n00b Of The Year
              
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                So much n00b.  So much love.  
                
                    Joel Schenk
                
                    Chance Wells
                
                    Febienne Tepper
                
                    Ravi Sarma
                
                    Tristan O'Toole
                
                    Andras Brehm, defending his title
                
                    Nate Hilbert (no idea how he got nominated, but what hell, right?)
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Best Slab Nickname
              
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                Every time you say it, a hundo ride is born.
                
                    Ch'ah / Cha (Eric Stewart)
                
                    Poseidon (Steve Beck)
                
                    Rabbi (Ben Spencer)
                
                    Shitty Chris (Chris Sorrentino)
                
                    Dylan "My Fucking Bike Broke" Zobel (a/k/a Quatro / Cuatro)
                
                    Cum Bucket (Brian Race)
                
                    State Street (Dave Pike)
                
                    Fidget (Jeff Stein)
                
                    J-Lo (Jon Lopatin)
                
                    Jam Bumrage (Jenn Brundage)
                
                    Landfill (Eric Ramsdell)
                
                    Clamshell / Clame (Eric Ramsdell)
                
                    Slamsdell (Eric Ramsdell)
                
                    Crumpet (Josh Stevens)
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Mr. or Ms. Congeniality Award
              
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                The Unflappable-Slab Award: the pedicabber who keeps calm in a crisis, always has a positive outlook, is cheerful and positive, unflappable in the face of adversity.
                
                    Chance Wells
                
                    Matt Bancroft
                
                    Adam Levinson
                
                    Amy Hoffman
                
                    Crumpet (Josh Stevens, with his stiff upper lip and all)
                
                    Fabien Tepper
                
                    Sam Nevin
                
                    Steve Beck
                
                    Jordan parks
                
                    Erik Kainen
                
                    Elias Moe
                
                    Ben Spencer
                
                    Mikey Goyette
                
                    Greg Rees
                
                    Adam Levinson
                
                    Lee Delulio
                
                    Nick Viau
                
                    Patrick Deavan
                
                    Phil Gilliam-Cuffee
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The Charlie Brown Award
              
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                The one lovable yet tragic slab who always has the shitstorm dealt on him/her, can never cut a break, or had consistently the worst luck.
                
                    Jon Lopatin
                
                    Dale Bales
                
                    Elias Moe
                
                    Mikey Goyette
                
                    Ravi Sarma
                
                    Dylan Zobel
                
                    Amanda Whittaker
                
                    DJB Dana Bein
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Bull On A Trike Prize
              
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                The driver who causes damage without even trying that hard; the worst or most frequent or most-repercussive damages that we all feel and cringe to – with love, of course.
                
                    Ish Balderas-Wong, The Cab-Flippah
                
                    Tristan O'Toole, The Five-Mile Stare
                
                    Eric Stewart, We Still Call Him Crash
                
                    Steve Beck, Also A Bull OFF A Trike
                
                    Dylan Zobel, "My Bike Broke"
                
                    Brendan Reza, Taco-Maker Supreme
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The Phone Is Now Broken Award
              
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                The best, funniest or most amazing post (or thread) on "What Phone You On?" or group email.
                
                    Roger Lussier and Adam Levinson for "Hi Dad" on WPYO (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152679724444095&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    Mike Brewster for "Cover My Sox Shift." (There was no Sox game) via email
                
                    XN for "How To Ride St. Paddy's" in email
                
                    Greg Rees for "Toilet Clogged With Clogs" via email
                
                    Mikey Goyette, for "Dennis Claffey Bike Jump" on WPYO
                
                    Mikey Goyette and XN for "Dennis Claffey Bike Jump Fart Remix" on WPYO
                
                    Jesse Lyons with Team Rickshaw for "We Lost Katie!"
                
                    Chance Wells for "Hi I'm Chance" (his first WPYO post)
                
                    Chance Wells for "Hi I'm Chance" (his email version)
                
                    Nick Viau for "Fixed The No Parking Sign" on WPYO
                
                    Jordan Parks for "Slug" on WPYO
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Red Friend Award
              
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                Boston Pedicab's favorite Boston Rickshaw driver, either currently riding for Red, or a Red-Green convert.
                
