This contest has ended. Thanks to everyone who submitted a comment!
The Idea*
"Lo and behold, DROP DEAD, the unique collector’s item. DROP DEAD is the offspring of our passion and resolve. It is the child of the Cute Cube Collective, a creative group of people in possession of arcane knowledge, gathered by countless generations of alchemists. One of a kind. The mysterious alembic. Vas Hermetis."
The Design*
"The item was designed and produced in Poland through an extremely complicated casting process. Each copy is cast manually, and subsequently manually polished by a master craftsman. Made out of high quality crystalline resins. Cold to the touch. Volume of 250 ml. Cylindrical in shape. 7 cm in diameter, 10 cm in height. The experience of the family casting workshop makes it certain, that this item may be called a true piece of applied art."
Usage*
"Fill it with whatever it is you crave. An elixir of eternal life, virgin’s milk, maybe? If not, then alcohol will do! When an ominous skull appears before you, stare deeply into its eye sockets. See your own self, in articulo mortis. Treat the item with reverence. If necessary, clean it with lukewarm water. Dry it with a soft rag. Do not use hard sponges or metallic dishrags under any circumstance. Also, don't leave it with the regular dishware; show it off in a display cabinet. Use it only when making the most extraordinary of toasts."
*Information taken from the Drop Dead website
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CONTEST CLOSES: 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time Wednesday, January 2nd.
PRIZE SHIPS: This contest is open to all skull lovers around the world. You can "Drop Dead" no matter where you live.
IF YOU DON'T WIN: You can always "Drop Dead" too by purchasing a Drop Dead Skull Glass via the store here. They do ship from Poland so be sure to inquire about exchange rates and costs (approx $32 USD). Many thanks for the awesome giveaway to PrzemO.o from the Cute Cube Collective!
I would channel Georgia O Keefe! Strong woman, Artist and Skull painter.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I want someone else's thoughts in my head but I'd probably say Monet -- I'd love to see what he saw.
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I would hope for the psychic channel to Salvador Dali...with the ability to turn off the craziness.
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Whaa wonderfull glass !
ReplyDeleteI 'd be curious to explore Jerome Bosch' thoughts ;-)
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ReplyDeleteTim Burton, it must be very beautiful and weird in there.
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ReplyDeleteThat's a tough one, there are so many writers/artists I admire that were flat out nuts. I think I'd like most to have a peek inside Grant Morrison's head though. :)
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ReplyDeleteI would have to say Ben Franklin. That dude had a lot going on. adstonefield@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHow about the Dalai Lama...hoping to find some inner peace!
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Elizabeth I
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Tesla... Def Tesla...
ReplyDeleteThis is an awsome glass. It would be awsome 2 have a little knowledge from everybody.. that way you'd see life through numerous people....skullandbones15@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI'd go Tesla, Steven Moffat, or Gary Busey.
ReplyDeleteBenny Hill would be horny and funny out there
ReplyDeleteFirst tought of Lovecraft or Allan Poe... But the most confusing and deranged mind would be Philip Kindred Dick, and I'll go with that definitely.
ReplyDeleteI would drink from the skull of Leonardo da Vinci.
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I would sup on the mind of the bard himself, Shakespeare!
ReplyDeleteJulius Henry "Groucho" Marx for sure!
ReplyDelete-- "Outside of a dog, a book is probably man's best friend, and inside a dog, it's too dark to read"
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Frida Kahlo
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I would like to know what was going on in Monet's head. Or Lincoln's - depends on the day.
ReplyDeleteBill Gates or Steve Jobs....and hopefully I would see more than just dollar signs $$$
ReplyDeleteCarl Sagan
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to get inside M. C. Escher's head for a day, just to see how he got some of those ideas.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Beethoven... interesting to see how one's mind compensates the loss of one of the senses by retaining it in the brain... I would like to know how he visualized/heard/felt music without hearing it...
ReplyDeleteIt would be refreshing and enlightening to have someone else in my head. I'm going with Aristotle... or Jim Morrison. (Love the Georgia O'Keefe response, btw!)
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I'd love to see life through the eyes of Keith Haring, without a doubt!
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Not sure about anyone famous,but I work with developmenatally disabled adults,mental issues & some dimesia* and paranoia,I often say I would love to see what's going on in their heads.
ReplyDeleteKurt Vonnegut, Jr.
ReplyDelete*I WOULD REALLY DIG THA PSYCHEDELIC MADNESS OF THA LATE GREAT JIM MORRISON...PEACE!!!!!!!(Kittykat39@live.com)
ReplyDeleteHunter S. Thompson. To visit bat country.
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Bill Murray. After all, he is a God.
