THAAAAANK YOOOOOUUU! Thanks to your generosity, we’ve raised $400,000 this year so far for Child’s Play Charity!
We’re on the phone with Penn Jillette and he’s brought us a SURPRISE giveaway. So, let’s kick off a Donation Drive for this awesome lot, why don’t we?
Thanks to Penn’s generosity, we’re giving away TWO VIP packages to go see Penn & Teller’s live show in Las Vegas. These packages include 4 VIP tickets to see the show, 1 night accommodations at the Rio Las Vegas, and souvenir gift bags.
Donate $16.66 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize. We’ll run this donation drive until 4:00pm PST.
Today at 3:00pm PST, we’ll be chatting with longtime friend of Desert Bus for Hope and one of the masterminds behind the breathtaking game Desert Bus… Penn Jillette!
Penn Jillette is an American magician, entertainer, television personality, and author. Together with his partner Teller, Penn has performed since the late 1970’s. The duo, having been featured in numerous stage and television shows, currently headline in Las Vegas at The Rio. Penn and Teller are also notable as the original creators of the game Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors, the origin of Desert Bus. Penn hosts the podcast Penn’s Sunday School, wherein he discusses the news of the week with his fellow co-hosts. Penn can also be found on Penn & Teller: Fool Us, which has recently wrapped it’s 6th season on the CW.
Got a question for Penn? Tweet @DesertBus with the hashtag #DBPenn and we may ask your question on-air!
What’s This? What’s This!? There’s film cells everywhere! And, in this donation drive, this premium display of film cells could be yours!
This collection of film cells from the Nightmare Before Christmas is housed in a lovely frame that has been modified to allow room to mount lights behind it, illuminating the cells. The lot also includes a collection of additional cells mounted as slides and a certificate of authenticity.
Donate $10.31 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize. We’ll run this donation drive until 2:40pm PST.
Incoming Live Auction! Brace yourself for incoming temporal fluctuations, rogue time travelers, and conspicuous blue police boxes, because, coming up at 1:00pm PST, we’ll be running a Live Auction for The Turn of the Universe, a beautiful Doctor Who themed cross-stitch created and donated by Sarah Serinde.
First time tuning in for a live auction? Here’s what you need to know…
- You’ll need to create a Donor Account and you’ll need to link your Donor Account to your Twitch account in order to participate.
- Live Auctions are conducted in our Twitch chat.
- The live stream is on a delay! Keep an eye on chat, and for messages from BidBot, to keep up with the latest status of the live auction.
Books! Books! Reading and words and books oh my! Here’s a donation drive for a collection of great books to add to your bookshelf.
This set of three books from Legacy Books Press explores a variety of aspects of film, pop culture, and video games. This set includes…
- The Secret History of Star Wars by Michael Kaminski
- An Odyssey into Video Games and Pop Culture by Robert B. Marks
- Garwulf’s Corner: An Odyssey into Diablo and the World of the Video Game by Robert B. Marks
Donate $5.33 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize. We’ll run this donation drive until 1:15pm PST.
Later on in today’s Alpha Flight shift, we’ll be talking about our Brave New Faves: musical selections from our on-shift team members. In honor of this, we wanted to kick off a Creative Challenge! We’re challenging the community to come up with cover art for our Alpha Flight musical mix-tape.
Email your creations to contest@desertbus.org with the subject line “Alpha Flight Mixtape.” Please include your submission as an attachment in .png or .jpg format. Please name the file, and include in your email, the name you’d like to go by should we show your submission on-air.
We’ll accept submissions until 5:00pm PST today. The winner will receive a Desert Bus for Hope T-Shirt and a DBloon!
For you Magic lovers who don’t have access to Japanese cards, we’ve got a great giveawa for you! This lot includes one copy of all 269 cards in the Magic: the Gathering Throne of Eldraine set, printed in Japanese.
If you want a shot at this set of beauties donate $6.29 or multiples thereof by 11:50am PST for a shot at winning this!
Time to check in on our Silent Auctions for today. These all end at 4pm PST!
First up is the Desert Bus Shift Clock that has been specially crafted to go for a full 24 hours, so you will always know what shift you’re in! This is over $1k and going!
Our second one for the morning is a detailed crocheted blanket based on the Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker stained glass art. This is at over $2k but you’ve still got time!
Have you been hearing all about this cool game called Darkest Dungeon but haven’t played it yet? Would you like to play that game, give to charity, AND get a DBLOON?! Then get in on this giveaway for a game code provided by Red Hook Games!