Snow: Snow Business
Nicholas Jennings, Maclean's, 3 May 1993
AS A TEENAGER growing up in the housing projects of north Toronto, Darrin O'Brien did not seem to have much of a future. An indifferent student from a working-class family, he spent much of his time drinking, fighting and getting caught on the wrong side of the law. His police record includes several convictions — for mischief, causing a disturbance and assault. Aside from his skill as a street fighter, O'Brien's only talent was mimicking the thick Jamaican dialect that he heard on reggae records and in his predominantly West Indian neighborhood.
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