Below is Gabe's Chat Highlights lifted from Survivorfever.net.

<http://survivorfever.net/final_chat_gabe.html>

I was in on the chat and this is very accurate but not verbatim.

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From your audition video it appears that competition was one of your main drives in coming on Survivor. However this appears to be in contridiction to your "let's see how living with 8 strangers" theory and "I am not playing the game" theory. What was your agenda?
Survivor is a very different type of game than I've ever played because the currency is people. You're voting people out of your life. That's a much harder kind of competition and for me it wasn't worth it.

Would you have changed your strategy in the game if you were to play again or would you stick to your beliefs?
I wouldn't change anything.

Have you ever thought about how you may have taken somone's chances away, who needed the money, just so you could have a sociological experience?
I really need the money! But I think it was time for someone to go on Survivor for the experience and not the prize.

What did you think of the way John went against you? The two of you seemed tight.
John and I were very good friends out there and will remain friends. I was out there for the experience and John was out there for the game. I don't judge him for how he played.

Didn't you expect that you would be voted on after your altercation with John?
I knew all day that I would be voted off. Rob made it very clear that either I would have to form an alliance with the Maraamu or I would be voted off by all 7 of them

Can you tell us anything about Zoe? We don't see that much of her on the show.
Zoe was an incredibly strong and delightful person to be with. We talked alot about her son and shared some really great times.

Paschal said in previews that you were like his son. Did you feel that he was like your father?
The connection between Pappy and me is definitely familial but it's almost like brothers.

If you could choose one person from Survivor to never see or hear from again, who would it be?
I wouldn't do that. This is an experience that will permanently bond the 16 of us.

Who would you say you related to most on Rotu?
John, he and I were definitely the most alike out there on Rotu.

There has been much criticism of Sean and his attitude, bringing up the race issue. What do you think?
I think that is a topic that Sean will have to deal with. That's nobody's issue but his.

Can you address the rumors that your teeth were damaged?
I cracked one of my teeth all the way thru when we first started. I couldn't chew on the right side of my mouth.

Did you expect to not make it very far since you were just in it for the experience?
I never expected to win. I guess I thought my strategy would take me only to my first tribal council.

Did it make you mad seeing the old Rotu members raid your camp?
That was hilarious! Neleh, Paschal and Kathy knew where everything was.

There is a rumor that you and Sean knew each other prior to Survivor. Any idea how that rumor got started?
The rumor was started because Sean has been to the bar that I used to work at but so did Michael Rappaport. But we never interacted or hung out.

What will you do now?
I'll do what I've always done, focus on the journey and not the destination. Try something new, like adventure racing.

Does everyone who worked at Belly have great rhyming skillz? You and Boogie are da bomb.
That was the first rap of my life! I picked up a few skills from Mike Boogie.

I think that the most hurtful thing I saw last night was when John voted and said that you are undependable.
John was speaking in context of this game. That I was not going to help his alliance.

Did you tell Rob M. that you were going to vote for him. Because it looked like they were leaning towards John.
I asked Rob if I could vote for him after our conversation about my game. He was just a fall guy. I didn't want to vote for anyone.

Were you portrayed accurately?
You lose alot of editing, but I liked what I saw.

Of the previous Survivors voted off, who do you think deserves the most to be sent packing, who the least?
No one deserves to get voted off.

What made you decide to take your teddy bear?
I really wanted to take something that would remind me not to take it too seriously. I really wanted to take a journal and a noseflute.

During the raid, what was the most important item that was taken?
Our limes. Limes were like candy out there and it was our only fruit

Many people are saying that last night's reward challenge was a set up so you guys could lose. Do you believe that tiki was placed so that you couldn't see it well?
I don't know if it was placed so that we couldn't see it, and it hardly matters now.

Did you feel that your new tribe members worked as well as the ones that you lost?
Sean and Rob and Vee came from a very different tribe where they emotional and physical game dynamic was very different. It was a difficult adjustment for them.

Did you lose any weight and how much?
I lost 12 pounds. I lost 12 pounds on the island and gained 20 pounds back in a week. I had stretch marks on my stomach. I looked like a pregnant woman.

How much of the island did you get to explore?
You're pretty limited with a couple miles radius that you can explore. But what I saw was spectacular.

Who do you normally watch Survivor with on Thursdays and were they surprised to see you get voted off?
I usually watch by myself but it's such an influx of these emotions. My friends are all excited I was on the show. My Mom was very sad I got voted off but it's been so much fun for Celo my hometown.

Your hometown of Celo is an "alternative community". What exactly is that?
Celo is an alternative community with Quaker roots in the western mountains of North Carolina. An alternative community is a planned community where everyone shares similar ideals. To live there you have to apply and meet with members of the community. If you're accepted then it's land for free.

How would you compare Nuku Hiva with previous Survivor locations?
Beautiful! Magical forest to be living in.

What's the first thing you ate when you got back?
All I did was eat for 5 days. Mostly peanut butter and chocolate. You really miss the sweets.

Were you attracted to anyone on the island?
I wasn't attracted romantically to anyone but was attracted to everyone's dynamic personalities.

After the swap, Kathy said she could see you guys losing the challenge on purpose. Did you feel bad beating your tribemates?
Throwing a challenge never came up. I wanted to avoid tribal council.

Are you in NYC? What do you plan on seeing before returning home?
A Knicks game tonight and the Museum of Modern Art.

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I thought it was interesting that CBS let him address some internet rumors. There isn't a lot here and on the whole, he was very diplomatic in his answers. I also found it interesting that he didn't even think about throwing the EP4 challenge as he thought that would lead to an even earlier eviction for him.