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'''Desert Bus for Hope 7''' (AKA DB007: A View to a Bill, DB007:Qwoptum of Silence, DB007:Octobussy, DB007:MoonBaseraker, etc) will commence at 10AM PST, November 16, 2013.[[File:DB7Poster.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Desert Bus for Hope 7 Poster (by Mike Lunsford)]]
'''Desert Bus for Hope 7''' (AKA DB007: A View to a Bill, DB007:Qwoptum of Silence, DB007:Octobussy, DB007:MoonBaseraker, etc) began at 10:00 AM PST, November 16th and ended at 10:54 PM PST November 22nd, 2013. <span style="color:white">{{ReleaseDate|November 16, 2013}}</span> [[EpisodeCategory::Desert Bus|<span style="color:white">I</span>]]
 
[[File:DB7Poster.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Desert Bus for Hope 7 Poster (by Moz Lee Lunsford)]]
 
[[Image:Desert_Bus_7_vikings.jpg|thumb|The stage at Desert Bus 7]]
New for this year is the iOS Desert Bus For Hope app developed by [[Jer|Jeremy]], Louis Moga, and [[Ashton| Ashton Cummings]]. [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/desert-bus-for-hope/id729313552?ls=1&mt=8 Link to the iTunes store for the app]


New for this year is the iOS Desert Bus For Hope app developed by [[Jer|Jeremy]], Louis Moga, and [[Ashton|Ashton Cummings]]. [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/desert-bus-for-hope/id729313552?ls=1&mt=8 Link to the iTunes store for the app]


=Drivers=
=Drivers=
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Driver !! Shift Start (PST) !! Total Money Raised During Shift !! Avg. Donations Per Minute !! Points Earned !! Bus Crashes !! Toilet Flushes !! Driver Name
! Driver !! Shift Start (PST) !! Total Money Raised During Shift !! Avg. Donations Per Minute !! Points Earned !! Bus Crashes !! Bus Stops !! Toilet Flushes !! Driver Name
|-
| No Driver || Pre-Desert Bus ||  $4,044 raised beforehand || || || || || ||
|-
|-
| No Driver || Pre-Desert Bus || $4,044 Raised beforehand || || || || ||
| [[AppearanceBy::James Turner|James]] || November 16 @ 10:00 || $31,360.67 raised during shift || $43.56 per minute || 1 point || 0 crashes || 0 Stops || 71 Flushes || Bond
|-
|-
| [[James]] || November 16 @ 10:00 || $31,360 Raised during shift || $43.56 per minute || 1 point || 0 crashes || 71 Flushes || Bond
| [[AppearanceBy::Cameron Lauder|Cam]] || November 16 @ 22:00 || $29,880.09 raised during shift || $41.50 per minute || 1 point || 0 crashes || 0 Stops || 48 Flushes || Bond
|-
|-
| [[Cam]] || November 16 @ 22:00 || $29,881.82 Raised during shift || $41.50 per minute || 1 point || 0 crashes || 48 Flushes || Bond
| [[AppearanceBy::Jeremy Petter|Jeremy]] || November 17 @ 10:00 || $35,161.61 raised during shift || $48.84 per minute || 2 points || 0 crashes || 0 Stops|| 85 Flushes || Bond
|-
|-
| [[Jer|Jeremy]] || November 17 @ 10:00 || $36,030.62 Raised during shift || $50.04 per minute || 2 points || 0 crashes || 85 Flushes || Bond
| [[AppearanceBy::Johnny Blakeborough|Johnny]] || November 17 @ 22:00 || $20,111.45 raised during shift || $27.93 per minute || 1 point || 0 crashes || 0 Stops || 53 Flushes || Bond
|-
|-
| [[Johnny]] || November 17 @ 22:00 || $0 Raised during shift || $0 per minute || 1 points || 0 crashes || -- || Bond
| [[AppearanceBy::Kathleen De Vere|Kathleen]] || November 18 @ 10:00 || $31,609.13 raised during shift || $43.90 per minute || 2 points || 0 crashes || 0 Stops || 59 Flushes || Bond
|-
|-
| [[Kathleen]] || November 18 @ 10:00 || $0 Raised during shift || $0 per minute || 0 points || 0 crashes || -- || ---
| [[AppearanceBy::Alex Steacy|Alex]] || November 18 @ 22:00 || $24,038.39 raised during shift || $33.39 per minute || 1 point || 0 crashes || 0 Stops || 28 Flushes || Bond
|-
|-
| [[Alex]] || November 18 @ 22:00 || $0 Raised during shift || $0 per minute || 0 points || 0 crashes || -- || ---
| [[AppearanceBy::Tally Heilke|Tally]] || November 19 @ 10:00 || $47,110.68 raised during shift || $65.43 per minute || 1 point || 3 crashes || 2 Stops || 39 Flushes || Bond, M, Shame, Africa
|-
|-
| [[Tally]] || November 19 @ 10:00 || $0 Raised during shift || $0 per minute || 0 points || 0 crashes || -- || ---
| [[AppearanceBy::Ian Horner]] || November 19 @ 22:00 || $19,081.01 raised during shift || $26.50 per minute || 1 point || 0 crashes || 3 Stops || 22 Flushes || Africa
|-
|-
| [[Ian Horner]] || November 19 @ 22:00 || $0 Raised during shift || $0 per minute || 0 points || 0 crashes || -- || ---
| [[AppearanceBy::Graham Stark|Graham]] || November 20 @ 10:00 || $47,748.23 raised during shift || $66.32 per minute || 1 point || 1 crash || 7 Stops || 51 Flushes || Africa, Q
|-
|-
| [[Graham]] || November 20 @ 10:00 || $0 Raised during shift || $0 per minute || 0 points || 0 crashes || -- || ---
| [[AppearanceBy::Ashton Cummings|Ashton]] || November 20 @ 22:00 || $35,298.97 raised during shift || $49.03 per minute || 1 point || 0 crashes || 0 Stops || 33 Flushes || Q
|-
|-
| [[Ashton]] || November 20 @ 22:00 || $0 Raised during shift || $0 per minute || 0 points || 0 crashes || -- || ---
| [[AppearanceBy::Bill Watt|Bill]] || November 21 @ 10:00 || $26,899.91 raised during shift || $37.36 per minute || 1 point || 1 crash || 1 Stop || 45 Flushes || Q, Oddjob
|-
|-
| [[Bill]] || November 21 @ 10:00 || $0 Raised during shift || $0 per minute || 0 points || 0 crashes || -- || ---
| [[AppearanceBy::Matt Wiggins|Matt]] || November 21 @ 22:00 || $53,823.58 raised during shift || $74.75 per minute || 1 point || 2 crashes* || 2 Stops || 47 Flushes || Oddjob, Boris, LostLuck
|-
|-
| [[Matt]] || November 21 @ 22:00 || $0 Raised during shift || $0 per minute || 0 points || 0 crashes || -- || ---
| [[AppearanceBy::Paul Saunders|Paul]] || November 22 @ 10:00 || $108,112.58 raised during shift || $150.16 per minute || 0 points || 2 crashes || 1 Stop || 65 Flushes || LostLuck, End, Jocko
|-
|-
| [[Paul]] || November 22 @ 10:00 || $0 Raised during shift || $0 per minute || 0 points || 0 crashes || -- || ---
|No Driver || Post-Desert Bus || $0 || || || || || ||
|-
|-
|No Driver || Post-Desert Bus || $0 || || || || ||  
|Totals (WHILE BUSSING) || 155 Hours || $516,466.12 raised || $55.32 per minute || 14 points (High: 9) || 9 crashes || 16 Stops || 646 Flushes || Bond, M, Shame, Africa, Q, Oddjob, Boris, LostLuck, End, Jocko
|-
|-
|Totals || 36 Hours || $101,316.44 raised || $46.90 per minute || 5 points (High: 0) || 0 crashes || 229 Flushes ||
|}
|}
* The second crash of Matt's shift was caused by Alex unplugging Matt's controller during his moment of Hubris at reaching 400k [Hour 143] and surpassing his other drivers in donations earned.


=Guests=
=Guests=
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New ones added as info becomes available.
New ones added as info becomes available.
;Scheduled Calls
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Guest !! Best Known for !! Call-in time (all times 24hr PST) !! Website link !! Video
|-
| Kris Straub || Webcartoonist, Writer, Podcaster, Creepypasta Chef || November 16 @ 14:00 (Saturday) || http://krisstraub.com/ || [http://youtu.be/sZpar9WalMA]
|-
| Matt Fraction || Eisner Award-Winning Comic Book Writer for Marvel Comics || November 16 @ 18:00 (Saturday) || http://mattfraction.com/ || [http://youtu.be/1b12Z8CqcBk]
|-
| Bill Corbett || Writer, Performer, Cult Icon || November 17 @ 18:00 (Sunday) || http://www.rifftrax.com || [http://youtu.be/IkCecgvrZRE]
|-
| [[AppearanceBy::Khaavren]] and [[AppearanceBy::Baxter]] || Fuzzy-Wuzzies, Dust Mops, Pro Cuddlers || November 18 @ 11:56 (Monday) || http://www.loadingreadyrun.com || [https://youtu.be/7R-OmB7RBaA]
|-
| Bobak Ferdowsi || Systems Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA Mohawk Guy) || November 18 @ 18:00 (Monday) || http://www.nasa.gov/connect/artspace/creative_works/feature-bobak-ferdowsi.html || [http://youtu.be/LWzFvvwppmU]
|-
| Mikey Neumann (auction) || Creative Software Champion at Gearbox Software, Voice Actor, Author || November 19 @ 18:00 (Tuesday) || http://diagnosismia.blogspot.jp/ || [http://youtu.be/wZrB0cgC0E0], [http://youtu.be/35qwKDSFxMU]
|-
| Grant Imahara || Myth Busters || November 19  @ 21:05 (Tuesday) || http://grantimahara.com || [http://youtu.be/QpWJHuDU6EE]
|-
| Mike Mearls and WotC people || lead developer for Dungeons & Dragons Next || November 19 @ 21:03 (Wednesday) || http://www.mearls.com/ || [http://youtu.be/szPmKKXQ3Oo]
|-
| Phil Plait (auction)|| Astronomer, Skeptic, Writer, and Popular Science Blogger || November 20 @ 11:00 (Wednesday) || http://www.slate.com/content/slate/blogs/bad_astronomy.html || [http://youtu.be/pmnC_2s54gA]
|-
| [[AppearanceBy::Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]] || Writer, Video Game Journalist, Indy Game Developer, Entrepreneur || November, 20 @ 18:00 (Wednesday) || http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/ || [http://youtu.be/-WTD35UOBJo]
|-
| Bob "MovieBob" Chapman || Film Critic, Gamer, Pop-culture Commentator, Independent Film Maker || November 20 @ 21:00 (Wednesday) ||  http://moviebob.blogspot.jp/ || [http://youtu.be/kjCCMhYeZhY]
|-
| Jim Sterling || Host of Jimquisition, Reviews Editor for Destructoid, Official Mysterio of Video Games || November 21 @ 11:00 (Thursday) || https://twitter.com/JimSterling || [http://youtu.be/M_oy5pkDKfw]
|-
| Bonnie Burton || Actress, Writer, Comedian || November 21 @ 18:00 (Thursday) || http://www.grrl.com || [http://youtu.be/G9KZowMRzrM]
|-
| Aaron Forsythe || Magic: The Gathering Director of R&D || November 21  @ 22:30 (Thursday) || || [http://youtu.be/k3laJo0H0Gk]
|-
|}


