The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 27

That’s a pretty happy home-made bear relaxing on the bed of our hostess and grand dame of kitsch – Allee Willis. I don’t...

August 19, 2011 by denny

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Kleenex Man Size Tissues Pillow

Are men’s noses really snottier than women’s? Do they run more? Does a woman with a bad cold honestly deserve a smaller size tis...

August 16, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Lenny Dee’s King’s Inn Peekaboo Window Glass

Several things about this glass have all the earmarks of Kitsch with a kapital K. First of all, it’s from a piano bar restaurant. Seco...

August 15, 2011 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 359

This looks like Priscilla Presley to me....

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 21

Have...

August 13, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Bye Bye, Milly… Off to deliver a eulogy…

No new aKitschionado posts until tomorrow as I have to leave early this morning to go to Milly Del Rubio’s funeral where, as I did for...

August 12, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Being Even More Fluff – Part 2

So as I was saying yesterday, this last weekend at Willis Wonderland we aKitschionados from The Allee Willis Museum Of Kitsch saw the light ...

August 10, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Being Even More Fluff – Part 1

So the Fluff gang, most of whom flew down from the Oakland/Palo Alto area, have all boarded planes and taken their Fluff-filled tummies home...

August 9, 2011 by Allee Willis

Doing Our Part At Willis Wonderland

Just prior to our arrival to Willis Wonderland, we got this urgent message via Facebook: So, in Allee’s studio, you will find a thousa...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Being Fluff

Sorry, no aKitschionado posts today as I’m busy playing hostess-with-the-Fluffiest-mostest to members of The Allee Willis Museum Of Ki...

August 7, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 17

This painting is titled, “My Mentor, Allee Willis” and is one of the many fabulous paintings produced by Bubbles the Artist. I...

August 5, 2011 by denny

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1979 Disco Mirror

Of my entire immense collection of Disco artifacts this almost-John-Travolta-with-almost-Toni-Tennille disco mirror is way, way, way up ther...

August 4, 2011 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 16

I think this is a coffee cup but I did find it behind the bar at Willis Wonderland. You can’t tell here but the head of lettuce is a...

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 14

Just another gorgeous cluster of acrylic grapes. I was lucky on this last trip to LA to have found 2 giant clusters of acrylic grapes at t...

August 2, 2011 by denny

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 12

This metal sculpture fascinates me. It doesn’t look like something that you would normally find sitting atop a vintage bathroom sign...

August 1, 2011 by denny

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 11

The shriners hat may be off one letter but I don’t think it matters, after all, it IS Allee. Allee is pictured here in her pink kitc...

July 31, 2011 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 10

The infamous “Four n’ 20” coconut cream pie. Pie mission complete. Look at all that coconut! Coffee is always good with pi...

July 30, 2011 by denny

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1960’s Fringe Vest Pattern

I wore my fringe vest for years. It was gold suede, just like the cheesy-haired couples’ on the bottom of this McCall’s pattern,...

July 29, 2011 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 9

At Four’N Twenty: What the hell is that? To me (and Allee too I think), some things should not be included in the construction and pla...

July 28, 2011 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 8

At Four’N Twenty: We made it inside and were immediately drawn to the pie menu before the normal meal selections! Those are some prett...

July 27, 2011 by denny

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – R.I.P. Milly Del Rubio

So that’s it. The third and youngest miniskirted, go-go booted Del Rubio has left the planet to rejoin the act. Normally I’m rea...

July 25, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – part 5

I believe this Beatles wallet was once carried around by little Allee Willis. Allee has some really incredible Beatles kitsch! I had no id...

July 24, 2011 by denny

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – part 4

I found these Beatle heads hanging around Willis Wonderland. Allee informed me that these fab 4 heads are supposed to be used for cake dec...

July 22, 2011 by denny