The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Road Trip: Gargantuan Post War Party RV

Hey kids, it’s 1952, the war’s still over, we don’t want this party to end yet! What should we do next? Road Trip! Built i...

July 17, 2010 by Markydoodle

Do you need a vacation? Stress Test

Here is an email that my 89-year young uncle sent me yesterday. “ STRESS I am not sure exactly how it works, but this is amazingly acc...

July 15, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Those Slapstick Germans!

There is a town in Germany named Langenselbold near Frankfurt where I used to visit my daughter. A beautiful place, not unlike parts of the ...

July 14, 2010 by Markydoodle

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More Quillows

My Mom has been the inspiration for many of the items I’ve submitted to AWMOK. Here she is in the early 50’s with her brothers. ...

June 26, 2010 by Markydoodle

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A Corvair in Camelot: 1961 General Motors Promo Film

From 1949 to 1961, General Motors held a car show in major cities that was the granddaddy of all industrials. It was called “MOTORAMA....

June 22, 2010 by Markydoodle

The Nebraska Czech Brass Band

When it comes to people having good clean fun and enjoying life, it’s hard to beat midwesterners. This group plays regularly at the &#...

June 6, 2010 by Markydoodle

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The first robins of many springs

Mom always had these two robins above the kitchen cupboards looking down at us along with creepy figurines of old people that I’ll get...

April 11, 2010 by Markydoodle

Paint by number cigar store wall hanging

When Mom wasn’t teaching me to shoot rats at the town dump, or playing Michigan Rummy (with the perfunctory green visors) with her cro...

April 10, 2010 by Markydoodle

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How DeSoto won the West in 1957

I remember my Mom driving this year’s model in the station wagon when I was a kid. Our DeSoto on the left. I’m sure she would...

February 27, 2010 by Markydoodle

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...

February 22, 2010 by Markydoodle

Valentine’s Dance 1973 (Valentine’s Day Contest Submission)

I keep seeing an advertisement on Facebook depicting two couples dressed up at a dance telling me to “flash back to 1973,” and i...

February 5, 2010 by Markydoodle

Dude Rancher Lodge, Billings, Montana

When in Billings, it’s a must. East elevation. South elevation. Light fixtures in restaurant, hard to see, but they depict a traveling...

January 22, 2010 by Markydoodle

Cartoon Canine Cowboy

Standing 10″ tall, this hound is made of plastic, and has a slot in his back to deposit coins if you are so inclined. Christmas presen...

January 6, 2010 by Markydoodle

“Carhenge”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kea7BRu2BjM 1,282 miles from Los Angeles, and 1,660 miles from New York City (about 2 hours off I-80) sits a ...

December 16, 2009 by Markydoodle

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Bombastic Revelers Holiday Candles

About 15 years ago I bought these candles at a deep discount store for less than $10. I began to get a little angsty when I couldn’t f...

December 13, 2009 by Markydoodle

“Quillow”

Is it a pillow? Is it a quilt? When my Mom gets on a project, she goes after it with verve. This is just one of the 30+ “quillows̶...

December 9, 2009 by Markydoodle

String Art Tall Boat

Standing 22 inches tall and 24 inches from stem to stern, this homemade tall ship uses string to represent sails. The “sails” ar...

December 7, 2009 by Markydoodle

Cartoon Face Duck Planter

I’ve seen plenty of planters that feature fowl, but this one caught my eye because the duck doesn’t look like a duck, but a cart...

December 2, 2009 by Markydoodle

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Aftershave in a car.

Avon for Men “Straight Eight Windjammer” aftershave. 6x2x2 inches. 1969-1975. Odiferous to this day....

November 28, 2009 by Markydoodle

Grumpy Old Guy golf ball character

As a recovering golfer, I love to be reminded that one can have a nice drive without a club in hand. That’s the top end of a tee stick...

November 26, 2009 by Markydoodle

Bacon Press

Cast iron bacon press with wooden dowel handle. Measures 7 x 4 1/2 inches and about 4 inches from handle to press. Works great when wavy bac...

November 25, 2009 by Markydoodle