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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1960’s Lighted Kosher Sign and Breaking The Fast In Hollywood
One of the most festive nights of the Jewish year is the ‘breaking of the fast’ meal after Yom Kipper, a veritable smorgasbord o...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Lipstick Camera and Greg Gorman’s Retrospective Last Night at the Pacific Design Center
. Anyone who knows me knows that there are two things I never leave home without, my lipstick and my camera. I always carry at least two of ...
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...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s Good Housekeeping Appetizer Book
By the number of post-its that I’ve stuck in this book, 41 to be exact, it’s obvious that I’m as much a fan of the recipes...
DETROIT WOODWARD AVE DREAM CRUISE…
http://www.wxyz.com/subindex/money/auto_news/dream_cruise The Fabulous 2010 Woodward Ave Dream Cruise was a great success today… The l...
Der Bingle
This was a 10″ LP that I picked up at a thrift store. I don’t know why Bing was called “Der Bingle” but I thought th...
Animal Balloon-Craft
This is Animal Balloon Craft complete with Inflato-pumP, to make your own balloon animals.The Dachshund on the front grows as you slide the ...
Have Fun with Your Swing Stick!
Believe it or not, I can’t find any mention whatsoever of this vintage game or its manufacturer on eBay or Google. So maybe it was a t...
Orange Plastic Nesting Bowls
If it’s orange and vintage and functional, I’ll probably buy it. Four bowls nest in this outer popcorn bowl. Notice how the lid ...
Road Trip: Gargantuan Post War Party RV
Hey kids, it’s 1952, the war’s still over, we don’t want this party to end yet! What should we do next? Road Trip! Built i...
Denny’s Adventure’s in “Willis Wonderland” – part 16
I should have taken more detailed photos of this since this is the piece I consider “kitsch supreme”. This is the first time I h...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s Betty Crocker’s “Dinner for Two” Cookbook
Featuring 425 “new” recipes plus a special ‚”When-Company-Comes” section, this cookbook, published in 1958 by Gene...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Happy 4th of July Ball B-B-Q!
Designed by William Wiggins for Shepherd Products of Toronto in 1970, this aluminum ball shaped barbecue which featured a double stack of co...
Hippie Car at 1968 San Francisco Art Festival
The owner of this car had fastened all kinds of stuff to the whole car but I thought the hood and windshield summed up the variety of attach...
Plastic Poodle Necklaces From 1979
This package of poodle party favors were made in 1979. I came across these in my Buddys storage unit....
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Velveeta Camera and “Food For Thought” Party Photos!
This is one of the few food related items that John Lloyd Young didn’t jewel at my place last Sunday when The Allee Willis Museum Of K...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Soul Grabber and Patti LaBelle’s Surprise Birthday Party
This late 60’s Soul Grabber sign for Budweiser malt liquor is one of my favorite possessions. Everything about it screams late Afro 60...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s BonAmi “Push Button” Cleaner and A Smatering of What It’s Cleaning Up
This vintage cleaning product can may be a little worse for wear but so am I as I hobble around my house shining it back up to its usual sta...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s “What’s Yours?” Drink Markers – Party at AWMoK (in LA) Today!
As any good party hostess knows, one of the biggest drags is seeing a sea of half filled cups littered all over your place left by guests wh...
Plastered Plumber Whiskey Dispenser
I’m not a drinker but I love vintage bar accessories and drag the best of them out when I entertain on weekends. Nothing is more popul...
The Swinger Glass
Wear your drink around your neck for hands free conversations and hugs! I’ve collected over 50 of these Swinger Glasses from the 1960&...
Hip Nip and Hot Nip Plastic Flasks
No one can accuse Garvin, the designer of this drunk matching 50’s couple, for thinking small: “Hip Nip can be used for Scotch, ...
‘Blonds Have More Fun’ Glasses
As the top layer of my hair has been blond for almost half my life I can’t argue with these glasses. The baked-in blonds are appropria...