;Surprise Calls
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Guest !! Best Known for !! Call-in time (all times 24hr PST) !! Website link
! Guest !! Best Known for !! Call-in time (all times 24hr PST) !! Website link !! Video
|-
| Momocon || || November 17 @ 13:06 (Sunday) || http://www.momocon.com/ || [http://youtu.be/6nGD_1cxDeM]
|-
| Louis Moga || DB7 App Co-Creator || November 17 @ 14:05 (Sunday) ||  || [http://youtu.be/ARI9N0x-Sio]
|-
| Angela Webber || Musician, Doubleclicks || November 17 @ 23:02 (Sunday) || http://www.thedoubleclicks.com/ || [http://youtu.be/1YbafdlO49E]
|-
| Mikey Neumann || Creative Software Champion at Gearbox Software, Voice Actor, Author || November 17 @ 23:36 (Sunday) || http://diagnosismia.blogspot.jp/ || [http://youtu.be/G14j48ZHRSY]
|-
|-
| Matt Fraction || Eisner Award-Winning Comic Book Writer for Marvel Comics || November 16 @ 18:00 (Saturday) || http://mattfraction.com/
| Stephen "Stepto" Toulouse || Formerly of Xbox/Microsoft || November 18 @ 11:00 (Monday) || http://www.stepto.com/ || [http://youtu.be/Ft8Cu3yu1wc]
|-
|-
| Bill Corbett || Writer, Performer, Cult Icon || November 17 @ 18:00 (Sunday) || http://www.rifftrax.com
| Teller || Magician, Silent Illusionist/Comedian and Co-creator of Desert Bus || November 19 @ 10:12 (Tuesday) || http://www.pennandteller.com/ || [http://youtu.be/0YdEsg9ttD4]
|-
|-
| Bobak Ferdowsi || Systems Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA Mohawk Guy) || November 18 @ 18:00 (Monday) || http://www.nasa.gov/connect/artspace/creative_works/feature-bobak-ferdowsi.html
| Penn Jillette || Illusionist/Comedian, and Co-creator of Desert Bus || November 19 @ 10:31 (Tuesday) || http://www.pennandteller.com/ || [http://youtu.be/0YdEsg9ttD4?t=19m10s]
|-
|-
| Mikey Neumann || Creative Software Champion at Gearbox Software, Voice Actor, Author || November 19 @ 18:00 (Tuesday) (Also made an unannounced call-in @ 03:00 on November 18th (Monday) || http://diagnosismia.blogspot.jp/
| Paul and Storm || Musicians || November 19 @ 10:58 (Tuesday) || http://www.pennandteller.com/ || [http://youtu.be/n9yPA8zhga8], [http://youtu.be/p52YTOlMz6c]
|-
|-
| Phil Plait || Astronomer, Skeptic, Writer, and Popular Science Blogger || November 20 @ 11:00 (Wednesday) || http://www.slate.com/content/slate/blogs/bad_astronomy.html
| Scott Kurtz || Web Comic Creator || November 19 @ 13:03 (Tuesday) || http://www.pvponline.com/ || [http://youtu.be/_aj1w_Nk1uo], [http://youtu.be/sCglnOjplRU]
|-
|-
| Ben 'Yahtzee' Crowshaw || Writer, Video Game Journalist, Indy Game Developer, Entrepreneur || November, 20 @ 18:00 (Wednesday) || http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/
| Jimmy "Big Giant Circles" Hinson || Musician || November 20 @ 09:00 (Wednesday) || http://www.biggiantcircles.com/ || [http://youtu.be/wuWvNqFlgMc]
|-
|-
| Bob "MovieBob" Chapman || Film Critic, Gamer, Pop-culture Commentator, Independent Film Maker || November 20 @ 21:00 (Wednesday) || http://moviebob.blogspot.jp/
| Harrison Crix || Prop Maker || November 20 @ 11:04 (Wednesday) || http://volpinprops.blogspot.com/ || [http://youtu.be/kp5GTO65tyg]
|-
|-
| Jim Sterling || Host of Jimquisition, Reviews Editor for Destructoid, Official Mysterio of Video Games || November 21 @ 11:00 (Thursday) || https://twitter.com/JimSterling
| Eddie Gorodetsky || TV Writer and Producer, and Co-creator of Desert Bus || November 21 @ 13:00 (Thursday) || || [http://youtu.be/K_oyforR6eY]
|-
| Max Temkin || Designer, Co-Creator of Cards Against Humanity || November 22  @ 09:03 (Friday) || http://maxistentialism.com/ & http://cardsagainsthumanity.com/ || [http://youtu.be/lI4AEnZA5v8]
|-
|-
| Bonnie Burton || Actress, Writer, Comedian || November 21 @ 18:00 (Thursday) || http://www.grrl.com
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Guest !! Best Known for !! Visit time in the moonbase (all times 24hr PST) !! Website link
! Guest !! Best Known for !! Visit time in the moonbase (all times 24hr PST) !! Website link !! Video
|-
|-
| Dan Tharp || Ambassador of Awesome || November 17 @ 14:30 (Sunday... SUNDAY SUNDAY) || http://www.cardkingdom.com/
| Allen Schauffler || Reporter for Al Jazeera America || November 19-20 (Tuesday-Wednesday) || http://twitter.com/allenschauffler & http://america.aljazeera.com/ ||
|-
|-
| Steven Dengler || Entrepreneur, Investor, Geek, and all around good guy || November 21 @ 12:00 (Thursday) || http://www.dracogen.com & http://www.xe.com
| [[AppearanceBy::Steve Dengler]] || Entrepreneur, Investor, Geek, and all around good guy || November 21 @ 12:00 (Thursday) || http://www.dracogen.com & http://www.xe.com || [http://youtu.be/ywD3o6OTgAg]
 
|-
| [[AppearanceBy::Ken Steacy]] || Comic, Science Fiction Artist and Writer || November 21 @ 19:30 || http://www.kenspublishing.com/ || [http://youtu.be/Dmhdd90VLtU], [http://youtu.be/LO4dOnGuhFY]
|}
|}


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*Year 1 total exceeded - 16/11/13 ~15:50
*Year 1 total exceeded - 16/11/13 ~15:50
*Year 2 total exceeded - 17/11/13 ~11:55
*Year 2 total exceeded - 17/11/13 ~11:55
*Year 3 total exceeded - XX/11/13 ~
*Year 3 total exceeded - 18/11/13 ~17:46
*Year 4 total exceeded - 18/11/13 ~14:30
*Year 5 total exceeded - 21/11/13 ~23:25
*Year 6 total exceeded - 22/11/13 ~15:35
 
*$1.5 million lifetime - 19/11/13 ~23:40
*$1.75 million lifetime - 22/11/13 ~18:10
*$500,000 reached - 22/11/13 ~19:35


=Video links=
=Video links=
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*none yet
*none yet


==Selected Skits/Challenges==
==Selected Skits/Challenges/Moments==
;Epic Sax Guy
:During the final ten minutes of James' shift on the first night, Engineering played a continuous loop of the popular internet video "Epic Sax Guy" in response to the crew's request that "smooth jazz" be played. The staff members who were present improvised a series of silly and occasionally unnerving dances to the song, most notably a continuous, gentle en masse head bobbing while gazing directly into the camera with a broad smile.


*none yet
;Derpline
:"Derpline" was a popular segment from previous Desert Bus events that was reportedly near-constantly requested until [[Alex]], the segment's host, performed the segment during his shift as a reward for breaking $170,000 by a certain time. The segment consists of Alex playing an apathetic morning radio DJ taking a series of bizarre calls to his show, to which he gives even more bizarre answers.
 
;Winston's Long Con
:When James handed off the thank-yous to Jer during the extra hour, the camera suddenly fell off the tripod. It was blamed on the web of Winston, the DB7 spider.


=Quotables=
=Quotables=
[[Image:Q02SzT2.jpg|300px|thumb|One of the many images posted by chat.]]
*'''"Anime is for dumbs."''' - [[Alex]] during a mock-debate with [[Taka]] over Xbox One vs. Playstation 4 while using vocal jamming technology. This challenge took place near the end of Jer's shift. The end result was that the two sounded alternately as though they were intoxicated or parodying internet hate wars, the latter of which Alex embraced. The phrase caught on in the chat, who posted meme images and applied "for dumbs" to other situations as well as simply repeating the original phrase.


*No quotables yet
=Notable Memes=
''See also the [[Desert Bus Lexicon]]''


=Notable Memes=
;The Button
The F15 key at one of the workstations in the Engineering corner was programmed so that, when pressed, it played a random 15-60 second clip of relatively danceable music, prompting whoever was onscreen at the time to burst into a brief and spontaneous dance party. "The Button", whose creation was credited to [[Tally]], was a huge success - the crew's only disappointment was that it didn't trigger an appropriate change in lighting.


;"Woah chat. Such doge. Wow."
;"Woah chat. Such doge. Wow."
:check back later bro
:In reference to the shibe inu "doge" meme, an overlay was made to add a shibe to the bottom corner and create floating text in randomly colored comic sans.


