Julian explains that he has known Tommy since high school. He also describes him as 'Tommy Bean' because he use to carry around a bag of "bennies" which is a street term for Amphetamines, and would say "here comes Tommy Bean with his bag of beans." Tommy also carries a slingshot around as a weapon of choice and often aggressively threatens people with it, but never actually uses it. It is also described by Julian in Season 10 that Tommy is a "pill popping" drug addict, and is shown to exhibit mannerisms and gestures of someone that uses hard drugs, such as fast pacing, shouting and outbursts of rage.