There it is this morning, right there on the homepage of the LA Times – the Sound Of Soul celebration at Willis Wonderland, the ...
Kitsch » February 2010
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ Soul O’ The Day – My Color Purple Sound Of Soul party!
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“Ask Swami” Fortune Teller/Napkin Holder
This 1950s fortune-teller machine slash napkin holder might’ve been the inspiration for the one in the classic Twilight Zone episode w...
Roger Smith – Beach Romance
Today – Roger Smith is more famous for being the husbad of Ann-Margret – but in the 50’s early 60’s her was a star h...
Most Certainly, An All Purpose Spray…..
I’ve seen these labeled and sold as “house blessing” sprays, but this one is the only “all purpose” spray I...
The Crushable Wig advertisement from SEARS
I think the model to the bottom left is Cheryl Tieg. I mean, you didn’t go out to dinner, take your wig off and sit on it or something...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ Sound O’ Soul Day – James Brown Whistle
In anticipation of the throngs about to stroll through my house tonight for my annual Sound of Soul fundraiser with Pacific Radio Archives n...
Munakuppi Valentine
I picked this up as the last of the bottom-barrel Valentines Day merchandise after all the good stuff (namely the cordial cherries and turtl...
’60s Rock + Army Recruiter Slogan = Kaffeeklatsch?
Someone had a really perverse sense of humor (or really hated hippies) to come up with these kitschy coffee/dessert plates during the Vietna...
Mom and Elvis Presley’s Uncle Vernon! 1960’s picture
This amazing picture was taken in Memphis, early 60’s. This is my Mother. She had left Philly to live closer to Elvis and his music. s...
Bubble Boy 1963 Ford Advert
Dateline 1963: With the confluence of a full-throttle space race and a car named Galaxie, the Ford marketing department found a way to attra...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Mr. Wah Wah Gets Ready for the Sound Of Soul
Mr. Wah Wah, the prized work of Bubbles the artist, has become the symbol of the Sound Of Soul fundraiser I throw every year in conjun...
Donkeys
Another “so-cheap-it-was-almost-free” planter find from this past summer. I like the cute donkeys, I bet they came in several co...
my lovely Italian lady lamp
Brought from a car boot sale from a lady who said it had belonged to her mother who loved it very much....
“Bobble Claw” Lobsters
Their little claws are begging to be picked up. More fun to “twang” than use as intended....
Wooden Tiki Lamp with Cocktail
This is also a lamp and it’s missing a shade. I don’t know if it’s from Hawaii or not but it’s made of wood. Cocktai...
A 1959 Chrysler Comic Book
Promoting a 1959 Chrysler as a comic book. Targeting the comic book readers, now that was creative. The illustrations tells a story of a roa...
Bag of All Green M&M’s
Bag o’ all green M&Ms. Female green M&M Character is saying “Sweetie…it’s all true.” Wow! Hope the kid...
Vaccination Prescription from 1946
My Grandmother saved the strangest things. These are my Mom’s records, she was 6....