;"Silica Gel"
;"Silica Gel"
:Chat became enraptured with Silica Gel from the N7 giveaway during the end of Cam's shift
:Chat became enraptured with Silica Gel from the N7 giveaway during the end of Cam's shift
;GIFs
:Chat was eager to post animated GIFs recording notable sight gags, often turning GIFs around in real time barely seconds after the event they depicted occurred onscreen.
;PICNIC
:A number of technical glitches which caused the stream to frequently crash early in the stream caused the chat to repeatedly type "PANIC".
:In order to calm things down, Lord Hosk invited chat to a picnic rather than panicking, and thereafter when tech issues caused distress the chat would type "PICNIC" and suggest dishes they were bringing.


=Achievements=
=Achievements=
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* '''On The Road Again''' - Reach 1 Point
* '''On The Road Again''' - Reach 1 Point
* '''Road Trip!''' - We reach 5 Points
* '''Road Trip!''' - We reach 5 Points
* '''The Long Haul''' - We reach 10 points
* '''Don't Stop Me Now!''' - We crash the bus
:Earned by Tally, occurred while Molly was at the wheel.
* '''Vegeta Extreme''' - $9001 donated by a single donor
* '''Excellent Posture''' - Someone balances something on their head
* '''Fancy Hat'''' - Someone puts pants on their head
* '''Two Heads Are Better Than One''' - Two People Sing a Duet
* '''Two Heads Are Better Than One''' - Two People Sing a Duet
* '''Walrus Tickle Dance Bance''' - A marathon dance session of Carmelldansen
* '''Saturday Morning''' - A Sing along of an old cartoon theme song
* '''Saturday Morning''' - A Sing along of an old cartoon theme song
* '''Clubbing a Dead Horse''' - Someone gets Clubbed
:Graham, by Bill's Stepdad
* '''Kid Gloves''' - Someone drives Desert Bus with socks on their hands.
* '''Houston, We Have a Problem''' - The feed goes down
* '''Houston, We Have a Problem''' - The feed goes down
:Went down during the 12th hour, midway through Cam's Shift.
:Went down during the 12th hour, midway through Cam's Shift.
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: Sung when they reached 100,000. Can be viewed at: [http://youtu.be/_pGcedSUIwQ?t=3m50s]
: Sung when they reached 100,000. Can be viewed at: [http://youtu.be/_pGcedSUIwQ?t=3m50s]
* '''Prize Pig''' - A Pig is Sweetened.
* '''Prize Pig''' - A Pig is Sweetened.
* '''Diaebtic Pig''' - 10 Pigs are sweetened
* '''Glazed Ham''' - 20 Pigs are sweetened
* '''Crash the Gates''' - An auction's opening bid is $1000 or greater
* '''Crash the Gates''' - An auction's opening bid is $1000 or greater
* '''Radio Silence''' - No posts in the chat for 30 seconds. (Why do we keep including this achievement?)
* '''Radio Silence''' - No posts in the chat for 30 seconds. (Why do we keep including this achievement?)
* '''Trend-Setter''' - Desert Bus trends anywhere in the Top 10 on Twitter (we'll even take just in Canada)
* '''C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER''' - A Radio Silence attempt is spoiled in the last 5 seconds before success
* '''C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER''' - A Radio Silence attempt is spoiled in the last 5 seconds before success
* '''Right in the FACE(book)''' - A Desert Bus Facebook post receives more than 1000 likes.
* '''Insecticide''' - First bug splat of Desert Bus 7!
* '''Insecticide''' - First bug splat of Desert Bus 7!
:Earned by James in his run.
:Earned by James in his run.
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* '''Can You Step''' - Two bidders trash-talk during an auction.
* '''Can You Step''' - Two bidders trash-talk during an auction.
* '''Hammertime''' - Someone gets IRL banhammered by one of the chat mods
* '''Hammertime''' - Someone gets IRL banhammered by one of the chat mods
* '''We <3 Handmade''' - Awarded when a Craft-Along item auctions for over $2,000
* '''Accident Free''' - A driver completes a shift without crashing.  
* '''Accident Free''' - A driver completes a shift without crashing.  
:Completed by James in his first shift.
:Completed by James in his first shift.
* '''Feed Dump''' - 10 people on camera are wearing hats at the same time.
* '''Feed Dump''' - 10 people on camera are wearing hats at the same time.
* '''Might of the Masses''' - When a donation drive raises over $2,000.
* '''Might of the Masses''' - When a donation drive raises over $2,000.
* '''Who's Cutting Onions?''' - Someone at the Moonbase is moved to tears by "all dem feelings"
* '''Winter Wonderland''' - It snows during Desert Bus
[[Image:Winterwonderland.gif|200px|thumb|"The Snow" which earned the Winter Wonderland achievement.]]
: "Snow" appearing on the feed from the interactions of DBCommand
* '''QWOPing Balls''' - Someone finds something FAR too funny
* '''QWOPing Balls''' - Someone finds something FAR too funny
* '''Well Dong''' - A driver plays another video game while also playing Desert Bus simultaneously
* '''Gender Fender Bender''' - Someone cross-dresses on camera
* '''And Then We Were the Demons''' - Fan fiction is read on air
* '''And Then We Were the Demons''' - Fan fiction is read on air
:Completed by Cam during the late night hours of his shift.
:Completed by Cam during the late night hours of his shift.
* '''Record-Breaker''' - We hit a lifetime Desert Bus total of $1.5 million.
* '''It's Named Nick''' - Something previously unnamed is given a nickname by the chatroom
* '''Somebody Has to Change''' - Two Desert Bus crew members unintentionally wear the same item of clothing.
* '''Somebody Has to Change''' - Two Desert Bus crew members unintentionally wear the same item of clothing.
* '''Who's That?!''' - The crew manages to get an outsider on camera (like a delivery guy or something)
* '''Chilling Out''' - Two or fewer people in the room
* '''Emergent Gameplay''' - A driver claims to have found a way to "make the game better"
* '''Shut it Down''' - Someone's mobile phone goes off on camera
* '''Fake PHD''' - The first "Dear Dr" question is asked.
* '''Fake PHD''' - The first "Dear Dr" question is asked.
* '''It's So Cute!''' - The first non-human entity appears on camera
* '''We're Helping!''' - When the chat solves a problem nobody at the Moonbase can fix
* '''We're Helping!''' - When the chat solves a problem nobody at the Moonbase can fix
* '''Hot Swap''' - A piece of equipment needs to be replaced, mid-run.
* '''Hot Swap''' - A piece of equipment needs to be replaced, mid-run.
:Earned by Graham at the end of the feed loss that happened during the Card Kingdom Sponsored this Hour Hour but the Stream Crashed so they have another Hour Hour. Due to difficulties with the Internet connection, the video feeds were routed through his cellphone. Graham used up about 2GB of bandwidth during the short time he hosted the stream. (His mobile phone service provided unlimited bandwidth... the fools!)
:Earned by Graham at the end of the feed loss that happened during the Card Kingdom Sponsored this Hour Hour but the Stream Crashed so they have another Hour Hour. Due to difficulties with the Internet connection, the video feeds were routed through his cellphone. Graham used up about 2GB of bandwidth during the short time he hosted the stream. (His mobile phone service provided unlimited bandwidth... the fools!)
* '''Don't Stop Me Now!''' - We crash the bus
* '''Bid for Power''' - Auction an item for more than $5000
* '''Kickin' it up a Notch''' - We hit our first 5-digit donation
:Earned by Paul during the Silica Gel auction where Notch donated $10000 at Hour 152.


==Locked Achievements==
==Locked Achievements==


* '''The Long Haul''' - We reach 10 points
All locked achievements were completed, a first for DBFH.
* '''Don't Stop Me Now!''' - We crash the bus
* '''Bid for Power''' - Auction an item for more than $5000
* '''Diaebtic Pig''' - 10 Pigs are sweetened
* '''Glazed Ham''' - 20 Pigs are sweetened
* '''Trend-Setter''' - Desert Bus trends anywhere in the Top 10 on Twitter (we'll even take just in Canada)
* '''Right in the FACE(book)''' - A Desert Bus Facebook post receives more than 1000 likes.
* '''Winter Wonderland''' - It snows during Desert Bus
* '''Well Dong''' - A driver plays another video game while also playing Desert Bus simultaneously
* '''Record-Breaker''' - We hit a lifetime Desert Bus total of $1.5 million.
* '''Who's That?!''' - The crew manages to get an outsider on camera (like a delivery guy or something)
* '''Chilling Out''' - Two or fewer people in the room
* '''Emergent Gameplay''' - A driver claims to have found a way to "make the game better"
* '''Shut it Down''' - Someone's mobile phone goes off on camera
* '''It's So Cute!''' - The first non-human entity appears on camera


==Secret Achievements==
==Secret Achievements==


* '''Excellent Posture'''
All Secret Achievements were completed.
* '''We <3 Handmade'''
* '''Kickin' it up a Notch'''
* '''Gender Fender Bender'''
* '''It's Named Nick'''


=Craft-Along Paticipants=
=Craft-Along Participants=
 
''Links to sites still to be added''


[http://desertbus.org/crafters/ Go to the Desert Bus crafters page to see a full list of which crafter donated what!]
[http://desertbus.org/crafters/ Go to the Desert Bus crafters page to see a full list of which crafter donated what!]


