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Biography
Danny "GC" Brown (26)
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Occupation: Maintenance Man

Danny Brown deems himself a true SURVIVOR, having overcome a difficult childhood including homelessness, and a mother who constantly moved both him and his brother to temporary housing. However, despite his hardships, Brown was resilient and optimistic.

As a child, Brown learned to swim and fish in the Colorado River and developed a lifelong love of the outdoors. He said he would quit his job to live outside if he could. His hobbies include producing music, fishing and traveling. He enjoys playing basketball and lifting weights whenever he gets the chance. He describes himself as adventurous, outgoing and silly, and he doesn't like dishonest people.

Brown currently works as a maintenance supervisor for the apartment complex where he lives and claims that making it through the week there is a challenge in itself. His job consists of cleaning, painting, plumbing, electrical repairs and customer service for the tenants.

He believes that his determination, hard work and social skills can get him to the end.

Brown lives in Portland, Oregon with his girlfriend, Shannan. He shares his home with his dog Chica, a cat named Scout and five snakes. His birth date is July 13, 1982.

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marigold:
An interesting article with Danny GC Brown:

Any way I can get in there to get that million, I’m trying to do it

Danny “GC” Brown was the first Survivor Gabon contestant I talked to, and I was the first reporter he talked to (there were a total of six media outlets there, including CBS’ official publicity crew). Danny is apparently going by “GC” on the show, although in our conversation he referred to himself as “DB” at least once. In some ways, that seems to reflect his search for identity, both in the game and otherwise. He does maintenance for an apartment complex in Portland, Oregon, but he told me that his true passion is music. “I produce beats, I rap, write raps, I record other people. But, that’s really my main passion. I would like to get in the music industry one day,” he said.

As to the game, he didn’t seem to have a clear strategy at all, which is arguably the best strategy for Survivor, but he also doesn’t really seem to have a day-one strategy, which could be problematic. “I’m going to try every angle I can, man. I’m not limiting myself to just one thing. Any way I can get in there to get that million, I’m trying to do it,” he said.

He laughed throughout our conversation, perhaps nervously, but also coming across as if he’s just thrilled to be there and isn’t bothering to hide it because he’s so excited. He’s 26, but came off as a lot younger because he didn’t seem beaten down by the world, even though he has plenty of reasons to be, like being homeless as a child. That’s why Danny ranks in the top tier of my list, because he was hard not to like and came across as completely genuine.

That said, he wasn’t exactly open, mentioning his difficult childhood only in vague terms, and saying he wasn’t sure whether or not he’d share his story with his tribemates. While he wouldn’t give me specifics about the “choices that weren’t the best,” he did discuss how being in boot camp prepared him for the game—and how he prepared himself by doing everything from practicing building fires to not eating breakfast. Listen to him talk about his childhood, preparation, and his name:

Link: http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_gabon/2008_Sep_02_danny_brown_interview

marigold:
An interesting article an interview with GC:

Survivor: Gabon Danny "GC" Brown Eliminated

How did the tribe swap affect your game?
GC: Well, I think it actually helped me a little bit. If it had happened maybe I would have gotten voted off sooner. Because I think Randy, Matty and Susie were all plotting to vote me out anyway, so maybe that would have happened maybe not. But other than that it really didn't affect my game too much.

Considering you stepped down as tribe leader during the first few days at camp, do you feel that your heart just wasn't in the game?
GC: I wouldn't say that. I just knew that I didn't want to be the leader before I even started the game. Not because I have a problem with being the leader in real life, it's just that under those circumstances the leaders tend to get voted out because of the decisions that they make. Whether being in a challenge or just around the camp or if people don't like the way someone's leading the tribe, people will just use that as a reason to vote you out. And I didn't want to have that target on my back either, so before I went into the game I was just planning on flying under the radar — helping out as much as I could around camp. And just being a person that they felt like would be a help around camp rather than be the weakest link or someone who's too negative or something like that. And unfortunately things just didn't work out.

You said you were changing in ways you didn’t like. What was going on?
GC: Yeah, because I'm so happy. I'm like one of the happiest you might ever meet. I might be too happy sometimes. But you know I just am a very positive person. I feel like I'm a leader naturally like with my job and with the things I do in my life, and I don't know, I just felt like it was just too much for me after awhile.

Was it the lack of sleep and food?
GC: That definitely was a major part of it. We didn't have any way to keep time so we were just judging by the moon and the sun. So as soon as it got dark we'd go to sleep. And my problem was that I was going to sleep so early that I only got a few hours of sleep and I would wake up early, early morning like maybe 1 or 2 in the morning and I would be up for the entire day. That continued every single day that I was out there and after a while I felt like I was tired all the time and all we had was that rice and grasshoppers and stuff to eat, so we weren't doing very well as far as nutrition goes. It just wore me down.

Was it harder than you thought it would be?
GC: Definitely harder than I thought it would be because I expected to win sometimes. I know that the winners get rewarded and I was hoping that I was going to be on a winning team and of course it's going to be hard being in the elements anyway but it's a lot easier when you do win and when you can win fishing gear and food to help you make it through the day. But, without that it was even harder.

Speaking of the elements, did it freak you out knowing there were wild animals including elephants so close to your camp?
GC: Actually, yeah. It was mostly at night though because you can't see anything out there, man. It's so loud. All you can hear is monkeys and elephants and all of these animals making noises out there and they sound really, really close sometimes. You don't know where the hell they're about to pop out of. So, they definitely make you feel like you want to stay close to someone else, you're not going to go wandering by yourself at night though the jungle.

But you did take off by yourself during the day. What were you doing?
GC: I was going fishing because we had a challenge coming up and all we had at camp was the rice. I was hoping to get some fish before the challenge so I went out there and caught a couple of fish and brought them back. I barely made it back in time for the challenge. I didn't just take off and run away but that's how it looked.

Did you have any idea about the power play to vote Sugar out? And why do you think they still voted you out instead?
GC: I did know about Sugar because I knew that Crystal went through her bag while we were at the camp. After that they were talking about voting Sugar out, and I was like yeah, that would be smart since she does have the immunity idol. So she's a very dangerous person. So I knew it was a tossup between her and me. And I think the reason that they did decide to keep her is because I did tell a couple people that I was kind of tired of dealing with everything and I was ready to go at that point. I think they did vote me out because of that.

What as the first thing you did when you returned to civilization?
GC: I went and got some real food. I ate and then visited my brother. I was happy to be back.

Who do you think deserves to win?
GC: Who deserves to win, hum? You know what, I think everyone really deserves to win, just for being there. And I hope that the person who plays the nicest game wins because I was out there arguing a lot and I don't like that I did that, because that's not the type of person I am. So, I hope that it's somebody who's not doing a lot of backstabbing. I want a positive person to win. Maybe even Sugar might win.

What have you been up to since Survivor?
GC: I have been working on my third album, which will be out by the beginning of next year. I'm working on a website, you can check out my myspace at gc@myspace.com but I will have a link to my website very soon. I really just trying to get my music business really going good and hopefully one day you might see me on MTV or something.

Link:  http://www.intouchweekly.com/2008/10/survivor_gabondanny_gc_brown_e.php

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