Remember last week when we posted the above picture of the dudes dressed in Solo Cups during the Celtics post game celebration and said the following;

This I don't get. The Celtics just won their 17th World Championship and you and your buddy celebrate by dressing up as solo cups? I mean obviously these guys aren't Celtics fans, but still why would you do this? Are you that desperate for attention? I guess it's kind of funny but more in a "gee what an asshole these guys are"type of way.

 Well these dudes have written in to clarify who they are and why they were dressed as Solo Cups for the celebration….

Reader Email

Dear 'elpresidente' from BarStoolSports.com,

Greetings from the Boston Red Cups! A fan showed us a link to your site with a picture of us on it and unfortunately after reading your blog it appears there was some confusion about who we are, our Boston pride, and our asshole-like intent. It even stirred some entertaining comments about us from your readers, which we will be sure to forward to our parents and grandmothers.

So to clear this confusion:

We are the Boston Red Cups, the "Unofficial Mascots of Boston." For the past two years we've pumped up Sox fans outside of Fenway Park after nearly every Sox win, frequently danced along the streets of Boston and in Faneuil Hall, ran in the last two Boston Marathons, participated in parades, etc.

Luckily we live right next to Fenway Park, so we're able to hit up Sox games very often. Unfortunately because of the proximity of TD Banknorth, however, it is extremely tough getting to Celtics games. But a Celtics championship jubilation could not be missed, so we made the trip down to celebrate with Boston's finest.

Desperate for attention ( or "attention whores" as one reader put it)? Well, maybe not whores (although we can't complain about "taking pictures with women and hitting on them"- HomersBBBq), but we certainly do want as many people to enjoy our performance as we can (just like your blog, I feel like you'd want as many people as you can to read it and enjoy it...attention whore!). We are street performers (not assholes), so of course we want a crowd, but we do it all in the love for Boston and putting smiles on peoples' faces (as 'faggot' as that sounds, thanks HomersBBBq). I mean, c'mon, we wouldn't be going out half-naked with nothing but trash cans for no money if people didn't enjoy it and if it didn't add to the overall experience of the particular event (we don't start off the day with a coffee, newspaper, and desperate hopes to be assholes).

Sorry for the long email, it's just we hate to be categorized with the drunk punks who were destroying things after the game. We never drink, never curse, are always fan-friendly, are on good terms with the cops, and are always looking to have a good time.

Please feel free to check us out once our website is complete in about a week or so (www.bostonredcups.com). 

(or check out FOX Sports' Screwballs blog with some videos on the Cups:

Red Cups Are Coming

Red Cups II


Good luck with your endeavors!

Sincerely,

"those dildos in the Solo Cup outfits" (Billerica Indian)

Willard Johnson aka 'Fenway Flip'
& Glenn Geesman aka 'Big Red'

The Boston RedCups
www.BostonRedCups.com

Okay so it turns out these guys are street performers which means I was right.  They are desperate for attention as that is the very definition of being a street performer.  Or as they put it, they’re looking for attention the same way I’m looking for people to read the Stool.  I guess that makes sense.    I’m still not buying that they are the “unofficial mascots of Boston” though.   I mean the Red People from Fenway are more well known than these guys. Not only had I'd never heard of them before this email, but not one reader emailed us to clarify who they were, but I guess you got to start somewhere right?    Personally I think they got to stop using the “we’re too far away from North Station excuse”.     I mean do you want to become the official mascots of Boston or not?     You can’t just show up to a couple Red Sox games and expect people to know who you are.   You got to be everywhere all at once.   It’s just the nature of being the unofficial mascot of Title Town USA.

PS – These guys claim they don’t drink, but they’re carrying solo cups with them.  You think that is just part of the routine or do you think they’re sneaky throwing drinks back?   Personally I don't know how it's possible to do this shit sober, but that’s just me.