*Accents by Gwynn
*Accents by Gwynn
*Alanna Robertson (Etsy)
*Alanna Robertson ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/GeekandSuch Etsy])
*Alatheia (Ravelry)
*Alatheia ([http://www.ravelry.com/people/Alatheia Ravelry])
*Alexander Rodgers (Deviant Art)
*Alexander Rodgers ([http://henry-crun.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art])
*Amanda E. M. Haynes
*Amanda E. M. Haynes
*Ann Foraker (Deviant Art)
*Ann Foraker ([http://notacanus.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art])
*AnnaTheRed (Website, Photo gallery)
*AnnaTheRed ([http://www.annathered.com/ Website], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/annathered/collections/72157619521484008/ Photo gallery])
*Ariel Leather (Etsy, Tumblr)
*Ariel Leather ([http://ariellograms.etsy.com/ Etsy], [http://ariellograms.tumblr.com/ Tumblr])
*Artemis
*Artemis
*Ash Vickers
*Ash Vickers
*Beamie's Buddies (Tumblr, Deviant Art, Etsy, Facebook)
*Beamie's Buddies ([http://beamiesbuddies.tumblr.com/ Tumblr], [http://beam-the-chao.deviantart.com/gallery/36517593 Deviant Art], [http://etsy.com/shop/BeamiesBuddies Etsy], [http://facebook.com/pages/Beamies-Buddies/156397221158346 Facebook])
*Becka Reed (Etsy)
*Becka Reed ([http://etsy.com/shop/LunkaCo Etsy])
*Blaine aka Brainstew (Etsy)
*Blaine aka Brainstew ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/NightTerrorzOddities Etsy])
*Brent Stewart (Tumblr, Etsy)
*Bonnie Beyea
*C.M. Galdre (Website, Duelist website)
*Brent Stewart ([http://the-armoury-of-uroboros.tumblr.com/ Tumblr], [http://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/UroborosInc Etsy])
*Carly Englander (Etsy)
*C.M. Galdre ([http://galdregrim.com/ Website], [http://www.duelistthegame.com/ Duelist website])
*Chemistring (Flickr, Ravelry)
*Carly Englander ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/LunkaCo Etsy])
*Cheryl A. Kraus (Etsy, Deviant Art)
*Chemistring ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/Chemistring Flickr], [http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Chemistring Ravelry])
*Chrissey Harrison (Blog, Website)
*Cheryl A. Kraus ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/CherylsWares Etsy], [http://cakhost.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art])
*Chrissey Harrison ([http://chrisseysgreatescape.wordpress.com/ Blog], [http://thegreatesc.com/ Website])
*Christopher David Bischoff-Fincher
*Christopher David Bischoff-Fincher
*Cultureshock
*Cultureshock
*Dana Staab (Deviant Art)
*Dana Staab ([http://hoshichiri.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art])
*David Woehr (Etsy, Tumblr)
*David Woehr ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/grinningnarwhal Etsy], [http://grinningnarwhal.tumblr.com/ Tumblr])
*DigitalSeahorse (Deviant Art, Website, Blog)
*DigitalSeahorse ([http://dandy-l.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art], [http://digitalseahorse.ca/ Website], [http://digitalseahorse.blogspot.ca/ Blog])
*Emily (TsukiakariUsagi) (Website, Etsy, Facebook)
*Emily (TsukiakariUsagi) ([http://www.tsukiakariusagi.net/ Website], [http://www.etsy.com/shop/tsukiakariusagi Etsy], [http://www.facebook.com/pages/TsukiakariUsagi-Stained-Glass-Designs/275601502457141 Facebook])
*Eric Johnson (Website, Tumblr)
*Eric Johnson ([http://www.counterfet.com/ Website], [http://www.inkompetence.tumblr.com/ Tumblr])
*Erik and Vicki
*Erik and Vicki
*Erin Nix (Etsy, Gniffers Gnomes)
*Erin Nix ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/FeltedFamiliars Etsy], [http://www.facebook.com/GniffersGnomes Gniffers Gnomes])
*Featherweight (Website, Facebook)
*Featherweight ([http://www.featherweightcreations.com/ Website], [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Featherweight/211157449008725 Facebook])
*FireFlower18 (Website)
*FireFlower18 ([http://friendship-bracelets.net/user/FireFlower18 Website])
*Firefury Amahira
*Firefury Amahira
*Gavin Card
*Gavin Card
*Gordon McMillan (Website, Blog)
*Gordon McMillan ([http://www.wanderingghost.com Website], [http://www.scoutsball.wordpress.com Blog])
*Heather Dery (Deviant Art, Etsy, Craft blog)
*Heather Dery ([http://www.lunarjadestyles.deviantart.com Deviant Art], [http://www.lunarjadestyles.etsy.com Etsy], [http://www.girlswithscissors.com Craft blog])
*Helen Cowart (Website, Etsy, Facebook)
*Helen Cowart ([http://www.elemental.name Website], [http://www.etsy.com/shop/ElementalGS Etsy], [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elemental-Gallery-Studio/184387664918173 Facebook])
*Holly Elvins (Deviant Art, Blog, Tumblr, Facebook)
*Holly Elvins ([http://demoncub1990.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art], [http://hollyberriesstudios.blogspot.ca/ Blog], [http://hollyberriesstudio.tumblr.com/ Tumblr], [http://www.facebook.com/HollyBerriesStudios Facebook])
*Icefall (Tumblr)
*Icefall ([http://mooglefashion.tumblr.com/ Tumblr])
*Inkwell Looter (Website)
*Inkwell Looter ([http://www.inkwelllooter.com Website])
*J Barr
*J Barr
*Jamas Enright (Website)
*Jamas Enright ([http://jamasenright.blogspot.com Website])
*Jayne Wilson
*Jayne Wilson
*Jennifer Lewis (Website, Etsy, Portfolios)
*Jen Bagdasian ([http://gottastitchemall.tumblr.com/ Tumblr], [http://gotta-stitch-em-all.com/ Website])
*Jessica Schwab (Etsy, Tumblr)
*Jennifer Lewis ([http://www.mio.8k.com/ Website], [http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenniferlewisart?ref=l2-shopheader-name Etsy], [http://portfolios.risd.edu/Jennifer-Lewis Portfolios])
*Jexebele (Deviant Art)
*Jessica Schwab ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/KnerdyLittleKnits Etsy], [http://knerdylittleknits.tumblr.com/ Tumblr])
*Julisana (Etsy, Deviant Art)
*Jexebele ([http://jexebele.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art])
*Julisana ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/julisana Etsy], [http://julisana.deviantart.com Deviant Art])
*Kate
*Kate Szkotnicki
*Kate Szkotnicki
*Kate Thompson (Etsy)
*Kate Thompson ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/iamkaity Etsy])
*Katherine Bagdasian
*Katherine Bagdasian
*Katie and Tim (Deviant Art, Tumblr)
*Katie and Tim ([http://www.bug-in-my-eye.deviantart.com Deviant Art], [http://bug-makes-art.tumblr.com/ Tumblr])
*Katrina Keller (Tumblr)
*Katrina Keller ([http://drwnzm.tumblr.com/ Tumblr])
*Kimberly Swanner (Website)
*Kimberly Swanner ([http://whiteislandbird.wordpress.com Website])
*Kristin Lewallen (Blog, Ravelry)
*Kristin Lewallen ([http://araflyarts.wordpress.com/ Blog], [http://www.ravelry.com/projects/klewallen Ravelry])
*Kysen Henderson
*Kysen Henderson
*LadyRhian (Deviant Art, Blog)
*LadyRhian ([http://ladyrhianwriter.deviantart.com Deviant Art], [http://ladyrhian.blogspot.com Blog])
*Lareina Chan (Deviant Art)
*Lareina Chan ([http://detectivesparky.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art])
*Lynne Connolly
*Lynne Connolly ([http://www.ravelry.com/people/devessi Ravelry])
*Maggie Bevis
*Maggie Bevis
*Mannie Ross (Website, Ravelry)
*Mannie Ross ([http://www.pocky.org/ Website], [http://www.ravelry.com/people/MannieRoss Ravelry])
*Marcus Thomas
*Marcus Thomas
*Marisha (Etsy)
*Marisha ([http://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Kwerkii Etsy])
*Mary Hutson (Deviant Art, Facebook (hats), Facebook (baby accessories))
*Mary Hutson ([http://lila-may-qt.deviantart.com Deviant Art], [http://www.facebook.com/UrbanSnapshot Facebook (hats)], [http://www.facebook.com/HutsonHandmade Facebook (baby accessories)])
*Matty (Blog, Portfolio, Tumblr)
*Matty ([http://missingpegbar.blogspot.ie/ Blog], [http://www.ohlookitsmatty.portfoliobox.me/ Portfolio], [http://ohlookitsmatty.tumblr.com/ Tumblr])
*Mia Steinberg (Radio show, Blog)
*Mia Steinberg ([http://www.particlesandwavesshow.com Radio show], [http://boneandgold.wordpress.com Blog])
*Miach (Website, Etsy)
*Miach ([http://www.mr2miach.com Website], [http://www.etsy.com/shop/julisana Etsy])
*Michelle Willson (Etsy)
*Michelle Willson ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/CCComforts Etsy])
*MmRed (Cosplay blog, Gaming blog, Deviant Art)
*MmRed ([http://mmredcosplay.blogspot.co.uk/ Cosplay blog], [http://mmred-blogmeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Gaming blog], [http://hellomotos.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art])
*Monique Meek
*Monique Meek
*Nick A aka Tractor
*Nick A aka Tractor
*Nicole Gustafsson (Blog, Website, Etsy)
*Nicole Gustafsson ([http://www.ngustafsson.blogspot.ca/ Blog], [http://nimasprout.com/ Website], [http://www.etsy.com/shop/nimasprout Etsy])
*Orin Drake (Website, Etsy, Tumblr, Deviant Art)
*Orin Drake ([http://shinythingsbyorindrake.tumblr.com/ Website], [http://www.etsy.com/shop/ShinyThingsbyOrin Etsy], [http://www.reignofangels.com/jewelry/ Tumblr], [http://wickedorin.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art])
*Paul Roberts
*Paul Roberts
*Penny Lane (Blog)
*Penny Lane ([http://www.snowcoveredswamp.com/ Blog])
*Rebornflames (Deviant Art)
*Rebornflames ([http://rebornflame.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art])
*Roxanne Wayne (Blog)
*Roxanne Wayne ([http://roxslide.blogspot.com/ Blog])
*Ryan McCann (Website)
*Ryan McCann ([http://procedurallygenerated.com/?page_id=1258 Website])  
*Samantha Panikian
*Samantha Panikian
*Sara McSorley (Website, Deviant Art, Etsy)
*Sara McSorley ([http://www.upstairscomma.com Website], [http://mwar.deviantart.com Deviant Art], [http://www.etsy.com/shop/gembat Etsy])
*Sarah Mendiola (Website, Tumblr - knitting, Tumblr - drawing, Etsy)
*Sarah Mendiola ([http://www.sarahmendiola.com Website], [http://suzuknits.tumblr.com Tumblr - knitting], [http://suzuscribbles.tumblr.com Tumblr - drawing], [http://suzubean.etsy.com Etsy])
*Sarah Overall (Etsy, Tumblr)
*Sarah Overall ([http://daleksteahouse.etsy.com/ Etsy], [http://sarahserinde.tumblr.com/my-crafts Tumblr])
*Schala-Kitty (Etsy, Website, Tumblr)
*Schala-Kitty ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftedWithZeal Etsy], [http://craftedwithzeal.net/ Website], [http://schalakitty.tumblr.com/ Tumblr])
*Scott, Just Scott
*Scott, Just Scott
*Sean Robert
*Sean Robert
*Shaun nakasone (Website, Facebook, Tumblr, Deviant Art)
*Shaun nakasone ([http://flyingsciurus.com Website], [http://facebook.com/sciurusbusiness Facebook], [http://sciuruscustoms.tumblr.com Tumblr], [http://flyingsciurus.deviantart.com Deviant Art])
*Sieg Reyu (Blog)
*Sieg Reyu ([http://zomgbeadsprites.wordpresss.com Blog])
*Stef from CustomDiceBags.com (Etsy, Facebook)
*Stef from [http://CustomDiceBags.com CustomDiceBags.com] ([http://www.toteuncommon.com Etsy], [http://www.facebook.com/CustomDiceBags Facebook])
*Stephanie Martin (Etsy)
*Az Martin ([http://azralorne.etsy.com Etsy])
*Steve Hedger
*Steve Hedger
*Tally Heilke (Craft blog, Etsy)
*Steven Lauterwasser ([http://i-sing-endlessly.tumblr.com/ Tumblr], [http://agamerandascholar.com Website])
*Tania Richter (Website, Facebook, Etsy, Deviant Art)
*Tally Heilke ([http://tallystreasury.com/ Craft blog], [http://www.etsy.com/shop/TallysBestiary Etsy])
*Tania Richter ([http://taniarichter.com Website], [http://www.facebook.com/EpicHats Facebook], [http://www.etsy.com/shop/EpicHats Etsy], [http://aetherfang.deviantart.com/ Deviant Art])
*Tara Heilke
*Tara Heilke
*Thoughtfully Unique - Xylophobian (Website, Etsy)
*Thoughtfully Unique - Xylophobian ([http://www.etsy.com/shop/thoughtfullyunique Etsy])
*Tim K
*Tim K
*Tina Hollands
*Tina Hollands
*Toenolla (Website, Etsy)
*Toenolla ([http://www.toenolla.com Website], [http://toenolla.etsy.com Etsy])
*Vaso Assimakopoulos
*Vaso Assimakopoulos
*Victoria Kassner (Website, Deviant Art)
*Victoria Kassner ([http://www.azyzl.com Website], [http://azyzl.deviantart.com Deviant Art])
*Wayne Balion (Website, Facebook)
*Wayne Balion ([http://www.stitchedpixels.ca Website], [http://www.facebook.com/StitchedPixels Facebook])
*anonymous
*dees253
*dees253
*pipedreamdragon
*pipedreamdragon
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'''''Organizing Partners'''''
'''''Organizing Partners'''''


