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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.surfingmagazine.com\\/wp-content\\/blogs.dir\\/1\\/files\\/2011\\/03\\/matt-meloa-wins-innersection-677x451.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Matt Meola\\\" title=\\\"Matt Meola\\\" width=\\\"667\\\" height=\\\"444\\\" class=\\\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21801\\\" srcset=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.surfingmagazine.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/03\\/matt-meloa-wins-innersection-677x451.jpg 677w, http:\\/\\/www.surfingmagazine.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/03\\/matt-meloa-wins-innersection-313x209.jpg 313w, http:\\/\\/www.surfingmagazine.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/03\\/matt-meloa-wins-innersection.jpg 1000w\\\" sizes=\\\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&amp;nbsp;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.surfingmagazine.com\\/tag\\/you-are-here\\/\\\"&gt;&lt;img style=\\\"float: left; margin: 0pt 15px 0pt 0pt; width: 172px;\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.surfingmagazine.com\\/wp-content\\/blogs.dir\\/1\\/files\\/2011\\/02\\/youarehere_2.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"You Are Here, Nathan Myers\\\" width=\\\"160\\\" height=\\\"180\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it weird that two BFF\\u2019s should surf so well?&lt;\\/strong&gt; Maui life-buddies Matt Meola and Albee Layer have been pushing the envelope on all fronts lately: innovative airs, paddle-in Jaws, wonderful wipeouts, online smack-talk. They surf together. Blog together. Enter Internet competitions together. It might be awkward if it weren\\u2019t so rad to watch \\u2013 both together and apart, these guys are raising the freesurfing bar. They can\\u2019t even remember how long it\\u2019s been going on. \\u201cMatt\\u2019s just kinda always been there,\\u201d says Albee. \\u201cHe\\u2019s one of my oldest friends.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;That\\u2019s super cute and all, but they\\u2019d just be two more undiscovered island boys if it wasn\\u2019t for the power of this thing called \\u201cthe Internet\\u201d: both surfers blew up on Taylor Steele\\u2019s &lt;em&gt;Innersection&lt;\\/em&gt; project (Meola won the first $100k and Albee\\u2019s a solid contender for this year\\u2019s prize); they tandem-post a blog site together (meolalayerproductions.com); and now, they\\u2019re launching their own YouTube buddy-surf web-series, called &lt;em&gt;The Isle&lt;\\/em&gt;.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SURFING: Is this just your way of never having to leave Maui?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMATT MEOLA: I personally think Maui is the best place on earth. We called it &amp;#8220;The Isle&amp;#8221; because this is where we are from and who we are. We love to travel, but in the winter we have no reason to. There will for sure be episodes where we are traveling and surfing other waves.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SURFING: So, what\\u2019s this show about?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMEOLA: The premise of this series is to show the world who Albee and I are. To tell the truth, we don&amp;#8217;t like where the sport is going right now, and we want to change it. The level of surfing is being pushed harder than ever, but the image around surfers is going down the drain.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SURFING: And what\\u2019s that image?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;MEOLA: The stereotypical pro surfer these days are fashion-hungry hipsters who surf mostly small waves and do drone interviews telling everybody exactly what they wanna hear. Albee and I are country boys. I feel like we are not on the same page as a lot of the surfers nowadays. So, in this series we will have the chance to state our opinions. We want everybody to get to know us, not only our surfing. We want to show everybody what the life of a pro surfer from Maui is.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SURFING: So, who exactly is putting this show together?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMEOLA: Albee and I are the main surfers, but we\\u2019ve got tons of friends from here that are underground rippers. We wouldn&amp;#8217;t be who we are with out the people we hang out with. So, if they rub the camera the right way, you can bet your ass they\\u2019re getting a shot.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SURFING: You and Albee seem really close. Is it love?&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;MEOLA: I once snuck in the bathroom when he was taking a shower and pissed on his leg, but that\\u2019s the closest our swords have ever come to crossing.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SURFING: Um, let\\u2019s change the subject. You\\u2019ve been telling people to vote for Albee\\u2019s Innersection over your own \\u2014 do you think he\\u2019s gonna win the $100k?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMEOLA: I\\u2019m guessing he\\u2019s pretty nervous at this point. Albee isn&amp;#8217;t the kind of guy who would want to win if he didn&amp;#8217;t deserve it. I feel like his part is a step ahead of them all. Mental theme. Huge paddle-ins. Massive barrels. And some of the most progressive airs ever. Plus, he could probably use the money more than most of the people entered.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SURFING: Will we be seeing much of Willie Nelson and Woody Harrelson on \\u201cThe Isle\\u201d?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMEOLA: I don\\u2019t know about that, but Willie\\u2019s son Lucas is a good friend and I love his music, so there\\u2019s a good chance of him showing up in Episode 2. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Albee and Matt\\u2019s \\u201cTHE ISLE\\u201d premieres this week on &lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.rockstar69.com\\/\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http:\\/\\/www.rockstar69.com\\/&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Watch the trailer here: &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\\"https:\\/\\/www.youtube.com\\/embed\\/ENOO7SoCcQQ?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Or just watch this, instead:&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe data-id=\\\"35768481\\\" data-title=\\\"modern atlas 2\\\" data-thumbnail=\\\"http:\\/\\/i.vimeocdn.com\\/video\\/244852071_960.jpg\\\" data-url=\\\"http:\\/\\/vimeo.com\\/35768481\\\" src=\\\"https:\\/\\/player.vimeo.com\\/video\\/35768481\\\" width=\\\"970\\\" height=\\\"546\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" title=\\\"modern atlas 2\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cModern Atlas 2\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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