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New silent auctions now live!
November 21, 2017 at 09:35 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

Brand new silent auctions have started! Check them out! Desert Bus-Earthbound prints, signed trading card lot from Ken Steacy and a signed poster lot by Ken Steacy


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Driver Profile: Johnny & Ashton
November 21, 2017 at 09:05 AM PST
Posted by Ash

Driving: Tuesday, Nov 21st 10am – 10pm

Johnny Blakeborough

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Has been driving for:
 6 years
Points: 2
Crashes: 5

A baby of a gifted scientists on the doomed planet Pognarma, Captain Wizard Monkey Mark 3 was sent to Earth by his parents to ensure their legacy. But instead of using his powers to make his parents proud he derped.

Johnny on Twitter!

Ashton Cummings

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Has been driving for: many years
Points: 5
Crashes: 1

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!

 

Donation Drive: MTGO - Vintage Masters Set
November 21, 2017 at 08:16 AM PST
Posted by Az

This item is pretty insane. Unfortunately it’s hard to come by a a physical picture, because it’s A LOT of a digital item. It’s a foil copy of EVERY SINGLE CARD in the Vintage Masters set on MTGO.

Donate $6.01, or multiples thereof, until 9:50am PST for a chance to win!

The Future is Bright: The Results
November 21, 2017 at 07:51 AM PST
Posted by Az

Cam gave a creative challenge as a follow up to his idea last year, where he asked you to submit your best optimistic visual interpretations of the Earth in the 22nd century.

And the winner IIISSSSSS…..

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🎉 🎉 Congratulations Eskar!! 🎉 🎉

“A world where humanity has figured some situations out.”

It was a hard choice, everyone had wonderful submissions! Here’s our runner ups…

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“Restoring Better Worlds” by Kekuha                            by Kat/MeowMeowKapow

 

Check out the rest of the submissions below the break!

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This one is a letter submission: The Future

Guest Call in: The McElroys
November 21, 2017 at 07:15 AM PST
Posted by Ash

The McElroys will be calling in to Desert Bus on November 21st at 10:15am (PST)

Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy are the creators of My Brother, My Brother, and Me, a weekly comedy advice podcast. This podcast is one of many the brothers do, often including their friends, family, and other special guests into the adventure. See the full list of shows at mcelroyshows.com

Have a question for The McElroys? Leave it in the comments below.

Silent Auctions: Kens and Chocobos
November 21, 2017 at 06:41 AM PST
Posted by Az
Hello everyone! We’ve got a few silent auctions to update you on.

 

First up for the day, we’ve got Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Concert Poster. This signed poster from the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Concert is signed by Naoshi Mizuta (Composer), Eric Roth (Conductor), Benyamin Nuss (Piano Soloist), some of the incredibly gifted musicians bringing your games to life.

This is currently going for $530, and ends at 10:00am PST. Still lots of time to get in on this!

The second one we have one of the crazy and amazing submissions from Ken Steacy, a signed Postcard Lot! This is a bunch of miscellaneous postcards, greeting cards, signature plates ‘n stuff that Ken’s done over the years.

This is currently only at $600! It ends at 10:00am PST, so get on this thing!

BIG BAG O' DICE: As Is Tradition
November 21, 2017 at 05:24 AM PST
Posted by Az
If you’ve been around Desert Bus for awhile, I’m sure you recognize this little bag of wonders. This bag o’ dice is just…it’s so much dice. This year we have a selection of fan favorites, as well as some one of a kind dice.

If you donate $8.12, or multiples thereof, before 7:15am PST, you get a chance
to win these dice. There’s a lot of dice. A LOT.

What You've Missed: Value Added Edition
November 21, 2017 at 05:00 AM PST
Posted by Tim

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Oooooh wow, it’s been a fantastic night here at the Moonbase. After Ken Steacy stopped by earlier this evening for the traditional Ken “Value Added” Steacy Power Hour of auctions and giveaways. And then… we took a step back as Cam kicked off a pretty chill shift. Here’s some highlights…

First off, we’ve got an ongoing Creative Challenge! We want to see your best visual interpretations of an optimistic view of the Earth in the 22nd century. We’re accepting submissions until 8:00am PST, so check out the blog post for full details.

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And now, in no particular order, and with no context whatsoever, some GIF highlights:

Remember, for the latest updates, stay tuned to desertbus.org. You can also catch up on the latest #DB2017 happenings around the web…

 

Donation Drive: MTG Judge Foils
November 21, 2017 at 01:32 AM PST
Posted by Tim

0059_001_MTGMagic players are an incredible community, but the game wouldn’t be what it is without those courageous souls who become Judges. They know the rules inside and out, make the calls, and also put an incredible amount of volunteer time into setting up and tearing down events and building the Magic community. They are honored for their services with some VERY shiny cards. That’s right Magic folks, it’s a full set of foil Judge promo cards including: Gaddock Teeg, Prismatic Geoscope, Capture of Jingzhou, and Doran, the Siegetower!

Donate $10.05 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize. We’ll run this donation drive until 4:00am PST.

Creative Challenge: Earth... in the 22nd Century!
November 21, 2017 at 12:17 AM PST
Posted by Tim

The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17Following up on last year, Cam has issued a creative challenge again asking you to look ahead to… THE FUTURE.

In this Creative Challenge, we’re asking you to submit your best optimistic visual interpretations of the Earth in the 22nd century. Where will the world look like in the next 100 years or so? We want to know!

Send your submissions to contest@desertbus.org with the subject line “The Future.” Include your submission as a photo attachment in JPG, PNG, or GIF format. Please be sure to include the screen name you’d like us to use on air should your submission win. Up for grabs is this second set of two handmade wood pens!

We’ll run this creative challenge until 8:00am PST.