The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Watch my new song: “Scared About Life Without Oprah”

My friend and hysterical TV comedy writer, Maxine Lapiduss, has done a brill job on the just-released-and-going-exceptionally-strong video...

March 22, 2011 by Allee Willis

From Allee on the road…

As much as I look forward to rolling out of bed every morning and choosing wonderful gems of kitsch you all bestow upon me and AWMOK, today ...

March 21, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “Why Yes Fly Me”… On My Way To SXSW!

This 18 inch tall plaster stewardess is a stone cold vestige of the late 1960’s spirit of flying, when both planes and the people that...

March 14, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – If You’re Heading To SXSW….

…come see me and my latest piece of technology, this 1960’s wrist transisitor radio, on the “Indie Success: Caching in on Col...

March 13, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee speaking at SXSW!

For anyone going to SXSW this coming week in Austin, Texas, here’s where I’ll be: “Indie Success: Caching in on Collaborat...

March 11, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Japanese Apple Comb

In terms of junking up ordinary items in extraordinary ways I can usually depend on products that come in packaging with horrendously poor t...

March 9, 2011 by Allee Willis

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For Spotnik – Allee and Kitty Carlisle

Hangin’ with Kitty at the New Dramatists Luncheon in NYC when I was up for a Tony for The Color Purple, 5/18/06. And look who was ...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Huge Vintage Mosaic Poodle

I have quite a collection of large framed vintage mosaic pieces and this massive 19″ x 33″ poodle is unquestionably one of the b...

March 7, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Sammy or Allee ?

I honestly did not stage this,until it just, well,appeared.But I was hungry. It was a “Lady of Fatima” experience....

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Racing, racing, racing….. More massively wonderful stuff tomorrow

No new kitsch treasures posted today as I’ve been at meetings since 7 am. to plan my trip back to Detroit to conduct my high school ma...

March 2, 2011 by Allee Willis

For Douglas Wood- Allee and Pee Wee

In response to Douglas’ comment on Denny’s Adventures In Willis Wonderland – Part 108. These were taken over here for Li...

March 1, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – MACHO Sport Scent

This is the kind of product I love finding in dollar stores. So generically named it’s pathetic, a label that’s crooked and not ...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Ghetto Fab Michael Jackson Sphinx Pendant and Storm Lee’s Birthday Soirée

. Sunday night I went to Storm Lee’s birthday party. He’s a great singer and killed it on The X Factor, the British version of S...

February 22, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Celebrate Presidents Day with a Kennedy Creamer

At that point in history, the 1960s, no more swag had ever been created for an American Presidency than for the first couple of Camelot, Joh...

February 21, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Junk Food Supreme At A Kitsch Lover’s Party

Anyone reading my blog long enough knows I’m an unabashed lover of junk food. My conscience has upped through the years but in a perfe...

February 17, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Giant Vintage Hanging Foam Sex Dice

Not the normal pair that dangle from the rear view mirror, these 6″ soft dice feature sexual maneuvers on one game piece and the body ...

February 16, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Glowing Lovers Valentines Day Lamp

This 1980’s plaster salute to love was a hot ticket item in Mexican swap meets in Southern California throughout the 80’s and 9...

February 14, 2011 by Allee Willis

AWMOK’s first little mini convention of sorts

(Literally among the first aK’s to join AWMOK in September, 2009 – (L-R) Mark Blackwell, windupkitty, QoK AW, kookykitsch and Me...

February 13, 2011 by Allee Willis

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At kookykitsch’s and Meshuggah Mel’s Clean House Garage Sale

No time to write or curate kitschtastically correct items for you today as I’m up at the crack o’ dawn to speed over to the Clea...

February 12, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Del Rubio Triplet Valentine’s Day Cards Progress Report

When I, along with Hidden Los Angeles, put out the call a few weeks ago that for Valentine’s Day we wanted to bring as many V-Day ca...

February 11, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Dinah-Mite and the Dyn-O-Miteness of Jenifer Lewis

I love things that are ‘off’ but born of popular trends and then spin off into their own orbit, making a firm landing on the ter...

February 9, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Getting Ready for Valentine’s Day LP 2

Mood music for upcoming love day:...

February 8, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Getting Ready for Valentine’s Day LP 1

Mood music for upcoming love day:...

by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Detroit Zoo Hat and My Homegirl, Lily Tomlin

When I grew up in Detroit I went to the zoo on 10 Mile and Woodward at least a couple times a year. Although I got this particular chapeau ...

February 7, 2011 by Allee Willis