Howie Reed’s Column

Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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World Matchplay – Quarters, Semis and Final!

As years advance what were once young darters grow older. Things change usually not for the best. As the late Jim McKay use to say “the thrill of victory” is replaced by “the agony of de-feet.” When young, a T80 or significant …

Friday, July 22, 2011
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World Matchplay – Sixteen Becomes Eight

While resting on the couch with viewing fluid in hand the Old Dart Coach actually broke out in laughter. Here he was viewing the current best 16 dart players in the world still alive in the £400,000 Sky Bet Mobile World Matchplay and …

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
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2011 World Matchplay – Round One Review

Sid Waddell described the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, home of the £400,000 Sky Bet World Matchplay Championships, as a cross between Lenin’s Tomb and an Italian Art Gallery. Old Sidney was spot on this time around. For 16 of the best dart …

Thursday, July 14, 2011
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World Matchplay Preview

How many times have you heard “Games are invented for children to play?” Okay, so you’ve never heard it (but play “pretend” or this column is DOA). Now add to that “Sports writes stories that if found in a novel would be unbelievable.” That, boys and …

Friday, July 1, 2011
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Happy Independence Day – even to you POMS!

As those of us in the Colonies prepare to celebrate Independence Day, that’s the 4th of July for you folks from public schools, it’s a time of retrospect, to look back and remember. Some older folks may even recite the opening …

Thursday, June 9, 2011
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Wankin’ to the Darts at the Temple of Tungsten

According to the Internet from the year AD 30 until the present day there have been “…19 major world religions which are subdivided into a total of 270 large religious groups, and many smaller ones (including) 34,000 separate Christian groups.” …

Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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Anderson’s the new star in town. (But keep an eye on John Part.)

The Old Dart Coach likes to stay with a routine. He’s living proof that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” One reason may be because an “old dog” doesn’t want to do tricks. But …

Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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Memories

On May 17th at 5:00 p.m. the Sahara Hotel on the tail end of the famed Las Vegas strip closed its door for the first and last time. Local Las Vegans – that is anyone who’s lived here more than ten years and may or may not eat …

Tuesday, May 3, 2011
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The ODC’s “rubber” meets the road on the Premier Asia Darts League Tour.

Anyone remember the tyre commercial that used the theme “Where the rubber meets the road”? Well that’s where the Premier League 2011 found itself with just two weeks remaining. It was put up or shut up …

Monday, April 25, 2011
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SMOKE THIS you 6-10 split, gap-toothed English wanker!

Willie Nelson sang about being “On the Road Again” with such joy that it’s 100% sure that he’s never been on the road with the Old Dart Coach.

Neither could you use Chicago’s “Saturday in the Park” to describe the experience. …