The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 56 – August 2010)

These are beautiful. Instead of looking like a hippie, the guy here looks more like cousin IT of the Addams Family. Either way, these are pr...

November 4, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Politics and the National Rooster Crowing Contest Trophy

When it comes to an award for crowing the loudest, that should go to politicians. If I get enraged by the money that movie stars make imagin...

November 3, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Democratic License Plate Bling

I’ve seen political enthusiasm expressed on cars before but it’s usually more in the way of stickers. This jewel encrusted licen...

November 2, 2010 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 55A- August 2010)

You just never know when you will be out and need to use a comb. Thank god this comb is more then ready to accommodate two heads. Comes with...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Happy Halloween Terrarium Candy Bowl

The only thing green this vintage 1970’s terrarium has ever been home to is if some candy happens to come in a green wrapper. It’...

October 31, 2010 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vintage Zenith Pedistal Clock Radio

I love this 1950/60s clock radio so much because it looks exactly like can openers of that same vintage did. I kept it in my kitchen for yea...

October 28, 2010 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 54 – August 2010)

“Pickles Is The Best Dog”. This cup and saucer was made by “Bubbles the Artist” in tribute to Allee’s dog R...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Too Small Poodle Toilet Paper Cover

I always love handmade crafts, especially these Knit-Wit kind of animals, usually poodles, that are more often than not made to fit over eit...

October 26, 2010 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 53 – August 2010)

I love this brass candle holder that sits above the fireplace at “Willis Wonderland”. Note the ceramic “dice dish” t...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – My Trip to the World’s Largest Mannequin Factory

Here’s a video tour of my trip to visit Dona Miller, owner of Vogue International, a 22,000 square foot wonderland of mannequin bodies...

October 25, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Xavier Cugat Cork

Revered as much for his marriage to cuchi-cuchi girl, Charo, as for his spreading the gospel of bouncy Latin music and rhythm, Xavier Cugat ...

October 24, 2010 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventure’s in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 40 – August 2010)

Here we have “the consultant”, just one of the plates in “Bubbles the Artists’ line of soul dinnerware. There are pl...

October 23, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1969 Vintage Chess Men

I never learned how to play Chess. Checkers was way more my speed, especially as I loved the sound the vintage wood ones made as you plunked...

October 21, 2010 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 51 – August 2010)

Allee has the most incredible collection of african american beer and liquor signs! Some light up, some don’t, some are even made of c...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Lipstick Umbrella For Rainy Day in LA

It’s been dripping for days in LA. I used to spend so much time looking for my umbrella, the rain would end before I even made it outs...

October 20, 2010 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures in Allee willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 43 – August 2010)

It was Allee who recently told me about MeshuggaMel’s band whose style of music puts a whole new twist on the genre of surf band jams ...

October 19, 2010 by denny

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Still mopping…..

We’re still mopping up the mess of the stealth spam attack that hit The Kitchenette on Friday. We’re almost done but there are s...

October 18, 2010 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Judging CANstruction

I’ve always been intrigued with label design, especially when appearing on cans, as the designer has to take the roundness into consid...

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AWMOK.COM painted wooden hanger

I was doodling….....

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 42 – August 2010)

These incredible ceramic busts greet you when entering “Willis Wonderland” and sit next to each other on the coffee table. Beaut...

October 15, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Lombardino’s Restaurant in Madison, WI. – In With The Old and Out With The New

. Other than I didn’t have a car so my world was very small when I went to college at the University of Wisconsin in the late 60’...

October 14, 2010 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 49 – August 2010)

These are some of my favorite shots taken while inside of “Willis Wonderland”, looking out into a field of kitsch. Taken downsta...

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 48 – August 2010)

It’s not very often people get to route around Allee’s office and painting studio and I’m sure glad I did! I was given per...

October 13, 2010 by denny