Inveresk Street Ingrate

. . . And Justice for All (1979)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:57:00 +0000

Tired and half-shoeless

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:49:00 +0000

First 180 of October

Hit it during a cricket game against the bot. I then proceeded to lose the leg (after being 140 points up). So it goes, Kurt, so it goes.

I shouldn't have been playing. I'm tired. And you shouldn't play darts when you're tired. But a 180 is a 180, and it's the first 180 I've hit for a while where the dartitis didn't kick in after the first two T20s.

98/50

"Hemel Hempstead is Hemel Hempstead"

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:19:00 +0000

Yep, that was a genuine piece of dialogue from a Play For Today. From 1976 . . . and it wasn't even using Hemel Hempstead as a punchline for a change. I guess there was never many laughs in Play For Today back in the day when you think about it. Though to direct any sort of criticism - however mild - at the PFT canon can result in a lynch mob turning up at your door.

Anyway, back to the darts. The Dart Bot still thinks it's peak Phil Taylor but I messed with its head by scoring a Round 9. It'll punish me repeatedly over the next few days.

*The Play For Today? Bernard Kops' Rocky Marciano Is Dead.

The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)*

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:05:00 +0000

I don't make a habit of posting partial results and/or breakdown of a First to a 100 game, but I thought it was worthwhile this time to both illustrate my recent dip in form (with an added sprinkle of ongoing dartitis), and my (possible) recovery.

I'm still 5 points down in my '01 averages but I'm a bit more hopeful today than I was 3 or 4 days ago. I'll take it.

01-10 (3-7)
11-20 (0-10)
21-30 (1-9)
31-40 (1-9)
41-50 (4-6)

51-60 (4-6)
61-70 (1-9)
71-80 (4-6)
81-90 (7-3)
91-100 (5-5)

101-110 (7-3)

*Yes, I was listening to The Jam today whilst playing cricket. This brilliant compilation.

Carry on with your woes

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:38:00 +0000

Missed about 4 or 5 180s before this one, The Dartitis is really playing up at the moment.

Same situation every time: I hit the first two T20s and then my arm cannot release the third dart. I then jerk my arm in a semi-farcical fashion for about 30 seconds before I can eventually throw the dart. It usually lands low in either the 1 or the 5 bed. On this occasion it miraculously landed in the T20.

What with the League up and running, I can't swear off practicing but for the foreseeable future I'm just going to throw in the apartment. No playing - and losing - to the Dart App in the apartment. Just throw darts at the board to try and get some sort of rhythm back.

97/50

Play for Today: The Black Stuff (1980)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:54:00 +0000

Reacher (2026)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 03:13:12 +0000

55 - 100 "Well, that was fucking expected."

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:23:57 +0000

Opponent: Computer Level 9

Date Started: 31st August 2026

Date Finished: 17th September 2026

Two heavy defeats on the same day.

Isn't misery supposed to come in threes? Oh, aye, Celtic got turned over by Ferencváros in the Europa League tonight. That'll be the third pint of misery.

Duran gave an Oscar worthy performance as the invisible man. Hogh said "Tonight, Matthew, I will play Peter Withe, except no one will tell the referee and I'll get whistled for fouls every three minutes." Anything else? Yes, Arzani will return to Parkhead and score an absolute peach of a goal, putting the tie beyond Celtic. Arzani's the Iranian born Australian winger who spent two years on loan at Celtic and was only afforded the opportunity to make a name for himself in two fixtures over two years. That's right: two games. Marvin Compper made more of an impression at Parkhead.

Nice set up for Sunday's return fixture against R*ngers . . . said no one ever.

The darts stats tell me all I need to know. Further confirmation that my averages are down, and that I'm going through a sustained dip. A 'dip' suggests that I'll recover my averages. Such things are never guaranteed. Especially if I don't put in place a training routine which would help improve my overall performance. It's all on me.

What I am going to do going forward is to stick with the One80 Rectifiers. I need a thinner dart right now, and that's the best of a bad lot. I'll see what happens.

