Just In Time For Halloween; More Wild Skulls By Artist Damien Hirst

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExj1RnSsk4fGBk0vK1oJQ0Tsk-2cRq95jhXTab8er2TAoEPaxNxoPCOUy5Bgem7JmpRmzSHwL06A3vLpekOI-WAFS3SgPUQS2pazh1Ld861cCO2M7EndedE1REXA3kJxncpKazgkEK8it/s1600-h/newskullshero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393356918483612146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExj1RnSsk4fGBk0vK1oJQ0Tsk-2cRq95jhXTab8er2TAoEPaxNxoPCOUy5Bgem7JmpRmzSHwL06A3vLpekOI-WAFS3SgPUQS2pazh1Ld861cCO2M7EndedE1REXA3kJxncpKazgkEK8it/s400/newskullshero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 529px;" /></a><br />above: one from each of Hirst's series; Hypnotic, Transcendent and Hallucinatory Heads.<br /><br />A lot of blogs have been covering artist <a href="http://michaelleonstudio.com/">Michael Leon</a>'s <a href="http://michaelleonstudio.com/web/store/">colored gypsum skulls</a> lately and I've seen many a post on everything from crayon skulls to skull flash drives. But if you're an art fan and a skull fan, I can't think of a more fun combination that the series of <a href="http://www.whitecube.com/artists/hirst/">Damien Hirst</a>'s 'spinner' painted skulls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbntr2boTNlsygT8E6zKpE4Feu9e6SMN7DVZj_uPWkT28dmt6lsuIHWE0ZFkVmmYKKPD18a-uHkQ6-8fpTZE-ZBtGPfFMQn4dSMVcvk7jKfKGlE0Cdhyphenhyphen-4eHH_crsSNlr-9oyZg1x11-xE/s1600-h/damien_hirst_skull21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394705603886012594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbntr2boTNlsygT8E6zKpE4Feu9e6SMN7DVZj_uPWkT28dmt6lsuIHWE0ZFkVmmYKKPD18a-uHkQ6-8fpTZE-ZBtGPfFMQn4dSMVcvk7jKfKGlE0Cdhyphenhyphen-4eHH_crsSNlr-9oyZg1x11-xE/s400/damien_hirst_skull21.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Hirst with his diamond encrusted skull</span><br /><br />I'm sure most of you are familiar with artist <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/06/cant-afford-to-spend-100-million-bucks.html">Damien Hirst's diamond and platinum skull</a>. Lauded as the singularly most expensive piece of sold art at 100 million dollars, the skull, titled "For The Love Of God".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WEHyyJp4Z_0Us5KETMrQ9D-1n2NiMoUrXs2VzI-tFwPn6bISnD7zX4FaArJKeMq7BFUJDFOItYMeZ9bSKkJMxeh2m0rxlb0gI1bp_OF793C9jeHkWGg0pvlIbKJ_1mYENDrP2ILkJ3Qu/s1600-h/03matter450.1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393362162515469794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WEHyyJp4Z_0Us5KETMrQ9D-1n2NiMoUrXs2VzI-tFwPn6bISnD7zX4FaArJKeMq7BFUJDFOItYMeZ9bSKkJMxeh2m0rxlb0gI1bp_OF793C9jeHkWGg0pvlIbKJ_1mYENDrP2ILkJ3Qu/s400/03matter450.1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 667px;" /></a><br />above: For The Love Of God, the 100 million dollar diamond encrusted platinum skull by Damien Hirst<br /><br />A common theme in his own, as well as many other artist's work, Hirst has created several other versions of skulls that you may not know about and that are available for purchase.<br /><br />In this latest series of 50 painted skulls are three categories manifested as three variations of form: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hallucinatory Head</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hypnotic Head</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Transcendent Head</span>, with each skull a unique result of the now famous and highly sought after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_art">‘Spin’ painting technique</a>.<br /><br />The skull is one of a number of recurring motifs not only in Damien Hirst’s work but also in the history of art, and in this special edition has been reworked back in to his signature. The technique is simple but the result relies on complex ideas about mortality and the history of mankind, touching on specific anthropological and historical readings, with compelling, celebratory and seductive results.