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cares. To him, life is one big fish story,<br />

and he is a self-proclaimed expert in<br />

anything and everything until he actually<br />

has to do it.<br />

Like Sean, he met David in the Navy, and<br />

moved up to <strong>Buffalo</strong> and in with Sean<br />

about a year after Lori died. He was<br />

known mostly for being a loud, selfadmitting<br />

"Masshole," wearing "Big<br />

Johnson" shirts all the time -- unless he<br />

was in uniform, pretending to be praying<br />

on his "prayer beads." He didn't seem to<br />

take sides on anything, but in the end was<br />

always inseparable from Sean.<br />

He had some experience in sport martial<br />

arts, but couldn't have learned much from<br />

David because his skills were so weak and<br />

unrealistic, many new students of his could<br />

easily take him.<br />

Tony Fucina<br />

Tony started studying with Nine Dragons<br />

early on when Pete started teaching in<br />

1995. He had actual training in kung fu<br />

before then (7 Star Preying Mantis if I<br />

remember correctly), and it showed --<br />

unlike Sean and Pete, sparring him always<br />

made me work up a sweat.<br />

He gives the school far more credibility<br />

than the school gives him, and I do not<br />

believe he is part of the deception. He<br />

reminded me of myself, trusting and eager<br />

to learn from anywhere he could. Of all<br />

their students, I have highest hopes for<br />

him, and when he realizes the truth, it will<br />

deal a great blow to the school.<br />

Although he is no longer teaching at<br />

SUNYAB (his previous college), they still

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