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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Snack Master Tube and Real Tube
The Snack Master, a 1-1/2″ long aluminum tube with a wooden plunger, is the vintage and quintessential kitsch kitchen accessory that c...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch’ O The Day – Vintage Shrimpmaster and Dinner at Street
I am so absolutely not a cook so the fact this 1950’s kitchen tool de-veins and peels a shrimp in one fell swoop isn’t what I ch...
sara and her thrift shop
Another piece for the wonderful ladies at Angel View Thrift Store. This is Sara who always tries to save litte odd things for me..and her ha...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Julie Brown, the Astroturf Golf Couch, Food and more…
From 1989 through 1991 I art directed and hand built the set and props for “Just Say Julie”, MTV’s first ever clip show st...
Toni Basil “S/T” & “Word of Mouth” albums with tracks written by Allee Willis
Self titled lp by Toni Basil with several songs written by Allee Willis. Track listing is as follows: Over My Head, I Don’t Hear You, ...
Paint by number cigar store wall hanging
When Mom wasn’t teaching me to shoot rats at the town dump, or playing Michigan Rummy (with the perfunctory green visors) with her cro...
Bonnie Pruden Fitness Guru Book
I was okay with this until I saw her antics on the “saw horse”....
Allee Willis’ Kitschen O’ The Day – Susan Feniger on Top Chef Masters
Last night I went to the launch party for the new season of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters at Street, the restaurant I co-own in Los Angeles...
Charm School Graduation Certificate Feb 23, 1962
For those of you familiar with my other post (Charm School pictures of my Mom), she recently uncovered this lost gem and surprised me with t...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – ‘Real Silk’ with Real, Chance & Luenell
Anyone who knows me knows I love Reality TV. Of all the contestants on all the nutty dating shows I went especially nuts over Chance and Rea...
The DeCastro Sisters (a tribute) article and pictures
The last remaining DeCastro Sister passed away recently. This is a little tribute to them....
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Only Thing Better Then a Keane Painting Is to Be With KEANE!
Margaret Keane is the High Priestess of Pop Art, painting those huge waif eyed paintings that stared out at everyone throughout the 60’...
It’s Libby, the Supertramp waitress!
L.A. is chock-full of huge celebrities, but how cool is it to meet Libby the waitress on the 1979 Supertramp album, BREAKFAST IN AMERICA? Me...
“He’s My Man” – vintage Memphis Tennessee Fair photo
This is my Mom and Dad. Early 60’s. This was another photo I brought out tonight and called home for details. My Pop said this was tak...
Autographed LP – Duane Eddy!
As mentioned in a previous post – I had the chance to meet Duane Eddy and see him play at the Deke Dickerson Guitar Geek Festival. Of ...
Naughty Clinton/Lewinsky Russian Nesting Dolls
In light of the plethora of recent celebrity sex scandals, this set of wooden Russian Nesting Dolls from the Clinton-era seems downright qua...
“Sound Of Soul” Shakes The Walls in the Allee Willis Museum Of Kitsch!
So I wake up the morning after I threw my big my Sound Of Soul party last week at Willis Wonderland, the physical arm of AWMoK.com, and ther...
Miss Velma and the Tree of Life!
It’s not often one clips and saves newspaper ads, but my wife felt this one was a keeper and now years later, I’m so glad she di...
If You’ve Got a Heart, then Gumby’s a Part of You…..
Mr Art Clokey passed away this past January on the 8th. I’ve loved Gumby and the amazing cartoons/films that featured him for as long ...
Mom and Elvis Presley’s Uncle Vernon! 1960’s picture
This amazing picture was taken in Memphis, early 60’s. This is my Mother. She had left Philly to live closer to Elvis and his music. s...
AWMOK a hit in Germany!
It can take a few seconds to load and there’s black space at the head. And if it stops playing just drag the scrollbar back a bit and ...
Little People of America Souvenir Book / Billy Barty signed
This gem is a hardcover (1982) 25th Anniversary souvenir yearbook for the LITTLE PEOPLE OF AMERICA which held its convention in Reno, Nevada...
Otakon Granny
“Otakon” is a pretty kitschy event in itself. One of the largest “anime” (Japanese animation) conventions in the cou...
City Jail Memphis, 1960’s (Valentine’s Day Contest Submission)
This is another one of my Mom and Dad and it was taken at the Mid South Fair in Memphis Tenn. I love these cardboard picture backdrops! Was ...













