Darts and Darks: Lionel’s turn to black clothing and dart‑league memories

Lionel began wearing all black in the early 1980s to simplify daily clothing choices and later adopted cowboy hats; he and Carolyn recall playing in and running a local dart league where he matched shirt colours to his feathered dart flights.

Lionel says he began changing what he wore in the early 1980s and moved to wearing mostly black to avoid deciding each day what to wear. Around the same time he started wearing cowboy hats, a style he liked since childhood. Carolyn and Lionel recall playing in a dart league at the Moose and running the league for about 15 years; Lionel used feathered darts and often matched his shirt to the dart flight. The article also includes passages in Mohawk that repeat parts of the conversation in that language. Key details: - Lionel says he moved to wearing all black clothing in the early 1980s so he would not have to choose outfits each day. - He began wearing cowboy hats around the same period and remembers liking hats since he was a child. - Carolyn recalls playing in a dart league at the Moose about 10–12 years ago; Lionel played in the men’s division. - Lionel used feathered darts and matched the colour on a dart’s flight to the shirt he wore at the time. - Lionel and Carolyn ran the dart league for roughly 15 years and stopped when they grew older. - Some interview passages are presented in Mohawk and restate elements of the interview in that language. Summary: The piece is a short, personal profile of everyday style and local pastime, centered on Lionel’s choice to wear black and shared memories of a community dart league. Undetermined at this time.