April 27, 2006
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Ray Carver
When I was in that bar in 1995, the person showing me what to do said to just hit the triple twenty. I said, “Where’s that?” The guy walked to the board and pointed to it. In my third turn, with my third handful of darts, I threw …
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April 24, 2006
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Bazooka Joe Efter
If I win the World Series of Darts (WSOD) I will proudly stand before the cameras and thank everyone who believed that I had what it took to someday be a great player.
— Joe Efter
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Nickname: Bazooka Joe
Date of Birth: April 25, 1967
Place …
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April 22, 2006
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“Top Cat” Curtin Closes Curtain in Final Qualifier
He finished in the top eight in Windsor Locks on March 18 and in the top four in Marlborough on April 1 but today in Somerville he took no prisoners. Yes, as you have probably already heard, Townsend, Massachusetts’ Tom Curtin – …
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April 21, 2006
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Dear Leslie…
Dear Leslie:
As you know, the essence of what follows has been e-mailed to you privately and you have not responded. You have cast dispersion on my integrity. I must respond. In doing so, I mean no disrespect to the AMOA, NDA or darts in general.
There is …
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Dartoid's ColumnApril 19, 2006
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A Brief History of Darts
(The idea for this story was inspired by a little post that darts star Dave Whitcombe made at the popular Superstars of Darts website at http://superdarts.resourcez.com. So I made a similar post to another website, the home of SEWA darts at http://www.sewa-darts.com. After …
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Dartoid's ColumnApril 18, 2006
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A Review of Hawaii 501 – Life as a Darts Pro
I’m gobsmacked! That’s a British term meaning handsome.
It turns out that I have something in common with a World Class darts player. His name’s Wayne Mardle and he published a book which I have just finished en route …
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April 5, 2006
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Johnny Kuczynski WSOD Profile — Part One
The little story I am about to tell you is true. It happened exactly as I am about to describe it. Honest. I swear it.
I’ve just returned to my office from a couple of weeks of business in Thailand. There are piles …
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Dartoid's ColumnApril 2, 2006
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Today they call him Bazooka Joe. Tomorrow it could be Million Dollar Baby.
After finishing in the top sixteen in Windsor Locks on March 18 and top eight yesterday in Marlborough, Connecticut’s Joe Efter battled nerves and many of the top darters in American, past and present, to eventually see …
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Dartoid's ColumnApril 1, 2006
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America’s Stunned! Dartoid Wins Marlborough Qualifier!
Okay, the title’s a lie. April Fools!
It was a stellar field that made the trek to the tenth World Series of Darts (WSOD) qualifier today. Brad Wethington was there. Davis Snider. Tom Curtin. Gerome Verdaro. Chris Helms. Mike Brewer. Carolyn Mars. Tom Sawyer. …
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March 28, 2006
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Tim Grossman
What will I do if I win the million dollars? I’ll just be happy recalling the day when my father first handed me a set of darts. I was ten years old. He passed away in April 2002 and he’ll never be forgotten, especially for pushing me to …
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