<br /><br />A suggested memento mori of a more uplifting and contemporary slant, Hirst’s proximity to the subject of death is ever fresh, rewarding and daring, seeking to challenge the often morbid art historical approach to the subject. His skulls engage, they fix us with their own kind of gaze, imploring us to see the comedy within them. Here, the image of death is less unknowable, more approachable, a little lighthearted, even, whilst possessing something of an ancient relic or offering to the gods. Influences of the Mexican celebration, Dia de los Muertos, fuse ritual and anthropology with ornament, demonstrating the crux of Hirst’s practice wherein the philosophical and eternal become part of the vocabulary of modern life and modern aesthetic.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hallucinatory Heads</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xSQIr6ySfauFxBgAvATn9XV1WVTUv36YK2_7q-ttv1KKgzC60GpbtECRMz4U0PGHr1SgcgYeoI02JeLpvnhneZdF9_VpmowDzAHqK7ieGjgyTizUQUTGEZhp_SBW_248EfxvuAcO7hA0/s1600-h/Picture+36.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393359074091853650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xSQIr6ySfauFxBgAvATn9XV1WVTUv36YK2_7q-ttv1KKgzC60GpbtECRMz4U0PGHr1SgcgYeoI02JeLpvnhneZdF9_VpmowDzAHqK7ieGjgyTizUQUTGEZhp_SBW_248EfxvuAcO7hA0/s400/Picture+36.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 491px;" /></a><br /><br />These are multi-colored glossy spinner paints on partial plastic skulls (no lower jawbone):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UVgRkYsXbHwKORfcI1gJXbMsxKaNRMBVQyu_s8JGJez5CQgbXL9nJ-MGCY8pnAceC2sbNBfSEVn2sLhZktXjfkYui4s3BpvRxjQJfvPntd0HtGnixaSVOFTYq3UeExw_2hVPnJaK1UIi/s1600-h/Hallucskulls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358632637220930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UVgRkYsXbHwKORfcI1gJXbMsxKaNRMBVQyu_s8JGJez5CQgbXL9nJ-MGCY8pnAceC2sbNBfSEVn2sLhZktXjfkYui4s3BpvRxjQJfvPntd0HtGnixaSVOFTYq3UeExw_2hVPnJaK1UIi/s400/Hallucskulls.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Transcendent Heads</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk2f9WjfagtZ__kIEC9BKbJsZqSg8N75jmDSs1fzQH-0HNPxA33KGdxU2PbFHafTx5JZpwG0h2AbPdfzR27acd-va8lAiy2pH-1ePiAN9LWvBgkmsSwBSciYgCEcNCx52MCY_Pq1c9V6l/s1600-h/Picture+39.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393359600162737442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk2f9WjfagtZ__kIEC9BKbJsZqSg8N75jmDSs1fzQH-0HNPxA33KGdxU2PbFHafTx5JZpwG0h2AbPdfzR27acd-va8lAiy2pH-1ePiAN9LWvBgkmsSwBSciYgCEcNCx52MCY_Pq1c9V6l/s400/Picture+39.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 495px;" /></a><br /><br />These are multi-colored glossy spinner paints on plastic full skulls with eyeballs:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0IqbYWYtiud9X5tCXyB5NJlETLVkDwvTpYjhvuir1uzbtfggmT11Zxzyii4QWY1vj96O48rFCQwVeB1PaqB3cSnPBR0NMUyPIIgPiKZN1IaYNFl0fW02S2g93FCUjSSX0ft-_kCRT3XV/s1600-h/transskulls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393357432618426930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0IqbYWYtiud9X5tCXyB5NJlETLVkDwvTpYjhvuir1uzbtfggmT11Zxzyii4QWY1vj96O48rFCQwVeB1PaqB3cSnPBR0NMUyPIIgPiKZN1IaYNFl0fW02S2g93FCUjSSX0ft-_kCRT3XV/s400/transskulls.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 418px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hypnotic Heads</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-cJhLvDGxa7Cw_686oO7g23UDI7v9mIisC46C0pG6NUm-7VnivxUYkrYUCNubBJyXrSDPESWu5-TDuUaRrJl_-pMga-gWA1zGDv617vvagbJBoV-9YcUVy4CRHI5tD5mEwVKTeiM9RZc/s1600-h/Picture+38.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358879761379650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-cJhLvDGxa7Cw_686oO7g23UDI7v9mIisC46C0pG6NUm-7VnivxUYkrYUCNubBJyXrSDPESWu5-TDuUaRrJl_-pMga-gWA1zGDv617vvagbJBoV-9YcUVy4CRHI5tD5mEwVKTeiM9RZc/s400/Picture+38.