When we raise money for the children, someone has to bring it to them. We trust no one more for that important responsibility than our partner and reason for being: Child's Play Charity, which has been brightening the lives of children in hospitals since 2003.
Going to the hospital is always a rough experience, but it gets rougher when you're a kid who suddenly doesn't get to do all the things other kids are doing. But with resources like games, toys, and books, Child's Play gives them more ways to enjoy their time and connect with their caretakers and other kids.
We're honored to be part of that cause, and pleased as punch that Child's Play continues to partner closely with us to make this wild ride of a bus trip happen every year. For the children!
It's the Night Watch you've all been waiting for: the grand finale of our Beyblade tournament, which will see Brett (Wizard Rod) face off against Matt (Soaring Phoenix).
Brett's Wizard Rod beyblade has been running the top of the bracket since the game begin, knocking out top after top to remain undefeated all the way to the end. Will it remain undefeated tonight?
Matt's Soar Phoenix seemed set on a similar pathway, until of course, it ran into the Wizard Rod. Quite literally: the Wizard Rod knocked it out of the stadium and made it a Soar Loser. But! Matt's determined bey clawed its way through a mirror match in the loser's bracket to re-earn a spot in the finale.
Are you awed by the Rod? Or ready for the Phoenix to pull off a Remix? Whoever you're cheering for, tune in now for the thrilling conclusion to the Night Watch Beyblade Rip-Off Tournament in the Matt "Cat Enthusiast" Wiggins Memorial Stadium! And then stick around for some Night Watch exhibition matches!
Ben thought he'd left Night Watch behind this year, escaping to the daytime hours of Alpha Flight. But just like Kathleen last night, we lured him back in with the promise of gimmicks and gags and then peer pressured him into (consensually!) eating our wets. Not only has this brave soul not yet sampled our wets, he has not even watched any VODs, AND we pulled some special new wets out tonight, so he truly has no idea wet is about to happen to him!
Starting 7pm PT sharp, we are going to host a Live Auction for this beautiful Desert Bus 2023 Photo Book. This is the hardcover edition, of which we will only EVER print four copies, two of which we're keeping for ourselves and one of which is a random giveaway. What we're saying here is: if you want to guarantee that you get to take home a limited edition, top quality copy of the Desert Bus 2024 Phot0 Book, this live auction is the only way to do that.
To secure this rare photo book for your dragon's horde of collected niceties, you'll need the following:
- A Donor Account on desertbus.org
- Make sure you enter your address so we can ship you this thing!
- A Twitch account tuned to twitch.tv/desertbus
- Link your Donor Account to your Twitch Account
- ???
- Reverse Profit! AKA donate responsibly by typing in Twitch chat 💖
UPDATE: The book has been won by Irsaan for $4,694.20! Congratulations!
"If you love something, let it rip."
These are the words our Beyblade champions have lived AND died by*. What better motto to design into a tattoo that will, VERY HYPOTHETICALLY**, live on someone's body until the day they also die? Surely there will be no regrets from that.
Artists of Desert Bus, we challenge you to design a tattoo (or similar form of word art, such as a wall-hanging) that incorporates the Night Watch Rip-Off motto: "If you love something, let it rip." We will pick one winner to receive a free Desert Bus shirt and gold DBloon!
Send your design to contest@desertbus.org with the subject line "Let It Rip" before 10:30pm PT. Make sure your image comes in PNG, JPG, or GIF format! Please include the name and pronouns you would like us to refer to you by on stream.
*"Died" in the sense that they lost the tournament. It's called "RIP" for a reason.
** We are not expecting you to get an actual tattoo at this time! In fact, we would ask very kindly that you NOT tattoo yourself for this challenge in the next four hours!
There, there. This may be the last Night Watch of 2024, but you'll be okay! We've got so many bits ready to turn that frown upside down. There will be a Beyblade final! A live auction of the Desert Bus 2024 photo book! Late Night Dub Fight! Aaaand Wet Ones, which for some of you could turn that frown right back to the orientation it started in. But maybe we can ease your pain with some prizes?
Live Auction
Tune in at 7pm PT when we'll be auctioning off the Desert Bus 2023 photo book, which (as has been shown recently), contains many scenes of classical art!
To prepare for the auction, make sure you have a Twitch account linked to your Desert Bus donor account.
Art Challenge
We'll have an art challenge on Night Watch tonight, and the reward will be a Desert Bus 2024 T-shirt! Instructions here!
Giveaway
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction Full Set (Non-foil) #3 - $8.65, ended at 7:30pm PT and raised $5,345.70
- Quilt Wark! - $7.77, ended at 9:30pm PT and raised $11,756.01
- Trakke Custom Canna Backpack Bundle #2 - $9.01, ended at 11:30pm PT and raised $8,946.93
Silent Auction
Available until 2am Pacific Time. Place your bid to win! No more bid sniping: we're running Vickrey auctions so simply put in the highest you're willing to bid and the system's got you from there.
We have not one, not four, but three silent auctions ending in 1 hour.
First we have Baldur's Gate 3 Paper Craft Shadow Box
Second Ceramic Dice Luminaries
And finally Mario Embroidered Tea Towels
Get your bids in soon.
ITS ALPHA FLIGHT TIME !!!!
Sadly its our last Alpha Flight for 2024
But we have a fun day planned.
We have fun giveaways ready for you.
Emperor Belos Mask and Staff (Signed)
Modern Horizons 3 Collector Commander Decks
We have three silent auctions ending at 6:00 PM PST as well
Baldur's Gate 3 Paper Craft Shadow Box
And we have two special guests today.
Angie Kelleher Director of Philanthropy & Partner Experiences, Child's Play Charity
And
Kirsten Carlile Snr. Director Philanthropy & Partner Experiences, Child's Play Charity
It may be our last shift this year, but that doesn't mean we're going to have a good time.
I come to you again with a new product report!! Today we were given a...big tube. Wow we are so original!
Many worms were wiggled...
And we even turned it into a little game with tiny balls!
Of course our new friend needed a face and a name, so welcome Cylinthia Manyfeet!!
There's been a lot of people...inside...Cylinthia...that sounds wrong. But we gotta give her the ability to dance!
We didn't have a lot of time with Cylinthia, but what we did was full of fun and...feet.
After everything I think we can truly give Cylinthia the rating of TOTALLY TUBE