Howie Reed

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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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 …

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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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.”  …

Thursday, April 14, 2022
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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 …

Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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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 …

Wednesday, March 31, 2022
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It’s the SOUTH, Y’ALL – but first…

When a Southerner says, “Well, bless your sweet heart” they mean “Shame on you. You are dumber than a fence post turtle.”

FREE ANA:  Chuck Hudson, smarter than any fence post turtle, writes: …strange days we live in.  A dude can keep …

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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Darters invade Beach… but first, a FREE ANNA update!

FREE ANNA!  As is now widely known, the World Darts Federation has banned Anastasia Dobromyslova from their “We want a World Championship Too” tournament.  Their only semi-legitimate “defense” is that they are a member of the Alliance of Independent Members …

Friday, March 18, 2022
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THE QUEEN ABDICATES!

The fallout from the Old Dart Coach’s effort entitled “DISCRIMINATION!” has been like rain in Seattle – nonstop.  Like an earthquake in California the aftershocks are notable and just keep coming.

Just moments before yesterday’s column was posted, Real Dart Fanatics broke the story of Fallon …

Thursday, March17, 2022
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DISCRIMINATION!

Discrimination should NOT be celebrated, encouraged or expected.  This is particularly true in sport where competitors and organizations fly the equality flag, at times to excess.  Talk is cheap.  Action takes willpower.  Discrimination has many sides including race, color and religion – all ugly.

Darts has been hit with …

Wednesday, March16, 2022
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Here’s to the ladies!

The Old Dart Coach wishes a belated Happy Birthday (#80) to Irish great, John McKenna.  The ODC’s first Guinness on St. Patty’s Day will be for John and also Tom Firth.  Firth traveled from Dublin to last week’s UK Open.  He echoed the Old Dart Coach’s …

Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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Dart God bakes NEW DUTCH TREAT!

Every person who has ever thrown a dart knows there’s a Dart God (aka Tungsten Tillie).  It’s the voice that says “Pal (or Palette if female or Whisky Foxtrot Tango if declined to state), this is your day.”  A bit fickle, she is …