The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

“September” Kitsch versions

“September” – Earth, Wind & Fire (written by Maurice White, Al McKay and Allee Willis) From: shemigsam – “...

May 13, 2010 by Allee Willis

I’ll Have Some God With That Cobbler

God is everywhere, even on a coffee cup. The Rev. Lyman Liggens served as Minister of the Warren AMC Church in Toledo, Ohio from 1968 into t...

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Allee Willis Presents “Hey Jerrie” – 91 yr. old female drummer on an oxygen tank

If you haven’t seen this please watch now. I did this last year with Jerrie. At one point it was the 12th most watched video in the wo...

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Allee Willis’ Props O’ The Day – Bye Bye, Jerrie Thill…

I just got the news that Jerrie Thill, the 91-year-old female drummer on an oxygen tank who I did my song and video, “Hey Jerrie”...

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‘Blonds Have More Fun’ Glasses

As the top layer of my hair has been blond for almost half my life I can’t argue with these glasses. The baked-in blonds are appropria...

May 12, 2010 by Allee Willis

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The Foot Bottle

Featuring an emory board arch, this “Pampered Foot” bottle is a Kitsch lover’s molded plastic dream. The cream inside smel...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Market Basket Coffee Can

I love names that are this unassuming. Market Basket Coffee. But who wants their coffee to taste like a market basket when you think about i...

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1968 Hot Dog Cookbook

Labor Day’s the last big day of the summer for the hot dog. This gem of a cookbook exalts the foodstuff maintaining that hot dogs R...

May 11, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Head Nut Desk Accessory

These kind of joke desk accessories, along with their companion sculptures of young kissing boys and girls, wide eyed pups and inspirational...

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Resin Watermelon

Cut to precision, this slick and shiny melon wedge is made of crushed glass imprisoned in perfectly buffed resin and rests on a light wood r...

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Cocktail Wienies Bubble Gum

If only these puppies remotely tasted like the foodstuff they attempt to mimic I’d be a real happy camper. But, alas, they taste more ...

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Toothpick Charlie

Throughout the 1960’s and 70’s, toothpick holders were one of the state souvenir items of choice. Though Toothpick Charlie is de...

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Vintage Oscar Mayer Wienerwhistle

To honor Oscar Mayer’s passing yesterday at age 95, here’s an original 1952 Wienerwhistle, 1 and 3/4 inches long and plenty of t...

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French Fries Bubblegum

Not sure what it is about gum that allows it to have more flavors than any other consumable substance on earth but French Fires is one of my...

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Pretzel Coffee Mug

One of the ugliest things I own this pretzely mess of a coffee mug, almost 7″ high, holds enough caffeine to keep me buzzing through t...

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Goldfish and Blue Seafoam Onion Dip

The perfect Memorial Day weekend snack – Goldfish diving into an ocean of blue food colored onion dip. Even your vegetarian guests wil...

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Happy 4th O’ July Hot Dog Platter & Ultimate Hot Dog Recipe

Nothing like dancing and lounging weiners roasting themselves upon which to plate the ultimate junk food junket of never-ending dogs and bur...

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Non Melting Ice Cream!

Swear to God, this week Coldstone introduced some of the cold stuff that turns into pudding and never melts. Only available through July 28t...

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Ice Cream Cone Radio

Although the ice cream looks more like dry wall spackle this radio, made in 1977, still plays beautiful static-y music like the day it was b...

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Drunk On Disco

Mmm, nothing tasted better in the 1970’s than something reminiscent of sweat, polyester and poppers. Popular Dis-Go soda flavors inclu...

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Wunder Weener Triple Spiral Hot Dog Slicers

I posted this one once before but it’s about hot dogs, it’s Memorial Day and this the best instructional weener video I’ve...

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Disco Fever Lunchbox ‘N Thermos

I love anything Disco. What I love even more is when popular crazes are borrowed from and replicated as close as they can possibly come with...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Garlic Salt Shaker

Garlic is about my favorite thing in the world. I drive up to Monterey a lot on the 101 and always pass 20-wheelers filled with the stuff co...

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Catchers Mitt For Spit Ball Gum

Poised to catch chewing materials when your mouth must be otherwise occupied these ceramic gum catchers had their heyday in the 1960’s...

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Velveeta Camera; Say Cheese!

Slapping advertising on Instamatic cameras was all the rage in the 80’s as advertisers realized their brands could be pushed on just a...

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