                    Kris Hanson: The Duck Dynasty of Boston
                
                    Alex Hamrick: Keeping The Streets Of Boston Liberal as Fuck
                
                    Derek Rossi: Still Way Cooler Than We All Strive To Be
                
                    Hamilton: Laws Don't Apply To Law Students
                
                    Justin Ball: God How We Miss Ya, Kid
                
                    Elias Moe: Forever Tainting The Green To Red
                
                    Jon Dendy: Just Too Good To Last
                
                    Leandra Solis: Still Thanking The Pedicab Gods You Turned Green
                
                    Greg Ragnio: None Of Us Could Remember Your Name A Year Ago, and Look At You Now!
                
                    Patrick Deavan: Dad Finally Came Home!!
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              West Newton MVP
              
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                Who makes the shop an awesome place to hang? Who do you love hanging at the shop with?
                
                    Erik Kainen
                
                    Steve Beck
                
                    Ben Spencer
                
                    Greg Rees
                
                    Brian Race
                
                    Benny Linski's Dog
                
                    Dave Pappas
                
                    Elias Moe
                
                    Brandon Bowser
                
                    Joel Schenk
                
                    Dana Jay Bein DJB (nominated as "Dana Bean."  n00bs.)
                
                    Mike Coughlin
                
                    Nick Viau
                
                    XN, Christian Matyi
                
                    Becker
                
                    Eric Ramsdell
                
                    Adam Levinson
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The Unwashed Mass Prize
              
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                Most consistently unkempt, dirtiest, scruffiest, unwashed or disheveled slab.
                
                    Fidget (whose clothes have fused to his body)
                
                    Chance (grimy leg-dirt build-up)
                
                    Lopatin (pedibetes flop-sweats)
                
                    Elias (stil makin' wine after all these years)
                
                    Schenk (did he even make it home last night?)
                
                    Slamsdell (sweat + 12 hour shifts = stinky Landfill)
                
                    Simone Bailey (wash your hair and quit bragging about not!)
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Primo PediParty Prize
              
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                This year's most epic or memorable party, post-shift hang-out, or slab gathering; either pre-planned or spontaneous.
                
                    PediParty: The End-Of-Sox-Season Annual Bash At The Shop
                
                    The Anthem Party: Trivia and Drunkenness
                
                    The MS Ride: Bedbug Mattress Truck and Schenk.  'Nuff said.
                
                    Duck Boats & Frost Bar Pub Crawl: The Most Fun You Can Have Learning While Beck SCREAMS At You To DRINK MORE!
                
                    Leg 'n' Loin: Linksy in a wig.  Rees slept on the Esplanade.  We danced to Taylor Swift.  Epic.
                
                    The First Party At Kamp Rickshaw: Drunk Russian Gunfights! AWESOME!
                
                    The First Docks Of The Season: Where Everyone Pees On Everything And Kisses Chance Who Touches Our Dicks!
                
                    Bike Jumps.  All Of 'Em.  All Summer.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Native Tongue Kiss Award
              
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                Your favorite terminology or turn-of-phrase among ourvast pedicab lexicon.
                
                    "Hittin' mud"
                
                    "Crimp" / "Crimping"
                
                    "Crushing dicks"
                
                    "Pulling an Ish"
                
                    "Snap-a-batch"
                
                    "Shame train"
                
                    "Sharting" (failed sharking)
                
                    "Seriously, guys..."
                
                    "...was my/his/her/their nickname in high school."
                
                    "Dendy / "Dendying"
                
                    "The Bricks" / "Hitting The Bricks"
                
                    "Blowfish"
                
                    "I'd hire that."
                
                    "Dickshaw"
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The Hitting' Mud Salute
              
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                The worst breakdown, most dramatic trike accident, or ridiculously epic cab-failure. 
                
                    Ish Balders-Wong for flipping not one but TWO cabs during Sox games thus creating the term "pulling an Ish."
                
                    Kate Yetman getting sideswiped in Chinatown on her way to an unseccesful cruise ship post on Seaport at 8:00am by a MEGA-BITCH who tried lying about it and wasn't driving her car own car.
                
                    The Broadways: the ULTIMATE love-hate abusive relationship
                
                    Kriminal Mike Brewster for getting a ticket for having no working front lights.  REBEL!
                
                    The Taco Bar: so many wheels taco'ed this season we should just open a goddamned Anna's franchise.
                
