January 1, 1997
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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 …
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December 1, 1996
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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 …
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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 …
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December 1, 1996
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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 …
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Dartoid's Column November 1, 1996
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Cape Cod
The other day my wife and I stopped into my local darts supply store (Truman’s, 608 Main Street, Route #28, West Yarmouth) to pat the head of the dog that hangs out there, a sad-eyed mixed breed called Jack Daniel’s. My wife likes this old fellow. She’s always …
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October 1, 1996
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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 …
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October 1, 1996
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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) …
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October 1, 1996
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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 …
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October 1, 1996
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Congo
To get to where I threw darts last night required a harrowing three-hour flight in a beat up old Cessna — without maps or radar — through stormy African skies. To stay safely (more or less) below the turbulence we cruised just above the canopy of the rainforest and …
October 1, 1996
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Uganda
About an hour ago, by candle-light, and with a half-dozen wart hogs grunting their approval only yards off the oche, I took out a 109 here in western Uganda at the Mweya Lodge on the Kazinga peninsula in Queen Elizabeth National Park. In consideration of the conditions, I decided …
