I got my 'uglier than sin' V67G today as well.
It had the silica-gel for moisture absorption - so does most electronics equipment when packaged.
I also got the shock-mount, and found that it was just a little too narrow to get the mic in with the felt - maybe its for one of the other MXL mics like the 2001 which looks a little narrower. The felt ripped it out despite my trying many times to spread the clamp large enough to get the mic in. Im a little worried I'll scratch the mic when putting it in or taking it out - however how much uglier could it get? Nevermind, atleast the 24k gold plated sreen won't corrode - more likely to flake off!
I haven't had much of a chance to record, but it sounded really nice when monitoring.
I told my wife its ideal for her vocals, so she sort of thinks its a gift for her (yea right I wish).