First some facts about saguaros: The giant cactus tree often associated with the West grows only in the Sonoran Desert here in Arizona and M...
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Ceramic Pig Butter Dish
Saw this today at a local thrift shop. The pig is made up of different veggies....
Bacon Wrapped Frankyburger Hamburdog
One of the greatest privileges of my life has been living next door to two people I love most in the world . And by next door, I mean, appro...
Band Day King
My Dad is a great guy, he’s still with us at age 93. But he didn’t want to buy a trombone for me when I was a kid. Finally, afte...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ the Day – “Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites” LP and Rosh Hashanah Dinner at Street
. When I was young, “Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites” spun on the hi-fi every Jewish holiday. I loved Connie F., especiall...
Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 12 – August 2010)
Here are some close ups of the heavy duty linoleum flooring in that favorite room of mine. I’ve always loved singing sea creatures. I ...
Twist Crazy
I love everything about this short film, the floating Xmas Tree, the silver jackets, the crazy jelly leg dancing….makes me want to get...
Allee Willis’ Soul O’ Day – Earth Wind & Fire At the Hollywood Bowl with a Seventy Piece Orchestra and Fireworks!
Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t go to concerts. I don’t like the crowds, I don’t like the walking, I don’t li...
Chuck Wagon Diner
Authentic Americana, right here on Hoyt and Colfax. Built in 1957, somehow this Denver landmark has endured. This steed stands sentinal over...
Denny’s Adventures in Willis Wonderland – Part 1 (August 2010)
I have no idea what it is about these purple chairs. It’s nice that not only do I gawk at them when I’m here, it’s the com...
Beetle Comb
Rummaging through the Fort Greene Flea Market on a lovely Labor day weekend, I came across a Beetle Comb, for those times where you just got...
My yiddishe grand-momele, and her tchochkes
last in the series from my grandmother’s house, the items around the house that weren’t easily categorized by theme or location....
CARMEN MIRANDA HEAD VASE…
“THE LADY IN THE TUTTI-FRUTTI HAT”…. This is a Carmen Miranda head vase, by Marti of Hollywood… I read that Carmen M...
Marshmallow Art
At the Modernism Show in Denver there were many booths displaying vendor’s merchandise. This human- like sculpture stood guard over on...
Grandma’s rec room and wet bar
Even growing up, I knew my grandparents where sophisticated. They’re house was decorated like no other I’d ever seen, or, frankl...
Ungapatchked – grandma’s living room
First, a definition. “UNGAPATCHKA” describes the overly ornate, busy, ridiculously over-decorated, and garnished to the point of...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Leaving Pomplamoose and Hitting The Madonna Inn
Yesterday, me and Mark Blackwell, who I work with, drove back to LA from up north in Sonoma where I was working with Pomplamoose. As I had r...
My blog in Time Magazine online TODAY. I LOVE DETROIT!
Check it out. I’m very proud of this piece. http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2010/08/17/unfiltered-allee-willis-on-the-spirit-of-detroit/...
R.I.P. Morrie Yohai, 90, Inventor of the Cheez Doodle
Breaking kitsch news: Morrie Yohai, inventor of the Cheez Doodle, has passed away at 90. He changed many lives and turned many people’...
Supah Tacky Planter Collection
I’ve been collecting tacky planters for about 10 years. They’re really fun and inexpensive (most cost about $12.00). People don&...
Can’t help but get an SNL vibe with this one…
I adore this cover. The fact that it’s hand drawn and lettered just shows me how much care and attention went into its creation. Can...
Telescoping “Space Queen” 1950’s travel trailer
Now your bedroom has a 19-foot ceiling. I understand it didn’t sell very well, and was discontinued quickly....
NATURALLY STONED ON JESUS
I mean really, what more is there to say?...
T & A Shirt
1970’s polyester shirt with little mountaineers climbing mounds of boobs and butts....













