The Squareheads

It all started one wintry type day in 1987. Two kids were hanging out in a park. One of them had a mullet, was wearing a Duran Duran t-shirt, and was named Daniel. The other could speak no English and was named Jan. These two were best friends even though they couldn't understand a word the other was saying. Now on this day as they sat there on the swings eating cookies and talking about Batman a bully walked into the park. His name was Anthony. Now this kid Anthony was jealous. He had no friends. He sat by the gate looking at them. One blabbing about Batman, the other chatting away in Hungarian. So this bully picked up a snowball and threw it at the mullet kid knocking him off the swing. And so began the Squareheads legacy. Travel forward to 1997. The three kids of Sherburn Street were now in high school. Anthony was the man. He was on the football team, had a group of girls following him around, was the teacher’s pet, and had a thousand true friends. Daniel on the other hand was in grade nine and was beat up at least once a day. Then in 1999 Anthony took pity on this poor kid who no longer had a mullet but still loved Duran Duran. It was during gym glass. As Daniel sat... more...