Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Column 551
Anne Kramer’s Laguna Sector
Back in 2013 when Anne “Sleepy” Kramer published her first book, The Ultimate Book of Darts, it was observed in this space that “For some reason Larry Butler, the most consistent player of the past three decades and only American ever to win a …
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Thursday, December 21, 2017
Column 550
Steel-tip ain’t no Olympic shoo-in – there’s (plastic) competition!
They call him the “Dragon” and he’s a former world champion. He has basked in the glory of his ‘sport,’ one that some describe as “just the right mix of skill and intellect.” Growing older and with a family, he …
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December 15, 2017
Column 549
The Greatest World Championship Match Ever?
As the PDC world championship moves into full swing it seems worth sharing (from May 2003) a replay of what many believe was the greatest world championship final ever…
In 1999, I sat down in a bar outside of Toronto to interview John Part. …
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Dartoid's ColumnAs one of my blues harp classmates, Richard Verrochi, put it, “I came to Clarksdale to do a deal with the Devil and found out the Devil was Jon Gindick – and he wasn’t dealin’.”
Gindick, as most of you dart people will not know, is one of the premier blues harmonica instructors in the …
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Column 547
Ohio State vs. Michigan. And DARTS!
The other day I posted my prediction (104 – 3) for Saturday’s annual Ohio State vs. Michigan game. I was generous to Michigan. I gave them 3 points because my wife and daughter went to college in Ann Arbor even though the university …
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Column 546
It’s Halloween! Or Punky Night, if you live in Somerset, England!
This evening, as we in America toss Tootsie Rolls into sacks thrust at us by sticky little children cleverly disguised as sticky little children in sheets, across the pond in Somerset, the Brits are handing out goodies to …
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Sunday, October 1, 2017
Column 545
The return of Mr. Darts Language Person!
Welcome to “Ask Mr. Darts Language Person,” the only column of its kind in the world, including England, dedicated to proper grammatorical usage in connection with the sport of darts. Special thanks are due to columnist Dave Barry of the Miami Herald…
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Dartoid's ColumnFriday, September 22, 2017
Column 544
It’s ADO Election Time!!!
Which means nothing.
With just 8 days remaining for those dozen or so people deemed “qualified” by ADO rules to serve as either president or CFO of our nation’s laughing stock of a darts “governing body” to declare their candidacy and then be considered and …
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Friday, September 1, 2017
Column 543
Trillions of gallons, darts, and a lapdance
When I learned that Hurricane Harvey has, so far, dumped NINE TRILLON GALLONS of rain on Texas and surrounding areas I was reminded of an article by Jacqueline Leo in The Fiscal Times that caught my eye a while back.
Don’t ask …
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Monday, August 21, 2017
Column 542
Eclipse Day Darts!
With all the drama and danger in the world these days (terrorism, tsunamis, monster hurricanes, and the spiraling rise in the price of gasoline – and now the eclipse) you’ve probably been deep in thought, contemplating life, the future, and wondering just exactly what it would …
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