Monday, August 11, 2014
Column HR118
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 …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Column 468
Where’s there’s smoke there’s fire!
Smoke is billowing about the private ADO “empire” like at Hamas House on a crisp mid-summer’s eve.
There are embers too. Lots of embers. And there’s a crowd around the campfire…
A few are trying to keep the embers cool, attempting to stop them …
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Dartoid's Column
Monday, August 4, 2014
Column 467
If I were president of the American Darts Organization…
I’d go rogue.
I’d take BOLD ACTION today.
I’d let the chips fall, even if they fell on me.
Many, perhaps most, would submit that the ADO is irrelevant, a near dead organization walking, limping, crawling to its grave …
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Dartoid's Column
Friday, August 1, 2014
Column 466
You Might be a Darts Addict if…
Okay…
You might be a redneck if you think a family reunion is a good place to pick up girls. You might be Jewish if your greatest athletic achievement was in debate. If you own a $3,000 machine gun and a $5,000 …
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Dartoid's Column
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Column HR117
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 …
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Howie Reed's ColumnThursday, July 17, 2014
Column HR116
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 …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, June 2, 2014
Column HR115
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, …
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Column 465
Can the American Darts Organization be Saved?
The more I shake the bushes to coax out information – long kept secrets – about the American Darts Organization’s (ADO) financial situation and related matters, the more shocked I am at what I learn – and the more concerned I become.…
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Dartoid's ColumnTuesday, June 16, 2014
Column HR114
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 …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Column HR113
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 …
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