Desert Bus: the Aftermath

The Pious Flea · Postby **The Pious Flea** » 28 Nov 2007, 08:01

$22,805 was collected. That's 4.561 times the original projected maximum, guys.

You'll end up paying a fortune in Paypal fees, but I don't think you could have bought the publicity and goodwill you've acquired for ten times that much. Unless you donated it to Child's Play.

I hope CP specially notes your efforts, 'cause you'll be bringing in an amount roughly equal to around 4% of their total thus far.

I'm not sure what you could do for next year. Possibly try to make a record for continual play? Or two racing Desert Buses, perhaps. What would induce as much suffering as this does?

Kroze · Postby **Kroze** » 28 Nov 2007, 08:06

Here are all the songs from the Desert Bus stuff if people want em:

Kroze presents the entire LRR Desert Bus Song Collection!

Jer singing "Ballad of the Fanboy" Live:
http://elmway.leftyfilms.com/staff/Song%20of%20the%20fanboy.mp3
Graham and Paul singing "Still Alive":
http://elmway.leftyfilms.com/staff/LRR%20-%20Still%20Alive.mp3
Andy singing the hit "Tuscan or Bust" from the Tony Award winning "Desert Bus: The Musical":
http://elmway.leftyfilms.com/staff/Tuscan%20or%20Bust.mp3
Andy singing "Modern Major General":
http://elmway.leftyfilms.com/staff/Modern%20Major%20General.mp3
Entire LRR Crew raping "Circle of Life":
http://elmway.leftyfilms.com/staff/Circle%20of%20Life.mp3
LLR Crew "Sing Graham":
http://elmway.leftyfilms.com/staff/Graham.mp3
Graham singing "The Elements Song":
http://elmway.leftyfilms.com/staff/The%20Elements%20Song.mp3
LRR wonders "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego":
http://elmway.leftyfilms.com/staff/Where%20in%20the%20World%20is%20Carmen%20Sandiego.mp3

Allen! · Postby **Allen!** » 28 Nov 2007, 08:07

I was going to go insane if I heard "Allen finally showed up" one more time.

Iverix · Postby **Iverix** » 28 Nov 2007, 08:08

Please tell me you got a recording of Matt's chewy impression.

Kroze · Postby **Kroze** » 28 Nov 2007, 08:10

Iverix wrote:Please tell me you got a recording of Matt's chewy impression.

Sadly no...
And since these wouldn't work in the last post, I'll just put em here...

"Wedding in the Desert Wedding Song" from the Tony award winning "Desert Bus: The Musical" as sung by Andy
http://elmway.leftyfilms.com/staff/Wedding%20in%20the%20Desert%20(Wedding%20Song).mp3
"Oh Canada":
http://elmway.leftyfilms.com/staff/Oh%20Canada.mp3

AHHHGGGG!!!
Why are my links not working?

emma · Postby **emma** » 28 Nov 2007, 08:15

I think it's the link. I couldn't fix it, either.

Unclever title · Postby **Unclever title** » 28 Nov 2007, 10:11

The Pious Flea wrote:You'll end up paying a fortune in Paypal fees

(Ahem) Desert Bus T-shirts, anyone? There are already a whole bunch of graphics to choose from, it wouldn't take much editing to get one of the money amount updates to be in t-shirt form and accurate to the money amount.

Plus you know there's the whole, "I survived Desert Bus for Hope and all I go twas this lousy t-shirt", idea, but this is more applicable to those who actually played the game during the 4.5 days of busing. However I sense this can be a great way to make up for the paypal fees and also a method to donate even more to Child's Play if you do something like 50% of the proceeds form the DB t-shirts go to child's play.

Something like that.

Iverix · Postby **Iverix** » 28 Nov 2007, 10:19

"I survived Desert Bus Chat"

or

"PHONE!!!"

Graham · Postby **Graham** » 28 Nov 2007, 12:07

I'm working on some possible Desert Bus Shirt designs.

