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Lars! Where ya been man? I've been a huge fan of yours since the beginning and I think ZDLP is a great step artistically and just as fun as the earlier stuff. I've seen you 2 or 3 times in Vermont, and once in Portland, Maine (I actually couldn't get into that show since I was under 21 at the time, but you and Chris and Bryce all came and hung out with me outside which was beyond awesome). You give off such a great stage presence, you've always been super inclusive with fans before and after shows, and your shows are some of my favorite concert-going memories.

I have a couple questions:

• 1. Any plans to tour in the Northeast again any time soon? ("Party with Lars" live would be awesome, just sayin')
• 2. Other than EAP, which figure from any period of history would you want to contribute vocals to a track?
• 3. I'm trying to get back into some design work and I'd love to work with you on a new shirt/poster/sticker/whatever if you're interested! I've done some work with Jesse Dangerously, Tribe One and Mega Ran if you need any references!

Hey Ran, thanks for doing this! I don't know if you remember or not, but I did various graphics work for you before (Life After Lesson Plans, River City Random, that Final Fantasy shirt, and that ninja turtles poster for the Race Wars tour) and I met you when you played in Burlington a few years ago. You're a really chill guy and I can tell that you really enjoy doing everything you do.

I was wondering what made you decide to move from your more traditional hip-hop work, like The Call, into what has become the Nerdcore/Nerd-Rap scene? Is the story you tell in Dream Master pretty much how it went down or were there other factors at play?

A few years back I drove 6 hours out to Portland, Maine to see you play at The Asylum with mc chris and MC Lars, only to get turned away at the door because I was under 21 at the time. You guys chilled with us outside the venue for a bit, which was awesome, but since then I've been dying to see you do a show. Any plans on touring in he near future? Specifically on the east coast? STC is the greatest