Dan Love Thread <3

You're the winner if my heart. :(

:lovestruck: sssssssssssssmmmmmokinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!

I love how Dan was eye candy, I just wish he was brain candy too

Exclusive: Dan Kay dishes about his 'Survival: Gabon' ouster

By John Bracchitta, 10/31/2008



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Dan Kay, a 32-year-old lawyer from Walpole, MA, was seemingly living
the high life when a tribal shuffle left him as a well-feed member of
the Kota tribe that
had been consistantly demolishing his former Fang tribemates in
Survivor: Gabon's challenges.


However, 21 days into his stay on Survivor: Gabon, Kay's inability
to bond with his new Kota tribemates and the rift it caused caused him
to become one of
two castaways -- and the eighth overall -- to be eliminated from
Survivor: Gabon during Thursday's broadcast of the show on CBS.


On Friday, Dan talked with Reality TV World about why he didn't
believe tribemates assurances that he wasn't about to be voted out,
what had led him to
become so worried about his survival on the Kota tribe, and why he
ultimately preferred his losing tribemates on Fang.


Reality TV World: Given that [Marcus Lehman] had come right out and
told you that you weren't going home before last night's Tribal Council
session,
were you surprised that you were the one voted off?


Dan: No, absolutely not! I did not believe him for a second. Part
of what led to me being voted off is that I never trusted Marcus.


There was a point in the show prior where I made a speech. I said
"We can have a big alliance." Well that was more Marcus talking through
me.


When we first switched up tribes, Marcus was really concerned that
the old Fang members were going to be loyal to old Fang and -- being
[that there were] four
Kota [tribe members] -- why wouldn't they just take us out? We spent
hours upon hours making him feel comfortable, addressing his needs.
Then I would say
"Well how can I trust you? There's four of you," and he would say "I
don't know what to tell you," and that was the end of it.


Marcus made me nervous from the beginning and I never trusted him,
so even though he told me that he was going to vote for [Susie Smith],
there was no way I
believed that. I did not believe that at all. I didn't fully fight
because I wanted to remain political in case there was a chance he was
being truthful,
but I didn't believe him.


Reality TV World: How did you react [when you heard] the comment he
made where he called you a "bumbling idiot" after his conversation with
you on
last night's show?


Dan: Well I think that goes to Marcus. I think it shows a level of
maturity that is nonexistent, and it shows a level of arrogance and,
you know, he's been
hanging out with [Corinne Kaplan] too long and talking like that. So,
whatever, it's fine. He's younger than I am so I'm okay with that.


If there's people I identify as bad people, and those bad people
like me, well then I'm doing something wrong. I'm not saying they're
bad, but
I'm just saying in my opinion that people I identify that I don't like.


Reality TV World: Speaking of Corinne, were you aware that she and
her alliance were worried that you had found the Immunity Idol?


Dan: No. That I was not aware of actually, so that was surprising to me. I thought that was a dead issue at that point.


Reality TV World: After you were voted out, Jeff made a comment
that seemed to imply that the split 4-3 vote meant your tribe was
divided about who to send
home, but from watching at home it seemed like they just decided to
split the vote so that Susie would still be going home even if you did
have the idol and
played it. Why do you think it was a 4-3 vote?


Dan: (Laughs) I'm gonna make you watch.


Do I think the tribe is divided? Remember there was a clip last
week where they were saying "I think it's gonna be Dan. I was gonna
vote for
you," and [Randy Bailey] says that Susie's "gone too far in this game?"
That should tell you my answer, because I do. I think at this point
everybody's sort of getting on each others nerves.


And it's sort of like when you just asked [Ace Gordon] something
about [if he was] aware that he had a conflicting personality with some
of the other
members, and it's like, I've heard everybody talk poorly about someone
else. I've heard [Charlie Herschel's] name come up, I've hear
[Robert "Bob" Crowley's] name come up, and you know Corinne was always
coming over to me saying "I can't take Bob anymore" or
"I can't take Susie anymore."


So, yeah. It doesn't matter your personality, no one is liked by
everybody, and no one is probably liked by more than five people
(Laughs). It's just
the way it works.


And even if you are, you're there isolated with them 24-hours a
day, seven-days a week, so you're gonna get on each others nerves.


Reality TV World: Last night, Randy and the rest of his new Kota
allies said they didn't think they could trust you to remain loyal to
them after the
tribes merged. Was that accurate -- had you planned on flipping over to
the Fang side once the merge occurred?


Dan: I was hoping that Marcus would have a conversation with me
addressing my needs and addressing my concerns. Had he done that than I
would have respected
him a lot more and I would have trusted and been loyal to him. But I
felt he was a little bit selfish in that respect and so I absolutely
would have, at the
very least, voted out Corinne because I was sick of listening to her.


Reality TV World: All viewers had seen for the first six episodes
was what a great guy Bob was then suddenly last night we saw Marcus and
the rest of his
"onion alliance" talking about how Randy had managed to replace him as
the fourth member of their core alliance. Do you have any idea how that
happened?


Dan: Yeah I think it's sort of what I just said. Bob tells these
long, drawn out stories and they can be boring. He can at times -- and
listen I like Bob
and I think we all have our faults on this show, I am by no means
better than anyone on this show -- but Bob can talk down to you. And
because he's a
teacher and has been a teacher for a very long time, that can be
difficult to deal with when, again, you're with them constantly. And so
I think they
haven't necessarily had times in the episodes to show that.


