February 1, 2000
Column 83
The Coin Toss
When one considers the lengths that the average darter will go to when searching for something — ANYTHING — to give themselves an advantage in our sport, it is downright mysterious that one of the most critical aspects of the game has, so far, escaped special scrutiny. …
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January 1, 2000
Column 82
The Mother of All Parties
My plans for welcoming the new millennium were set twenty-six years ago in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In fact, when the beer ran out and as the sun began to cast its glow across the snow on the first morning of 1974, my room mates and I …
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January 1, 2000
Column 81
Beware of Dogs Bearing Notes
It’s been a week now since my wife left town. Marylou, always organized, shipped her shoes ahead in a big box and then hopped a flight to Houston. Her sister lives there. They were gonna go shopping. Probably for shoes.
My dog, Colby, and I …
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(from Darts Player Magazine — December, 1999) by Rebecca Fishkin
Almost every time Paul Seigel ‑‑ or any other player, for that matter ‑‑ walks into a room to throw darts, the scene is familiar.
In a smoky room with dim lighting, Paul sets his beer on a sticky table and shakes his darts from …
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November 1, 1999
Column 80
Grand Rapids, Michigan
I guess my friend Bruce Gerber thinks I owe him an apology. It’s been well over a year since we met up in Grand Rapids, Michigan for a night of darts.It’s taken me until now to put pen to paper. But that’s Bruce’s fault. It was only …
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October 1, 1999
Column 79
Virginia Beach, Virginia
It’s been about two years now since I left my home on Cape Cod to relocate to Virginia Beach — and, as unlikely as it may seem, I can’t say I much miss the place. The tourist crush on Cape Cod in the summertime just plain sucks. …
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Dartoid's ColumnSeptember 1, 1999
Column 78
Santa Claus Throws in Thailand
Without a doubt, the dye was cast the instant Ville Pitkalahti’s message appeared on my computer screen. “You come to Thailand. I show you good darts. We go to Lucky Draw.” Hmmm…
Now, I don’t know about you, but I know a challenge when I …
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Dartoid's ColumnSeptember 1, 1999
Column 77
Blueberry Hill
It was in Sports Illustrated. I swear it was. In part (and I paraphrase), it read: “While the quirks and cliche’s… are undeniable, it is also undoubtedly a sport, no more eccentric than (others). It places a premium on endurance and precision and calls for (the) application of …
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Dartoid's ColumnSeptember 1, 1999
Column 76
Idiots, Beets and Chalking
It was in the embarrassing instant after I tossed up my second three in as many trips to the line and as Steve Brown completed the calculus required to determine I was still 495 points away from finishing, that the image of the “Man With No …
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August 1, 1999
Column 75
The Darts Spouse
I arrived home a little later than usual last night. My partner and I fought our way to the finals of the local Friday night Luck of the Draw. I parked my car quietly and tiptoed my way into the bedroom where my wife and dog had …
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