The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Palm Springs Weekend 1963 Movie

Just ordered this DVD. The trailer looks good, anybody remember it? Troy Donohue, Stephanie Powers, Jerry Van Dyke....

April 3, 2011 by Markydoodle

The Wedgewood Futura-Matic Gas Oven: A Salute

I’m not going to submit anything I’ve cooked, (or maybe I have, and forgot, to lazy to look,) but I do want to give a shout out ...

March 26, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Roadrunner Mailbox (Acme brand, no doubt)

All over the world, people customize their mailboxes. Here’s one in South Palm Springs that I walked by today. Not unlike a real r...

March 24, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Elfen Crafts by Number

Last night when I was at my son’s home in Rancho Cucamonga, I spotted this panel on the fireplace mantel. I was told it was purcha...

March 23, 2011 by Markydoodle

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My Excellent Ebay Adventure

Most of the AWMOK knows I’m a car guy. Not the foremost expert, not ready for prime time in terms of writing for “Car and Driv...

March 14, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Miniature Street Art across the pond.

I saw a news clip about Banksy today, the graffiti artist that everyone is crazy about in L.A. I love street art. But what about miniatu...

March 1, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Dressed to travel in 1950.

My Grandparents traveled from their farm in Nebraska to visit California in about 1950. They dressed in their best to travel. United fl...

February 28, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Patrick’s Mickey Bench

My Mom made and painted this bench for my son Patrick 30 years ago. I’ve always loved the car. Patrick displays it proudly in his ...

February 27, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Year of the Rabbit!

This year’s Chinese New Year is the Year of the Rabbit, and the first day is February 3. And who doesn’t love a rabbit? I̵...

February 1, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Greetings from Nebraska, 1954

My Dad’s Packard. A little eerie how much it looks like k2dtw’s post! https://www.awmok.com/2011/01/26/greetings-from-detroit/ M...

January 30, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Senior Class Photos, “Americana H.S.”

I went to Missouri to visit my daughter and her family last weekend, and had the opportunity to watch my granddaughter play basketball (s...

January 23, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Aer O Toaster

I was talking to fellow AWMOK contributor Michael Ely online this week, and he asked me if I ever get tired of traveling, which I do practic...

January 22, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Iskelmaprinssi (Prince of the Hit Parade) Messerschmitt Kabinenroller Race Scene

In 1991 this movie was released in Finland. It is a musical comedy. With Paul Anka doing a cameo....

January 7, 2011 by Markydoodle

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1950’s Hungarian Microcars: The Fesztival

Another microcar, this one built and designed by a guy at a shipyard in Vac, Hungary. It’s design is superlative to anything else I...

January 4, 2011 by Markydoodle

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1950’s Hungarian Microcars: The Alba

The microcar was spawned in Hungary in the 1950’s when Communist Moscow threw down the edict that Hungary would not be producing autom...

January 3, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Life Like Punch Ball Critter

I have a history of running out at the last minute and trying to find something else to give my kids for Christmas, and this year was no exc...

January 1, 2011 by Markydoodle

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My Mom painted these Christmas Tree ornaments

I wouldn’t buy folk art in a store. But when somebody we care about makes something, it becomes special to us. My Mom painted these Ch...

December 20, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Pigmy Will High in the Rockies

A new tradition at my house! SEASON’S GREETINGS TO ALLEE, AND ALL MY AWMOK FRIENDS, FROM EVERGREEN, COLORADO!!...

December 18, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Artichoke Nash Metropolitan

Just south of Castroville, California (about 15 miles north of Monterey) on Hwy 1. This cartoon lady is nervous about the cowboy loading her...

December 4, 2010 by Markydoodle

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My High School Senior Photo ’73

If I seem happy, it might be because I was bailing out of what I thought was a wasteland, and I got to throw away my draft card (oh, and the...

November 30, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Foot with a Face

On Black Friday at the Angel View Thrift store in Palm Springs I saw this piece. I don’t know if it has a practical use, but in the mi...

November 29, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Van’s Pig Stand, Shawnee, Oklahoma

I was 22 years old before I ate real BBQ. I mean fall off the bone ribs, chicken, and brisket. Van’s was that place, in Shawnee, Oklah...

November 17, 2010 by Markydoodle

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My 1957 Ford Ranchero Auburn Rubber Toy Car

In the 1950’s, a company by the name of Auburn Rubber made toy cars, and my grandfather gave me one when I was about 2. When the rubbe...

November 16, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Hey Faux Holiday Hay Here Folks

L.A. at Home Design, Architecture, Gardens, Southern California Living Over the last decade, as Halloween has joined Thanksgiving and Christ...

November 13, 2010 by Markydoodle

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1969 BankAmericard Commercial

Of course now BankAmericard is called VISA. Does anybody remember those clunky little machines the merchants would use to press the imprint ...

November 12, 2010 by Markydoodle

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