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 497px;" /></a><br /><br />These are black and white glossy spinner painted plastic heads of full skulls with empty eye sockets:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK3VvcEt59ES-GFCol6UPteqI6oSyRhdUUbciDuAkO9guoCBax6uUgwG2ZTOaYbErG-nSxjxZyDTaMic-iWCT6lkBY_aiLcNWt2kcagVYOq8GROWPxkhV9GxNNHvfPMZ68ouFuDgAiqP3/s1600-h/Hypno1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393357805986785090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK3VvcEt59ES-GFCol6UPteqI6oSyRhdUUbciDuAkO9guoCBax6uUgwG2ZTOaYbErG-nSxjxZyDTaMic-iWCT6lkBY_aiLcNWt2kcagVYOq8GROWPxkhV9GxNNHvfPMZ68ouFuDgAiqP3/s400/Hypno1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 525px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTKggBN2uDm6ZVmoibykxZqYN3of3A12UiZMw0k62-2Fz_Iexr7ROjL7e2nj5Rf0j8sIWUk55xLdRlj9axn61ciPnBS53KdGYazUnzjaj2csVK2O0zF7ku3lJBlLu87BsNNJz6XLKM6qM/s1600-h/hyno2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393357707771751906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTKggBN2uDm6ZVmoibykxZqYN3of3A12UiZMw0k62-2Fz_Iexr7ROjL7e2nj5Rf0j8sIWUk55xLdRlj9axn61ciPnBS53KdGYazUnzjaj2csVK2O0zF7ku3lJBlLu87BsNNJz6XLKM6qM/s400/hyno2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 375px;" /></a><br />specs for all:<br />210 x 140 x 140 mm<br />Household gloss on plastic skull<br /><br />all information and images are courtesy of <a href="https://www.othercriteria.com/">The Other Criteria</a>, which is the only place where these skulls shown above can be purchased.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Must See Skull Posts:</span><br /><br />• <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Sensory Deprivation Skull:</span><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/sensory-deprivation-skull-wellness.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394709076436244786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbZUkzHY_VrQQbbXE2OelgHFphr84GP3H2ZYT72luEzaYWleArUW912YuiA2fbU3iCbwd_1r-1Q-dsd0hkqzXzOcQxYT2mqCwpPRv9Rdsr7EgXeN300ezX6ZWlSH4-69iYqc8WvTcLBTj/s400/SDskull.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/sensory-deprivation-skull-wellness.html">read about it here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Limited Edition Bell & Ross Skull Watch:</span><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/limited-edition-bell-ross-skull-watch.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394710210531174722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbk8-HUae88EfH0j7YYikKpWQWSKbwJGcX5Eylrt_AY3s71njs-Tv2fFue0JtR8wcEumw71OIsFpENgkP7w3NVUA3_sVpmOEtRTgZOvkf-YopQFoFL8xytUWAb6nwQcD4W5RxyUrpGhmp/s400/BRSkullwatch.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/limited-edition-bell-ross-skull-watch.html">read about it here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka:</span><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/10/funnyman-dan-aykroyds-crystal-head.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394710854310733250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQAfKLv_7Vu9ZiyUqdt5iJHfz-w_U5MdqLBjVnR158_1elsj3tuuoZs_4JIO2T-R5BxoTgpvOwM9J_o1FUNU16JsEHZahYZaq5GV0cA3E6QvNDW0i4wRzv3HqZYts7yacFXVuWUY_jdcv/s400/crystal+head+vodka.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 417px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/10/funnyman-dan-aykroyds-crystal-head.html">Read about it here.</a><br /><br />If you like skull items, be sure to check out the <span style="font-weight: bold;">over 135 skull items</span> I've posted on <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/B798FC7F/Death-Becomes-You-cool-things">This Next</a><br><br>

Just In Time For Halloween; More Wild Skulls By Artist Damien Hirst

above: one from each of Hirst's series; Hypnotic, Transcendent and Hallucinatory Heads. A lot of blogs have been covering artist Michael...