                    Hamilton getting hit by an undercover Secret Service officer.  Our nation is less safe.
                
                    Wearing Coughlin's helmet: the TRUE ebola virus patient zero
                
                    Jenn Brundage: Taco-Maker.  So, how many wheels did you turn into Mexican food, sweetheart?
                
                    Eric Ramsdell: To Catch A Pedicabber, destroying a cab on Scotia St. Roller Coaster WHILE A FAMILY WITH KIDS WAS ON BOARD.
                
                    Fabien Tepper's stitches and subsequent unfolding drama.  THANKS, BIKE JUMPS!
                
                    Dennis' Bike Jump. Never gets old.
                
                    "WHERE'S KATIE?!" When Rickshaw LOST A HUMAN by going to Charlestown where we aren't supposed to ride in the first place.   Thank god for Red.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Thousand-Words Prize
              
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                That one picture or video that said it all; the coolest, funniest or most epic image or clip captured this year.
                
                    Dennis Claffey's Bike Jump (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0om4fnmHfek)
                
                    The Roger Lussier Smugly Relaxing On Your _____ Meme (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203451472701494&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    Hanson's Sochait shirt (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152548122114806&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    Nick Viau "Fixed The No Parking Sign" (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=741950558424&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    Greg Reese: The Esplanade's Sleeping Beauty (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100394228090558&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    "Hi Mom!" on Ben Linsky's fine ass. (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203618911447358&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    Nick busted checking out Liz's ass, and Allan busted checking out Nick checking out Liz's ass. (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202626421401347&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    Any "Fat Jordy" meme with young Jordan Parks (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203563895191986&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    "Transportaintment." Thank you XN for 30,000 reasons to love Boston Pedicab. (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=707783095955711&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    Shrink-wrapped Chance's bike (Could not locate image)
                
                    XN's video of "white people dancing" (http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10203803950433217&set=o.156887784397422&type=3&theater)
                
                    MS Ride Victory Shot (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101611060144369&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    Stacy nabbing XN's Creepy Cheerleader fail (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=593278993602&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    Jenn Brundage screen-captures XN's true soul (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10102309221104408&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    The High School Pic series on WPYO (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203344756513656&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    Ball & TA matching by accident (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=929707577045157&set=o.156887784397422&type=3&theater)
                
                    Nick Viau capturing The Spirit of 2014 and making us all vomit (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=750065895224&set=o.156887784397422&type=3&theater)
                
                    Micha dancing to Roger's bell to sell a ride.  And didn't. (http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10102525914349200&set=o.156887784397422&type=3&theater)
                
                    Kris Hanson assisting the taxi flow around Gate B (http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10203864232500231&set=o.156887784397422&type=3)
                
                    Pic after bowling at King's (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202428187445622&set=o.156887784397422&type=3&theater)
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The ObamaCare Prize
              
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                The pedicabber who kept getting hurt on (or via) the job, or who you're just surprised hasn't died from all this crap.
                
                    Lee Delulio: Face/Off
                
                    Dylan Zobel:  What Are Healths?
                
                    Ish Balderas-Wong: Stunt Driver
                
                    Fabien Tepper: Sunken Treasure Diver
                
                    Stacey Sullivan: Don't Touch The Bottom!
                
                    Amy Hoffman: You Gonna Need All Them Limbs?
                
                    Brian Race: It Hurts Less With Sunglasses
                
                    J-Lo: Name a Malady.  ANY Malady.  Yeah, I Got That One.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Mr. Bike-Shorts Award
              
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                The most attractive, handsomest, dead-sexiest pedicabber MALE on the streets this year.
                
                    Brendan Reza: Our teen-dream idol come to life!
                
                    Adam Levinson: Climb up our boulder of hot love!
                
                    David Pike: The prep stud we all want to bring home to mom!
                
                    Evan Hutton: Jock + Hippie = ADORBS!
                
                    Eric Stewart: Reigning champ!  SHOW US YOUR DICK!
                
                    Chance Wells: Because the ladies love to laugh!
                
                    Matt Bancroft: Hold us all night and tell us poetry things.
                
                    Dylan Zobel: Ice blue eyes, red-hot heart, and oh! dat ass!
                
                    Steve Cosnak: The body of a dancer, the smile of a dream.
                
