Pedicab and Musician Bring Untold Joy to Downtown Corvallis
It was a foggy, dreary afternoon as crowds filled the downtown section of Corvallis, hustling and bustling along grey
streets and dismal, cracked sidewalks. Frowns and blank stares were not uncommon as the moist, cold fog enveloped
everyone and everything in sight. It wasn't until Corvallis Pedicab's Dan Crall and musician Doug Sours showed up that
people began to smile, tears of joy swept the crowd, as they felt the Holiday warmth that is usually expected from a
jazz guitarist cruising the streets on pedicab. No later than the first note was played on Sours' electric guitar, color began
to appear in storefront windows and on the faces of the holiday shoppers.
Thanks to Gracewinds Music, this mobile, 3 hour holiday music spectacle
entertained hundreds of people, most of whom starved for something fresh and unique. "Every year, it's 'take us here, take us
there!' from my three children, but this year, we all froze as we heard the music coming our way. Sure, it was the temperature
that made us freeze, but the music was still pleasant." said single father Aymond Cludge of Corvallis. "How nice to see this mix
of nice music and the pedal cab rickshaw thing-a-ding... it's so Corvallis." commented Terri Bettencourt of Albany.
An idea formed while walking his dogs through the mud, Crall knew he had to get this musical showcase to the holiday
shoppers of Corvallis. "It seemed like fun." he muttered as he kicked his shoe into the cement. "How else are people
going to hear tunes for the holiday season while downtown? Carolers?" As it turned out, the Corvallis Community Band
was also downtown at this time, performing Holiday favorites and carols inside various businesses and at a few street corners.
Crall and his musical sidekick Doug Sours just shrugged their shoulders and moved along to another busy corner, always
finding new crowds of music-hungry pedestrians. "Are you Santa Claus?" one child asked. "No." replied Crall.
As the mobile entertainment that warmed countless hearts and minds drew to a close, Crall began to think about doing this regularly.
The shopping and holiday rush requires periods of peace and tranquility, and this pairing of warm music and pedal powered
entertainment seemed to hit the spot for many. Great sponsors like Gracewinds Music are often the lifeblood of the pedicab
and its success, and with time to spare before the holiday season, it's possible that another spectacle or two may
arise from the mind of Corvallis Pedicab.
Corvallis Pedicab's Brief 2011 Year in Review
It has been another busy year for Corvallis' premiere alternative transportation service, Corvallis Pedicab. The year started off with sparse
opportunities, but grew into a wonderful season of days on the OSU campus, Saturday Farmers' Markets, Monday and Thursday night concerts
in Albany, a few weddings, a 3rd year at the State Fair, OSU and U of O football season, and beyond. I haven't had much of a chance to
update the news section due to keeping pretty busy. If history is any indicator, December through March tends to be the slow season for us,
but we look forward to serving Corvallis and the surrounding areas for another fantastic year in 2012.
If you would like to support Corvallis Pedicab, gift certificates are available for purchase at any time.
You can also arrange for an off-season tour on a dry day, with a blanket or
two included in your pedal-powered chariot.
Or, if you are a local business owner or know someone who would like to reach the masses
through creative, memorable marketing, contact me through the contact section of the website.
A big thanks goes out to everyone who keeps this operation running, from my webmaster to my
loving wife, to the awesome business sponsors who keep us rolling to you, the valued passenger(s) of Corvallis Pedicab. It is an honor
to provide fun, memorable transportation that uses no fossil fuels, and to meet so many interesting, inspiring, and wonderful people while
pedaling a bicycle in Western Oregon. I hear the highest of compliments most days I'm out. Talk about a dream job!
Civil War Game a Success for Pedicabs
On December 4, 2010, a total of 8 pedicabs were in Corvallis for the well-attended Civil War college football game between the
Oregon State University Beavers and the University of Oregon Ducks. Corvallis Pedicab owner and operator Dan Crall invited pedicabbers
from Seattle to Eugene to come share in the vast opportunities that abounded that day. By the end of the day, most drivers wanted a cold beer.
This video was created from photos and video taken at the beginning of the pedicab shift.
Corvallis Pedicab appears on MTV
One random Summer day, Corvallis Pedicab was tooling around town when it came across three girls from
Crescent Valley High School and a producer from MTV's reality program, "Made." Sure enough, the girls were happy
to take a ride, left a nice tip, and Corvallis Pedicab ended up on the credits of an MTV program. It was a win/win.
If you click on http://on.mtv.com/fqQqKp you can watch the entire program... but we'd recommend you scroll
to the end, about 40:00 in, and enjoy the credits.
Corvallis Pedicab Voted Best Taxi/Transport
Service in Corvallis Reader's Choice
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Eugene Versus Corvallis, from AAA's Via Magazine.
They both perch on the same muscular river in the vast golden sprawl of Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
Both are college towns absorbed by thrilling football. Both are tucked into deep forests, awash in winter
rain, and famous for dense coffee, terrific ale, and gleaming fleets of bicycles. Both are colorful and
stimulating and friendly places to visit, but neither would be likely to admit the delights of the other, for
we speak of Eugene and Corvallis, rivals for more than a century on and off the playing field. To
Corvallians, draped in their orange and black, roaring for their vaunted Oregon State University Beavers,
Eugene is merely an enormous Nike outlet or a last shaggy and silly bastion of the self-indulgent ’60s; to
Eugeneans, adorned with green and yellow, chanting for their renowned University of Oregon Ducks,
Corvallis is a rural settlement reeking of cows and envy, a tiny and tinny village for the unadventurous
and the unsophisticated.
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Corvallis Pedicab Welcomes Latest Addition
On January 7, 2010, Dan and his lovely wife Beulah gave birth to their firstborn, a son, whom they named John Hezekiah.
All along, a homebirth was the plan, but the Crall family had to transfer to Good Samaritan Hospital due to complications.
John was born at 6:41PM at 11 pounds. John is loving his new home here in Southeast Corvallis. He's already kicking his
strong legs about, flailing his arms like an orchestra conductor. He may take over the business one day. He went on his first
pedicab ride on January 23. Expect to see him out and about this Summer, riding with daddy.
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The Corvallis Pedicab logo design contest ended on May 15, 2009. A
big thanks goes out to all who submitted their designs and ideas. The
winner of the contest is Sherrie Chapman of Eugene, OR, with the
runner-up being Don Boucher of Corvallis.
Sherrie Chapman is a graduating student from the University of
Oregon's Digital Arts program. She lives in Eugene, Oregon with her
partner and 3 ferrets. Her work focuses on design and web production.
Her web portfolio is at www.sherrie-chapman.com. She was very
flexible in working with me, and provided helpful info on fonts,
colors, etc., making the webmaster's life much easier. Thanks again,
Sherrie!
1st place - by Sherrie Chapman
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Runner up - Don Boucher
CORRECTION: The Website is corvallispedicab.com
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