The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

“ESKY” FROM ESQUIRE MAGAZINE

This is “ESKY” the wonderfully kitschy mascot of Esquire Magazine. Esky first appeared on the cover of their second issue in 193...

July 10, 2010 by k2dtw

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 10

This kitchen made me absolutely bonkers! What a better way to enjoy pie and lots of it! This is another place (the pink booth) that I did no...

July 9, 2010 by denny

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland – part 9

Fabulous plates by “Bubbles the Artist”. The atomic coffee table makes me crazy as well. On top are some african chalk (I think)...

July 8, 2010 by denny

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 8

A nice arrangement of kitsch decorating a table outside! Dig the acrylic grapes and little statue. And the winner is…….Allee Wil...

July 7, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Cheerleader Wall Plaques, Toni Basil and Dinner at Street

Whenever I look at these metal cheerleader wall plaques made by Sexton in the 1960’s I think of Toni Basil because you can see how hap...

July 6, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Half Man, Half Pillow– the “Manilow!”

Ideal for a cozy “Weekend in New England,” this is a Barry Manilow pillow being sold on Etsy. If you’re not quite “R...

July 5, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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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...

July 4, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventure in “Willis Wonderland” – part 4

Pink ceramic monkey that I just plotzed over. I have never seen one of these before. I love the expression on his face as if he too is welco...

July 3, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1960’s Miss Breck Hair Spray

Although I was always an Aquanet gal back in the day when I would let hairspray anywhere near my hair, THE ubiquitous brand of follicle glui...

July 1, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Solo Cup Queen Dora Hall Gets Down!

I first discovered the phenomenon of Dora Hall when I purchased a package of Solo Cups in the 80’s and sent in the attached card for a...

by Douglas Wood

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Denny’s Adventure’s in “Willis Wonderland” – part 1

If there was ever a wonderland for me, Willis Wonderland would be it. As soon as I walked into this cotton candy fantasy, I was floored, los...

June 30, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vintage Bongos & Pomplamoose

These 1950’s bongos with pearlized crushed ice wrap and heavy chrome hardware have been beaten on just about every song I ever wrote. ...

June 17, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Paint By Number Dogs

I found these on ebay a couple of years ago. I used to LOVE paint by numbers (painting them and collecting them), but it became a sort of po...

by windupkitty

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9/11 … 1971… Feeding Mom (Rhoda) a piece of my Bar Mitzvah cake

And she could eat it too! Oy Vey…such Kitsch! I just dig Mom’s breast pockets, hair ringlets and outfit. The cake alone is total...

June 14, 2010 by Zeppy

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“These pumps are killing me”

A song from Larry Hart’s new show, “Praise!”, a gospel-ish buffet of fun! Performed by Ms. Toni Hart (Larry’s mother...

June 10, 2010 by LarryHart

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Plastic Fruit & Vegetable People and The Most Talented Man You’ve Ever Seen Playing Music On Vegetables

. I used to actively collect figurative sculptures made out of plastic fruits and vegetables. Largely crafts projects, I loved them because ...

June 8, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Daddy Sang Bass, Mama Wore Green

Some amazing outfits and hairstyles in this one. According to the video’s comments, the women on the left are the Carter Sisters, with...

June 7, 2010 by Chris Wesling

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For those of you who want to see some of the Marilyn Monroe memorabilia on display at the Hollywood Museum. And LONI ANDERSON!!!

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June 4, 2010 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Largest Marilyn Monroe Memorabilia Exhibition Ever!

The title of this post is somewhat misleading as although I really did go to the largest exhibition of Marilyn Monroe’s personal artif...

June 2, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Art Linkletter “People Are Funny” Party Game

Yesterday, iconic TV host Art Linkletter passed away. Even as a little kid Art seemed a little square to me but there’s no doubt that ...

May 27, 2010 by Allee Willis

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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...

May 26, 2010 by Allee Willis

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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...

May 25, 2010 by Allee Willis

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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...

May 24, 2010 by Allee Willis

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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...

May 23, 2010 by Allee Willis

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The Pliable Ross Sisters

This nearly took my breath away: Please make sure to watch the whole thing. It’s super fantastic! According to Wikipedia The Ross Sist...

by Lisa Rios

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