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3 Oct
A Collection of Cups, Memories of Good Times
By Jannifer Huston | Share on Facebook
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People collect things. This happens all over the world for different reasons. Children collect bottlecaps, rocks, erasers, stickers and baseball cards just for the hell of it. A woman at UCLA used to crisscross the school grounds collecting plastic bottles and soda cans. In many places people collect scrap metal, combing through trash heaps and carrying off everything of value. In Madrid, on weekends, collectors flock to Plaza Mayor to inspect coins that dozens of vendors peddle outdoors. In one corner of the square a group of old men would gather, standing and trading stamps they collected.
I collect cups. I’m not sure when it started. But over the years, I’ve accumulated quite a number, of varied shapes and sizes. Mugs. Wine glasses. Martini glasses. Shot glasses. They come from bars and restaurants all over America. The collection is a tribute, for the most part, to good times. Each cup has a story. (more…)