The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Liza Minnelli t-shirt found at the local Goodwill

How could I not rescue this, another rescued t shirt....

May 5, 2010 by denny

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Wendy O. Williams 1982 Throbblehead (2010)

http://www.aggronautix.com/products.cfm?productid=18...

May 1, 2010 by art holmes

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Snack Master Tube and Real Tube

The Snack Master, a 1-1/2″ long aluminum tube with a wooden plunger, is the vintage and quintessential kitsch kitchen accessory that c...

April 30, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch’ O The Day – Vintage Shrimpmaster and Dinner at Street

I am so absolutely not a cook so the fact this 1950’s kitchen tool de-veins and peels a shrimp in one fell swoop isn’t what I ch...

April 28, 2010 by Allee Willis

Mamie van Doren “Guns Girls And Gangsters” original lobby card

One of my faves and the film itself is a real gas! Her name in the film is “Vi Victor”....

April 26, 2010 by denny

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Abe Burrows “The Girl With The Three Blue Eyes” (and other type songs)

Vocal with piano. Track listing is: The Girl With The Three Blue Eyes, Memory Lane, “The “Hello” Type Song”, “...

April 24, 2010 by denny

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Margaret Avery’s Ill-Conceived Oscar Plea

Allee’s recent mention of the “Dear God” letters in Alice Walker’s THE COLOR PURPLE jogged my memory and I dug up th...

April 22, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Mink Stole Photograph

I used to see Mink here and there as I used to take care of a friend of hers, Tom Villard. Tom was an actor and well, most people know Mink....

by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Julie Brown, the Astroturf Golf Couch, Food and more…

From 1989 through 1991 I art directed and hand built the set and props for “Just Say Julie”, MTV’s first ever clip show st...

April 20, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Eva Gabor Wig

I guess being Lisa Douglas on GREEN ACRES didn’t pay enough to put that Hungarian goulash on the table, so Eva, the “nice”...

April 15, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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A Leading International Spokesman for Love and Romance

Clearly. This movie is the closet competition for ipecac I have ever seen. It’s a brilliant party movie, and usually inspires monument...

April 9, 2010 by windupkitty

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Diana Ross Barbie

One of my favourite Barbies...

by shirlie williams

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – ‘Real Silk’ with Real, Chance & Luenell

Anyone who knows me knows I love Reality TV. Of all the contestants on all the nutty dating shows I went especially nuts over Chance and Rea...

April 5, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Only Thing Better Then a Keane Painting Is to Be With KEANE!

Margaret Keane is the High Priestess of Pop Art, painting those huge waif eyed paintings that stared out at everyone throughout the 60’...

March 31, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Dynamite Magazine Sylvester Stallone, 1977

“”Sylvester Stallone: What’s next for the star of Rocky?” from my favorite magazine as a kid – the one you ord...

March 29, 2010 by kookykitsch

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Formerly of the Harlettes LP (Sharon Redd, Ula Hedwig & Charlotte Crossley)

On the Columbia label....

March 28, 2010 by denny

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Quincy Jones Autograph

I have been collecting autographs since 1973 – I have a rather large, fun, eclectic collection – I dont specialize in any type &...

by rustyamo

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Electric Liberace Hot Nuts Dispenser

Yep, that’s really what this is. ‘Ya can’t make this shit up. Standing 10″ tall, this rhinestone encrusted ceramic d...

March 23, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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In honor of Fess Parker aka Davy Crockett

This is the real deal. It belongs to a friend who asked me to share it with the world. Even as a little girl of about 8, I remember having a...

March 21, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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“The Fonz” lives on…

The 70’s was an amazing time to flash back to the sterotype teens growing up in the 50’s . The kids were respectful, innocent an...

March 20, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Jayne Mansfield “Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky & Me” promotional lp

Who doesn’t love hair-do’s and Jayne Mansfield…....

March 18, 2010 by denny

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Yugoslavian Filmski magazine featuring Klaudija Kardinale on the cover

I am absolutely in awe of those collapsible sunglasses (where would you have worn those?) and her two carefully posed, pony tails....

March 12, 2010 by denny

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Morey Amsterdam’s Good Luck Rabbi

I guess playing comedy writer Buddy Sorrell on one of the greatest sit-coms of all time (The Dick Van Dyke Show) wasn’t enough for Mor...

March 10, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Here’s Lucy

If you want to see some real Kitsch – then check out Season 1 & 2 on DVD of the classic TV series Here’s Lucy In 1968 Lucy c...

by rustyamo

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Here’s Johnny – Magic Moments from the Tonight show

Not one of Johnny Carson’s best ideas – this album was a flop – while the intentions were good – the tonight show wa...

March 6, 2010 by rustyamo

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