The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Little Monkey with His Banana Friend, 2 x 8×10’s (a painting by Denny)

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November 20, 2011 by denny

Grilled Cheese Social

Did you ever think how lonely it might be to get cheese melted on you all by yourself. It’s better knowing a friend is undergoing ...

by snappyp

Pixieware!

For many years I have so longed to own a piece of Pixieware by Holt Howard. However, in my area it was both super-rare and super-expensive...

November 18, 2011 by Nessa

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Signs of an Excellent Birthday In East LA and Beyond

I’m pretty religious about celebrating one’s birthday all day from the strike of midnight through the next 24. Years that I have...

November 17, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 101

Yes, an Elvis guitar filled with popcorn. Talk about kitsch. THEEEEE ultimate kitsch experience is going into the shops directly across ...

by denny

Paper Mache Bank By Dakin

Cute paper mache bank by Dakin, made in Japan.. I’m guessing in the 1960s or 70s? This thing cost me a dime, I think....

by Nessa

Fluffernutter Sandwich Ring

Found this little beauty on Etsy from Glamour Puss Couture today!...

November 16, 2011 by Rusty

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – My Sunday Drive With Charles Phoenix – In and Around Inglewood, CA.

If you’ve got the good taste to be a regular reader of my blog, you know how much I enjoy my Sunday drives with Charles Phoenix. As ...

November 14, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Egg Cuber

I remember I had one of those in green in the 80´s and it really worked excellent!...

by BeeJay

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Grill and Fry together

This costs $250. A deal because you can do it all in your backyard and not worry about burning the fries in the kitchen....

by snappyp

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Riverside Redeux

I’ve blogged about Riverside, CA before. I hit it at least once a year because my favorite soul food restaurant in the state is there...

November 13, 2011 by Allee Willis

The Allee Willis Potato Head

The Potato Head is one of my fave classic toys, because the possibilities of altering it are practically endless. And as I know, you Allee, ...

by BeeJay

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Dragonne Pizza

Now that is what I call exceptional CHEESE ART. The artist took into account the melting and the this and that and look, it’s fa...

by snappyp

Kandy Korner on Cape Cod

After the What the Fluff? Festival 2011 fun, we headed down to Cape Cod for a few days of late Summer bliss. A must stop was Kandy Korner on...

by Rusty

SING-A-SONG OF SALADS

Kraft kitchen SING-A-SONG OF SALADS – “a gay group of recipes from the KRAFT KITCHEN.””...

by kookykitsch

Have it Your Way!

I actually worked at Burger King when I was sixteen. I don’t, however, remember it being quite as funky as it appears in this commer...

November 11, 2011 by Douglas Wood

Pigfest 2011 Pt1

Once again, it’s up early on October 22 for a trip up the country, out of Baton Rouge thru the wilds of Mississippi thru Natchez on th...

by BRBill

How many?

I guess it is hard to gage the amount of pasta to cook. This machine looks legit. And phallic. As long as only pasta passes through I ...

November 9, 2011 by snappyp

22 months 1,357 hours 30 people 2 ladders, 1 still camera, 288,000 jelly beans

The making of – 7 min, almost as good as the music video itself:...

November 8, 2011 by Pop

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Riding The Red Vine Express

My friend, Jason Mecier, brilliant junque drawer portrait artist and whose edible art we stand in front of in the tableau above, did this p...

November 7, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Bowl n’ BBQ Ashtrays

Here are two vintage ashtrays with cool illustrations. Love how the anthropomorphized bowling pins are crowning the bowler: A politically ...

by Douglas Wood

Before KFC was the Chicken King…

So this is “where chicken was king” from 1929 to 1959. Not sure where the Smithville Inn was, but I’m sure they worked ...

by MyFunCloset

Pizza Popsicles

For a nice cold day enjoy a hot pizza popsicle....

November 6, 2011 by snappyp

Campy Van de Kamps

I bought these vintage photographs at the estate sale of the original photographer who had recently passed away. Los Angelinos will recogn...

November 5, 2011 by Douglas Wood