I went to El Diablo - a trendy Mexican restaurant here in Denver - this Halloween Eve to witness their first annual skull auction. The skulls were artistically decorated and would have been great conversation pieces, but I was hoping the artists would have provided a short biography of the person whose skull you were purchasing. As we all know from watching Antiques Roadshow, "provenance" can greatly add to the value, with Exhibit A being the skull of poor Yorick (Antiques Road Show Episode 27). Alas, the artists choose not to provide this valuable piece of information, and so I left empty handed. Perhaps the next skull auction will be more open-minded..
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