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DONATION DRIVE: Mega Man Helmet
November 18, 2016 at 08:20 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

DONATION DRIVE!!

The perfect head protection for the year 20XX, our next Donation Drive giveaway item is this astounding MEGA MAN wearable helmet!

This officially licensed Capcom product comes with 2 AA batteries for the lightup ear panels!

Donate $13.37 or a whole number multiple before 9:55am Pacific and this awesome helmet could be all yours!

 

Guest Call In: Jenn & Trin
November 18, 2016 at 08:08 AM PST
Posted by Kara

Jenn & Trin will be calling in at 11:00am PST on Friday, November 18th.

Jenn and Trin work at Cards Against Humanity and host Friendshipping, a weekly podcast where they answer tricky questions about friendship and etiquette surrounding relationships. They recently raised 314% of their initial goal on a Kickstarter campaign for Friendship Postcards, which are estimated to release in September 2017.

Have a question for Jenn & Trin? Leave it in the comments below.
DAWN GUARD MYSTERY BOX DONATION DRIVE
November 18, 2016 at 07:17 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

 

So you wanna play with magic
Boy, you should know whatcha falling for
Baby do you dare to do this
‘Cause I’m coming at you like a dark horse

–Katy Perry, Dark Horse
Box

Like to live dangerously? Natural risk taker? Always bet on the dark horse? HAVE WE GOT THE DONATION DRIVE FOR YOU!

Right now, we’re Donation Driving for the one-and-only Desert Bus Dawn Guard MYSTERY BOX!! This unique prize is a collection of assorted DBX Dawn Guard items and paraphernalia, the contents of which are KNOWN ONLY TO TALLY, AND PERHAPS NOT EVEN HER!

To win this enigmatic prize, donate $6.12 (or any whole number multiple thereof) before 8:55am Pacific!

 

Sponsor Thank You: The Rover Outpost
November 18, 2016 at 07:00 AM PST
Posted by Jordan

roveroutpostWe welcome back The Rover Outpost as a sponsor for Desert Bus 10 this year!

The Rover Outpost is a Vancouver based company that creates machine embroidered custom designed patches. In addition to the patches they also make crests, hats, pins, and key tags! They require no minimum order and can ship anywhere in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.

They’re the ones responsible for making and donating our wonderful Desert Bus yearly patches. Thank you The Rover Outpost for your continued support of Desert Bus for Hope.

DONATION DRIVE: Kal-ifornia Love
November 18, 2016 at 05:54 AM PST
Posted by Ashton

DONATION DRIVE!

Let’s brighten your early morning with a Magic: the Gathering – Kaladesh Player’s Set giveaway!!

This lot includes a regular sized playmat featuring Kaladesh art, a booster box of Kaladesh and MtG’s new-this-year Kaladesh Bundle, which contains a reusable box for card storage, an 80-card land pack, 10 booster packs, 1 Spindown life counter, a rules reference card and a Player’s Guide that includes an encyclopedia of every card from the current set.

To enter the draw, just make a donation of $7.22 or any whole number multiple before 7:10am!!

 

 

What You've Missed: The Dogeman Cometh Edition
November 18, 2016 at 05:08 AM PST
Posted by Tim

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Weeeeeeeeelp, that’s (quite likely) our last Zeta Shift for Desert Bus 10. Thanks to everyone for burning the midnight oil with us here, and be sure to stay tuned as dawn rises on our (quite likely) last day of Desert Bus 10. Meanwhile, here’s what you missed…

QWERPline Live, coming to you from QWRP.FM:

Ethyl and Agnes give horrible advice:

The Three-Headed Frump Giant:

Beej talks about his convention attire:

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

Challenge Results: Itazu Drives the Bus!
November 18, 2016 at 05:00 AM PST
Posted by Tim

Earlier in Beej & Johnny’s shift, we challenged the community to come up with their best interpretation of Beej and Johnny in a video game character creator. Here’s the winning submission, from Itazu!

Itazu - Monster Factory

The prize for this challenge was the chance to drive the bus remotely from home! Congratulations! Be sure to check the Desert Bus for Hope YouTube page for the video replay. We’ve included the rest of the entries submitted to us after the jump.

Sponsor Thank You: MomoCon
November 18, 2016 at 05:00 AM PST
Posted by Jordan

momoconWe welcome back MomoCon as a sponsor to Desert Bus 10.

MomoCon opened it’s doors to the public for the first time in 2005 as a free convention in Atlanta, GA. Since then, MomoCon has risen to become one of the largest anime conventions in North America.

MomoCon is an all-ages convention with a focus on Japanese and American animation, comics, video games and tabletop games.

Thank you, MomoCon, for your continued support of Desert Bus for Hope.

Donation Drive: Zeta Mystery Box!
November 18, 2016 at 04:29 AM PST
Posted by Tim

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Well, given where we’re at right now, there’s a good chance this is our last Zeta Shift of Desert Bus 10. So, to close things out, we’re giving away… the ZETA MYSTERY BOX! (Not to be confused with the Mystery Box given away at the end of the run.) It’s a mystery… so you’ll have to wait to find out what’s included.

Donate $6.26 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize! We’ll run this donation drive until 6am PST.

Donation Drive: Desert Bus 10 T-Shirt
November 18, 2016 at 03:42 AM PST
Posted by Tim

0216_001_FangamerDB10Shirt12We’re running out of driver shifts, which means you’re running out of chances to win a ultra fashionable Desert Bus 10 T-Shirt. Good news, though… the Desert Bus 10 T-Shirt is back on sale in all sizes at the Fangamer store, as they’ll be running a second printing of the shirt to ship out after the new year. But, through this donation drive, you can win a Desert Bus 10 T-Shirt and a Desert Bus Pinny Arcade Pin and a Desert Bus Patch!

Donate $5.10 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize. We’ll run this donation drive until 5:15am PST.