The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Dennis Day 10″ LP

Dennis Day was a very fine Irish tenor but he was best known as the butt of jokes when he was with Jack Benny both on radio and TV....

June 4, 2011 by Bob Ramsdell

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Richard Marx, Allee Willis and Other Hit-Making Songwriters to Perform June 13 at “The Songs of Our Lives,” 4th Annual Concert

Kitschy in that I haven’t gotten on stage and sung my songs since this photo was taken in 1974… Oy! From the press release: Rich...

June 2, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Beatles Hair Pomade

I wasn’t even sure what this was when I saw it on eBay a few years ago but it looked like it couldn’t possibly have been actual ...

June 1, 2011 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 137 – August 2010)

RIP Farrah. Green stamps! Transistorized. These scare me. Jackie O doesn’t quite look right…. Love Boat. I think I need these st...

May 28, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Me, AWMOK and Willis Wonderland in the New York Times today!

Nice, big, fat story in the Times on me today + 12 photos. Thank you, Bob Morris, for seeking me out (no press agent involved here!) and wri...

May 26, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Bye, Bye Oprah…

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May 25, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Peter Max – 1968-69 advertisement

I have no idea who Peter Max is and only ever heard of him when I came across this in one of the old magazines I found here at home. I abs...

May 24, 2011 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 131 – August 2010)

I think I was here. Either way, I did see Don Ho in concert at his dinner theater. It was a pretty scary experience hearing “Tiny Bubb...

May 22, 2011 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 130 – August 2010)

This statue is massive and is as tall as I am, well, almost…. A plastic Mike Tyson doll? Jazz man. Preacher man. Bumper sticker. This ...

May 20, 2011 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 129 – August 2010)

Sending out some love to Michael. This is Allee’s Michael Jackson doll. Michael Jackson hot chocolate mix. http://www.youtube.com/watc...

May 19, 2011 by denny

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Mold-A-Rama @ The Henry Ford

At the end of March, two of my dear friends got married, and I was a bridesmaid in their wedding in Troy, MI. Of course, being so close to...

by Nessa

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What a doll! Part 1

Above: Baby Jane Hudson For those of you who liked my Pigmy Will doll I wanted to show some of the pieces I’m most proud of. All of my...

May 15, 2011 by Jaymes Mansfield

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Dusty Springfield “I Wish That Love Would Last” song from Norma Rae

Allee wrote this track , “I Wish That Love Would Last” which was the flip side of a single titled “It Goes Like It Goes...

May 14, 2011 by denny

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Mr. Tea Set

When the big guy hunkers down to some proper english tea and tiny sandwiches,he should use this set. Merch,that’s what pays the bills....

May 10, 2011 by john switzer

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Super fantastic vanity mirror with light!

This belongs to my friend here on the Cape. She had received this as a gift so I wasn’t able to find out any information on it. I ...

by denny

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Autographed Doodles Weaver LP

Doodles Weaver was one of my favorite funny men in movies and TV. I had a chance to see him in person in San Francisco when he was with Sp...

May 9, 2011 by Bob Ramsdell

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Allee Willis, Patti LaBelle and the song “Little Girls”

An early collection of Patti Labelle’s greatest hits which features the track, “Little Girls” written by Allee Willis. P...

May 8, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – USA! Patriotic Kitsch

. Rarely do I celebrate someone getting their head blow on off but the jubilant mood around the world heralding the demise of the long skinn...

May 2, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Six Million Dollar Man – board game from the 70’s

Purchased for $1.00 at a local thrift shop for $1.00. I do hate it when any store uses masking tape to keep the lid on. The board game por...

by denny

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Portland, Oregon’s 24 Hour Church of Elvis, and Stephanie Pierce “Artist to the Stars”

I was acquaintances and neighbors with the Church proprietress, Stephanie, or “Stevie,” as I called her, though I don’t re...

May 1, 2011 by missmoppetkitty

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Leftovers

I know. I know. I could have had a healthier lunch. One that had greens and crunch to it. Instead I picked the crunch of Colonel Sand...

by snappyp

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Before sex sold albums..

Lady Blah-Blah..wait.. is that an X on her forehead??...

April 30, 2011 by suzette

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 9, The City By Car

Wednesday, April 6, had tremendous potential. (L-R) Mark Blackwell and Laura Grover, both of whom worked on putting the whole Detroit extrav...

April 27, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Someone Knitted The Royal Wedding

Imagine my delight, out on Easter Friday ,all the shops are closed, then I came across the wool shop and the window display had the whole of...

by shirlie williams

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Tippi, 2010 – 14 x 11 (a painting by Denny)

Is it okay that ones own art makes them laugh? This just kills me and I am still on the fence (like the bird) about her mouth. She looks mor...

by denny

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