Dartoid’s Column

January 27, 2006
Column 209
Brad Wethington

When I imagine those special ten minutes on television what I see is the final set of the match on the night I win the world championship.

— Brad Wethington
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Nickname: Bradley
Date of Birth: November 27, 1964
Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio
Hometown: St Louis, Missouri…

January 20, 2006
Column 208
Speaking of Buttheads…..

Holy Guacamole!

We’re only a three weeks into the New Year and all sorts of good darts stuff is goin’ on. Just last night in league I was on FIRE around the boards. I chalked perfectly, making less than a half-dozen subtraction errors. I didn’t spill a …

December 23, 2005
Column 207
A Warm Wind’s a Blowin’ for the Sport of Darts in America

Winston Churchill called it “the wizard war.” Historians trace its beginning – the race for outer space – to the day Joseph Stalin’s troops arrived in Peenemunde, the epicenter of German rocket technology, and found it deserted. Wernher …

December 20, 2005
Column 206
The World Series of Darts – the Countdown Begins!

As the momentum gathers for the World Series of Darts (WSOD) and the first qualifier on February 4 (in Virginia Beach) I find myself puzzled by a few things.

Despite the fact that the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), American Darts Organization …

December 6, 2005
Column 205
Queer Eye for the Darter Guy

First there was the Fab Four – John, Paul John, and Ringo. They sang songs, did drugs, and chased birds. They were British.

Now there is the Fab Five – Ted, Kyan, Thom, Carson, and Jai. They are experts in crap like fashion, home …

December 1, 2005
Column 204
Some Advice for 14-year-old Boys!!!

If you’re a 14-year-old boy who’s interested in girls and sports, the information and advice that follows is for you. Read on!

If you’re not interested in girls that’s understandable, and probably wise. I wasn’t either when I was your age. I preferred poker. Girls …

November 11, 2005
Column 201
The World Series of Darts — DETAILS!

When we last left our discussion of the World Series of Darts the line between rumor and fact was about the width of the wire separating the little bitty triple twenty from the big fat triple one. Which reminds me: WHY exactly IS …

November 15, 2005
Column 202
How to Become a Superior Chalker

The Ten Commandments for Keeping Score

Scorekeepers SHALL NOT:

1. Talk while keeping score!
2. Move about while keeping score. Stand still!
3. Look at the shooter. Stand facing the board!
4. Call out a score, of one dart or all three – unless …

November 1, 2005
Column 200
Old Stoneface

Imagine my surprise… my curiosity… my CONCERN… when I arrived home the other day to hear my wife, casually mind you, say: “a package came for you today; it’s in a brown paper wrapper.”

Oh. Oh.

A BROWN PAPER WRAPPER! What could it be?

I picked the small …