The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “Soap Tunes” Musical Hand Soap and the ASCAP Love Fest

The concept of this “Foaming Musical Hand Soap for Kids!” is really crazy. Theoretically kids can “wash & learn”...

September 29, 2010 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 9

I’m always happy when my work inspires folks to take on their own creative endeavors. But in this case, the spirit of my song, “...

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 30 – August 2010)

I finally got the chance to sniff out some of the films in the “Willis Wonderland” collection. I haven’t seen this one bef...

September 28, 2010 by denny

Allee Willis’ “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 8

If for no other reason, this is fantastic for the player’s voice announcing what he’s about to perform at the top of this ‘...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Pigmy Will in “Chainsaw Hair Salon”

For any of you reading this who might not know “Pigmy Will” because this is the first animated one of the under-60-seconds serie...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Mr. T A-Team Transistor Radio

I was never into The A-Team when it came out in the 1980’s. But lately, as I flip through channels in the wee hours of the morning try...

September 27, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 7

The kids at Fairview High do a noble job of singing and a much more ambitious job dancing than a lot of other high schools I’ve seen d...

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 29 – August 2010)

Featured on “Kitsch of the Day”, these disco mugs are, by far, the best example of disco kitsch. I didn’t ask but I do hop...

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 28 – August 2010)

This book of 8×10’s is crammed with pictures of Allee and the people she has met or worked with over the years. It was hard to pi...

September 26, 2010 by denny

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Bagels and lox in Texas, 1979

Every Sunday morning growing up the ritual was to go with my dad to the deli and buy bagels, lox, cream cheese, tomatoes, onions and white f...

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Allee Willis’ “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 6

The Bakersfield High School Chorale is much more in tune and way more in the swing than most high school groups I’ve seen who attempt ...

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 27 – August 2010)

The most well dressed feet I have ever laid eyes on but what kills me are the knee-high under garments we can always see Allee sporting. I d...

September 25, 2010 by denny

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 26 – August 2010)

I still can’t believe I do not own any acrylic grapes. There is no shortage of this kitsch here and you can see grapes everywhere you ...

September 24, 2010 by denny

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s Tiger Paw Vibrating Back Scratcher

I used to love back scratchers as a kid, the long skinny brittle plastic kind that the hand snapped off of if you jerked them along your bac...

September 23, 2010 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 3

How happy am I that neither rain, sleet nor snow could keep the Kennett High School Marching Band from playing my song, “SeptemberR...

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 25 – August 2010)

I want to know what this sounds like? Where is Harold now? Where did you get this Allee!!?? Okay, this kills me but what is really killing m...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 2

Yesterday marked the first day of my year-long series featuring YouTube videos with people singing, playing, marching to, dancing to, massac...

September 22, 2010 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 1, September 21, 2010

People always ask me what my favorite song I’ve written is. I hate to favor any of the babies but pound for pound I’d have to sh...

September 21, 2010 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “JUNGLE ANIMAL” ROARS TODAY!!

Finally, after months of work and a whole lot else my song, video and game, “Jungle Animal” – Pomplamoose and Allee Willis...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The 21st Of September Jubilee!

Because the opening line of my very first hit song, “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire, is “Do you remember the 21st ni...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “Jungle Animal” (Theoretically) Coming Tomorrow!

For the last few months I’ve been holed away in the creative jungle known as my desk trying to complete a long-distance collaboration ...

September 20, 2010 by Allee Willis

Racing on deadlines….

…. so no new posts up today other than documentation of my gastronomically psychedelic Jewish fantasy feast last night that I just pos...

September 19, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1960’s Lighted Kosher Sign and Breaking The Fast In Hollywood

One of the most festive nights of the Jewish year is the ‘breaking of the fast’ meal after Yom Kipper, a veritable smorgasbord o...

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Denny’s Adventure’s in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 23 – August 2010)

I didn’t want this to get lost in a posting of other things and wanted to do a little dedication here to Allee’s pop, the man th...

September 18, 2010 by denny