''Needs update''
*[http://www.loadingreadyrun.com/ LoadingReadyRun]
 
*[http://www.dammitliz.com/ Dammit Liz Productions]
*Dammit Liz Productions
*[http://www.dracogen.com/ Dracogen Incorporated]
*The Escapist Magazine


'''''Corporate Sponsors'''''
'''''Corporate Sponsors'''''


''Needs update''
*[http://www.wizards.com/ Wizards of The Coast]
*[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/ The Escapist]
*[http://www.penny-arcade.com Penny Arcade]
*[http://www.cardkingdom.com Card Kingdom]
*[http://www.megacynics.com/ MegaCynics]
*[http://www.fangamer.com FanGamer]
*[http://www.theroveroutpost.com/ The Rover Outpost]
*[http://www.kenspublishing.com/ Ken Steacy Publishing]
*[http://privateerpress.com/ Privateer Press]
*[http://www.greaterthangames.com greater/than/games]
*[http://www.xbox.com/ Xbox.com]
*[http://www.microsoft.com/games/mgsgamecatalog/default.aspx Microsoft Studios]
*[http://www.hiddenpath.com/ Hidden Path Entertainment]
*[http://www.paizo.com Paizo Publishing]
*[http://www.firehosegames.com/ Fire Hose Games]
*[http://www.thebehemoth.com/ The Behemoth]
*[http://geekchichq.com/ Geek Chic]
*[http://www.343industries.org/news 343 Industries]
*[http://www.joystiq.com/ Joystiq]
*[http://www.cakescove.com/ Cakes Cove]
*[http://www.sauropodstudio.com/ Sauropod Studio]
*[http://www.inxile-entertainment.com/ InXile Entertainment]
*[http://www.nerdist.com/ Nerdist Industries]
*[http://fernwoodcoffee.com/ Fernwood Coffee Company]
*[http://mygimpylife.com/ My Gimpy Life]
*[http://www.lonesharkgames.com/ Lone Shark Games]
*[http://oceanisland.com/ Ocean Island]


*Wizards of The Coast
'''''Community Sponsors'''''
*Dracogen
*Penny Arcade
*FanGamer
*Ken Steacy Publishing
*Card Kingdom
*Topatoco
*Obsidian Entertainment
*Big Giant Circles
*Minority
*GSTQ Fashions
*Vandal Eyes
*Archie McPhee
*The Rover Outpost
*PopCap Games
*Geek & Sundry
*Epic Games
*Paizo Publishing
*SEGA
*Double Fine
*W!ZK!DS HeroClix
*Solar Robotics
*Volpin Props
*Plantronics
*Puzzle Juice
*Fernwood Coffee Company
*Dragon Chow Dice Bags
*Privateer Press


'''''Tecnical Sponsors'''''
*[http://www.momocon.com/ MomoCon]
*[http://www.thedoubleclicks.com/ The Doubleclicks]
*[http://projectredflag.bandcamp.com/track/event-horizon RedFlag]
*[http://www.biggiantcircles.com/ BigGiantCircles]
*[http://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/ Miracle of Sound]
*Patrick Rothfuss
*[http://twitter.com/genomancer Gavin Duggan]
*[http://twitter.com/AnneWheaton Anne] & [http://wilwheaton.net/ Wil Wheaton]
*[http://twitter.com/Kainin Kainin]
*[http://www.omionline.ca/ Omi Inouye]
*[http://plain.bigcartel.com/ Mackenzie Schubert]
*[http://amytfalcone.tumblr.com/ Amy Falcone]
*[http://www.alexandra-douglass.com/ Lexxy Douglass]
*[http://www.monicaray.com/ Monica Ray]
*[http://www.myntcondition.com/ Nick Trujillo]
*[http://www.wanderlustkid.com/ Alex Hobbs]
*[http://bozpublishing.com/ Mikey Neumann]
*[http://thunderskullpress.com/ Tavis Maiden]
*[http://www.journalcomic.com/ Ty Halley]
*[http://funnycute.blogspot.ca/ Katie Rice]
*[http://twitter.com/LordHosk Lord Hosk]
*[http://clevermachinestudios.com/ Clever Machine Studios]
*[http://www.joevollan.com/ Joe Vollan]
*[http://twitter.com/combatadvantage @combatadvantage] & [http://twitter.com/slapjellyfish @slapjellyfish]
*[http://www.grrl.com/ Bonnie Burton]
*Planar Snap
*Phil Plait a.k.a. [http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy.html The Bad Astronomer]
*[http://www.lenperalta.com/ Len Peralta]
*Matthew Murray
*[http://twitter.com/Takahata101 Takahata101]
*Jon Valentine
*Tom Tranter
*[http://loganbonner.blogspot.ca/ Logan Bonner]
*[http://sweetafton23.com/ Molly Lewis]
*and the Laser Firing Space Dinosaur Crew


Needs update
'''''Official Desert Bus Artist'''''
*[http://supernormalstep.com/ Moz Lee Lunsford]


=The Mötley Desert Bus Crüe=
'''''Technical Sponsors'''''
*[http://www.servint.net/ Servint]
*[http://www.pubnub.com/ PubNub]
*[http://www.shaw.ca/ Shaw]


''(To be modified soon)''
=The Desert Bus for Hope 007 Team=


==Organizing Group==
==The Crew==
*[[Graham Stark]] - Driver, Host
*[[Alex Steacy]] - Driver, Overlay Engineer
*[[Kathleen De Vere]] - Driver, Corporate Sponsorship, Media Relations
*[[Ash Vickers]] - Event Manager
*[[Cameron Lauder]] - Driver, Volunteer Handyman
*[[Ashley Allman]] - Shipping Coordinator
*[[James Turner]] - Driver, Call-In Coordinator
*[[Ashton Cummings]] - Driver, IT Coordinator
*[[Jeremy Petter]] - Driver
*[[AppearanceBy::Brendan "Beej" Dery]] - Event Manager
*[[Matt Wiggins]] - Crasher
*[[Graham Stark]] - Driver, Graphic Designer
*[[Paul Saunders]] - Driver, Official Paul
*[[James Turner]] - Driver, Project Manager, Call-In Coordinator
*[[Tally Heilke]] - Driver, Craft-Along Coordinator
*[[Jeremy Petter]] - Driver, Director of Secret Projects
*[[Johnny Blakeborough]] - Driver, Tech Lead
*[[Johnny Blakeborough]] - Driver, Broadcast Coordinator
*[[Ashton Cummings]] - Driver, Lord of Internets
*[[AppearanceBy::Kara McLachlan]] - Communications Coordinator
*[[Alex Steacy]] - Driver, Feed Overlay
*[[Kathleen De Vere]] - Driver, Volunteer Coordinator
*[[AppearanceBy::Liz Smith]] - Call-In Coordinator, Event Manager
*[[Paul Saunders]] - Driver, Website Technician
*[[Tally Heilke]] - Driver, Prize & Sponsorship Coordinator


==Drivers==
==Volunteers==
*[[Bill Watt]] - Driver
*[[Morgan vanHumbeck]] - former Driver, Mostly Housetrained


==Engineering==
===Event Managers===
*[[Ian Horner]] - AV Support, Master of the Aux Channels
*[[Ash Vickers]]
*Heather Dery - AV Support
*[[Brendan "Beej" Dery]]
*[[Brendan Dery|Brendam "Beej" Dery]] - AV Support
*[[Liz Smith]]


==Volunteers==
===Engineering Team===
*[[Kate Stark]] - Nomordinator
*[[AppearanceBy::Thomas Ourada]]
*Coriander Dickinson - Mistress of the Prize Mines
*[[AppearanceBy::Blake]]
*Andre Van Slyke - Site Manager
*[[Johnny Blakeborough]]
*Brent Stewart - Site Manager
*[[Ian Horner]]
*Ian Jacek - Site Manager
*[[Alex Steacy]]
*Kim Rose - Site Manager
*[[AppearanceBy::Coriander Dickinson]]
*Kelly Clark - Blogger
*Matthew Murray - Blogger
*Pika - Adorbz
*Harry, the [[Creepy Doll]] - AAAAAAHHH!


