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November 19, 2020, 10:16 pm
Posted by: Matthews

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The Master Sword has a blade made of tempered high carbon steel. The hilt, pommel and accents are cast in bronze. The hilt and pommel are painted a brilliant shade of blue, and the Master Sword comes complete with a concrete pedestal. The Master Sword is nearly 42″ long and weighs almost 9 lbs.

The Hylian Shield comes complete with removable handle and leather strap. The crests on the front are also cast aluminum, with machined bronze triangles forming the Triforce emblem, and a Loftwing gracing the front in red vinyl.

For a chance to win these amazing armaments, donate $6.86, or positive multiple integers thereof, from now until 11:15pm PST for a chance to win! We have mentioned it a lot this run, but please make sure that you both have a donor account, and it is up to date! If you win, we want to shout you out on stream!

November 19, 2020, 9:59 pm
Posted by: Nina

During our FINAL Night Watch of 2020:

We had our daily dose of Night Watch News!

We cleared Alpha Flight’s remaining challenges!

A Desert Bus Poster live auction appeared!

We looked at Mike Selinker’s very special Desert Bus-themed Apocrypha adventure!

Ben gave us a very special rendition of This Year by The Mountain Goats, raaaaah! <3 (cw: mention of suicide):

POINT GET!

We had a Liz visit!

Arby’s is with you, forever:

Can we ever escape from the Sea Kingdom?!

Night Watch Voltron!

We hit $800K AND finished the RDP list!

Thank you all SO MUCH for watching, your support is what makes Desert Bus what it is, we could not do any of this without you!


Remember, for the latest updates, stay tuned to desertbus.org. You can also catch up on the latest #DB2020 happenings around the web…

November 19, 2020, 8:32 pm
Posted by: Nina

Parks And Recreation Surprise GIF by PeacockTV

We have raised $800K this year for Child’s Play Charity (over $1 million CAD)!

Celebrate Ice Hockey GIF by NHL

HUGE Desert Bus thank you to everyone for watching and continuing to support us as you are able! We love you!

Schitts Creek Thank You GIF by Emmys

November 19, 2020, 8:07 pm
Posted by: Nina

When they’re not busy driving a bus across a desert, many of the entertainers broadcast as part of a comedy troupe called LoadingReadyRun. You might’ve heard of ’em. And if you like watching weekly paper fights, video game news, cross-country road trips, thirty-second punchlines, (not) serious debates about (questionably) important topics, and more, you’ll love this premium prize pack of LoadingReadyRun loot!

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The winner of this prize pack will receive:
1 LoadingReadyRun t-shirt. (Size and style to be chosen by the lot winner.)
1 LoadingReadyRun Pinny Arcade pin. (To be chosen by the lot winner.)
1 LoadingReadyRun playmat. (To be chosen by the lot winner.)
1 LoadingReadyRun hoodie. (Size to be chosen by the lot winner.)

To be in with a chance of winning, donate $6.91, or multiples thereof ($13.82, $20.73, $27.64 etc.) until 9:30PM PST!

November 19, 2020, 7:28 pm
Posted by: Nina

Surprised Pop Tv GIF by Schitt's Creek

We have raised $750K this year for Child’s Play Charity!

Well Done Reaction GIF by Aardman Animations

HUGE Desert Bus thank you to everyone for watching and continuing to support us as you are able! We love you!

Thank U GIF by chuber channel

 

November 19, 2020, 7:25 pm
Posted by: Nina

Time is running out for our wisdomous fish! Will they finally escape Tenopia, or be trapped forever in the watery Sea Kingdom? It’s up to you!

breaking news GIF by Jacqueline Jing Lin

To return to the sea farms, donate $5.41!

To head east, donate $5.35!

Donate until 7:55PM PST!

November 19, 2020, 7:04 pm
Posted by: Nina

Straight from our friends at Heroic Replicas comes this incredible pair of ancient Hylian relics: the Master Sword AND Hylian Shield!

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The Master Sword has a blade made of tempered high carbon steel. The hilt, pommel and accents are cast in bronze. The hilt and pommel are painted a brilliant shade of blue, and the Master Sword comes complete with a concrete pedestal. The Master Sword is nearly 42″ long and weighs almost 9 lbs.

The Hylian Shield comes complete with removable handle and leather strap. The crests on the front are also cast aluminum, with machined bronze triangles forming the Triforce emblem, and a Loftwing gracing the front in red vinyl.

Everything is a little different this year, so please tune in at 10:00PM PST for details on this donation drive!

November 19, 2020, 6:33 pm
Posted by: Nina

In previous years we have given you the opportunity to be the Official Sponsor of our beer keg at the volunteer appreciation afterparty, however this year (much like Desert Bus itself) this event must be virtual, and James cannot drink a whole keg of beer on his own. So instead you have the chance to be the Official Sponsor of James’s 6-Pack of Beer for the Virtual Afterparty! The winner of this auction will receive a certificate recognizing you as such, and James will also mail you a Polaroid of himself drinking the beer during the afterparty!

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As with all of our auctions, the money from this will go directly to Child’s Play. James has to buy his own beer.

This auction ends at 10:00PM tonight!

November 19, 2020, 5:59 pm
Posted by: Tim

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We’ve just wrapped up the last Alpha Flight shift of Desert Bus for Hope 2020. We hope you’ve enjoyed this afternoon’s collection of cursed toilets, RPG questions, videos of how things get made, and chill tunes. And we were visited by Jerry Holkins for much of the afternoon today!

From all of us here at Alpha Flight, thanks for tuning in. But, don’t go too far, because the last Night Watch and Omega Shift is imminent! Here’s some memories from today’s final Alpha Flight…


We review threatening toilets:

Jerry shows off some of his album collection:

What’s It Made, Round 2:

Jacob graciously concedes his Kindness War with Zeta:

We answer some of your questions about D&D and RPGs:

And, finally, we are graciously visited by the auspicious Wisdom Dog:


Remember, for the latest updates, stay tuned to desertbus.org. You can also catch up on the latest #DB2020 happenings around the web…

 

November 19, 2020, 5:40 pm
Posted by: Tim

As is tradition, our final Live Auction of Desert Bus for Hope 2020 will be tonight at 7:00pm PST for the oversized Desert Bus for Hope 2020 Poster! As in previous years, the poster has been illustrated live through the run by the talented and generous M. Lee Lunsford. Here’s a snapshot of the poster as it is right now…

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This poster that we’re offering during this Live Auction is ultra special as it’s the only full-movie-poster sized copy that will ever be created!

Remember, to bid on Live Auctions, you’ll need to have a Donor Account and link it to your Twitch account. All Live Auctions are conducted in chat at twitch.tv/desertbus. Be sure to watch chat for updates during the auction, as the chat is usually a few seconds ahead of the video feed.

And, don’t forget, if you’d like a regular sized, but still just as awesome, poster, you can get that at the Desert Bus store at store.desertbus.org through the rest of the run this evening.