ReplyDeleteI would drink the skull of Hans Holbein the Younger, find out how he painted that skull in "The Ambassadors"
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Hunter S. Thompson, hands down. He is a very interesting character and I want to know what went on in that skull of his.
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How about H.P. Lovecraft? That guy definately knew some things that he wasn't sharing with the rest of the class. If you know what I mean.
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Hunter S Thompson.
ReplyDeleteThese glasses are so rad!
DaVinci would be my choice.
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I would channel Uri Geller and drink my absinthe with no hands!
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I would like to know the thoughts of Juliette Gordon Low, who founded Girl Scouts AND was deaf. What fortitude and drive!
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I would love to drink from the knowledge of Jesus!
ReplyDeleteH.P.Lovecraft of course. What a great glass to have with me as I explore the Dreamlands and the strange Eons out of time. :)
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Gin, form the skull of Tom Waits.
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ReplyDeleteThese are awesome, saw a few at a local shop here.. But I'd rather win one!
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Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King, Ghandi, just to start!
ReplyDeleteI would drink the knowledge of Thich Nhat Hahn and bell hooks.
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Charles Bukowski - seems only fitting...
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I would have to say H.R. Giger, he is truly my best inspiration for my artwork. Also It would be nice to know what is going in that head of his.
ReplyDeleteI would like to drink from the mind of William Shakespeare.
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I would want to live for a day in the head of Martha Beck. Her life is a wild ride of inspiration, insight, and zaniness.
ReplyDeleteI would drink from the mid of Jesus Christ.
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ReplyDeletentHmmmm. That IS a good Question.......I am Torn between the most Lucille Ball and The Most interesting man in the world. After all......he does have a wallet made out of chupacabra leather, and makes Chuck Norris Cry..
ReplyDeleteTotally channel Tesla. fryek@appstate.edu
ReplyDeleteI would like to dive into the mind of Che Guevara
ReplyDeleteI would want all the knowledge of the people and places Jim Croce must have known and seen to write such cool songs.
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool looking!
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oh that's a hard one...I've seen some suggestions that I like: Shakespeare, Elizabeth I, Tesla...Mary Magdalene would be interesting as would Mary Queen of Scots or maybe John Dee...Hmmm I really can not decide. To many nifty people...
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Albrecht Dürer would be my choice..
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Hieronymus Bosch, though maybe only for a short time!
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ReplyDeleteMy first thought was "Jesus of course" - but maybe he was just a crazy guy.
ReplyDeleteSo Eve, right before and right after the apple; for truth.
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my ex; just so I could understand.
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Ray Bradbury
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I would have to choose Leonardo da Vinci.
ReplyDeleteLeonardo Da Vinc, I would give my right arm for just a moment in his extraordinary mind.
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I would have to say Lewis Carrol. Down the rabbit hole we go :)
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ReplyDeleteI'd drink from the skull of Sir Richard Francis Burton. I'd love to see his first hand experience of his extensive travels and life experiences.
ReplyDeleteStephen Hawking or JRR Tolkien.
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I want to know HOW an artist starts with an idea and CREATES some piece of art. The thought processes of an artist, their special way of looking at things, this just amazes me.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say Jesus, because although we supposedly know so much about him, we really know nothing. I would love to peer into his thoughts if for only the time it would take me to drink a shot from this beautiful work of art.
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Stephen Hawking or Alexander Shulgin.
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Damien Steven Hirst. Death is a central theme in Hirst's works.
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The Dalai Lama...!!!!!
ReplyDeleteStanley Kubrick. If looking through his mind is anything like his films it'd be one hell feature length.
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I'd want the knowledge of Alexander McQueen, to be so brilliant in art but to also know how to market it!
ReplyDeleteI am so thirsty for skull juice!
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I'm a take a gulp of some STEVE JOBS' melon juice!
ReplyDeleteI would like to partake in the knowledge of George Bush, just to see what the eff he was thinking!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to take a peek into Asimov or Bradbury.
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Being an artist myself, I was originally going to go with Da Vinci, since he is the epitome of the Renaissance man...
ReplyDeletebut I have to go with Nikola Tesla. He may not have been able to paint, but man, he had some inventions and ideas that I'm sure would blow my mind. I want to learn the things he knew, the things he took with him to his grave.
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Christopher Hitchens would be my choice!
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to find a way to drink out of my own skull, as I constantly confuse and baffle myself. :-)
ReplyDeleteThere are so many to choose from. I wouldn't mind a glimpse into the mind of Hellen Keller, Chuck Palahniuk or Tim Burton.
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Too cool. I'd like to get inside of Kahil Gibran or Dolly Parton.
