The tour heads to Washington on November 8 and 9 for a night of rolling back the years with darting action from former pros over the age of 50. In an exclusive interview with The Northern Echo, Taylor expressed his love for the North East. "I used to love playing in the North East.
I used to stay at Whitley Bay at one time in the guest houses there. "The North East people are salt of the earth, aren't they? All Northerners are!" One part of the region is particularly close to the sporting superstar's heart. "Cullercoats I fell in love with," he said.
"I nearly bought a house there. I love Cullercoats I thought it was beautiful. "Back then, a nice house on the front of the beach was about £150,000.
I think it's about 500 and odd thousand now, I wish I'd have bought 10!" (Image: Nick Ansell/PA Wire) The Washington event was originally slated to be the 16-time World Champion's swansong Seniors event, but The Power had to pull out of the line-up as a result of an injury. Most read in sport Get the latest news, sports, and entertainment delivered straight to your device by subscribing to The Northern Echo here - now only £2 for 2 months! Arguably the greatest darts player of all time, Taylor said that suffering a tear to scar tissue was "worse" than the pain after his recent hip operation. "I tore what you call your scar tissue doing a little bit of work too quick," Taylor said.
But The Power will still make an appearance at the event and will be taking on media duties for the w.
