92
The world was Barry’s. He just let us live in it.
Mention the name William Shatner and the image of James T. Kirk, captain of the USS Enterprise on Star Trek, comes to mind or maybe even an older Shatner doing commercials for Priceline.com. Lately Shatner has been walking …
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Column HR91
Take this Jason Collins!
Very seldom does Toeing the Oche break a blockbuster news story.
Like most dart writer’s plying their craft, it damn sure ain’t art. The ODC picks up bits and pieces, adds little darts gossip mixed in with a “tad” of mindless rambling for good measure.…
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Column 446
180! Fascinating Darts Facts – a Review
Far be it from me to correct Patrick Chaplin, but I must. “Trust me – I’m a doctor,” he writes in the introduction to his newest book, 180! Fascinating Darts Facts.
I’ve read the book twice, circled passages, underlined words, folded …
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Dartoid's ColumnThursday, April 25, 2013
Column HR90
Is it all lost for Adrian Lewis?
The former football coach at Florida State University, Bobby Bowden, was introduced to an adoring crowd as “St. Bobby.” After taking the microphone he explained, “The difference between a halo and a noose is about six inches.” With that short sentence Coach …
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