Monday, July 10, 2023
Column 623
The night I threw against Philadelphia’s late, great Ray Fischer – 20 years ago!
A team came from jolly olde England, to fun city, on St Patrick’s Day
“The best in the world,” they were touted, when they came to the U.S. to play
It is true that they …
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Column 622
Darts in the “Last Eden” – Congo’s Nouvabale Ndoke Forest
To get to where I threw darts last night required a harrowing three-hour flight in a beat-up old Cessna – without maps or radar – through stormy African skies. To stay safely (more or less) below the turbulence we …
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Thursday, June 29, 2023
Column 621
Darts on Cape Cod… and “Chaos Theory”
It was 1996 when my wife and I last stopped by my local darts supply store (Truman’s, 608 Main Street, Route #28, West Yarmouth, on Cape Cod) to pat the head of the dog that hung out there, a sad-eyed mixed breed …
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Tuesday, June 28, 2023
Column 620
The origin, history and future of darts
Genesis
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty; darkness was over the surface of the deep. And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” Then God did some other stuff. …
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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Column 619
Donald Trump is welcome on my darts team ANYTIME!
Facebook went crazy on me recently. Long story short – I lost three accounts and all my darts friends. (Except for an occasional joke, I use Facebook for nothing but to stay current with goings-on in the wide, wide world …
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Dartoid's ColumnTuesday, June 7, 2023
Column 618
It’s COOP time!
I don’t know ‘bout ya’ll but when I think of the Ozarks what pops into my noggin is hooters, and I done don’t mean that place with the chicken wings. No siree, Bob.
What I mean is Hooterville. Don’t nobody know fer shore where that is …
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Tuesday, September 8, 2022
Column 617
OUTRAGEOUS! The ADO has gotta GO!
Yesterday, former ADO president David Hascup took no issue with current ADO vice president, Matt Stoner’s transparent reference to Howie Reed and others, no doubt me, who have long seen the ADO for the sham it is, when Stoner posted: “I just lump …
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Column 616
Almost 25 years ago… at Blueberry Hill
As the St. Louis Blueberry Hill tournament just celebrated its 50th anniversary, the occasion seems appropriate to share the following ditty from almost 25 years ago. This year’s winner, Gavin Nicoll, wasn’t even born…
It was in Sports Illustrated. I swear …
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Column 615
Girls, Geezers and Greece
First, let me extend heartfelt thanks to everybody who recently sent notes to wish me a happy 40th birthday. I particularly appreciated the perfumed letters (and photos) from Bar Refaeli, Elin Nordegren and Heidi Klum. To kick off the day, I had chocolate cake for …
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Dartoid's ColumnTuesday, June 21, 2022
Column 614
Are the WDF and ADO changing their names?
So, the PDC World Cup is over. Congratulations to the winning Australian team of Damon Heta and the guy from ZZ Top.
Now, as we plod through months of less exciting darts leading up to the World Championship in December, we …
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