The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 124 – August 2010)

At least all you had to do was paint this guy. I was always good at that but when it involved putting something together AND painting, IR...

May 6, 2011 by denny

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wattstax

I was reading about the Wattstax Music Festival today (trying to find the documentary actually) and I came across this on youtube….Whi...

May 2, 2011 by windupkitty

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Star Wars: the Wampa Cake Yum

REMEMBER THE WAMPA? DEET WAMPA DEET DEET....

April 28, 2011 by Pigmy Will

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CINERAMA!

This is a 1953 program for a Cinerama presentation that was narrated by Lowell Thomas. The hyperbolic copy says Cinerama is, “a ne...

April 25, 2011 by Douglas Wood

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 122 – August 2010)

I didn’t have the game but I do remember having the vinyl “All In The Family” LP. This is kitschy but I was never a “...

April 21, 2011 by denny

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The Fox Theater & The Allee Willis Connection – PART 2

The Fox Theater during the day. I can’t breathe it’s that stunning. The marquee. Found this on-line (along with the photos in th...

April 5, 2011 by denny

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Palm Springs Weekend 1963 Movie

Just ordered this DVD. The trailer looks good, anybody remember it? Troy Donohue, Stephanie Powers, Jerry Van Dyke....

April 3, 2011 by Markydoodle

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John Lennon as an Actor

I subscribed to Ramparts magazine in the 1960’s. I was going through a box pf the magazines and noticed this cover with John Lennon as...

April 1, 2011 by Bob Ramsdell

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Valley of the Dolls – original 8×10

This 8×10 was hidden in my buddy Roger’s stuff. This he would NOT part with! “Hand me a pen and not one of those lousy ball...

March 28, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 007 Rubber Bands

No mention of James Bond, no mention of Sean Connery, no mention of anything other than the fact that these are 007 Superior Quality Rubber ...

March 27, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Detroit 9000 movie trailer!

This is one of my favorite Blaxploitation films. The dialog in this film is to die for but watch out for the action and the outfits! Tal...

March 24, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis & Paul Reubens

This totally awesome picture of Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) was recently sent to me by a friend and it totally made my day. I don´t know ...

March 6, 2011 by BeeJay

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Perky Pan!

While in Glastonbury, I was stopped in my track by this child size mannequin, dressed as Pan! Note the paper ears....

February 26, 2011 by shirlie williams

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Sexy Pink Armadillo Attack!

Horror can come from the most unlikely sources– in this case, from a sexy Japanese woman in pink who turns into… wait for itR...

February 22, 2011 by Douglas Wood

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Astrological Kitsch–Mighty Mighty Pisces

Might I suggest this great song and film for the kitsch vault—sorely under-represented in our collective (astrological) memories. Fr...

February 20, 2011 by ewfthompson

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Beatles Ticket Stub

One of my prized possessions, a ticket stub from a premiere of “A Hard Day’s Night.” Special enough because it is Beatle...

February 17, 2011 by Nessa

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Gas Station Bathroom

Edit In the past, I have shared photos of my tiki bathroom. Well, as you can see, this is my gas station bathroom! It’s a small guest...

February 15, 2011 by Michael Ely

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 99 – August 2010)

I’ve been looking for this film ever since I came across it in the archives at “Willis Wonderland”. Another piece of kitsc...

February 11, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Dinah-Mite and the Dyn-O-Miteness of Jenifer Lewis

I love things that are ‘off’ but born of popular trends and then spin off into their own orbit, making a firm landing on the ter...

February 9, 2011 by Allee Willis

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The Greatest Star Paper Back Book (biography of Barbra Streisand that came out when “A Star Is Born” was in theaters)

When I saw this out of the corner of my eye, I first thought it was a sci-fi novel of some sort. Boy, was I wrong. I nabbed this from the du...

February 5, 2011 by denny

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Ladies and Gentlemen…..

Welcome to what the inside of my head looks like…At least, I’m convinced this is what it looks like…I know it FEELS like t...

February 4, 2011 by windupkitty

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 95 – August 2010)

The wall in the kitchen at “Willis Wonderland” are lined with these incredible portraits from the Brown Derby Restaurant in Holl...

January 30, 2011 by denny

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Razzie Awards

As many akitschianados are fans of bad movies, it seemed appropriate to provide this link to this year’s nominations for the Razzie ...

January 27, 2011 by Douglas Wood

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Vivian Blaine Photo & Autograph

Here is a photo and autograph I was delighted to pick up a few years ago (so excuse the poor scan.. I scanned it a few years ago!) This is V...

January 12, 2011 by Nessa

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Joan Crawford – Muy Espantoso!

This is a Mexican lobby card for William Castle’s, I SAW WHAT YOU DID (aka I SAW WHAT YOU DID AND I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!) starring Joan C...

by Douglas Wood

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