                    Patrick Deavon:  The kind of stud we all hope to grow up and become some day!
                
                    Ben Linsky: The muscle.  The smile.  The charm.  The sweetness.  Swoonz!
                
                    Dennis Claffey: Look upon his handsome face too long and you'll drop an egg.
                
                    XN: Tight body and a loose tongue; what more does one need?
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Miss Dollar-Filled-Bra Prize
              
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                The most attractive, sexiest, or wow-inducing female pedicab chick we got.
                
                    SJ Waltman: Intensity meets humor in a drop-dead package!
                
                    Jenn Brundage: Please never stop invading our nighttime fantasies!
                
                    Liz Post: Big Dick Liz still makes us all feel like little boys, and liking it.
                
                    Chance Wells: The hair.  It's because of those golden locks.
                
                    Stacey Sullivan: Gaze into her eyes and you are hers forever!
                
                    Jordan Parks: Flirtation, you have a new mistress, and her smile is your goddess!
                
                    Sarah Grant: Even posthumously, you are the gal of our dreams!
                
                    Micha Lee: Exotic and funny, we only tease you because we can never ascend to your gorgeous beauty!
                
                    Amy Hoffman: Witty, gentle, talented, you're the woman who reminds us to step up our game.
                
                    Simone Bailey: Oh, golden goddess of love, our three wheels are thine!
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Tasty Feet Award
              
             
          
                The SINGLE EVENT of the most mortifying, inappropriate, embarrassing, stupid or inadvertently offensive thing a slab said or did on the job, or to a passenger.
                
                    Chris Sorrentino: "Make sure you don't consent to any illegal searches.  On the 4th of July, police were conducting random searches." This happened in late August. They didn't take the ride.
                
                    Tristan O'Toole: almost every single sale
                
                    Lopatin: "How bout a riiiide . . . ?" and a thousand other bwomp-bwomp moments
                
                    Ramsdell shitting himself. Literally.
                
                    "Let's make some memories . . . " with Ravi Sarma
                
                    A former red-now-green tapped his hand on a BMW driven by a fat, hairy douchebag and said "Get out of the bike lane ya dingus!"  The guy sped up and tried to spit at the slab.  He missed.  The slab spit right the fuck back into the window, landing right in the guys lap.  Then peddled away.  (Name no revealed to protect the innocent.)
                
                    Lopatin to two jock bros: "How about a romantic ride?" Then five minutes trying to de-escalate the fight they wanted to have with him.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The Gate A/Hanover & Cross Comedy Hour Prize
              
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                The single phrase or act that was totally ridiculous, weird, or over-the-top THAT RESULTED IN GETTING A RIDE.
                
                    XN yelling: "BUTTSEX RIDES!" in front of Yankee Lobster and within 3 minutes scoring $70 to North End.
                
                    "If they jiggle, you get your money back!" Chance Wells, re: his thighs.
                
                    "You Milf's want a ride?" – Vinny Monaco
                
                    "Hundo's are always night-makers" - Amy Hoffman, who actually gets hundos this way.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Bizarro Honorarium
              
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                The slab who most often and most consistently says the most bizarro, weird, indecipherable or nuts shit. Like, just al the time.
                
                    Chris Sorrentino
                
                    Chance Wells
                
                    Jesse Lyon be cray-cray
                
                    Joel Schenk for President
                
                    Jon Lopatin
                
                    Jordan Parks
                
                    Erick Kainen
                
                    Dylan Zobel
                
                    Nate Hilbert
                
                    Micha Lee
                
                    Simone Bailey
                
                    Ravi Sarma
                
                    Tristan O'Toole
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Awesome Evil Alliance
              
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                We ride in pairs, and threes, and packs. Sometimes, playing as a team crushes it,  Which partnership was the most lucrative, most enviable or coolest alliance on the streets this year?
                