Shandi · Postby **Shandi** » 28 Nov 2007, 12:11

I bet they'll be epic and I'll have to put them on my Xmas wish list!

Tensen01 · Postby **Tensen01** » 28 Nov 2007, 12:30

I believe that teller, since paypal refused to accept his donation, was going to cover up to $500 of the fees... which is very close to being all of them I believe.

Kneuronak · Postby **Kneuronak** » 28 Nov 2007, 12:50

Kroze wrote:Here are all the songs from the Desert Bus stuff if people want em:

Kroze presents the entire LRR Desert Bus Song Collection!

Kroze, did you happen to get their rendition of Carrot Juice is Murder?

rootbeerbaby · Postby **rootbeerbaby** » 28 Nov 2007, 13:11

Is it really tragic to say I had a GREAT time in the chatroom? I had so much work to do over the weekend but I was an utter ADDICT!

I ate too many Jaffa cakes too :roll:

Graham · Postby **Graham** » 28 Nov 2007, 13:13

Jaffa cakes!? I LOVE Jaffa cakes!

Welcome rootbeerbaby, and everyone else from the chatroom!

brc64 · Postby **brc64** » 28 Nov 2007, 13:17

Has there been much thought to next year's charity event (if any), yet? It seemed kind of obvious that it won't be Desert Bus again.

I guess a better question would be what made Desert Bus such a hit in the first place. For me, it wasn't about the game itself, but more the 24 hours a day of interactivity with cool people. Considering that the drivercam typically seemed to have about 100 more viewers at any given time than the buscam, I think a lot of other people felt the same way.

Whatever you guys decide to do in the future, I hope it involves a similar level of interactivity. And hopefully next year you'll smash an already awesome record.

BTW, does this large donation qualify you guys as Platinum Sponsors for Child's Play? I thought I overheard somebody say that at one point, but I couldn't really find much info on sponsorship on their site.

Graham · Postby **Graham** » 28 Nov 2007, 13:52

Whatever we do next year, it will involve interactivity. That is, without question, what made Desert Bus such a hit.

We do qualify as a platinum sponsor! They'll be updating the page at some point with our logo!

Also, if the buscam ever had more viewers than the drivercam, then something was horribly wrong.

Sieg Reyu · Postby **Sieg Reyu** » 28 Nov 2007, 13:59

Graham wrote:I'm working on some possible Desert Bus Shirt designs.

Make one with Pram on it.

emma · Postby **emma** » 28 Nov 2007, 14:36

Graham wrote:We do qualify as a platinum sponsor! They'll be updating the page at some point with our logo!

Congratulations!

If that doesn't get you more viewers, I don't know what will.

OmegaZultan · Postby **OmegaZultan** » 28 Nov 2007, 14:56

That was a weekend well spent, I truly regret having missed most of the last two days.

Congrats guys, looking forward to whatever you do next year.

YamaroV2 · Postby **YamaroV2** » 28 Nov 2007, 15:29

Banned twice for 4chan! YES!

theduckthief · Postby **theduckthief** » 28 Nov 2007, 15:31

Allan DID finally show up. *runs away laughing*

The Hitman · Postby **The Hitman** » 28 Nov 2007, 15:34

I got home at 8am this morning and had terrible nightmares about Desert Bus. I think I might have post-traumatic bus syndrome.

Unclever title · Postby **Unclever title** » 28 Nov 2007, 15:40

theduckthief wrote:Allan DID finally show up. *runs away laughing*

And now we wait.

Syphilis · Postby **Syphilis** » 28 Nov 2007, 15:48

Wow I would totally buy those shirts That were mentioned in the original desert bus topic. Whatabout putting that characiture (or however its spelled) pic on a shirt? That would be cool.

Citin · Postby **Citin** » 28 Nov 2007, 15:50

This thread needs upside down girls!

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