==Shipping==
===Communications Team===
*[[Jess Bell]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Felix Kramer]]
*[[Ashley Allman]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Mia Sternberg]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Alanna Bullock]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Shandi Shiach]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Matthew Murray]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Sol Kauffman]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Mike Whitaker]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Kate Stark]]


==Chat Mods==
===Shipping Team===
*[[Kroze]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Sarah Mendiola]]
*Chris "[[Fugiman]]" Gamble - Squire of Internets
*[[AppearanceBy::Jess Bell]]
*Dix
*[[AppearanceBy::Ashley Allman]]
*AeroCmdr
*[[AppearanceBy::Serge Yager]]
*Pika
*ken|home


==Other==
===Site Volunteers===
*Andrew Ferguson - Photographer
*[[AppearanceBy::Pika]]
*Liz Smith - Thing Wrangler
*[[AppearanceBy::Dan Wu]]
*Serge Predolin-Yager - Caffeine Genie
*[[AppearanceBy::Robin Rose]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Andre Van Slyke]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Brent Stewart]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Brendan Baker]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Ian Jacek]]
 
===Other Volunteers===
*[[AppearanceBy::Andrew Ferguson]] - Photographer
*[[Bill Watt]] - Driver
*[[Cameron Lauder]] - Driver
*Chris "[[AppearanceBy::Fugiman]]" Gamble - Remote Sysadmin
*Dan Ross - Remote Sysadmin
*Eric Schewe - Remote Sysadmin
*[[AppearanceBy::Ian Dixon|Ian "Dix" Dixon]] - Onsite Chat Moderator
*[[Kate Stark]] - Nomordinator
*[[AppearanceBy::Kelly Clarke]] - Pre-Blogger & Media Aggregator
*[[Matt Wiggins]] - Driver


=Guests In The Moonbase!=
=Guests In The Moonbase!=


'''''Annual'''''
'''''Annual'''''
*[[Andrew Cownden]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Andrew Cownden]]
*[[Bill's Mom]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Kate Watt|Bill's Mom]]
*[[Gibb]]
*[[AppearanceBy::Gibb]]


'''''Special'''''
'''''Special'''''
*We'll see!
*[[AppearanceBy::Dale Friesen]]
:Because of a performance which Dale was scheduled for at the end of the week he was uncertain he'd be able to come. He managed to make it in for a little bit during hour 27.
*Winston
:The spider that built a massive web behind the main room camera.


=Flush Count=
=Desert Bus For Hope iOS app=
 
Envisioned by Jer, who would go about to conscript the help of Louis Moga and Ashton Cummings in producing it, the Desert Bus For Hope iOS is an app created for DBFH7. This app had many of the functions of the main site available on it, like the stats/graph, feed, schedule, prizes, and drivers. Indeed the only thing missing is the ability to donate (with such abilities prevented in the app store), which they circumvented by sending you to donate through Safari. While there had been initial plans to make this also available on Android for DB007, this was deemed unfeasible in the time available.
 
=Flush Count (aka Dix's Log)=


With the setup for Desert Bus for Hope 7, the piping in the moon base was set close to the microphone for the driver camera. This resulted in the flushing of the toilet in the Moonbase being quite audibly heard within the stream, and commented on - which the Chat quite obviously latched onto early.
With the setup for Desert Bus for Hope 7, the piping in the moon base was set close to the microphone for the driver camera. This resulted in the flushing of the toilet in the Moonbase being quite audibly heard within the stream, and commented on - which the Chat quite obviously latched onto early.
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*Gallons Flushed
*Gallons Flushed


This would all accumulate to the "Flush King", a title awarded to the driver during which the most flushes occurred. For DBFH7, this was <Name>
This would all accumulate to the "KING OF THE PORCELAIN THRONE", a title awarded to the driver during which the most flushes occurred. For DBFH7, this was [[Jeremy Petter| Jer]] with 85 Flushes.


Additionally, other stats would be recorded on this as well, such as:
Additionally, other stats would be recorded on this as well, such as:
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=Desert Bus Picks the NFL Winners=
=Desert Bus Picks the NFL Winners=


As in previous years, Desert Bus for Hope began on a weekend during the U.S. Football (NFL) season and this year, it was Cam's turn to predict which team would win and why. These decisions were made knowing nothing about the teams playing other than their team names. A U.K. viewer named Jamie then bet $1.00 USD (about $1.67 GBP) on each game and said that he would donate all of his winnings. As of Monday evening, LRR's final record was 6 wins, 2 losses, and X ties, raising $X.00 (rounded up) for Child's Play.
As in previous years, Desert Bus for Hope began on a weekend during the U.S. Football (NFL) season and this year, it was Cam's turn to predict which team would win and why. These decisions were made knowing nothing about the teams playing other than their team names. A U.K. viewer named Jamie then bet £1.00 GBP (about $1.67 USD) on each game and said that he would donate all of his winnings. As of Monday evening, LRR's final record was 9 wins, 5 losses, and 0 ties, raising $29.24 (rounded up) for Child's Play. [https://desertbus.org/blog/2013/11/17/gridiron/]
 
=Desert Bus de l'espoir=
[[Image:DBFH7_DBFRXDBFH_Winner.jpg|300px|thumb|Winning Image of the DesertBus de l'espoir X Desert Bus for Hope contest.]]
Learned about shortly on the beginning of the Fifth day of DBFH, Desert Bus de l'espoir is a France based marathon (a "marathon solidaire du 22 au 24 novembre 2013") of Desert Bus for the charity Secours populaire francais [http://english.secourspopulaire.fr/], an organization  devoted to combating poverty and social inequity in France and around the world. Almost immediately, dialogue occurred on Twitter, with Desert Bus de l'espoir recognizing DBFH as a "Big Brother". DBFH quite gladly encouraged its members to join them and donate to them once DBFH ended, seeing it as an additional good cause.
 
The Desert Bus de l'espoir has a rather different format, with two hosts and a rotating special guest who switches out on the hour and drives the bus. The marathon is to go on for 60 hours, shorter than even the first DBFH in scope. These special guests include indie developers and writers
 
Shortly afterwords, a challenged was issued to "Draw a picture of French Desert Bus (as represented by Ian) meeting with Canadian Desert Bus (represented by Kathleen)" during the midst of the Zeta Shift.[https://desertbus.org/blog/2013/11/22/art-challenge-draw-the-french-and-canadian-desert-busses-meeting/] The winning image presented an incredibly stereotyped French Ian (wearing a black and white striped shirt, a red scarf, and a Beret) and an incredibly stereotyped Canadian Kathleen (wearing a pink toque).[https://desertbus.org/blog/2013/11/22/winner-of-the-canadafrance-bus-meetings/]


=Links to various Desert Bus 7 related pages=
=Links to various Desert Bus 7 related pages=


* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0At9sZ1TdTzD1dGxyQVRPbDhOSG5BOWY5NURpc3VGbVE&usp=sharing Link to the DBFH7 Flush Sheet]
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0At9sZ1TdTzD1dGxyQVRPbDhOSG5BOWY5NURpc3VGbVE&usp=sharing DBFH7 Flush Sheet]
 
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlyG1n7U8qCldGVoSTZsZVJFOWZQYlUyOElzZTJQV0E&usp=sharing DBFH7 NFL Picks - Week 11 Sheet] - Maintained separately from Flush Sheet
 
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An5zmRZIpXdPdE0zUjU1MmM1WUoxU21sU2U2WUhhcGc&usp=drive_web#gid=3 Video Strike Team's Event Log]
 
* GIF collections: [http://greywool.com/desertbus/gifs/ All (collected automatically)], [http://igrat.co/db7/ Created by chat user simon], [http://imgur.com/a/ikM5G#0 Created by chat user CantWearHats], [http://imgur.com/a/hsU8K#0 Created by chat user briedoof]


* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlyG1n7U8qCldGVoSTZsZVJFOWZQYlUyOElzZTJQV0E&usp=sharing Link to the DBFH7 NFL Picks - Week 11 Sheet] - Maintained separately from Flush Sheet
* [http://desertbus.jmjv.fr/ Desert Bus de l'espoir]


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Latest revision as of 21:48, 23 November 2025

Desert Bus 7 logo

Desert Bus for Hope 7 (AKA DB007: A View to a Bill, DB007:Qwoptum of Silence, DB007:Octobussy, DB007:MoonBaseraker, etc) began at 10:00 AM PST, November 16th and ended at 10:54 PM PST November 22nd, 2013. Date: November 16, 2013 I

Desert Bus for Hope 7 Poster (by Moz Lee Lunsford)
The stage at Desert Bus 7

New for this year is the iOS Desert Bus For Hope app developed by Jeremy, Louis Moga, and Ashton Cummings. Link to the iTunes store for the app

Drivers

All driving shifts are 12 hours long.

