Dartoid’s Column

Monday, January 1, 1997
Column 32
Kowloon, Hong Kong

The Hong Kong that guide books describe is a vibrant mix of East and West, old and new, where the “abacus is almost as prevalent as the pocket calculator” and “high-tech architecture soars above ancient temples.” At dawn, according to the guide books, elderly Chinese practice …

January 1, 1997
Column 31
Washington D.C.

Two things are guaranteed if you ever hail a cab in Washington, D.C. The first (as anyone who has visited this city will quickly confirm) is that your driver will be a genius.

His name will be Abdul. He will have a degree in physics from the University …

January 1, 1997
Column 30
Columbus, Ohio

A large brass plaque marks the spot where, on April 6, 1975 (or thereabouts), six guys named Albrecht, Castle, Moorehead, Pribble, Steinbec and Dupler downed a few beers and founded the Central Ohio Darters (COD).

Established in 1933, this little hole-in-the-wall of a pub is now calle Dave’s …

December 1, 1996
Column 29
Colombo, Sri Lanka

The next time you head out to find your neighborhood darts bar closed for the night, and decide you don’t want to drive across town, hear’s an idea worth considering.

Well, perhaps not…

Go to the airport and plop down about $3,500 for a round trip ticket …

December 1, 1996
Column 28
Negril, Jamaica

Last night I threw darts on a chessboard.

Amidst three-foot high knights and rooks on a checkered slab of cement I played cricket with a shapely native girl named Tanika. Behind me the sun seemed to levitate before disappearing beyond the orange Caribbean horizon. Just yards away, waves …

December 1, 1996
Column 27
Toronto, Canada

Facing a couple days of business in Toronto recently, I posted a message to the Internet’s “alt.sport.darts” newsgroup inquiring where the best darts bars were in the city. In due course, I received a message back from someone named Scott Breard from the University of Guelph, along with …

October 1, 1996
Column 25
Chicago, Illinois

I blew into the Windy City the other day, headed straight for what is arguably one of the best darts bars in the States, and got blown right back out… by a computer!

Now, I’ve probably whiled away more hours in more darts bars in more cities in …

October 1, 1996
Column 24
Horley, Surrey, United Kingdom

If ever you fly into England and realize you really don’t want to be there (this is something that happens to me literally every time I land) try stopping in at the Brighton Bell Bar. It’s off the lobby of the Ramada Hotel (Povey Cross Road) …

October 1, 1996
Column 23
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom

In the heart of one of the most scenic stretches of countryside in England is a quaint little town called Tunbridge Wells. Life began here in 1606 when some guy named Dudley, Lord North sipped a drink from a spring and claimed the water …