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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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…
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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 …
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Dartoid's ColumnFriday, June 1, 2018
Column 558
The Man. The Myth. The Legend.
As the Old Dart Coach is currently in the thick of his series on the PDC’s World Cup XIII it seems appropriate to remind younger and newer readers just who is the Old Dart Coach. The following column ran in 2011.
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As …
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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 …
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Dartoid's ColumnSunday, 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 …
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Column 555
The First Philippine Open Darts Tournament, Tacloban City
Until October 2015 when Hurricane Patricia slammed Mexico, the strongest such storm ever recorded in the world was super typhoon Haiyan, locally known in the Philippines as Yolanda. With sustained winds of nearly 195 miles per hour (and gusts up to …
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Thursday, March 1, 2018
Column 554
Throwin’ with “Bones”
Throwin’ with “Bones” is something my old partner, Chris James, and I talked often of doing.
When I’d return from my travels, often with souvenirs — like the spear once used by an Ugandan elephant poacher, which now hangs on the wall in his restaurant — …
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