Desert Bus for Hope 2
Drivers
Main Drivers
- James Turner
- Bill Watt
- Morgan vanHumbeck
- Jeremy Petter, replacing Paul from the original Desert Bus lineup
Guest Drivers
- Kate Stark
- Ash, covering an hour of Bill's shift while he was ill
- Andre van Slyke (aka BandanaMan), also covering an hour of Bill's shift
- Rosa, the hamster from The LHC
- Toast
- Sam Logan, author of Sam and Fuzzy
- Graham Stark
- Paul Saunders
- Kathleen De Vere
- Nathan Mosher
- The Hitman
Crashes
James - While distracted by background activities on his first shift.
Jer - 8 minutes into his first shift, the bus slows down and over heats. He blames the controller being unplugged.
Bill - The Sega CD was acidently powered off.
Bill - while having his legs waxed.
Additional Failures
For additional fails, see Desert_Bus_2_Fail_Count
Songs/Spoken Word
Songs sung at Desert Bus 2 - Bus Harder:
The Crew
LRR - Boom-de-yah-da (twice)
LRR - The Sweater Song
LRR - Masquerade
LRR - The Universe Song
LRR - Still Alive (from Portal)
LRR - Say It Ain't So
LRR - Bohemian Rhapsody
64K - 1337
Individual
Andy - It's a Wonderful Life in 40 minutes
Jer - Superintendent's Sorrow
Jer - Ballad of a Fanboy
Jer - Brave Brave Sir Robin
Jer - Skull Crusher Mountain
Jer - Pirate Speech
Morgan - Barbie Girl
Tally - Still Alive (from Portal)
Joint
Jer & Tim - I Will Survive
Cover Songs
Songs that were rewritten to include Desert Bus:
Matt - Go Go Power Drivers (cover of Go Go Power Rangers)
Matt, Tim & Bill - Desert Bus (Magic Bus by The Who)
Matt, Tim & Bill - Skeletor's Bus (Skeletor's Dick by Bagfries)
Donation Challenges
Bill to wear a dress for an hour.
Bill's mum to tell stories about his childhood
Matt to say: "Buying a T-Shirt."
For various members of the crew to sing various songs.
For Katamari to drive the bus.
To rename Jer's duck to Rosco P Jangles IV
What's Bill's real name?
For YamaroV2 to do a barrel roll over Bill, he does this and puts a hole in the wall of the moon base.
Matt has to go see Twilight 5 times.
To plug webcomics Population: Zero and/or Remember (Kathleen chose to plug PZ)
Bets
Crew Member Bets
Paul would shave his beard off if the original total was beaten ($22,800) which he didn't think was going to be possible.
Kathleen would get her hair cut shorter than it had before at $30,000.
Morgan would get a full body wax and shave his head at $50,000.
Bill to shave his head and leave his side burns at $50,000.
Forum Member Bets
Hakaryu would drink a concoction that included everything from the Iron Stomach Challenges and Sheer Stupidity videos.
Several forum members would shave their heads at $30,000 These include: --> VanSlick (Real Name: Andre)
Moments
The police turn up early one morning, with a police dog, searching for someone.
Andrew Cownden arrives, and reads some of the Jer/Duck slash submitted.
Andy gives a live rendition of "It's A Wonderful Life" that lasts 40 minutes.
In the earliest hours of the morning, James and company 'meow'-ing various songs.
Upon breaking last year's total, Paul shaves off his goatee, forming it into various other facial hair styles as he shaves it off.
Jerry Holkins, AKA Tycho, calls the crew to announce Operation: Infinite Bus, in which PA would match the next ten thousand dollars donated.
Felicia Day calls the crew and gives an interview.
Donated Items
A Polar Bear Epic Mount for WoW. Donated by Geoff from Pure Pwnage. Sold for $400
A copy of The Guild; Season 1, signed by the whole cast. Donated by Felicia Day. Sold for $450
A 20x30 inch poster of original LRR fanart by Derek Hand, signed and numbered. Donated by Derek Hand. Sold for $175
A Star Bull T-Shirt, signed by members of The Crew. Donated by Jer. Sold for $250. Pics here.
Ash's original art for the Halo 5 cover from Halo: The Future of Gaming. Donated by Ash.
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Date: November 28, 2008 I