Survivor




	ALICIA		AMBER


	ELISABETH		COLBY


	JEFF		JERRI


	NICK		KEITH


	RODGER		TINA


	DEBB		KEL


	KIMMI		MARALYN


	MICHAEL		MITCHELL

KEITH FAMIE

Single

Chef and Restaurateur

West Bloomfield, Michigan

Paella Pan

Keith's Final Chat
May 7, 2001 1:00 PM PST

CBS_Host: We are now joined by Keith Famie. He will be chatting with us for the next hour so send in your questions and comments! Thank you for joining us, Keith!

Keith Famie: Good day America! Let's get it on!

LuvDaColbster: Keith, how shocked were you to find that Colby chose Tina instead of You?

Keith Famie: Not shocked at all. If I would have won immunity I would have chosen Tina too. Tina was really the best player and both Colby and I had close alliances to her.

gotina: Keith . . . CONGRATULATIONS from Canton, MI! Are you bitter at all now that you know that Tina and Colby "dragged" you along?

Keith Famie: No, I'm not bitter at all. I don't totally agree with them that I was dragged along. I think that they had an opportunity at the very near end to choose Elisabeth or Rodger to stay, but up until that point I think it was a strong, team-driven alliance. They needed to keep me on instead of Mitchell early on because they needed to win challenges. No hard feelings at all. Most importantly let's not forget - it was just a game.

Ilovekeith: Keith, when are you getting married?! I'm so excited for you!

Ms_Kay: How has the show really changed your life?

nosila: What do you think of all the fame that has come with playing Survivor?

Keith Famie: I think the show has given me an opportunity from a life standpoint. I've learned to appreciate something as simple as time and how to make the best of the time we have. Not to mention the deep appreciation I've come to have for children and people from all the parts of the world that fight hunger on a daily basis. The fame that comes from "Survivor" - I think it's just a byproduct of the game. It's fun, but you have to keep it in perspective. I think it's kind of a hard job for individuals from the show to use it to some benefit or as positive result to help other individuals in some way. I hope that's something I can do with it.

Colbyfangigi: Keith, would you do it again?

survivorfreak2001: Would you play Survivor again if you could?

Keith Famie: No.

cool_chick: Keith, you Rock!!!!!

Keith Famie: The excitement, adventure and challenges of the game I really enjoyed. The inability to have communication with my children, my mom, my dad (who has Alzheimer's) as well as my fianc�e Katrin and other relatives makes the game unnecessary for me to play. Life is too short. In the two months I was gone, God forbid something terrible could have happened to someone that I loved and I wouldn't have been able to be there.

Erica: If you could do it all over again would there be anything you would change? buckhunter: Do you have any regrets, Keith?

Keith Famie: I have no regrets about how I played the game or how I existed and gained from my experience in the Outback. I do, however, wish that if I had better hindsight I would have seized an opportunity with Rodger to form an alliance at the very end and maybe the game's outcome would have been totally different.

Survivorrocks: Keith, what was the best part about the Outback for you?

Keith Famie: The ability to sit on top of the hill for many days overlooking all of the Outback and spending time with myself personally just really thinking about things I never really took the time to think about. As well as the friends I've made since the game's been over.