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Funnyman Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka is No Joke.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNq4Z4ix8Vtx10MiRINyMvwuGTD5tn55ldDqKf29XxtQnY1WQjlHrPWQB-rG-NjLgK59X3yhQ9-WLOi-BqETY6FChSWqnOY1SdmBOHTPEZBYLfHejbodp-LzqXG-SJdJTLmSrK3nLnnfiJ/s1600-h/Picture+41.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253716865063891122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNq4Z4ix8Vtx10MiRINyMvwuGTD5tn55ldDqKf29XxtQnY1WQjlHrPWQB-rG-NjLgK59X3yhQ9-WLOi-BqETY6FChSWqnOY1SdmBOHTPEZBYLfHejbodp-LzqXG-SJdJTLmSrK3nLnnfiJ/s400/Picture+41.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 517px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHq-4uGdBmF5jDkoDMvdqKlvy6OUGn2gM64HvdlHS9NLL2rDTG5xnV2zGScL9xZBYt0XbC4reQmHTcDP-gizPXo-D_KZg-hEeSJUmhCnNAePQhbsxA3tvL8ZJFbVzvuDMnuVv5Iq46BL5/s1600-h/Picture+37.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253704083354595970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHq-4uGdBmF5jDkoDMvdqKlvy6OUGn2gM64HvdlHS9NLL2rDTG5xnV2zGScL9xZBYt0XbC4reQmHTcDP-gizPXo-D_KZg-hEeSJUmhCnNAePQhbsxA3tvL8ZJFbVzvuDMnuVv5Iq46BL5/s400/Picture+37.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><br />Well known comedian Dan Aykroyd has released a new premium vodka called Crystal Head Vodka, a product which had people wondering if it was a spoof or the real deal. The videos have gone 'viral' and here's some actual product info for you.<br /><br />It's real and it's a quadruple-distilled vodka made with pure Newfoundland water triple filtered through herkimer diamonds (which are actually crystals).<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuSXbFc8RsZ9XtrhHRgXQLaMWrN0MlVs5rbNg-9NBGPC03tOcFZMRhDJ3uTwCkJXzEbs1HRQzR4QiQDG35ljWGnRv-G6cWRJuamDRF2ELb0dcq79mfwmdnihcPeJxEkMQayKiNab0jvnB/s1600-h/CHV.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253719480037409410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuSXbFc8RsZ9XtrhHRgXQLaMWrN0MlVs5rbNg-9NBGPC03tOcFZMRhDJ3uTwCkJXzEbs1HRQzR4QiQDG35ljWGnRv-G6cWRJuamDRF2ELb0dcq79mfwmdnihcPeJxEkMQayKiNab0jvnB/s400/CHV.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 507px; height: 839px;" /></a><br /><br />The hard to deny 'hook' is that it's packaged in a stunning crystal skull (that is apparently accurate to the real thing) designed by <a href="http://johnalexanderstudio.com/main/home">John Alexander</a> and made by <a href="http://www.bruniglass.com/">Bruni Glass</a> in Milano Italy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTzECAhWaa684sB-LYMIOgaG2xnxc260CdQN8YKnWGRIZPCCxLTiaTatKuHo5dPrF1XRwfBUQ5BtkkSxd1GHAyCNYfmZAWHYjb0C9Bedn-T2Gr_B2KbjSIrWkb1zvXBxqGX2xnp61AUbK/s1600-h/Picture+29.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253709999788361810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTzECAhWaa684sB-LYMIOgaG2xnxc260CdQN8YKnWGRIZPCCxLTiaTatKuHo5dPrF1XRwfBUQ5BtkkSxd1GHAyCNYfmZAWHYjb0C9Bedn-T2Gr_B2KbjSIrWkb1zvXBxqGX2xnp61AUbK/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 403px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://crystalheadvodka.com/">The site</a> has a series of videos in which Dan Aykroyd delves into both the mystical and the archaelogical and Phil Power talks about the actual distillation process.