I’ll announce the stream on the LRR twitter feed (@loadingreadyrun) and on my own twitter account as well (@tim_lrr).

The URL will be http://www.ustream.tv/channel/behindlrr

This livechat will have two purposes:

1) I want to hang out with and talk to you guys, because you’re awesome.

2) I want to talk about the Runners and their future and get some input from all of you.

With the switchover to the Escapist, things have definitely changed around here, and the Runners have to change to reflect that. Before we go and do anything drastic, though, I’d like to hear some opinions from the people who will be affected most. I also want to be able to give you some warning before any changes happen.

I hope you all tune in and that this will be informative and productive.

–Tim

This year, we want to do the same thing, but we’re restricting voting to only members of the Runners fan club.

To vote, check out the forum thread here. All of the rules are in the thread.

"For more info check out LoadingReadyRunners.com"

We’re big fans of the environment (it’s where we keep all our stuff), so we know it’s important to recycle.

Help us out by recycling the beats from the latest episode of commodoreHUSTLE and make your own rap, or remix ours, do whatever you want as long as it uses some of Jer’s phat beats!

Here’s an instrumental MP3 of the track, and for those with a Mac, the Garageband file, for maximum remixation.

• Runners Rap MP3 (right click to save)
• Garageband ‘09 File (right click to save)
• Garageband ‘07 File (right click to save, when you open it “Skip” the missing file dialog)

Send in your completed remix(es) by June 15, 2009. The entry deemed most awesome by The Bosses gets a medal and eternal fame. So get cracking, Runners, you’ve got two weeks!

You can see the original lyrics by clicking “Read More.”

Original Lyrics

The runners are back -crack-crack on the streets
With a dot-dot-circle we’re the triad to beat
Although we’re white we rep rights for minorities
And appreciate the nuance of their comedy

We don’t torture puppies and we don’t beat girls
But we’ll photoshop your assets with mosaic and twirl
We’re the hardest crop of nerds in the V8V
You’ll know we’re coming by the laughter of our enemies

We’re not above the law and we’re not about the fame
We think communist dictatorships are really pretty lame
Our beats may not be fresh, but they’re ziplocked and cooled
And our fans will never notice, like dark helmet we’ve FOOLED YOU

The runners are sweet
We own these streets
Or at least we’re considering a layaway lease
You can use these leet beats to write your own song
For info check out loadingreadyrunners.com