The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s Betty Crocker’s “Dinner for Two” Cookbook

Featuring 425 “new” recipes plus a special ‚”When-Company-Comes” section, this cookbook, published in 1958 by Gene...

July 15, 2010 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 12

As some of you may or may not know, Allee was friends with Dusty and even wrote some songs for her such as “Send It To Me” from ...

July 11, 2010 by denny

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My Mom’s Bank Account Book From 1954

My Mother was 14 years old in 1954....

July 10, 2010 by denny

S&H Green Stamps

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July 1, 2010 by ginger

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Gold Bell Gift Stamps

Were it not for Gold Bell Gift Stamps I never would’ve had a new blanket or clock radio to go off to college with. I’m not sure ...

June 29, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Planter Animal Zoo

Some assorted planter animals for you: A purple cow is first at the Planter Animal Zoo. How could you not love a face like that? A poodle (n...

by Nessa

Juggling, an early challenge…

Many years ago I actually semi-taught myself to juggle. I bought a book and juggling balls. I figured I would never learn how to play guitar...

June 26, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Yuban Coffee Desserts for the Good Life: Coffee Table Desserts

Desserts for the Good Life: Coffee Table Desserts (1970), General Foods Corp (Yuban Coffee). Vintage Recipe Paper Pamphlet...

by kookykitsch

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Fawn Bookends…

A really cute set of bookends..from a Thrift shop near the library..Foreign stamp underneath...

June 10, 2010 by shirlie williams

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“What, me worry?”

“What, me worry?” Alfred E Newman, Mad magazine and books looked at the world a thousand different ways and still could not say ...

June 8, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Golden Egg

This is a 1960’s golden egg toy savings bank from Red Goose Shoes for boys and girls (the store slogan embossed on the egg is: Half th...

June 4, 2010 by Michael Ely

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – ItaliAnnette! Mousketeer Extraordinaire

An excellent sign of Kitsch is when names are bent and mutated to fit a purpose. This one’s a perfect blend – The ever-Italian...

May 18, 2010 by Allee Willis

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

Moments Harsh, Moments Gentle by Joan Hohl (a romance novel starring my mother – well kind of…)

My Mom has read romance novels for years, still does and still collects them but not as obsessive now. This book came out in 1984. My Mother...

May 9, 2010 by denny

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Class of 1958 – My Mother’s year book

This is my Mother’s high school year book. I went to this same school for 8th and 9th grade…anyway, I am digressing a bit here&#...

by denny

Let’s Fondue!

Most definitely exceptionally Kitsch…...

May 7, 2010 by Zeppy

Mixer, Hand Mixer and Blender Cookbook

This 1960 cookbook really captures the era with all sorts of recipes that you’d never find in a contemporary cookbook, such as Cheese ...

May 2, 2010 by Douglas Wood

“How To Sing for Money”

Here I am with James Brown in my studio in 1984 as we peruse one of my favorite Kitsch books, How To Sing For Money. The Godfather and I use...

April 28, 2010 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Get Full

Last night I ate at Street with (L-R) Nancye Ferguson, Buck Henry, Prudence Fenton, me, Susan Feniger, Irene Ramp and Jim Burns. For those o...

April 18, 2010 by Allee Willis

Gaelic (?) book with scary Gnome

I found this at a library book fair – hard to believe no one else was drawn to this book in a language I cannot identify with scary gn...

April 16, 2010 by kookykitsch

A Book About Cheese…..

A thrift shop find. One can never eat enough cheese. There are no pics in this book which was what I was hoping for when I bought it....

April 10, 2010 by denny

Bonnie Pruden Fitness Guru Book

I was okay with this until I saw her antics on the “saw horse”....

April 9, 2010 by denny

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That Not so Fresh Feeling

Wow, there IS a use for him!...

April 7, 2010 by windupkitty

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SEX MARKET VINTAGE PULP NOVEL BOOK, 1962

“ isTHE SHOCKING INSIDE STORY OF THE JOY GIRLS WHO FIGHT DISGRACE AND DEPRAVITY IN THE INTERNATIONAL SEX MARKET.” SHE HAD NEVER ...

April 2, 2010 by kookykitsch