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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Dartoid's Column
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 Column
Tuesday, 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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Dartoid's Column
Monday, May 16, 2022
Column 613
Enough is enough is ENOUGH!
I am running this column again because some people have asked me why I have blocked them…
Darts and politics don’t mix! Not in my world anyway…
“For some time, I have been working on a column, struggling…” I wrote to a friend …
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Dartoid's Column
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Column HR341
Why “Oscillation”?
Dart politics. Boring?
A UK dart fan questioned the ODC’s coverage of the WDF. “You (The ODC) obviously have a gripe with (the) WDF on historical grounds.” The thinly veiled implication (accusation) was that the ODC had not treated the WDF fairly.
Even if true, and it …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Column HR340
Beware of false prophets
In 1986, the Old Dart Coach was covering the Embassy World Professional under the pen name of Howie Reed, a name which would become disgraced in society both polite and non-polite…
‘Twas the ODC’s first exposure to London’s tabloids and being lazy, as he sometimes …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Column HR339
Third time’s the charm – not always!
There’s a fine line between an average sportsman and a good one. The good ones always forget a bad shot or play. Like the song recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, “You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, e-lim-i-nate the negative.” …
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Howie Reed's Column
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Column 612
The girls had WILLIES!
The guy’s name was Nigel or Neil or something similar, not that his name matters. He was the only foreigner, a Brit, employed among the large staff of botanists at the famous Nong Nooch Tropical Garden near Bang Saray, just east of Pattaya, Thailand. He …
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Dartoid's Column
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Column HR338
Toast two Living Legends… Beau Greaves & Russ Lopez!
The WDF/Lakeside World Championship dropped the curtain Sunday. Most predictions made after the fact are “usually” 100% true. The Old Dart Coach can predict Howlin’ Wolf singing “We gonna pitch a wang dang doodle, all night long” wasn’t played. It …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Column HR337
Chuck Hudson tells it LIKE IT IS!
Golden Age darters have fond memories of the Lakeside Country Cub, Frimley Green. The names of darting greats names roll off the tongue like water over Niagara Falls. This week, the ancient venue plays host to the WDF’s World Championships. Most of …
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Howie Reed's Column