Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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The Future of the Las Vegas Desert Classic
It isn’t often that Dartoid’s World passes on the writings of someone else, let alone someone sane – however it is rare that word leaks out, such as those below from Superstars of Darts, Andy Fairclough, that portend such massive …
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Monday, March 30, 2009
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Viper Strikes Unique Deal
Professional dart player Tony Eccles, known as The Viper, has secured a rather unusual sponsorship deal, from the members of internet Darts forum Superstars of Darts. Over 100 members of the popular forum bought shares for £25, raising £3650 before holding three rounds of …
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Monday, March 2, 2009
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One year ago, this March, in darts…
March marched in just like them thar posh Redcoats once did into Lexington and Concord, and then…
BAM! BANG! BOOM!
Phil Taylor shows those who just last month chided his best days were behind him that, unlike them thar Redcoats… he still …
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Monday, February 23, 2009
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My wife has just won her TWENTY-EIGHTH Golden Nose!
This fall I will have been married to my wife, Marylou, for twenty-eight years!
TWENTY-EIGHT!
That would be a quick d14 – now BUY ME A BEER!
On average I throw darts three nights a week. And I travel. I’ve …
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Friday, February 20, 2009
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Sponsor a Professional Darts Player!
Much like the little ditties I’ve popped out for the past fifteen years, there are certain darts website forums that are just not relevant. But I won’t mention SEWA.
There is however, one forum, now five-years-old, that has been on the cutting-edge since its …
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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Help find The Phantom Darts Player!
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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The First Annual White Sands Missile Launch Darts Tournament
To some, the eighty-four mile, hour or so long stretch along old US Highway 54 from El Paso, Texas to Alamogordo, New Mexico might seem desolate, but it’s not. At least it wasn’t for me. Travelers will typically encounter military …
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
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One year ago, this February, in darts…
February followed January, as it often does, and…
…the Whyte & Mackay Premier League kicked off with a first night shocker as thirteen-time world champion Phil Taylor, using a new set of Unicorn’s aerodynamically perfecto mundo Sigma darts and despite a 6-5 …
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Dartoid's ColumnMonday, January 12, 2009
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Omsin the Elephant
I was lucky. Twice
I made it out of Bangkok – just four hours before thousands of armed anti-government protesters stormed through police lines and into the departure area at Suvarnabhumi Airport, shutting it down for a week. Then, due to a fortuitous last minute change …
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Sunday, January 4, 2009
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The Power versus The Man
The crowd has piled in, ordered the first of tonight’s 12,500 pints, begun to sing and chant, and most important of all – the massage girl is back in the press room giving Rod Harrington the first rub down of the evening. I really …
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