Ladies, gents, and friends beyond the binary, it's time to ZETA! Okay, maybe not time to Zeta just yet, but it is time to show off who will be joining in on the overnight fun. A few new faces, a few returning faces, all of them ready to keep the bus on the road in the wee hours of the morning! Just a reminder, Zeta is remote this year, so we'll see you from the comfort of our homes!
Your Entertainers
This is our on-screen team, bringing goofs, laughs, and some awesome guitar solos!
Beej (he/him) is the longest standing member of Zeta Shift, having been the fearless leader since the jump! A little about Beej:
"Straight up, the last thing anyone wants to do is write a bio about themselves. Like, I've got a nice enough keyboard here and everything, but I'm not really feeling the vibe. Anyway, if you found this somewhere, you were probably thinking "hey, maybe I'll learn something neat about Beej" and honestly, there's going to be nothing buried in this prose that'll be illuminating. I coordinate the selling of merch and I produce the Zeta shift; same as last year, and that's pretty good. We should all be so lucky to have that kind of consistency in our lives. By the way, I'm selling my entire bedroom suite (bed, desk, chair, toy box, and bookshelf - all matching colours), so if you're interested, hit me up. They're pretty old, but they're well-built so I think you or your kid will see a lot of good use out of them."
Follow Beej on Mastodon at @beej@octodon.social
Cori (she/her) makes a return to Zeta this year, after exploring strange new worlds, and seeking out new life & new civilizations with Night Watch. About Cori:
Cori is a content creator at LoadingReadyRun and tiltyhouse. She first appeared at Desert Bus 4 in 2010 and has mostly continued to do so. Her most recent project is a podcast called Hey, Check It Out where she talks about movies with a couple friends.
Likes: Pop culture media
Dislikes: Seasonal allergies
Follow Cori at twitter.com/apsalar
Paul (he/him)makes his Zeta debut after being a Dawn Guard staple. This year, he trades in the coffee pong for mysterious lego, and we couldn't be happier to have him! More about Paul:
On vacation in South America, Paul was bitten by a radioactive sloth. He gained the proportional laziness of a sloth but has pledged to use his powers only to help those in need. Upon further investigation, it is possible that the sloth wasn't actually radioactive, in which case, the laziness was inside him all along!
Hang out with Paul at loadingreadyrun.com!
Broadcast
All of our teams rule, and none could do it without each other, but we literally could not do it without Broadcast.
Jen (she/her) returns for her second year as Zeta producer! We're thrilled to have her back and be continuously baffled by how to pronounce the names of tiny towns in the UK, and astounded with how awesome her graphics are.
Sarah (she/her) says Bye Bye Bye to Alpha Flight to get NSYNC with Zeta. She's here as director to overwatch the shift, and be a real daredevil in the broadcast booth.
Communications
Someone has to keep you in the loop, and provide your daily dose of silly memes and gifs. For that, we have our Zeta comms!
PJ (he/him) returns for his fourth year of Zeta shenanigans and consistent bus-posting. While he may wrestle with finding the perfect gif, his posts are always too sweet. He's the reigning 24/7 Zeta comms champ!
Matthews (he/they) is also returning for a fourth year, tag teaming Zeta comms with PJ. Last year they brought a Desert Bus for Hope sign to an AEW event, so they've got that going for them. Which is nice.
And that's your Zeta for the year of our bus, 2022! Keep your eyes peeled for more previews coming soon! We have prizes, volunteers, and more coming soon!