The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

My High School Senior Photo 1971

Thought I share my senior pic too. I grew up near the beach in Southern California and we would put lemon juice in our hair to get blonde hi...

December 1, 2010 by Michael Ely

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My High School Senior Photo ’73

If I seem happy, it might be because I was bailing out of what I thought was a wasteland, and I got to throw away my draft card (oh, and the...

November 30, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Behind the 8 Ball Card Game – 1969

The best thing about this 8 Ball card game is the photo on the cover. I love that the whole family got all dressed up to play it together. I...

November 29, 2010 by Douglas Wood

AAllee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Ambush Spray Cologne and my high school photo

You More than anything, the one thing that accompanied me every single day of my four college years at the University of Wisconsin in the la...

by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Mahalia Jackson Cooks Soul Cookbook

As Thanksgiving week is upon us I will never forget the trauma of being invited to Luther Vandross’s Thanksgiving Day dinner and havin...

November 21, 2010 by Allee Willis

1969 BankAmericard Commercial

Of course now BankAmericard is called VISA. Does anybody remember those clunky little machines the merchants would use to press the imprint ...

November 12, 2010 by Markydoodle

Best. Cover Version. Ever… STOMP YOUR HANDS!!

Scroll down the page to see this. http://whatgetsmehot.posterous.com/slade-swiss-polka-gtj...

November 11, 2010 by Steve

1968 MasterCharge Commercial

Before it was called MasterCard, it was called MasterCharge. Crocker National Bank and First Interstate Bank (both now gone, merged into Uni...

November 9, 2010 by Markydoodle

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 55A- August 2010)

You just never know when you will be out and need to use a comb. Thank god this comb is more then ready to accommodate two heads. Comes with...

November 2, 2010 by denny

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Kent of London Side-Burn, Moustache &Beard Brush

Made in London, of course comb is callled “SLIM JIM” – Writen on top of it....

November 1, 2010 by kookykitsch

Knitted hairspray bottle cozy! (this is insane!!)

This is unbelievable. I grabbed this from the “free” table at the Orleans Fire & Rescue thrift shop. I cannot believe someon...

October 28, 2010 by denny

Girl in the Peppermint-Striped Socks

Window-shopping at a thrift store on Fairfax in Little Ethiopia…...

by Mark Blackwell

Ballerina painting on canvas

I love this mostly because of the insane way her face is painted and the gigantic poofy, pink skirt! This hangs in my bathroom now and that&...

October 27, 2010 by denny

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Brenda Lee “New Horizon” original lp

She resembles my Aunt Frawny, but I am sure my Aunt would have weeded the garden before having a photo shoot in her backyard....

October 22, 2010 by denny

Svetlana Gruebbersolvik: My Lips Are For Blowing

My dear young friend Raven brought this to my attention; I don’t know much about it other than the performer’s name is Svetlana ...

October 21, 2010 by Qitschy-Qat

The Gospel 4 “I Won’t Walk Without Jesus” – brilliant lp!!!

I don’t even know where to start with this one. The leisure suits are killing me with the white piping and glorious orange ties. It...

October 13, 2010 by denny

Okinawan Beauty Parlor ca. 1951

This is obviously a beauty parlor but someone who was having a difficulty with English needed help! This shop was in Okinawa’s second ...

October 6, 2010 by Bob Ramsdell

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 37 – August 2010)

I never used this product but when living on my own in NY and trying to be “famous”, I did use Carefree Curl. It was all I could...

October 3, 2010 by denny

Trolololo Man

Words can’t describe this YouTube sensation– you have to check it out for yourself. Yes, the 2:27 minutes will feel like an eter...

October 2, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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The Mastermen!

“Plaid to the Bone” — There’s Something About That Name — not to mention those SIDEBURNS!!...

October 1, 2010 by RobinSteele

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 35 – August 2010)

All cars should have one of these sitting on the dashboard! Allee has the most incredible collection of picks I have ever seen. I think I wa...

September 30, 2010 by denny

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Pigmy Will in “Chainsaw Hair Salon”

For any of you reading this who might not know “Pigmy Will” because this is the first animated one of the under-60-seconds serie...

September 28, 2010 by Allee Willis

Sarah Palin booblehead

I found her in a gift shop in Chinatown SFO. A sad reminder of how close she got in 2008. Now that she is encased behind glass, she will fin...

September 24, 2010 by Rockin Mohawk

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The Afro Sheen Blowout Kit !!

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September 23, 2010 by Birdie Breeze