37 - 100 "Well, that was fucking awful."

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:16:44 +0000

Opponent: Computer Level 9

Date Started: 21st July 2026

Date Finished: 17th September 2026

Serves me right.

As I kept beating the Level 8 of the Russ Bray Dart App at cricket, I decided to take the step up to Level 9 for the usual marathon first-to-100 match. Within about 4 legs I realised that Level 9 thought it was Luke Littler on steroids, a Luke Littler on steroids with a sadistic streak.

The sensible thing would have been to abandon the game and go back to Level 8. Sadly, I don't do sensible when it comes to darts. That meant two months of 'What the fuck?' as it hit Rounds of 6s, 7s, and 9s as I was scrambling to hit a single 18. I repeat: Level 9. For context, the Russ Bray App goes up to Level 20, which makes you wonder what sort of game that would be like. I wondered so much that I 'played' a single leg of cricket against Level 20. Here's the damage:

T20, T20, T19
T18, T17, S16
T16, S15, T15
S15, SB, DB

That's the Level 20's stats. My stats are lost to the ether.

Back to Level 8 for the cricket . . . back to my station in life (and darts).

I'm toying with myself

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:18:00 +0000

Darts really does know how to mess with your head.

96/50

May to September

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:48:00 +0000

I hadn't hit a 180 in about a month so, for the hell of it, I switched up my darts. What do you know? I hit a 180 10-15 minutes later.

The problem is, I've been here before. And it wasn't that long ago. I'm not complaining. I really needed that 180 but I'm not reading too much into it.

95/50

MySpace no more . . . Twitter no more . . . Facebook no more

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:48:00 +0000

And now the end is near, and I didn't think it would be Lexulous that would be the tipping point. So it goes.

Proclaimers, Sinatra and Vonnegut. I'll take it.

A nice word for the final lap.

Happy Valley (2016)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:17:00 +0000

Happy Valley (2014)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:33:54 +0000

At Home with the Braithwaites (2000)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:55:44 +0000

Downtown

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:38:00 +0000

I can't buy a 180 right now . . . so I had to go downstairs.

Ludwig (2024)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:39:00 +0000

New downstairs neighbour

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:39:21 +0000

A funny story . . . but I'll save it for my memoirs.

Black '47 (2018)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:55:00 +0000

XTC: This Is Pop (2017)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:25:00 +0000

Miller's Crossing (1990)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:21:28 +0000

Sinners (2025)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:28:00 +0000

Busted Ruinate *

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:16:00 +0000

Busted on 180. (I actually went for the 180.) I've been here before. I just didn't realised how many times before:

The strange thing is that when I entered the score of 180 into the Russ Bray Dart App to acknowledge the busted throw, it recorded it as a 180 outshot. Did someone come up with a new rule change whilst I wasn't looking?

So, either the app is ~~busted~~ ~~ruinated~~ fucked, or it is just another reminder that I originally opted the cheap arse bargain basement dart app all those years ago. Probably a combination of both.

94/50

*I realised I kept falling back on 'busted' as a post title for such 180s, so I broke out the online Merriam-Webster dictionary and plumped for 'ruinate' instead . . . it's just not the same. (In a Matt Berry voice.)

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:43:00 +0000

'Have I seen you lately?'

noreply@blogger.com (Imposs1904) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:43:00 +0000

Posted early morning August 17th.

First 180 in three weeks. First 180 of August. If you are going to slump, go in all the way, folks.

Back on the Target Carreras for this 180. (I've since reverted back to the Designa Dark Thunders again.) Me umming and aaing about what darts to use, where to stand, am I left eye dominant or right eye dominant?, what grip should I try? etc, etc, all add up to the fact that I'm totally down in the dumps with the darts right now. I should take an extended break . . . but I won't.

I could have sworn the Van Morrison song was entitled 'Have I seen you lately?' Just another thing I'm getting wrong lately.

Van the Man. Half genius, half wanker.

93/50