Soon we the fans will be voting to cut Nike's nine Chosen semifinalists into the three last crews standing. But how well do we really know these ruffians? It seemed only prudent to hit the top surf crews with a penetrating questionnaire.

Today's answers come from Hank Gaskell, Albee Layer and Matt Meola of the Chomp Proper crew.âè

Q: Who's the smartest member of your crew?

Hank: Me. I am oldest and wisest.âè
Albee: Well it's definitely not Matt. Probably not Dege. And I don't think it's Hank, either... Weird.

Matt: I'm pretty sure we all think we're the smartest.

Q: Who drives the best car?

Hank: Me. It's a silver 2004 Toyota Tacoma. Albee crashed his truck, Dege has a lame low-rider, and Matt's is like mine but an ugly red color with no 4WD.

Albee: I just totaled my truck. It was the coolest. The rest of them drive Tacomas, but Dege has a pretty amazing little beater truck that bottoms out on everything. Haha.

Matt: Dege has a mental Filipino low-rider truck with rims. He really fits in. Especially when he's home in Hana.

Q: What's one of your crew's finest moments?

Hank: The intake. Can't go into detail, sorry.âè
Albee: Definitely when we hiked up to that waterfall to do the slide and jump and whatnot. You had to be there kinda thing. It was a great time.

Matt: Willie Vibes at Veg Out.

Q: What's an embarrassing crew-member story involving a girl?

Hank: Wow, there are a few. All are R-rated though. I'd say Albee and a Mexican stripper. Sorry, no details again.
Albee: Matt's sex life. Ask him.

Matt: Hank has a super good one where he almost took out his own eye.

Q: If you guys were a band, who would you be?

Hank: Led Zeppelin. I feel like they had a lot of fun in their prime, as do we. I doubt we'll ever be as Rock 'N Roll as them, but Albee claims he can sing like Robert Plant.
Albee: "Dege and The Guys."
Matt: "Dege and The Guys."

Q: If you had to come up with another name for your crew, what would the backup name be?

Hank: Maui Boys, or Rainbow Unicorn Attack.
Albee: Probably something almost as lame as some of the other crews. Haha. Naming your crew is actually really hard to do without sounding cheesy. Luckily we have that random Chomp Proper thing that no one knows about.
Matt: The Chosen Ones.

Q: What's your crew's official drink?

Hank: Coconut water.
Albee: Ginger Rush. (I'm only 20.) Matt: Ginger Rush.

Q: If you could choose your winning surf trip in the Chosen contest, what would it be?

Hank: Boat trip to Indo. Can't go wrong with that.
Albee: I'm not sure. I think a boat trip would make everyone the happiest. I'd rather go on some mysto trip camping in the desert of West Oz or something though. But if it was a boat trip, I'd want Carissa to come. Haha.
Matt: I think an Indo boat trip would be insane.

Q: If your crew could get sponsored by one company, who would it be?

Hank: Nike would be pretty good! Haha, but I'd choose Apple, because I need a new computer.

Albee: The company that makes Ginger Rush, or Naked Juice.
Matt: Costco, so we could have endless BBQ supplies.

Q: What's a good crew-member fight story?

Hank: Albee and Dege had an MMA fight against each other. You can find it on YouTube. It was pretty funny, but Dege is too nice to really beat up Albee.
Albee: Me and Dege fought when we were like 16 because we bet each other we could beat the other one up. It turned out really lame 'cause a hundred people watched and everyone thought that we thought we were nuts. But we were just muckin' around.
Matt: They bet $100 that they could beat each other up. After the fight they both thought they won. Nobody got paid.

Q: If you could add a celebrity to your crew, who would you pick and why?

Hank: David Blaine, because he can do magic. We'd win for sure.
Albee: Jack White. He would supply the crew with amazing jams at all times. We'd win just 'cause of the background music.

Matt: Cat Stevens so he could play music at our BBQs.