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November 9, 2018, 1:39 pm
Posted by: Ash

A HUGE THANK YOU to Jerry & Brenna Holkins for gracing The Bus Place with their presence!

These wonderful humans have donated The Underground: A Sam & Fuzzy RPG for a giveaway prize. One part role-playing game and one part encyclopedic guidebook to a secret, complex world of interconnected underground cities, unknown inhuman races, and powerful criminal conspirators, The Underground will have plenty to offer for tabletop gamers and Sam & Fuzzy fans alike!

If you are interested, please donate $7.42, or multiples thereof ($7.42, $14.84 etc.) until 2PM PST.

November 9, 2018, 1:24 pm
Posted by: Ash

Congratulations to darchangel on winning the live auction for our first signed Desert Bus 2017 Hardcover Photo Book, and thank you to everyone who participated!

If you missed out, an unsigned softcover version is available to pre-order here!

Still craving some auction adrenaline? Don’t forget, we also have silent auctions!

This beautiful stained glass piece of Farosh the Spirit Dragon from Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which currently sits at almost $400! 

These three wonderful handpainted Magic The Gathering tokens, going for nearly $200!

And finally, this gorgeous Desert Bus-themed handcrafted leather deck box, which is almost up to $500!

These three auctions all end at 6PM PST today, so if you’re interesting, get a-biddin’!

November 9, 2018, 12:41 pm
Posted by: Ash

Heads up, our next Live Auction will be starting at 1:00pm PST!

You can win this beautiful, limited edition, super shiny DESERT BUS 2017 HARDCOVER PHOTO BOOK! (cat not included)

Each signed by as many DB 2017 participants as possible, there will only ever be FOUR of these hardcover books ever printed! Copies 1 and 2 are available for auction, and copies 3 and 4 will be the personal treasures of photographers Andrew Ferguson and Kolin Toney.

If you don’t win this auction, but still feel a mighty need for photo-memories of Desert Bus 2017, a softcover version is available to pre-order here!

As always, profits from photo books are split between our photographers, Andrew Ferguson & Kolin Toney, LoadingReadyRun (for Desert Bus admin costs), and Child’s Play Charity.

November 9, 2018, 12:30 pm
Posted by: Tim

fernwoodWe here at Desert Bus would like to take a moment to recognize one of our very generous  drink sponsors, Fernwood Coffee. Caffeine is often the lifeblood of Desert Bus, and Fernwood has never let us down.

Fernwood Coffee has been a long time supporter of Desert Bus. For many years they have generously donated coffee and brewing equipment, ensuring that our crew can stay warm and caffeinated throughout the run.

Thank you, Fernwood Coffee, for your continued and very much appreciated support!

November 9, 2018, 11:35 am
Posted by: Az

Of course, every year we also have some amazing items that Loading Ready Run has on their site for purchase, and part of those profits go towards our run!

To start off, we’ve got the next glittery Pinny Arcade pin in the line of DB pins, a bus stop!

It is a limited edition pin and an official addition to the Pinny Arcade collection.

The pin will be available for purchase in the LoadingReadyRun store during Desert Bus (while supplies last), and proceeds will go to Child’s Play Charity.

 

 

We also have the yearly Desert Bus poster, drawn by Michael Lunsford and while it may seem empty now, it will slowly be filled with loads of memes, goofs, and other utter nonsense as the event goes on. It is limited purchase, and it supports all the things you love.

As with every year, profits from the poster go to Michael Lunsford, LoadingReadyRun (for Desert Bus admin costs), and Child’s Play Charity.

 

 

 

 

 

Next up to bat, we have the Desert Bus 11 softcover Photo Book. A book lovingly shot, edited, and laid out by Andrew Ferguson and features photos from him and the newcomer photographer Kolin Toney!

This is a preorder item and will be printed once the run is over.

As with every year, profits from photo books are split between our photographers Andrew Ferguson, Kolin Toney, LoadingReadyRun (for Desert Bus admin costs), and Child’s Play Charity.

 

 

 

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And back by popular demand! We have our Desert Bus Shift Banner playmat! Use it when you sling spells or even as the largest mousepad you’ve ever seen.

This is a preorder item and will be printed once the run is over.

As with all Desert Bus merch, profits are split between LoadingReadyRun (for Desert Bus admin costs), and Child’s Play Charity.

 

 

And of course, as always, we have our new Desert Bus 2018 shirt by Fangamer. Check out more details on our longer post about that here.

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November 9, 2018, 10:48 am
Posted by: Az

 

Screenshot 2018-11-09 at 10.43.11 AMWe have our first donation drive, and it’s for the absolutely stunning San Diego Comic Con exclusive Planeswalkers cards of 2015

These amazing cards are being given away to a lucky individual who submits a donation of $10.15 by 11:30am PST, *or any multiples thereof* (So $10.15, $20.30, etc) to get a chance to win these beauts!
November 9, 2018, 10:41 am
Posted by: Az

Hello all!

Now that we’re up and running, let us talk about the silent auctions that are part of our opening events.

Screenshot 2018-11-09 at 10.21.09 AMFirst up, we have a beautiful stain glass piece of Farosh the spirit dragon from Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild!

It’s already jumped up to over $200! That ends at 6pm PST.

 

 

 

 

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Next up we have 3 Magic the Gathering tokens that were hand painted and triple protected to keep them safe! They are going right now at over $100 and they also go until 6pm PST.

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And last but certainly not least is this beautiful handcrafted leather deck box that is themed around Desert Bus for Hope. This item is already at $300!
This auction ends at 6pm PST.

November 9, 2018, 10:08 am
Posted by: Ash

Driving Friday, Nov.9th 10am-10pm

Ashton Cummings

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Birthed from a series of tubes and forged in the crucible of chat rooms and comment sections, he left behind the School of Internet Wizardry to fortify the Desert Bus and embolden its allies.

Ashton on Twitter!

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Andrew Ferguson

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Andrew is definitely an everyday ordinary human. Despite accusations, he can categorically deny that he is in fact three raccoons in a trench coat. Yep, he is one hundred percent human. Alright how do I get it to stop typing what I’m say—EAT TRASH BE FREE—Dammit, Jerry! Now is not the time, we talked about this.

Andrew on the twitter

November 9, 2018, 10:03 am
Posted by: Az

Hello and welcome to Desert Bus 2018!

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I can’t believe it! You all managed to get us to over $15k before we even started!

Not only are you doing amazing things for this group and more importantly, all the children who benefit from Child’s Play, but we get ice creeeeam!

Thank you so much for your wonderful generosity, and we can’t wait to spend the next week with each and every one of you!
November 9, 2018, 9:17 am
Posted by: Ash
We are 45 minutes away from go time!

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You might be asking yourself, “What can I do in these final minutes of anticipation?”… We’re glad you asked!!  You should take this time to update your donor accounts! Or if you haven’t made one, click the “Sign Up” button from the top right of our main page and make a donor account! It’s really easy and we need this information if you want to be entered into any exciting giveaways during the run.

Once you sign up, you’ll be taken to your profile page where you can link your donor account with your twitch profile.  You’ll need to do this to participate in any of our incredible live auctions this year.  Thank you everyone!  #DB2018