Driver Shift Start (PST) Total Money Raised During Shift Avg. Donations Per Minute Points Earned Bus Crashes Bus Stops Toilet Flushes Driver Name
No Driver Pre-Desert Bus $4,044 raised beforehand
James November 16 @ 10:00 $31,360.67 raised during shift $43.56 per minute 1 point 0 crashes 0 Stops 71 Flushes Bond
Cam November 16 @ 22:00 $29,880.09 raised during shift $41.50 per minute 1 point 0 crashes 0 Stops 48 Flushes Bond
Jeremy November 17 @ 10:00 $35,161.61 raised during shift $48.84 per minute 2 points 0 crashes 0 Stops 85 Flushes Bond
Johnny November 17 @ 22:00 $20,111.45 raised during shift $27.93 per minute 1 point 0 crashes 0 Stops 53 Flushes Bond
Kathleen November 18 @ 10:00 $31,609.13 raised during shift $43.90 per minute 2 points 0 crashes 0 Stops 59 Flushes Bond
Alex November 18 @ 22:00 $24,038.39 raised during shift $33.39 per minute 1 point 0 crashes 0 Stops 28 Flushes Bond
Tally November 19 @ 10:00 $47,110.68 raised during shift $65.43 per minute 1 point 3 crashes 2 Stops 39 Flushes Bond, M, Shame, Africa
Ian Horner November 19 @ 22:00 $19,081.01 raised during shift $26.50 per minute 1 point 0 crashes 3 Stops 22 Flushes Africa
Graham November 20 @ 10:00 $47,748.23 raised during shift $66.32 per minute 1 point 1 crash 7 Stops 51 Flushes Africa, Q
Ashton November 20 @ 22:00 $35,298.97 raised during shift $49.03 per minute 1 point 0 crashes 0 Stops 33 Flushes Q
Bill November 21 @ 10:00 $26,899.91 raised during shift $37.36 per minute 1 point 1 crash 1 Stop 45 Flushes Q, Oddjob
Matt November 21 @ 22:00 $53,823.58 raised during shift $74.75 per minute 1 point 2 crashes* 2 Stops 47 Flushes Oddjob, Boris, LostLuck
Paul November 22 @ 10:00 $108,112.58 raised during shift $150.16 per minute 0 points 2 crashes 1 Stop 65 Flushes LostLuck, End, Jocko
No Driver Post-Desert Bus $0
Totals (WHILE BUSSING) 155 Hours $516,466.12 raised $55.32 per minute 14 points (High: 9) 9 crashes 16 Stops 646 Flushes Bond, M, Shame, Africa, Q, Oddjob, Boris, LostLuck, End, Jocko
  • The second crash of Matt's shift was caused by Alex unplugging Matt's controller during his moment of Hubris at reaching 400k [Hour 143] and surpassing his other drivers in donations earned.

Guests

Call-ins

New ones added as info becomes available.

Scheduled Calls
Guest Best Known for Call-in time (all times 24hr PST) Website link Video
Kris Straub Webcartoonist, Writer, Podcaster, Creepypasta Chef November 16 @ 14:00 (Saturday) http://krisstraub.com/ [1]
Matt Fraction Eisner Award-Winning Comic Book Writer for Marvel Comics November 16 @ 18:00 (Saturday) http://mattfraction.com/ [2]
Bill Corbett Writer, Performer, Cult Icon November 17 @ 18:00 (Sunday) http://www.rifftrax.com [3]
Khaavren and Baxter Fuzzy-Wuzzies, Dust Mops, Pro Cuddlers November 18 @ 11:56 (Monday) http://www.loadingreadyrun.com [4]
Bobak Ferdowsi Systems Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA Mohawk Guy) November 18 @ 18:00 (Monday) http://www.nasa.gov/connect/artspace/creative_works/feature-bobak-ferdowsi.html [5]
Mikey Neumann (auction) Creative Software Champion at Gearbox Software, Voice Actor, Author November 19 @ 18:00 (Tuesday) http://diagnosismia.blogspot.jp/ [6], [7]
Grant Imahara Myth Busters November 19 @ 21:05 (Tuesday) http://grantimahara.com [8]
Mike Mearls and WotC people lead developer for Dungeons & Dragons Next November 19 @ 21:03 (Wednesday) http://www.mearls.com/ [9]
Phil Plait (auction) Astronomer, Skeptic, Writer, and Popular Science Blogger November 20 @ 11:00 (Wednesday) http://www.slate.com/content/slate/blogs/bad_astronomy.html [10]
Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Writer, Video Game Journalist, Indy Game Developer, Entrepreneur November, 20 @ 18:00 (Wednesday) http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/ [11]
Bob "MovieBob" Chapman Film Critic, Gamer, Pop-culture Commentator, Independent Film Maker November 20 @ 21:00 (Wednesday) http://moviebob.blogspot.jp/ [12]
Jim Sterling Host of Jimquisition, Reviews Editor for Destructoid, Official Mysterio of Video Games November 21 @ 11:00 (Thursday) https://twitter.com/JimSterling [13]
Bonnie Burton Actress, Writer, Comedian November 21 @ 18:00 (Thursday) http://www.grrl.com [14]
Aaron Forsythe Magic: The Gathering Director of R&D November 21 @ 22:30 (Thursday) [15]
Surprise Calls
Guest Best Known for Call-in time (all times 24hr PST) Website link Video
Momocon November 17 @ 13:06 (Sunday) http://www.momocon.com/ [16]
Louis Moga DB7 App Co-Creator November 17 @ 14:05 (Sunday) [17]
Angela Webber Musician, Doubleclicks November 17 @ 23:02 (Sunday) http://www.thedoubleclicks.com/ [18]
Mikey Neumann Creative Software Champion at Gearbox Software, Voice Actor, Author November 17 @ 23:36 (Sunday) http://diagnosismia.blogspot.jp/ [19]
Stephen "Stepto" Toulouse Formerly of Xbox/Microsoft November 18 @ 11:00 (Monday) http://www.stepto.com/ [20]
Teller Magician, Silent Illusionist/Comedian and Co-creator of Desert Bus November 19 @ 10:12 (Tuesday) http://www.pennandteller.com/ [21]
Penn Jillette Illusionist/Comedian, and Co-creator of Desert Bus November 19 @ 10:31 (Tuesday) http://www.pennandteller.com/ [22]
Paul and Storm Musicians November 19 @ 10:58 (Tuesday) http://www.pennandteller.com/ [23], [24]
Scott Kurtz Web Comic Creator November 19 @ 13:03 (Tuesday) http://www.pvponline.com/ [25], [26]
Jimmy "Big Giant Circles" Hinson Musician November 20 @ 09:00 (Wednesday) http://www.biggiantcircles.com/ [27]
Harrison Crix Prop Maker November 20 @ 11:04 (Wednesday) http://volpinprops.blogspot.com/ [28]
Eddie Gorodetsky TV Writer and Producer, and Co-creator of Desert Bus November 21 @ 13:00 (Thursday) [29]
Max Temkin Designer, Co-Creator of Cards Against Humanity November 22 @ 09:03 (Friday) http://maxistentialism.com/ & http://cardsagainsthumanity.com/ [30]

Visitors

Guest Best Known for Visit time in the moonbase (all times 24hr PST) Website link Video
Allen Schauffler Reporter for Al Jazeera America November 19-20 (Tuesday-Wednesday) http://twitter.com/allenschauffler & http://america.aljazeera.com/
Steve Dengler Entrepreneur, Investor, Geek, and all around good guy November 21 @ 12:00 (Thursday) http://www.dracogen.com & http://www.xe.com [31]
Ken Steacy Comic, Science Fiction Artist and Writer November 21 @ 19:30 http://www.kenspublishing.com/ [32], [33]

Desert Bus 007 spoof titles

As compiled by CantWearHats on LRR Forums to date: As compiled by the DB offseason Chat:
  • Dr No Donor Account
  • From Tuscon With Love
  • GoldDengler
  • Thunderbus
  • You Only Crash Twice
  • On Her Majesty's Shipping Service
  • The Desert Is Forever
  • Live And Let Drive
  • The Man With The Golden Pun
  • The Spy Who Clubbed Me
  • Moonbaseraker
  • For Your Prize Only
  • Octopimpy
  • A View To A Bill
  • The Living Bugsplats
  • License To Bid
  • Soldeneye
  • Tomorrow Never Drives
  • The Bid Is Not Enough
  • Drive Another Day
  • Crashino Royale
  • Qwoptum of Solace
  • Busfall
  • Dr. LRR
  • From Tucson with Love
  • Busfinger
  • Thunderbus
  • You Only Drive Twice
  • On Her Majesty's Crafting Service
  • Deserts are Forever
  • Live and Let's Drive
  • The Man with the Rare, Foil, Un-cut Magic Cards
  • The Mod Who Banned Me
  • Moonbaseraker
  • For your Bids Only
  • Octopimpy
  • Never Say Going Twice Again
  • A View to a Bill in his Mom's Dress
  • The Missing Daylights
  • License to Bus
  • GoldenBus
  • Bussing Never Dies
  • Triple Madness is Not Enough
  • Bus Another Day (Or Six)
  • Charity Royale
  • Quantum of Charity
  • Busfall
  • Random Will Return in DB 8

Milestones

(Times given in PST)

  • Year 1 total exceeded - 16/11/13 ~15:50
  • Year 2 total exceeded - 17/11/13 ~11:55
  • Year 3 total exceeded - 18/11/13 ~17:46
  • Year 4 total exceeded - 18/11/13 ~14:30
  • Year 5 total exceeded - 21/11/13 ~23:25
  • Year 6 total exceeded - 22/11/13 ~15:35
  • $1.5 million lifetime - 19/11/13 ~23:40
  • $1.75 million lifetime - 22/11/13 ~18:10
  • $500,000 reached - 22/11/13 ~19:35

Video links

Selected Parodies

  • none yet

Selected Skits/Challenges/Moments

Epic Sax Guy
During the final ten minutes of James' shift on the first night, Engineering played a continuous loop of the popular internet video "Epic Sax Guy" in response to the crew's request that "smooth jazz" be played. The staff members who were present improvised a series of silly and occasionally unnerving dances to the song, most notably a continuous, gentle en masse head bobbing while gazing directly into the camera with a broad smile.
Derpline
"Derpline" was a popular segment from previous Desert Bus events that was reportedly near-constantly requested until Alex, the segment's host, performed the segment during his shift as a reward for breaking $170,000 by a certain time. The segment consists of Alex playing an apathetic morning radio DJ taking a series of bizarre calls to his show, to which he gives even more bizarre answers.
Winston's Long Con
When James handed off the thank-yous to Jer during the extra hour, the camera suddenly fell off the tripod. It was blamed on the web of Winston, the DB7 spider.

