Dartoid’s Column

Saturday, April 20, 2024
Column 662
IT’S ABOUT TIME AGAIN for Rocky’s Annual Roadside Outdoor Darts Tournament!

There’s Marciano, Graziano, Balboa, and the 41st Vice President of the United States…

You’ve got those big mountains.

And don’t forget the squirrel!

Then there’s “Rocky” the darts dude from Parkhill, Ontario, Canada.

Surely this guy – …

Monday, April 1, 2024
Column 661
Gaga for Gaga

I have experience interviewing, or at least trying to, women who don’t necessarily fit the stereotype of your typical Girl Next Door…

For example, back in the early 1970’s, I did a one-on-one with Deep Throat actress, Linda Lovelace for my college newspaper. Trust me …

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Column 657
A great player’s years of unsportsmanlike behavior have prompted these words…

There have been some incidents on the American darts circuit that underscore the need for some sort of serious process, perhaps even a regulatory authority, to be established to sanction those who bring our sport into disrepute. In …

Friday, February 9, 2024
Column 654
Advice from my dog: “Shoot straight – like darts.”

It’s been a week now since my wife left town. Marylou, always organized, shipped her shoes ahead in a big box and then hopped on a flight to Houston. Her sister lives there. They were gonna go shopping. Probably for …

Friday, January 26, 2024
Column 649
Darts in Paris

If you’re at all like me the reason you took French in high school was because the teacher was a hot little number with a sexy voice named Miss Powell. Watching Miss Powell scribble cute little verbs on the blackboard was pretty special to me and …

Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Column 648
“Littler Effect” #2 – 15 more newbie questions/comments and “helpful” answers (ALL REAL!)

Q.  Any advice on electric scorers?

A.  Turn them on before use.

Q.  Any tips and advice on throwing better darts – like stance, throw, following through etc.?

A.  A good curry DOESN’T help with keeping …

Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Column 647
Who the HELL is Dartoid – and what posessed Paul Seigel to let him into his life?

It was an accident, a complete and total frickin’ accident, and right here and now I want to respectfully make my apologies to the world (and my wife!).

You must understand that, …

Monday, January 8, 2024
Column 646
“Littler Phenomena” spaws 21 newbie questions/comments and “helpful” answers…

The questions/comments and responses that follow are all entirely real…

Q.  When do you replace your flights?

A.  Every 18 minutes, otherwise you’ll never make it pro.

Q.  Does anyone know the distance from the board to the oche, …

Thursday, December 21, 2023
Column 644
A message for Eddie Hearn…

Dear Mr. Hearn…

Surely, I am not alone in saying the World Championship has been FANTASTIC so far – if only I was 16 and could hit a double!

As the excitement continues to unfold and as the players continue to dazzle, may I …

Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Column 642
Dartoid INTERVIEWED!

Crazy as it may seem, Dartoid’s World was recently asked for an interview by a college business school student named Samantha. Below is my reply.

Hello Sammy…

It is a great honor to be asked for an interview. When I learned that you were interested in my …