We have a wonderful pair of soft, squishy silent auctions that just went live!

First up: A lovable, huggable crocheted Hobbes doll!

Current high bid is $1,122.22, and was made by ShinyCrochet

Next is a hand-felted Doomabelle doll, straight from one of the best memes of the year.

Current high bit is $350, and was made by BlueChloroplast.

To place a bid, you’ll need to set up your donor account. You can get that done here!

Sometimes you want to feel fancy. And when you want to feel fancy, you obviously want to rep Desert Bus. And with this prize pack from indie nail polish maker, Treo Lacquer, you can! This set of three Desert Bus-inspired nail polishes includes:

Caramelldansen – a silver linear holo full of sparkletastic beauty
Vegas to Tuscon – a green to blue thermal (changes colour when warm) accented with red/orange/gold colour shifting ultrachrome flakies.
Order vs. Chaos – a premium multichrome polish that shifts through blue, purple, and pink.

To enter this drawing, donate $8.53, or positive multiples thereof from now until 3:20am PST! Please make sure that you have an active donor account set up, that way we can shout you out on stream!

We would like to welcome Channel Fireball as a sponsor of this year’s Desert Bus For Hope. They have provided us with Magic goodies to pass on to all of you for this year’s run.

Channel Fireball is the home of free Magic strategy content, as well as an online retailer for Magic: The Gathering singles and accessories. They have been in the collectible card game market in one manner or another for over 15 years, and this year they are sponsoring Desert Bus.

Thank you Channel Fireball for your support this year!

Don’t worry, we watched the night so you didn’t have to. It was pretty great.

We start at the top of the hour with the news:

Our long-time guest, Erick Blandin from Child’s Play dropped by for a bit:

Stage Friend Max hopped on stream, and treated us to a few songs:

Games on games happened while we played Quiplash while playing Desert Bus. It… Went.

The Dump Truck visited, and brought horror:

We chose our own adventure, and it was a totally normal time. Definitely normal.

And that was Night Watch, everyone! Keep your eyes on the stream for more shenanigans, more busking, and even more FOR THE CHILDREN!

It’s dangerous to go alone, so take this Take This Prize Pack! Normally, all of the gear in this prize pack is only available at conventions, but those are on hold for a bit. Never fear, though! Our friends at Take This have donated a Psychomancer Plushie; three of their Pinny Arcade pins: the original Psychomancer – their mascot and a guardian of all mental health, the limited edition Castle Pin – designed by Nick Trujillo, and their newest limited edition Heart Pin – designed by Trystan Falcone; a Take This Tote Bag with the message “Take a breath, you’ve got this”; and the classic Take This / Wyrmwood Box of Hope.

To enter this giveaway, donate $6.12, or positive multiples thereof, until 11:40pm PST for a chance to enter! As always, please make sure that your donor account is set up, so that we can give you a shout-out on stream if you win!

As the weather chills, you need a way to stay warm. But how to stay cozy while keeping your villain cred? With this amazing Emrakul Kigurumi of course!

Features:
– Custom-printed fleece based off of the original card art
– Floppy Eldritch tentacles
– Front zipper
– In-seam pockets
– Drop shoulder and crotch for extra comfort

Measurement Details:
Height (Shoulder to Ankle): 60 in / 152 cm
Sleeve Length: 22 in / 56 cm
Shoulder to Shoulder Width: 23 in / 58 cm
Chest Circumference: 43 in / 109 cm
Waist Circumference: 46 in / 117 cm

Donate $13.13 or positive multiples thereof until 10:15pm PST to enter for a chance to win! As always, please make sure that you have a donor account set up so that we can congratulate you on the stream!

Desert Bus for Hope 2020 has just raised $200K for Child’s Play Charity!

A big thank you to everyone watching and donating and bussing along at home! We love you all!

We at Desert Bus would like to thank a returning technical sponsor this year: PubNub!

PubNub was founded in 2009 in San Francisco, CA as a Data Stream Network for software developers to build realtime applications. They succeeded in making real-time message systems that allow for near instant communication for web and mobile apps. Today, PubNub powers thousands of realtime apps around the world, from innovative start-ups to globally recognized brands. They manage over 3 million realtime messages per second and 100 million devices per month.

It is thanks to PubNub that we are able to continually show you our live donation total. Thank you, PubNub, for your continued support of Desert Bus For Hope!

If you listen closely, you won’t even hear these auctions, they’re so silent! Keep reading so you don’t miss out on them!

For those out hunting the Space Vampires or wish to defend themselves from the Space Vampire threat; there’s Vampire Lord LoadingReadyRun’s Space-Vampire Hunter Hunting Kit.

Forged from pure Purpleheart wood, the Infamous Alucar’s Heirloom sword from Castlevania  is able to cut through even the toughest of Vampire Hunter’s armor. Paired with the sword, an incredible Lightning Whip. This kit is currently sitting at $1,805.00

Monster Hunter World fans unite! “How To Sharpen Anything” is the watercolor painting for you!

The 11×14 inch watercolor painting is on 140lb Opus Watermedia paper. It is also currently going for $720.00

These auctions will be ending at 02:00 AM PST tonight!

Earlier today during Alpha Flight, we challenged the community to come up with a Pokémon creation inspired by Alpha Flight. Here’s the winning submission, created by KSBrenowitz:

Thanks to everyone that submitted a creation to this challenge! Here are some additional honorable mentions from the community…

Natascha

Lava Who

SoapToaster

baku