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hC2uESq5knsofA0yYydlbLq0irFtSCQYVL6ptetI7XcgT7bsJIEs1JtGEE3Oxm_Dni4oQlhnqd7QUqb_3fB02gf5QPWX8vwClD1leS8CjJaqEReSO2wwB2iKmiXDzexppa1D60y1VRDk/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253751314710935906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hC2uESq5knsofA0yYydlbLq0irFtSCQYVL6ptetI7XcgT7bsJIEs1JtGEE3Oxm_Dni4oQlhnqd7QUqb_3fB02gf5QPWX8vwClD1leS8CjJaqEReSO2wwB2iKmiXDzexppa1D60y1VRDk/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 333px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6N_-Xcphy-SE1VzX1JIYdxKeBDsa0qEsQSdyyojgwykFmNc4QiKkTmosLTdB0XgglPi8R_WFGxnvPaZRW3s2TfFA3rw6DtQUtG1BrO9UDhZe45G9LpQj_8wANCVgpvBrh-uxjiMuFQBr/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253751234773813314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6N_-Xcphy-SE1VzX1JIYdxKeBDsa0qEsQSdyyojgwykFmNc4QiKkTmosLTdB0XgglPi8R_WFGxnvPaZRW3s2TfFA3rw6DtQUtG1BrO9UDhZe45G9LpQj_8wANCVgpvBrh-uxjiMuFQBr/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 507px; height: 524px;" /></a><br /><br />Dan explains his fascination with the invisible world and how Crystal Head Vodka ties in with the story of the 13 Crystal Heads that have been unearthed at various times on our planet... from the Yucatan to Tibet. The heads are believed to emit positive energy, good will and prosperity.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01WjD0roS2z2of1gb3_aNEJo114IZuo6oeR17fM62oGLBjVne1YIeJOK1rGkcbVa6xIX03fdiebkx55Ayv6V7Yh8X_bIzjRw_grGA4RA7RSlGVQKKZpcd21rPTqI-iMgHe0fYnj8Jnf7R/s1600-h/Picture+28.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253712661633949042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01WjD0roS2z2of1gb3_aNEJo114IZuo6oeR17fM62oGLBjVne1YIeJOK1rGkcbVa6xIX03fdiebkx55Ayv6V7Yh8X_bIzjRw_grGA4RA7RSlGVQKKZpcd21rPTqI-iMgHe0fYnj8Jnf7R/s400/Picture+28.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 507px; height: 310px;" /></a><br />Above: Phil Power of <a href="http://www.nfliquor.com/">Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corp.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmW_KLZABvAt9JV3NPBnifmAl8Q_H1H-Pnv3fZV7d4XZASZn21X2wSTNNPg21FtQHRIxhzqnW_ncCPXOuJyineDjGm8k4j0Uz_mm4QKJL9Oz9gm089KFdH61A-x2Bjf82syJv0OmLTohY/s1600-h/Picture+27.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253708516121205682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmW_KLZABvAt9JV3NPBnifmAl8Q_H1H-Pnv3fZV7d4XZASZn21X2wSTNNPg21FtQHRIxhzqnW_ncCPXOuJyineDjGm8k4j0Uz_mm4QKJL9Oz9gm089KFdH61A-x2Bjf82syJv0OmLTohY/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 235px;" /></a><br /><br />Special thanks to my fave folks over at <a href="http://www.notcot.com/">NOTCOT </a>for these great images of the packaging:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9g_YP2w-jTHcYdf8RY9oirJ_4o4_-Rcy6gA3neGB08IrEHnh-FKloU860CHpHtBWKmZ7tj9l29S_yKEli4YPTeUg3fEhTpgvGcliKzvrOaCaeWr4K1JzRhoVy0S8VGrj2__i6MW3HhIeI/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253715716632494514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9g_YP2w-jTHcYdf8RY9oirJ_4o4_-Rcy6gA3neGB08IrEHnh-FKloU860CHpHtBWKmZ7tj9l29S_yKEli4YPTeUg3fEhTpgvGcliKzvrOaCaeWr4K1JzRhoVy0S8VGrj2__i6MW3HhIeI/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 455px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHnFry3ohUciQyQaterG84RaxrTTYBUNaoGUfwB2h1qyA3JAc4T5ZsnnZaV824e_Hy07fC_mbFTfieos_nW6OYb9gI0dGpB8QXI4MBb2uRYa4_oODZQ7oOwOeKuNx-mFFmvXTkWJvtohy/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253705784150770034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHnFry3ohUciQyQaterG84RaxrTTYBUNaoGUfwB2h1qyA3JAc4T5ZsnnZaV824e_Hy07fC_mbFTfieos_nW6OYb9gI0dGpB8QXI4MBb2uRYa4_oODZQ7oOwOeKuNx-mFFmvXTkWJvtohy/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 499px; height: 