Want to win these prints of the card art for “Nissa, Vital Force”, and “Gideon of the Trials”, each signed by Terese Nielsen?
Donate $8.18, or multiples thereof ($8.18, $16.36, etc.) until 5:30PM PST!
Graham welcomed us to The Bus Place…
Serge got up close and personal with some mystery beards.
Jerry and Brenna Holkins stopped by.
We saw the return of Snorsh, and learned more about Weagles.
Alex graced us with a soggy street pineapple.
We hit $35,000 in donations.
And of course, dance parties.
Stick around for more shenanigans!
The lovely Brenna Holkins made us a special giveaway prize for Desert Bus!
If you are interested in this fabulous Big Deck Energy cross-stitch, please donate $7.77, or multiples thereof ($7.77, $15.54 etc.) over the next 45 minutes, until 3:20PM PST.
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!
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.
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’!
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.
We 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!
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.
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.
