Dartoid’s Column

February 1, 2008
Column 314
Murder on the Darts Board

Justin Irwin is his name and darts was his game – for a year – and now this most famous non-famous man in darts has written a book about his experience. Oddly entitled Murder on the Darts Board (although some might argue that Suicide on …

January 10, 2008
Column 313
An Open Letter to Sears, Roebuck and Company

Gentlemen:

You’re may find this letter a bit unusual but it is in all sincerity that I write. Since 1980, I have not entered one of your stores. This is because of how I was treated by one of your employees. I …

January 3, 2008
Column 312
The “Golden Girl”

I don’t know Trina Gulliver but if we ever meet she’ll probably punch me in the head and knock me out (something she once did in school to a lad who slagged her off) after she reads the first few paragraphs of this!

I’ve just flipped the …

December 11, 2007
Column 311
Jugs for World Peace

(NOTE: I wrote this for a friend of mine, Barbara Cooke, who has been known to throw a dart or two. She has promised me, if she wins, she will – in addition to her serious pledge below, use her celebrity to promote our wonderful sport …

December 7, 2007
Column 310
Hatton vs. Mayweather, and the Boxing-Darts Connection

How can any respectable darts journalist pass up the opportunity to comment on tomorrow night’s mega-reprise of the good old Leonard-Hearns-Hagler days of the 1980s?

Okay, so I’m not a journalist…

OKAY, so I’m not particularly respectable, at least according to women.

But …

December 5, 2007
Column 309
There’s a SUPER new website in town!

Some years back, after months of dedicated research and a lot of drinking, I published a column called the Top Ten Darts Websites in the World. It came as no surprise to darts enthusiasts everywhere that the list was topped by http://www.Hooters.com.…

December 3, 2007
Column 308
A Holiday Greeting to Dartoid’s World Readers

Dear Friends…

It is that time of year again to share with you Mrs. Dartoid’s and my adventures in this journey we call life. 2007 has been another year of magic and wonder…

Lori, who we adopted from Argentina in January, is almost …

July 8, 2007
Column 307
The Sun Darts Quiz Book

A new little darts book has popped onto the market. Compiled by Chris Bradshaw and published by HarperCollins, The Sun Darts Quiz Book is a fun read and, priced at roughly ten bucks, it’s a book worthy of a place in the library of any …

July 7, 2007
Column 306
Jojo Barellano

I suppose the news that Rizal “JoJo” Barellano will be representing his country, in the first appearance ever by a Filipino, in this year’s Professional Darts Corporation’s (PDC) world championship was greeted with a yawn by most fans of the sport. Undoubtedly when news breaks that another player …

November 1, 2007
Column 305
Is it time for a National Darts Regulation Authority?

There have been some incidents recently 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 this exciting …