Howie Reed’s Column

Wednesday, September 10, 2014
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If you don’t like our culture, our rules, our laws, then f**k off!

The Old Dart Coach is easily led astray…

Some have commented that he “has the attention span of a goldfish.”  It’s generally believed that a goldfish has a memory and attention span of three seconds.  Not …

Monday, August 25, 2014
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Leo Durocher never met Leong Hwa

Okay, lighten up. This will not be another “Old Geezer Tale.” The last effort in that direction brought a silence that was deafening. This effort will look at one Leong Hwa. Darts players around the world known him as Paul Lim. As an …

Monday, August 11, 2014
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A Geezer’s Tale

When the Old Dart Coach signed his multi-year six-figure contract with Dartroid’s World one of the stipulations was that he deliver at least two columns per month. “No hill for a climber,” one might say. The landscape has changed. The PDC is kind of scratched off …

Wednesday, July 30, 2014
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So, you think Phil Taylor is through? 

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”  It’s then written that she said, “Let there be light.”  That was followed with her creation of the world.  It’s not that she didn’t have a blueprint to work from.  In her …

Thursday, July 17, 2014
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The Deposition

The Old Dart Coach was recently put under oath to give a deposition in a legal case. Part of the oath is to “tell the truth and nothing but the truth.” Any honest person would have no problem. For dart players it’s a little more complicated. They …

Wednesday, June 2, 2014
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Celebrating July 4th in England?

When talking and writing about darts it’s always best to remember that the game comes from pubs (which the civilized call bars). As such, the darting community is similar to that found in most any  bar – a combination of interesting people, boors,  jerks, …

Tuesday, June 16, 2014
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World Cup Reminiscings

The words “World Cup” to sports fans conjure up dreams of capturing the Holy Grail.  The difference?  The World Cup is real.  Eyes are on the land of  “The Girl from Ipanema” as nations collide for soccer’s Holy Grail… the World Cup.

Tall and Tan …

Tuesday, June 3, 2014
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RIP Billy Joe Clark

The Old Dart Coach’s search for the ultimate Greek salad in Thailand and the Philippines caused some concern for one reader.  “I didn’t understand half of this, but I liked it a lot.  It’s much more like you used to write – funny, sad, (I’d …

Sunday, May 4, 2014
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The Search for the Ultimate Greek Salad

Growing up in Oakland, California there’s no logical explanation for becoming “le amour” of a Greek salad or addicted to darts. But that’s what happened to the Old Dart Coach.

Perhaps it was just in the cards…

As a college freshman a …

Wednesday, April 9, 2014
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Bye-bye Whitlock and Newton. And that’s no April Fools.

Yes, it’s a little late for an April Fool’s effort but, being from Las Vegas, it’s no problem – the Old Dart Coach can decide for April Fool’s to fall on whatever date he chooses.  In Vegas, Cinco de Mayo …