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Kitsch » Families
Twin Meeting in Bingen (Germany)
Something my brother sent me today. My Dad Edgar (with bow tie, middle left) and his brother Dagobert at a twin meeting in the 50’s. T...
Scrubs for Teenage Enema Nurse!
LOVE! Wearing this is the only thing that would make me consider becoming a nurse. Though I would not perform the assigned duty this frock...
Buona Notte
I LOVE this album cover and have had this one for years. I can’t seem to let it go, not that anyone has ever wanted it! The great thin...
A SNEAK PEEK at “The D”!!
Finally!! Get out the ol’ YouTube and enjoy this sneak peek at “The D”! (This is NOT the music video or film; just a sneak pee...
Jim Whittington presents “Gone”
Picked up for 25¢ at a thrift shop. I think the name of the album must be describing the men and their hair (or lack there-of)… © �...
“The D” Officially Gassed Up and On The Road!
I really meant to be doing far more of these updates but the schedule is thankfully and gratefully so packed here in Detroit that I can bare...
Aunt Sylvia’s vintage CALO stove
I went down to a local Philly burb today called, “Roxborough” to have lunch with my 100 year old grandmothers 90 year old sister...
It’s Time You All Knew…
20 years ago, I had a son but I didn’t feel ready to care for him, so he got recycled. This is what happens when you stay up waaaaaaaa...
Zsa Zsa Voom!
When Sid Krofft – let’s stop and take a breath right here – Sid Krofft! of H.R. Pufinstuf and Land of the Lost and wayyyy mor...
1950’s decorative dinner plates
Another fun find from a thrift store here in PA....
Camping 1950’s with the Milligan’s
On one of our many family road trips with the Mues (pronounced Moose) family, Wayne decided to take his boat to Yellowstone. Dad wanted a ...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Happy Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day has always provided supreme opportunities for kitsch. Be it flower arrangements, stuffed animal displays in front of gas ...
TEENAGE MOTHER – the film that dares to explain what most parents can’t!
Looks like she has more than a bun in her oven. I could never figure that one out, why are lady parts referred to an “oven”?...
Mrs. Willis (a tribute to Allee Willis’ Mom from Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” – August 2010)
Sometimes when I am walking around “Willis Wonderland”, I’m not always able to ask questions. If I did, I would drive Alle...
!950’s and a Taffeta Dress – pictures of my Mother
This is my Mother in the 50’s. The Lincoln Bookends are still in the family room of my grandmothers house and so is the fireplace....
My Mother’s “flip” hair style – up close!
Here is my wonderful Mom sporting a flip back in 1962....
Ken Russell Garden Gnome
This is a custom-made, one-of-a-kind, 2 foot gnome, created in the likeness of the British film director Ken Russell (who is my father). It ...
Never a Dull Family?
I’d believe Never a Dull Wallpaper, but this joint is not exactly jumpin’. Furthermore, there is no family to be seen which I fi...
POLKAS and POLKAROBICS by MOTHER & DAUGHTER
Besides the outfits that almost made me spit out my coffee, I’m really digging the fact that mom and daughter had their very own orche...
Bavarian Fashion Icon Rudolph Moshammer
Rudolph Moshammer was a very popular Fashion Icon here in Munich Bavaria, known for his very kitschy Life together with his “Mama̶...
All in the Kitsch
I had no idea there was so much merchandising for Archie Bunker! I photographed these in Niles, CA this past December. The grandson doll sla...
Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 358
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