                    Take a Chance: Chance Wells + ANYONE
                
                    The Melrose Special: Sam Nevin & Nick Viau
                
                    The Supervet Team: Sam Nevin, Nick Viau & Steve Beck
                
                    The Bros: Dave Pike & Evan Hutton
                
                    The Spectrum: Chance Wells & Dave Pike
                
                    The Chas: any combo of Elias, Justin Ball, Eric Stewart, Fidget and a few others too stoned to mention
                
                    Ramsdell and his own beard
                
                    True Bostonian: Hamilton & Igor
                
                    Duck Dynasty: Steve Beck & Kris Hanson
                
                    Wingman: Jenn Brundage + ANYONE
                
                    Goddess Rides: Simone Baily and SJ Waltman (Bridget and MacKenzie, you have heiresses)
                
                    The Boner Bros.: Ben McGuire and Dennis Souzzi
                
                    The Aquarium Tag Team: Phil G and Dylan Z.
                
                    Pinky & The Brain: Chance Wells and Adam Levinson
                
                    The Silent Destroyers: Igor & Dennis Souzzi
                
                    The Impossible Dream: Jesse Lyons & XN – has it even been tried yet???
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              UltraCrush Ride Award
              
             
          
                The ride that was unbelievably epic, ridiculously lucrative or outrageously amazing. (Can be a series of related if within one shift.) 
                
                    Jenn Brundage getting paid $300 to hang out with old passengers and eat nachos at Game On
                
                    The Lunch Lady Ride: through the RAIN in the South End and Fenway, and XN's bike broke down, but there were still hundos a-plenty!
                
                    That one ride Dendy always gets on every shift where he makes like $600 dollars.
                
                    Ball's epic crosstown: $600+ from Whiskey's to Liberty.  BEST. SOX. OUT. EVER.
                
                    Dennis getting flashed by a woman who then also gave him $100 and offered him ride.
                
                    XN's baller ride and the three Russian mobster-wives: "Can you do all three of us in 15 minutes in the Hyatt before our husbands get here?"  That was after riding up Federal Street with their boobs out.
                
                    Chance giving three Tons'o'Fun ladies a 4-hour tour, getting paid many hound's, but then having 2/3rds bogarted by the Company.  Bwomp-bwomp.
                
                    Amy Hoffman's undo ride from Dalton to Gate B with her patented "Hundo's are always night-makers."
                
                    Justin Ball driving a tour TO FRAMINGHAM IN THEIR OWN CAR for $300.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Three-Wheeled Angel Award
              
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                The slab who boosts morale, makes you smile, and generally helps you and others stay positive on shifts.
                
                    Chance Wells
                
                    Lev / Adam Levinson
                
                    Jordan Parks
                
                    Erick Kainen (nominated as "Kainer." n00bs.)
                
                    Patrick Deavan
                
                    Sean Bailey
                
                    Joel Schenk
                
                    Phil Gilliam-Cuffee
                
                    Rabbi / Ben Spencer
                
                    XN
                
                    Ravi Sarma
                
                    Ben Linksy
                
                    Jenn Brundage
                
                    Sam Nevin
                
                    Cuatro / Dylan Zobel
                
                    Fabien Tepper
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The Don't Crimp My Ride Award
              
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                Either the consistently horrible post (place or scenario), or the rider who met often killed posts.
                
                    Chris Sorrentino
                
                    Jon Lopatin
                
                    Igor, Dennis, Ravi and any Red with a speaker system
                
                    Aquarium: Your Era Has Ended
                
                    Stoned Reds: you're the only ones who like when you're high during shifts
                
                    Bad Steve: Hood up. Cig lit.  Dead-eye stare.  Bitchin' and cussin'.  Killing posts and not giving' a shit.
                
                    Slamsdell: we know you think you're the best ever, but you're not, bro.
                
                    Ravi Sarma
                
                    Tristan O'Toole: a reason to surrender your first-up
                
                    Fidget: homeless skeleton's just aren't appealing
                
                    Sochait: THE ULTIMATE RIDE-KILLER!
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Dick-On-Wheels Prize
              
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                The most consistently law-breaking, morale-deteriorating, selfishly-motivated, or ride-snaking prick on the streets this year.
                
                    Jon Dendy
                
                    Tristan O'Toole
                
                    Justin Ball
                
                    Sean Bailey
                
                    Boston fucking Rickshaw
                
                    Jesse Lyons
                
                    XN
                
                    Chris Sorrentino
                
                    Ramsdell
                
                    Mike Brewster
                
                    Dennis Souzzi
                
                    Igor
                
                    Sochait
                
                    Adam Levinson
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Boston's Disgrace Award
              
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                The worst obstacle (physical or situational) we came across while riding Boston this year. The one horrible street construction, traffic flow, dangerous spot or obnoxious obstacle that made riding suck. 
                
