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Article: 'BIG TOM' GETS THE BOOT OFF 'SURVIVOR AFRICA' 'THE PARTY'S OVER. TOM PLAYED A GOOD GAME,' HIS DAD SAYS
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- Roanoke Times & World News
- Article date:
- January 11, 2002
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"Big Tom" Buchanan's famous last words will always be "love, peace
and hair grease."
Wearing his familiar blue jean overalls and a half-smile, the 46-
year-old farmer made his last television appearance Thursday night as
a competitor for "Survivor Africa's" $1 million jackpot. He signed
off with those words.
Friends and family confess they don't know what the statement
means, but it's one of his favorite phrases.
Each Thursday night for three months, the CBS hit reality
television show depicted strangers shooting arrows, carrying goats
and memorizing facts, trying to outwit their competitors. Each week,
one of the show's original 16 cast members has been voted off by
fellow competitors.
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