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Hopalong Cassidy’s Favorite Popcorn
I have a bunch of Hoppy memorabilia but none so rare as this 1950’s can of “hybrid yellow” popcorn, actually called Hopalo...
Saturday Night Fever Bubblegum
Really really nasty cheap packaging on this pack of gum and 6 “full color” movie cards put out by Paramount Pictures Corp in 197...
Sammy Davis Jr. Real Dollar Bill
In 1978, I sat next to the Candy Man on his 30′ monogrammed Gucci couch. It was the first huge movie star’s home I’d ever ...
Sammy Davis Jr. Bobble Head
Sammy’s the Kitsch King no matter how you slice the cheese wheel. His shtick is the barometer against which all other nightclub cheese...
Michael Jackson Jigsaw Puzzle
Titled ‘A Shining Star’, this 24″x18″ Colorforms puzzle, 500+ pieces, allowed you to assemble MJ’s red leather...
Michael Jackson Puppet Drink Kooler
This awkwardly made 1988 plastic drink kooler is one of the rarest and kitschiest of all my MJ memorabilia. You put the puppet kooler in the...
Michael Jackson Beat It Doll
I only met Michael Jackson once. It was 1980 and I was at Hollywood Sound recording with Earth Wind & Fire and he was working in the ro...
Michael Jackson Candy Bar
Not sure how long the kitsch factor will remain high on this now that MJ is back in the center of the Pop Culture eyeball with his upcoming ...
Lawrence Welk Accordion Vase
One of the most spectacular examples of television Kitsch are reruns of The Lawrence Welk Show, 1955 to ’82, on PBS. My favorites are ...
Farrah Fawcett Creme Rinse and Conditioner
Anything that took off as fast as Farrah’s hair did when Charlie’s Angels debuted in 1975 – 80% of females on earth immedi...
Kings of Kings, The Jesus & Elvis Show
Almost anything painted on velvet attains instant Kitsch status but when it’s the two most iconic figures of all time together on the ...
Mexican Elvis On Velvet
Looking like he was baked by a south of the border blazing sun, this almost African American Elvis on velvet also has a semi-Oriental thing ...
Billy Dee Williams Colt 45 Lighted Sign
Though slightly past his prime 70’s days and seemingly a bit more sophisticated than the malt liquor he endorsed, Billy Dee Williams s...
Billie Jean King “Queen Of Tennis” Sun Socks
These little socklets were made by Bonnie Doon in 1972 after Billie Jean won her fourth Wimbledon win and became the first female athlete to...
Beatles Nylons
Yea, you got the Beatles lunchbox, the Beatles tray and Beatles dolls but do you have the hosiery? The lads and their guitars are textured i...
Grand Funk 7/11 Slurpee Cup
Being one of the earliest Hard Rock bands, panned by critics and shunned by radio until they released “We’re An American Band...
Smokey Robinson 7-11 Slurpee Cup
Everything goes down smooth, Smokey style at 7/11. At the time, early in the stars cross-promoting with retail establishments 1970’s, ...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Liberace Mug
I bought this Liberace mug at the first Hollywood estate sale I went to when I moved to LA in the late 70’s. I think Jack Hellman, the...
“Music to Shave By”, 1959 Record
This 1959 promotional record for Remington Roll-A-Matic Shaver is the first hi-fi recording ever to be included in a national magazine. Rath...
Bruce Willis – The Return of Bruno LP
1987 record. How could you resist? COMIN’ RIGHT UP. RESPECT YOURSELF. DOWN IN HOLLYWOOD. YOUNGBOOD. UNDER THE BOARDWALK. SECRET AGENT ...
Bing Crosby Ice Cream – “The Cream of the Stars”
I bought this years ago while living in San Francisco. It has been on permanent display ever since!...