And as much as Randy might be a mean guy, where people are saying
"Oh, Corinne's making fun of people but Randy is too. What make's
Corinne's
mean and Randy not?" Randy's just the kind of guy that, you know, you
wanna give a hug to the guy. He wasn't loved enough or something. He
means
it in good fun, where Corinne comes across as more genuine in her
insults.


Reality TV World: Were you surprised that Randy was able to work his way into Marcus, Charlie, and Corinne's alliance?


Dan: A little bit, to be honest with you, because when I first met
him -- and he laughed about this, I've told him this -- I said that he
was the type of
guy that I'd see on [NBC's] Dateline because he's a little bit off. So
I definitely thought that he wouldn't necessarily get in that group.


But now that I think about it, and I use this analogy and I hate to
use this analogy, you know how alcoholics have to have another alcohol
with them and are
always like "Come on, let's go get a beer and skip this and skip that"
-- that's sort of like Corinne, she needs to feel better by having
someone else [who's] mean along with her.


So I saw Randy being brought down to her level. But what it
ultimately did was create an ally, and that's something that I had a
difficult time doing.


Reality TV World: Last night, there were even some people on the
other tribe who mentioned that your Kota tribemates had been finding
you irritating. Had you
really not noticed that was happening?


Dan: I feel that I'm a pretty intuitive person, and yeah I could kind of tell. And that's fine.


I feel like I took myself out of that mix -- like Corinne and
Marcus -- I think I could have made more of an effort to relate to them
where they would have
found me less irritating. But I was so taken back by their
personalities that I just couldn't do it anymore.


Reality TV World: Is that what that "I'm a really sensitive person"
conversation with Corinne and Marcus was trying to address or were you
trying
to accomplish something else with that?


Dan: Yeah. Well.... At that point... At that point was when Marcus
wasn't addressing, he was saying "You guys make me nervous" and we
would try
and make him feel relaxed and good so that he wouldn't be panicked
every day, and yet he wouldn't make any of us feel comfortable and that
made me more
increasingly nervous. So I was trying to address my concern by saying
"Hey, you guys aren't the only ones here. We have concerns too. I have
concerns
about trusting you guys." So that's really what I was doing, but after
a while listening to Corinne I was done with it. I just wanted to get
to the
merge and talk to the people that I related to better.


Reality TV World: How were you cast on Survivor?


Dan: I was found while watching a Red Sox-Yankees game. It was the
very last week of April or the first week of May and I was in a bar
having lunch with my
best friend and they just came up to me and said "Hey, have you heard
of Survivor?" and they sort of talked to me and said "I like your
story,
would you like to come out to California?"


So I went out to California and then a few weeks later I was on a plane going out to Africa. It's kind of a neat story.


Source: Realitytvworld.com

Dan's smarter than people give him credit for. He was just outnumbered. :(

"I was found while watching a Red Sox-Yankees game."


hmmm he better have been rooting for the Yankees but being from Mass he probably wasn't....if he was rooting for the Sox, maybe he really is stupid..LOL..jk. I think he got a raw deal too Colton by an alliance that just might be a bit too cocky! Can't wait till they clash, it should be good! Fang FTW!! Kota sucks!! LOL

I'm rooting for Matty..I can't find it in myself to pull for Ken or Crystal..

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Dan Kay (32)

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts

Occupation: Lawyer


Dan Kay has come a long way from his blue-collar roots in Boston. Born
and raised in Walpole, Massachusetts, he was very involved in
athletics, especially
football, skiing and track. While in high school, Dan played on a
varsity football team, which had a long tradition of winning, a
tradition that has helped
shape his strong work-ethic. He graduated from The University of
Massachusetts, Amherst with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political
Science & English and
later would earn his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law
where he was also a member of the Moot Court Honor Society.


Charismatic, hard working and goal oriented, most of Dan's traits
were formed from the influence provided by his parents and a select few
coaches and
teachers. As a young boy, his father became disabled, leaving his
mother to care for his family and, eventually, his ill grandmother, all
while working as a
full-time nurse. In addition, Dan credits his mother's work ethic and
unselfish attitude for his strong desire to overcome any obstacles in
his career and
personal life.


Dan has practiced law in Boston for five years, which helped him to
purchase several investment properties. However, dedicating so much of
his time to his
practice left him depressed and feeling less than fulfilled with his
life. Prior to leaving for SURVIVOR, he sold off a number of
investments and spent time
away from his job, in an effort to focus more on himself and his
friends and family. He believes this recent awareness, along with
having an increased
appreciation for the people in his life rather than material
possessions, will help him succeed not only in his personal life, but
on SURVIVOR.


Attractive, athletic, single and a lawyer, Dan is set to make a big
impression on his competitors. Dan's hobbies include skiing, running,
biking, weight
training and cooking. Currently, he is training to compete in his first
triathlon.

His birthdate is June 30, 1976.

Colton wrote:

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He is currently dating BBAD regular, Colton Cumbie, and lives in Boston. His birthdate is June 30, 1976.

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Who knew one of our regulars was dating Dan from Survivor? shocking

Erika wrote:

Colton wrote:

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He is currently dating BBAD regular, Colton Cumbie, and lives in Boston. His birthdate is June 30, 1976.

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Who knew one of our regulars was dating Dan from Survivor? shocking

I heard he broke up with Colton though and is currently involved with a radio co host who lives in PA and is a Yankee fan. Any ideas on who that is?

Well I myself can SMASH those rumors. :) Although, I did here Derek Jeter was spotted leaving a woman's house somewhere near Hershey. ;)