                    Street Construction on Ipswich; road torn up ALL SEASON LONG.
                
                    Scotia Street Roller Coaster closed
                
                    The Fenway Bus Situation: a clusterfuck of tour and school buses near Jillians during sox games
                
                    Getting doored by taxis: IT'S ON THE RISE!
                
                    Bostonians.  All of them fucks.
                
                    Berklee building construction
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Most Epic (Single) Shift
              
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                One shift. Everyone happy. Everyone rich. Everything worked out right. Pick it.
                
                    Billy Joel at Fenway
                
                    Marathon Monday
                
                    The Very Last Sunday Sox Game
                
                    Zac Brown at Fenway
                
                    Jeter's last game
                
                    Obviously, I wasn't on it.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Best Slab Band or Musician
              
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                    Sam Nevin
                
                    Pretty & Nice
                
                    Amy Hoffman
                
                    Rich people Food
                
                    Dylan Zobel
                
                    Graphic Melee / Phil Gilliam-Cuffee
                
                    Midnight Snack
                
                    Chance Wells
                
                    Phil Dubois
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Unlikely Swan Award
              
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                The n00b who you thought would never make it, but who nonetheless evolved into a damn fine rider in spite of adversity.
                
                    Amanda Whittaker
                
                    Chance Wells
                
                    Evan Hutton
                
                    Dave Pike
                
                    Ravi Sarma
                
                    Fabien Tepper
                
                    Dylan Foley
                
                    Joel Schenk
                
                    Elly Taitsworth
                
                    Dale Bales
                
                    Jon Lopatin
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The Batman Prize
              
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                We all have a “real life.” Nominate the rider who's "other, non-pedicab life" is the most unexpected, unlikely or downright way cooler than their trike persona. Include what it is they do in that other life.
                
                    Brandon Bowser: teaches children.  Fear the future.
                
                    Tim Lynam: Super scientist.  Evil genius
                
                    Fidget: Dude's a nurse.  Saves the world.  Holy shit.
                
                    Greg Reese: Lawyer.  Stoner.  Lawyer for stoners.  The judicial system has a new hope.
                
                    Dylan Zobel: Music teacher.  Wow.
                
                    XN: Dude's like a bodybuilder and shit.  How many of THOSE do you meet?
                
                    Eric Stewart: Cha dude is an EMT.  Total street hero.
                
                    Phil Duboise: Big deal in death metal.  So nice you never would have guessed.
                
                    Amanda Whittaker: Girlpower science chick.  The feminist genome.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The Locked-In-The-Shop-With-Tibs Prize
              
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                The funniest or most epic tale of the one slab who had too much to drink or smoke and then hijinks ensued. 
                
                    Fabien, at Pedi-Party (last Sox shift), who got wasted, wouldn't stop talking (for even a MINUTE) and had to be driven home.
                
                    Joel Schenk, who, in his drunken zen state, stole a bowling ball from kings which we brought it to the docks. It also made another appearance at the pedicab bar crawl after Frost ice bar.
                
                    Greg Reese sleeping on the Esplanade.  In Coughlin's helmet.
                
                    Sochait.  Any time he's riding drunk.  Which is always.
                
                    Steve Beck. (DON'T GO DRINKING WITH STEVE BECK!)
                
                    Brian Race for his discuss-toss of an essential traffic item up onto a rooftop.
                
                    The time the entire shop made Jordan prank-call Chance, where she pretended to be "Mariah," who desperately needed a ride, and we subsequently learned of Chance's "ill-fitting onesie pajamas."
                
                    Chance at the first Docks of the season, touching dicks, having beer poured into his mouth, trying to swim alone.
                
                    Rees during the Kamp Riskshaw party.
                
                    Schenk whenever pedicures drink together.
                
                    Evan Hutton after Kings, diving head first into the 2 foot deep part of the Charles to retrieve a bowling ball.
                
                    Fabien flying high on only half a hit, and doing some serious imaginary ass-slapping. On the ground. During Thunderstruck.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The Gastro-Trike Award
              
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                The best spot us pedicabbers go to eat on shift, or the best single meal we ate together.
                
