Jesus lookalike kicked out of darts tournament for…looking like Jesus

A true story of a Jesus lookalike kicked out of darts tournament for…looking like Jesus.

Beyond the Bar, Darts Offers Bright Lights and Big Money

A nice little article on the growth of darts, and the need for a North American superstar.

Beyond the Bar, Darts Offers Bright Lights and Big Money - NYTimes.com:

RIP Roger Herbert

Everyone on the High Society team is saddened by the passing of Roger Herbert, who ran the NYDO.

Roger was a great man and a singular force. Roger personified darts in New York City, and he did a tremendous amount of work to organize darts for thousands of players in the city.

Most importantly, I credit Roger for creating the forum to make our weekly darts night possible, and gave us a place to go every Tuesday for the past twelve years and hang out together.

He will be missed.

Aim High

High Society Darts
Fall 2012 Motto: Aim High

RIP Sid Waddell

The great darts announcer Sid Waddell has passed away.  He always made watching darts even more entertaining with his wit.

Here is our tribute to him from back in 2006.  A Ship recap, as he would have done it.

The Dart - It's Way More Complex Than That

Taylor takes thrilling Matchplay Final!

The Power notches another championship.

Taylor takes thrilling Matchplay Final!

Snail

Quick Interview with Phil Taylor

Watch "Speedy Six interview with Phil Taylor" on YouTube

The Liberty NYC

A new bar from an old friend.  Best of luck, Glenn!  We are looking forward to seeing the new place.

The Liberty NYC

Darts Tips

New followers to this blog and our team can stay sharp with these darts tips.

Tribute to darts player Jocky Wilson

Tribute to darts player Jocky Wilson

Bullseyes and Samoas

The Spring 2012 season kicks off tomorrow night for High Society in casual fashion,  with an exhibition match on our home turf.  Come catch all the action while you snack on Samoas, Thin Mints and Tagalongs.  Nothing is more American (or British, or Irish).  Catch all the action at Society Billiards.

Snail!

Another season is in the books.  The inaugural High Society season ended with a bang, not a whimper, but it ended nonetheless.  The night of darts started out as sweet as a pile of Girl Scout cookies, as we placed our orders and prepared to face off.  Early on in the race to 9 points, things were looking good for The Society.  So good, in fact, that we started thinking about our roster for Round 2 of the playoffs.  But suddenly we found ourselves even after S501, so it became a race to 5.  Cricket has been tough for us all season, and last night was no different. Despite being way ahead in both games, Rich / Turner only managed a split.  And Fred / Scott ran into a buzz saw in the second round, and we found ourselves on the ropes, down 7-5 and needing at least three wins in D501 to keep hope alive.  Rich / Turner swept the first two games, entirely due to Turner's dominance.  He doubled in, he doubled out, and in between he threw a Ton-74.  A really impressive showing, capping off a tremendous season.  In the second round, Fred / Braley gave it their all.  In both games, they pulled out ahead, holding leads of up to 250 points.  It was a nail-biting finish, but in the end we came up just short, and lost 9-7.

We now have the offseason to practice "the Snail," the Snowman,  and countless (ok, 35) other variations.  Looking forward to the third-annual bi-athlon / post-season celebration, and we will see you all next season.

Post Layoff Playoff

It has been a long, barren stretch of darts desert for the Society.  Yes, we played last week, but the final standings were already set, so it was not a real meaningful match.  The last time we played and it mean something was over 6 weeks ago, on December 6.  But tonight begins our playoff run, so hopefully we will be able to hit the ground running. Just in case, there is this little gem of an article, which basically tells us to throw at triple-20.  Ummm, thanks.