ReplyDeleteI would drink in the knowledge of the person who came up with the idea for this glass. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteNosce te ipsum, but also Michel Foucault.
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Poe would be tempting, but if I could only drink once, I'd have to say my cat, Alian. Alianalways@aol.com
ReplyDeleteBruce Lee! That man did amazing things with his body.
ReplyDeleteAlbrecht Dürer for sure.He was a genius...
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Definitely the world's most preeminent trash movie critic, Joe Bob Briggs. I would love to drink in the memories of seeing all of those horror and exploitation classics at the Drive In that I've only experienced on DVD.
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Walt Disney!
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I would drink milk, and have Hersey bars with Howard Hughes.
ReplyDeleteStephen Pinker, for starters....
ReplyDeleteMe and Robert E. Lee
ReplyDeleteVincent Van Gogh. To see things the way he did.
ReplyDeleteIt's a toss up between Da Vinci, Socrates and Hypatia..
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I am an avid fan of skulls and I have a fairly large collection of skulls BUT I am a tattoo artist and I am amazed by the art of Nick Baxter..I would partake in his vast knowledge of oil paintings and tattoo technique and application..His work is amazing! I am always trying to better my abilities and his experience could be priceless!!
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Good Luck every one!!
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ReplyDeleteI would choose Omori Sogen who was the Direct Dharma Successor of the Tenryu-ji Line of Rinzai Zen. Sadly I never got to meet him in person before his death.
ReplyDeleteThere are many, many artists and personalities that I would channel...but I think I would love to be infused with the spirit and knowledge of Buddha.
ReplyDeletePs I MUST have this AMAZING glass!!!
I think I would go with my 22-year old autistic nephew who cannot communicate verbally, but whom I know is highly intelligent... not for his knowledge perse, but to understand all of the things that have been trapped inside his mind, the things he has wanted to express but couldn't. Then once I understood his mind, I could relay these things to our family, so they could understand, too.
ReplyDeleteDaVinci for sure. His vast knowledge and creativity facinate me!
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Aristotle.
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Edgar Allen poe
ReplyDeleteI can't choose between Jane Austen and Charles Bukowski. They are both such beautiful authors in their own way.
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John Malkovich, i guess.
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Rob Zombie, the man is a genius.
ReplyDeleteI would love to partake in the knowledge and wisdom of Jesus.
ReplyDeleteSalvador Dali because he is Salvador Dali. There is no greater reason.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to get the positivity from Tommy Lee or Nikki Sixx.. but I like the thought of Salvador Dali's creativity as well.
ReplyDeleteNoah Scalin!
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ReplyDeleteSuch fabulous comments here! My first thought was The Dalai Lama. Then, Buddah, Dali,JS Bach, MC Escher
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing a recent documentary on him, H.P. Lovecraft.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I could choose just one person. Maybe Mother Teresa. Elvis. Or how about Marilyn Monroe- I bet that'd be interesting!!
ReplyDeleteThe Buddha - no question!
ReplyDeleteI would fill that lovely glass with the best tequila and channel Frida Kahlo.
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Charlie Chaplin or Stephen Fry
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Leonardo da Vinci
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ReplyDeleteMother Teresa. I'd like to be able to tap into that kind of love for my fellow man, man.
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I would love to pour my adult beverage into this skull before pouring it in to my own.
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Obama-what colour of thoughts have black man in white house?
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ReplyDeleteme beberia cualquer cerebro porque soy zombi y me da igual si es de alquien muy listo o muy tonto ya que siempre seré zombi y nadie me puede cambiar.Cerebroooooosssss
ReplyDeleteI would drink any brain because I'm a zombie and I do not care if someone is very smart or very dumb and I will always be zombie and no one can change. Braiiiiiiinsss
Leonardo da Vinci would be my first choice, due to his genius in so many areas of thought and creativity.
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I'm sure taking a sip or two from the skull of Lao Tzu could help show me the way!
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Einstein for sure!
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Temple Grandin
ReplyDeletePerson whose skull I'd like to use as a chalice is Salvador Dali. His imagination and ability to surprise the spectator is something really extraordinary for me. In one of George Orwell's essays can be read, that Dali's content of thoughts supposed to be much more disturbed than his art. Have you wrote 'drinking from someone's skull lets you partake in their knowledge and wisdom'? OK, bring it on.
ReplyDeleteMy mother Irma. I would ask her why she killed herself. JD
ReplyDeletei like to see how the mind of howard hughes worked !
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ReplyDeleteRosalind Franklin. Such an amazing woman.
ReplyDeleteMel Blanc want to see how many voices are in there.
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