                    Bukowski's
                
                    Boston Burger Co., especially on the Last Sox Shift
                
                    El Pelón
                
                    Ernesto's
                
                    Tasty Burger
                
                    Subway
                
                    Monica's Mercato
                
                    Mercury Rising: mass sushi in Allston
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The Eat-it, Wear-0it or Step-On-It Prize
              
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                The one thing we found in the shop that was the weirdest, coolest, oddest or funniest.
                
                    Sochait's hemet
                
                    The rock-climbing handles
                
                    The n00b glass (where is it???  no, seriously.)
                
                    The bunny and duckling picture.  (The stuff of nightmares.)
                
                    Trikes with functioning lights.
                
                    Insulin needle
                
                    Female condom
                
                    Lopatin
                
                    The car-municawor signs
                
                    John Travolta stickers
                
                    Dale's champagne poster
                
                    Rat in the shop
                
                    Dave Pappas.  (Who is not the aforementioned rat.)
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              The Sajkajawea Prize
              
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                That one miserable, underpaid, grueling ride that just should not have been taken.
                
                    Any Converse ride
                
                    Tristan O'Toole for FOUR $5 rides in a row to Fenway
                
                    Dollar rides from Olivia
                
                    Any ride Ravi took
                
                    Sachet rides
                
                    Chance & SJ;'s Fenway Out debaucle
                
                    Cuatro's Aquarium to Science Park for $3 in mostly change.  And a button.
                
                    Chance from Pru to TD Garden during a Sox in for $8
                
                    Pete Brownlee: less than $5 to the top of Beacon.
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              I Wish You Were My Real Dad Award
              
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                Your favorite or best shift manager.
                
                    Nick Viau
                
                    Patrick Deavan
                
                    Rabbi Ben Spencer
                
                    Phil Gilliam-Cuffee
                
                    Steve Beck
                
                    Eric Ramsdell
                
                    XN Christian Matyi
                
                    Chance Wells
                
                    Dennis Souzzi
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
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                That one generous-of-heart slab who works hard to ensure we all have a better experience. That driver who's always willing to teach, lend a hand, fix a problem or get people's back, regardless of reciprocation or thanks.
                
                    Lev / Adam Levinson
                
                    Rabbi / Ben Spencer
                
                    Phil Gilliam-Cuffee
                
                    Becdker
                
                    Jesse Lyons
                
                    Patrick Deavan
                
                    Sam Nevin
                
                    Steve Beck
                
                    XN / Christian Matyi
                
                    Dylan Zobel
                
                    Erick Kainen
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Trike Pantheon Honorary Legend  PICK TWO!!
              
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                PICK TWO NAMES!!! Two a pedicabber veterans (riders of 2 or more years) who are certified legends  People who are indelible parts of pedicab lore in Boston.  THERE ARE WTO WINNERS FOR THE PANTHEON PRIZE!  PICK TWO!!
                
                  Mike Brewster
                
                  Greg Rees
                
                  Phil Gilliam-Cuffee
                
                  Sean Bailey
                
                  Brian Race
                
                  Mike Coughlin
                
                  XN Christian Matyi
                
                  Tibbs Paul Thibedeau
                
                  Dana Jay Bein DJB
                
                  Justin Ball
                
                  Nick Viau
                
                  Steve Beck
                
                  Sam Nevin
                
                  Roger Lussier
                
                  Elias Moe
                
                  Jenn Brundage
                
                  Liz Post
                
                  Vinny Monaco
                
                  Erick Kainen
                
                  Fidget
                
                  Tim Lynam
                
                  Micha Lee
                
                  Dylan Montana Ramsay
                
                  Dan Kerrigan
                
                  Ben Spencer
                
                  Brandon Bowser
                
               
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
        
          
          
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
              
                
            
              Slab Hero 2014
              
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                The one person who, overall, we're just super grateful rode with us in Boston this year.
                
                    Dennis Claffey
                
                    Sam Nevin
                
                    XN Christian Matyi
                
                    Patrick Deavan
                
                    Matt Bancroft
                
                    Chance Wells
                
                    Ben Spencer
                
                    Jenn Brundage
                
                    Phil Gilliam-Cuffee
                
                    Dana Jay Bein DJB
                
                    Mike Coughlin
                
                    Nick Viau
                
                    Derek Rossi
                
                    Jordan Parks