520px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzPyM65ktgFOxTWfwyIyI7yj3J6h0VhfJYfIW955xcVSe0mVl7uvWPRseO-a8mgVLX-hPfUUgBeq2Jcll8kWXf0Xehtd_LQ8fBZTgut-q4iBBGAhQwfGKuFLgVNYHRS3G5pOKpIR86RJH/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253708713775353090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzPyM65ktgFOxTWfwyIyI7yj3J6h0VhfJYfIW955xcVSe0mVl7uvWPRseO-a8mgVLX-hPfUUgBeq2Jcll8kWXf0Xehtd_LQ8fBZTgut-q4iBBGAhQwfGKuFLgVNYHRS3G5pOKpIR86RJH/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 486px;" /></a><br /><br />Dan Aykroyd has his own selection of wines as well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUR6IB1DbgPKUmHOrAUW0B-_sGnDXDLQFmS5ERjYJytg5Fu4b2NV_-xPGcUryZqMszxtL83smzHknZfYkA-YD1CmR5NjfNnnxs7rVCpMitANRtLSN9bRGsZnq6C3aWs8F2qrsGqksr43b/s1600-h/Picture+38.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253705678032662242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUR6IB1DbgPKUmHOrAUW0B-_sGnDXDLQFmS5ERjYJytg5Fu4b2NV_-xPGcUryZqMszxtL83smzHknZfYkA-YD1CmR5NjfNnnxs7rVCpMitANRtLSN9bRGsZnq6C3aWs8F2qrsGqksr43b/s400/Picture+38.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 133px;" /></a><br />Visit Dan Aykroyd Wines<a href="http://www.danaykroydwines.com/"> here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So, where to buy Crystal Head Vodka?</span><br />If you live in California you can <a href="https://www.hitimewine.net/">buy it online here </a>(I just did!) ..they are only shipping to California at this time.<br />Also shipping only to California, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/:%20http://www.napacabs.com/Crystal-Head-Vodka-750ml-Dan-Aykroyd-P4375.aspx">you can buy it here.</a><br />Also available at <a href="http://www.beveragewarehouse.com/search/more_info.php?item_id=9338">Beverage Warehouse.</a><br />Also selling it is the <a href="http://www.winex.com/wine-23643-.aspx?utm_source=Vinquire&utm_medium=WineFeed&utm_term=winebottle&utm_campaign=base">Wine Exchange</a>, but at present they are sold out.<br />Also sold out at <a href="http://www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=28056">Bevmo.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tDgfVGlipn7ynBdnHqjTCKWYBdM9k6HN4lI5n78rOsS1TawtWpML0em7ar1PAtj3ehNIPT4p0RC4xSY0cdhug60v2XBysbgV7Aq_7FJKMnsfwnvOAdb__cHti2q2MFwsB65ecmtju9B4/s1600-h/Picture+42.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253718473374978626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tDgfVGlipn7ynBdnHqjTCKWYBdM9k6HN4lI5n78rOsS1TawtWpML0em7ar1PAtj3ehNIPT4p0RC4xSY0cdhug60v2XBysbgV7Aq_7FJKMnsfwnvOAdb__cHti2q2MFwsB65ecmtju9B4/s400/Picture+42.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 190px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://crystalheadvodka.com/">Crystal Head Vodka site.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">If you like unusual vodka bottles,</span><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/11/premium-vodka-distillers-drunk-with.html" style="font-weight: bold;"> look at these 10 bottles designs.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Or if you're into "green' Vodka, </span><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/03/can-imbibing-save-planet-8-new-green.html" style="font-weight: bold;">check out these 10 organic vodkas.</a><br><br>

Funnyman Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka is No Joke.

Well known comedian Dan Aykroyd has released a new premium vodka called Crystal Head Vodka, a product which had people wondering if it was a...

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