Dartoid’s Column

Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Column 565
Do dogs understand darts?

It occurred to me after reading a Dave Barry commentary about whether dogs watch television that it was far past time to address one of the most vital of life’s mysteries. It’s a question that has perplexed the world’s best thinkers ever since the hairy …

Saturday, September 28, 2018
Column 564
Darts in America – 2000 vs. 2018

According to a survey conducted in the year 2000 by the American Darts Organization the average dart player in this country was 38 years old. This suggests that today on average you and I are about 56. In my case (and the …

Monday, August 27, 2018
Column 563
Rest in Peace, John McCain

Tucked away somewhere in the “sweaty hubbub of Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi is an air-conditioned oasis of American military life they call ‘The Ranch.’” According to Newsweek’s chief political correspondent, Howard Fineman, the installation is equipped with “basketball and volleyball courts, clipped lawns, a …

Monday, August 6, 2018
Column 562
Still more darts wanderlust (Cape Town and Bangkok)

“Now when I was a little chap,” recalled Joseph Conrad at the beginning of Heart of Darkness, “I had a passion for maps. I would look for hours at South America, or Africa, or Australia, and lose myself in all the …

Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Column 561
Preparing for darts in Cape Town

As I take aim at checking out the darts scene in Cape Town, South Africa (hopefully with a meet up arranged by PDC professional Devon Petersen) I am reminded of one of my more unusual experiences, from 1997… ______________________________________________________________________________

I’ve thrown darts in …

Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Column 560
Jerry Butler for Larry Butler

As Jerry Butler says, although his famous song is about love the theme can be applied to almost anything…

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Get well Larry!

From the Field,

Dartoid…

Sunday, June 10, 2018
Column 559
Dear Jong-un – Let’s Play Darts!

Dear Jong-un…

Please accept my deepest condolences to you and your family on the death of your father (and on your haircut) and also my apology for addressing you informally. I write in friendship to ask for an invitation to come to North …

Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Column 557
Just the MAPP facts, Jack!  And more.

About a month ago I pulled a column. It was titled “Darts Retail in the US: Savvy Business Model or American Greed?” Although I didn’t author the piece I endorsed it as “thought provoking and well researched.”

I learned very quickly that …

Sunday, April 1, 2018
Column 556
THE BEST BOOK ABOUT DARTS EVER WRITTEN!

I have more than 100 books about darts in my library.

Occasionally, I am asked to recommend one of them. I respond as one might expect. “Are you interested in a novel, a book about technique, a book by a legend about …