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It’s time for James Challenges @desertbus.org Chat. But I’m gonna be honest with y’all and lay it all out. Obviously this year has been rough on everyone, myself included. It’s been a struggle to find the energy for this years run. I know I’ll muster the juice needed for the show, but I’m tired.

I have been wracking my brain for the last couple weeks trying to find something for this years show that would be fun, but also not require a ton of work on my part. I got some good suggestions from y’all, but nothing was really doing it for me.

Then I had a cute idea that wouldn’t require a ton of output on my end. I got it booked and was happy with where I landed. Cut to 2 days later. I got an email on Wednesday saying there was a schedule problem, and the date I choose no longer worked.

I tried to swap it from something we were going to have at the after party to something we’d have at the start of the run, but there were logistical reasons that wouldn’t work. So 2 days out from the run I was back to having nothing, and I think nothing it shall remain.

The good news is I have a really great idea, and something I’ve been thinking about doing for years planned for the big 20th anniversary next year, but that still leaves us with nothing for this year. And I think that’s OK. Sometimes it’s good to take a break.

So here’s all I’m asking. If you’re reading this and you can throw $5 towards the cause before we start that would be swell! If all 7600 of you who follow me on BlueSky do that (and I assume you’re all active users who read every post I make) we’ll break records!

And to spice it up just a little bit, I will match the first 100 donations of $5USD exactly that are made before the start of the run. Obviously it’ll be great if we get more, but I figure that’s likely what my goof would have cost me 😃. So head over to desertbus.org and get those $5 donations in!

this is why you don't blow your hank green favor on driver intros /s donated set course for vegas