Howie Reed

Tuesday, May 29, 2018
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A preview of PDC World Cup XIII

If you woke up this morning with Huey Lewis singing “This is It” in your head then you’re READY… as in just two days on May 31st (Thursday) 32-two man teams will toe the oche in the PDC’s World Cup XIII. …

Friday, May 18, 2018
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“High Hopes”

It was 20 years ago last week that Frank Sinatra died…

Recently, social media asked the question, “Why do Millennials like Frank Sinatra?” The Old Dart Coach answered without hesitation, “’Cause he could sing.” Seemed simple.

One of Sinatra’s big hits was “Fools Walk In (Where Angels …

Wednesday, May 9, 2018
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Ghostly prophetic…

After each column the Old Dart Coach receives a tsunami of questions. The most prominent of those is “Why don’t you just hang it up you ignorant old live-in-the past-know-nothing geezer.” The ODC discounts that question as it comes from the same 500 regular readers every time.…

Monday, April 23, 2018
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Welcome to the Three Dot Lounge

When the Old Dart Coach lived in California one of his favorite sports writers was Bruce Jenkins who plied his trade at the San Francisco Chronicle, lovingly called the “Comical.” Yes, and that’s before the state became El Habitantes de Republica de …

Friday, April 6, 2018
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Eric Bristow – another bright light from the “Golden Galaxy” extinguished

The skies that glowed so brightly over the Golden Age of Darts lost one of its’ brightest lights on Thursday.   Eric “The Crafty Cockney” Bristow succumbed to a massive heart attack, extinguishing a star that soared over the …

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
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Phil Jones – never forgotten!

The game of darts was conceived, born and nurtured in the pubs and social clubs of the United Kingdom. Like all sports, among those that become engrossed there’s a special unspoken bond. That bond is rarely shared with the outside world. Those that compete …

Tuesday, March 20, 2018
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Champions

In life and sport – which some equate – there are some undeniable truths. Beer is better ice cold, common sense seldom is, conventional wisdom is usually neither and according to Roger Miller “You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd.” With that predicate accepted we continue. In …

Tuesday, March 6, 2018
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No BS (almost!)

For 30-plus years the Old Dart Coach has penned hundreds of thousands of words on subjects ranging from darts to boxing to skiing, even including a stint for a throwaway paper as a live entertainment critic at Lake Tahoe. He’s plied his trade, such as it …

Thursday, March 1, 2018
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“Excuse me, but how do you get to Carnegie Hall?”

The Sultan of Sittingbourne, Mr. David Whitcombe, can wear many hats. Now retired from the Sisal Wars he still shows the wry sense of humor that was so often on display those many years ago. His humor was on …

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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“Big Baby” Lewis, the DRA and the Sword of Damocles

While enjoying the morning “Mia cup of coffee” (no Espresso Macchiato for the Old Dart Coach) he was struck with the realization that he owed Adrian “Big Baby” Lewis a sincere and deeply heartfelt apology.

It’s not easy to …