Quotables

One of the many images posted by chat.
  • "Anime is for dumbs." - Alex during a mock-debate with Taka over Xbox One vs. Playstation 4 while using vocal jamming technology. This challenge took place near the end of Jer's shift. The end result was that the two sounded alternately as though they were intoxicated or parodying internet hate wars, the latter of which Alex embraced. The phrase caught on in the chat, who posted meme images and applied "for dumbs" to other situations as well as simply repeating the original phrase.

Notable Memes

See also the Desert Bus Lexicon

The Button

The F15 key at one of the workstations in the Engineering corner was programmed so that, when pressed, it played a random 15-60 second clip of relatively danceable music, prompting whoever was onscreen at the time to burst into a brief and spontaneous dance party. "The Button", whose creation was credited to Tally, was a huge success - the crew's only disappointment was that it didn't trigger an appropriate change in lighting.

"Woah chat. Such doge. Wow."
In reference to the shibe inu "doge" meme, an overlay was made to add a shibe to the bottom corner and create floating text in randomly colored comic sans.
"Silica Gel"
Chat became enraptured with Silica Gel from the N7 giveaway during the end of Cam's shift
GIFs
Chat was eager to post animated GIFs recording notable sight gags, often turning GIFs around in real time barely seconds after the event they depicted occurred onscreen.
PICNIC
A number of technical glitches which caused the stream to frequently crash early in the stream caused the chat to repeatedly type "PANIC".
In order to calm things down, Lord Hosk invited chat to a picnic rather than panicking, and thereafter when tech issues caused distress the chat would type "PICNIC" and suggest dishes they were bringing.

Achievements

This year, like prior years featured the return of achievements. Some of these were similar to the ones of the past, some were not.

Unlocked Achievements

  • On The Road Again - Reach 1 Point
  • Road Trip! - We reach 5 Points
  • The Long Haul - We reach 10 points
  • Don't Stop Me Now! - We crash the bus
Earned by Tally, occurred while Molly was at the wheel.
  • Vegeta Extreme - $9001 donated by a single donor
  • Excellent Posture - Someone balances something on their head
  • Fancy Hat' - Someone puts pants on their head
  • Two Heads Are Better Than One - Two People Sing a Duet
  • Walrus Tickle Dance Bance - A marathon dance session of Carmelldansen
  • Saturday Morning - A Sing along of an old cartoon theme song
  • Clubbing a Dead Horse - Someone gets Clubbed
Graham, by Bill's Stepdad
  • Kid Gloves - Someone drives Desert Bus with socks on their hands.
  • Houston, We Have a Problem - The feed goes down
Went down during the 12th hour, midway through Cam's Shift.
  • Ring-ding-dingeringeding! - A request is made (and fulfilled) for What the Fox Say?
Sung when they reached 100,000. Can be viewed at: [34]
  • Prize Pig - A Pig is Sweetened.
  • Diaebtic Pig - 10 Pigs are sweetened
  • Glazed Ham - 20 Pigs are sweetened
  • Crash the Gates - An auction's opening bid is $1000 or greater
  • Radio Silence - No posts in the chat for 30 seconds. (Why do we keep including this achievement?)
  • Trend-Setter - Desert Bus trends anywhere in the Top 10 on Twitter (we'll even take just in Canada)
  • C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER - A Radio Silence attempt is spoiled in the last 5 seconds before success
  • Right in the FACE(book) - A Desert Bus Facebook post receives more than 1000 likes.
  • Insecticide - First bug splat of Desert Bus 7!
Earned by James in his run.
  • Choral Reef - More than 10 people singing on camera simultaneously.
  • Dog Catcher - Someone in the chat notices Spot the Dog
  • Ghost Ride the Whip - A driver dances beside the chair, while driving.
  • Can You Step - Two bidders trash-talk during an auction.
  • Hammertime - Someone gets IRL banhammered by one of the chat mods
  • We <3 Handmade - Awarded when a Craft-Along item auctions for over $2,000
  • Accident Free - A driver completes a shift without crashing.
Completed by James in his first shift.
  • Feed Dump - 10 people on camera are wearing hats at the same time.
  • Might of the Masses - When a donation drive raises over $2,000.
  • Who's Cutting Onions? - Someone at the Moonbase is moved to tears by "all dem feelings"
  • Winter Wonderland - It snows during Desert Bus
"The Snow" which earned the Winter Wonderland achievement.
"Snow" appearing on the feed from the interactions of DBCommand
  • QWOPing Balls - Someone finds something FAR too funny
  • Well Dong - A driver plays another video game while also playing Desert Bus simultaneously
  • Gender Fender Bender - Someone cross-dresses on camera
  • And Then We Were the Demons - Fan fiction is read on air
Completed by Cam during the late night hours of his shift.
  • Record-Breaker - We hit a lifetime Desert Bus total of $1.5 million.
  • It's Named Nick - Something previously unnamed is given a nickname by the chatroom
  • Somebody Has to Change - Two Desert Bus crew members unintentionally wear the same item of clothing.
  • Who's That?! - The crew manages to get an outsider on camera (like a delivery guy or something)
  • Chilling Out - Two or fewer people in the room
  • Emergent Gameplay - A driver claims to have found a way to "make the game better"
  • Shut it Down - Someone's mobile phone goes off on camera
  • Fake PHD - The first "Dear Dr" question is asked.
  • It's So Cute! - The first non-human entity appears on camera
  • We're Helping! - When the chat solves a problem nobody at the Moonbase can fix
  • Hot Swap - A piece of equipment needs to be replaced, mid-run.
Earned by Graham at the end of the feed loss that happened during the Card Kingdom Sponsored this Hour Hour but the Stream Crashed so they have another Hour Hour. Due to difficulties with the Internet connection, the video feeds were routed through his cellphone. Graham used up about 2GB of bandwidth during the short time he hosted the stream. (His mobile phone service provided unlimited bandwidth... the fools!)
  • Don't Stop Me Now! - We crash the bus
  • Bid for Power - Auction an item for more than $5000
  • Kickin' it up a Notch - We hit our first 5-digit donation
Earned by Paul during the Silica Gel auction where Notch donated $10000 at Hour 152.

Locked Achievements

All locked achievements were completed, a first for DBFH.

Secret Achievements

All Secret Achievements were completed.

Craft-Along Participants

Go to the Desert Bus crafters page to see a full list of which crafter donated what!

Sponsors

Organizing Partners

Corporate Sponsors

Community Sponsors

Official Desert Bus Artist

Technical Sponsors

The Desert Bus for Hope 007 Team

The Crew

Volunteers

Event Managers

Engineering Team

Communications Team

Shipping Team

Site Volunteers

Other Volunteers

Guests In The Moonbase!

Annual

Special

Because of a performance which Dale was scheduled for at the end of the week he was uncertain he'd be able to come. He managed to make it in for a little bit during hour 27.
  • Winston
The spider that built a massive web behind the main room camera.

Desert Bus For Hope iOS app

Envisioned by Jer, who would go about to conscript the help of Louis Moga and Ashton Cummings in producing it, the Desert Bus For Hope iOS is an app created for DBFH7. This app had many of the functions of the main site available on it, like the stats/graph, feed, schedule, prizes, and drivers. Indeed the only thing missing is the ability to donate (with such abilities prevented in the app store), which they circumvented by sending you to donate through Safari. While there had been initial plans to make this also available on Android for DB007, this was deemed unfeasible in the time available.

Flush Count (aka Dix's Log)

With the setup for Desert Bus for Hope 7, the piping in the moon base was set close to the microphone for the driver camera. This resulted in the flushing of the toilet in the Moonbase being quite audibly heard within the stream, and commented on - which the Chat quite obviously latched onto early.

While initially it had been set up so that those in the moon base would be keeping track of this, this soon ran awry as the counter they had only went up to 6. Following this, a shared online spreadsheet would be made, and elaborated on to a excessive degree. Some of the more unique peculiarities of this would end up being:

  • Total Flushes
  • Average Flushes per hour
  • Value per flush
  • Flushes per hour per person
  • Gallons Flushed

This would all accumulate to the "KING OF THE PORCELAIN THRONE", a title awarded to the driver during which the most flushes occurred. For DBFH7, this was Jer with 85 Flushes.

Additionally, other stats would be recorded on this as well, such as:

  • Things Knocked Over
  • Chat Crashes
  • Dance Party Button presses
  • Math Fails
  • Feed Crashes

Which were not necessarily as tracked as well as the flushes during the course of the event.

Desert Bus Picks the NFL Winners

As in previous years, Desert Bus for Hope began on a weekend during the U.S. Football (NFL) season and this year, it was Cam's turn to predict which team would win and why. These decisions were made knowing nothing about the teams playing other than their team names. A U.K. viewer named Jamie then bet £1.00 GBP (about $1.67 USD) on each game and said that he would donate all of his winnings. As of Monday evening, LRR's final record was 9 wins, 5 losses, and 0 ties, raising $29.24 (rounded up) for Child's Play. [35]

Desert Bus de l'espoir

Winning Image of the DesertBus de l'espoir X Desert Bus for Hope contest.

Learned about shortly on the beginning of the Fifth day of DBFH, Desert Bus de l'espoir is a France based marathon (a "marathon solidaire du 22 au 24 novembre 2013") of Desert Bus for the charity Secours populaire francais [36], an organization devoted to combating poverty and social inequity in France and around the world. Almost immediately, dialogue occurred on Twitter, with Desert Bus de l'espoir recognizing DBFH as a "Big Brother". DBFH quite gladly encouraged its members to join them and donate to them once DBFH ended, seeing it as an additional good cause.

The Desert Bus de l'espoir has a rather different format, with two hosts and a rotating special guest who switches out on the hour and drives the bus. The marathon is to go on for 60 hours, shorter than even the first DBFH in scope. These special guests include indie developers and writers

Shortly afterwords, a challenged was issued to "Draw a picture of French Desert Bus (as represented by Ian) meeting with Canadian Desert Bus (represented by Kathleen)" during the midst of the Zeta Shift.[37] The winning image presented an incredibly stereotyped French Ian (wearing a black and white striped shirt, a red scarf, and a Beret) and an incredibly stereotyped Canadian Kathleen (wearing a pink toque).[38]

Links to various Desert Bus 7 related pages

Desert Bus for Hope
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