The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Me as a Zombie

Is there anything more kitsch than starring in a zombie movie? I did … back in 2005. You can see me in the movie poster as the zombie,...

August 5, 2011 by Andrew Biggs

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Denny’s Painting / Green Kitchen

Many of you are fimiliar with the colorful and playful paintings of fellow akitschionado Dennis McLain. Denny was inspired to pick up a pain...

by Michael Ely

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MC Hammer Bobblehead

July 17, 2011 was 80’s Day for the Oakland A’s and the special guest of honor was Stanley Burrell AKA MC Hammer! 15,000 fans wer...

August 1, 2011 by Cheetah Velour

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – R.I.P. Milly Del Rubio

So that’s it. The third and youngest miniskirted, go-go booted Del Rubio has left the planet to rejoin the act. Normally I’m rea...

July 25, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures In “The House of Prudence” – July 2011 – Part 3

Visiting with Snappy-P. Snappy-P makes really fabulous scones....

July 21, 2011 by denny

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Jude my partner and our friend Peter at our tiki bar on a hot tropical night

Jude my partner and our friend Peter at our tiki bar, Bramston Beach, Australia – Hot tropical night with disco music blaring...

by mike winer

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – Part 1

I thought I would start off this series with the thing that really got my attention when I walked in the art studio at “Willis Wonderl...

July 18, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Kellogg’s Cereal Microcamera & Shooting “Born In Detroit”

I spent most of Wednesday afternoon being photographed and interviewed for “Born in Detroit,” a book by Jenny Risher “celebrating...

July 8, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Fill ‘Er Up Ashtray and the Casey Anthony Verdict

Fill ‘Er Up with bull#!@t I say to that jury in the Casey Anthony trial coming up with a not guilty verdict! They have to have chugg...

July 6, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Richard Simmons!

I was going to feature my Richard Simmons towel as my kitsch offering of the day: But I decided to feature the real thing instead because of...

June 27, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis, Annie Fox, Helene Kornblatt & The Wellfleet Flea Market

This is the strangest story of the day. It was in the middle of a hot day at my flea market booth (I would later on that evening get sun p...

by denny

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Father’s Day Wishes

My Dad never quite understands my shenanigans. Here we are in 1984 with my sister Becky. At the last second I decided to put my head on ...

June 19, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Allee Willis’ Food O’ The Day – As far As I’m Concerned, Top Chef Master Mary Sue Milliken

I’m sure that Floyd Cardoz is a magnificent chef and I should’ve seen his win coming from that constant coming-in-second storyl...

June 16, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Happy Memorial Day! No it’s not a boiled finger…

The pacing, the results, the lack of penguin characteristics, the double egg boiling, the stubborn egg, the dripping faucet… And who...

May 30, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Me, AWMOK and Willis Wonderland in the New York Times today!

Nice, big, fat story in the Times on me today + 12 photos. Thank you, Bob Morris, for seeking me out (no press agent involved here!) and wri...

May 26, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Happy 85th, Mom!

Above: cardboard standup from 5 years ago at the same place. Below: standup scene recreated 5 years later: Photos by Joran Lawrence...

May 24, 2011 by Pop

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Peter Max – 1968-69 advertisement

I have no idea who Peter Max is and only ever heard of him when I came across this in one of the old magazines I found here at home. I abs...

by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “Here They Are Looking At You” Eyeglass Holder & LA Eyeworks

Because I spend about 80% of my day squinting at screens of various sizes and working by the glare of them at night, eyeglasses have been a ...

May 23, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950′s Poodle Compact

In the spirit of poodles this week, I may as well throw in this fantastically 50’s mother of pearl, sparkle bumped, handpainted poodle...

May 18, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Elaine Davidson The Worlds Most Pierced Lady

London on Saturday , we met Elaine Davidson on her spot near th London Eye on Southbank. As of February 2011, Elaine reported a total of ...

May 15, 2011 by shirlie williams

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The Kitsch Bomb

A while back our friend, Denny sent me a surprise. Since it was a surprise I didn’t want to inquire “Hey where’s my surpri...

May 12, 2011 by Iamfluff

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 15, The Miracle Dentist Story

I’m not a lover of dentists. Though I have one I do love now in LA, Dr. James Foremaker, I’m still feeling repercussions from a ...

May 10, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 14, THE VIDEO

As I’ve been blabbing about for weeks now, I had the extreme pleasure of conducting my high school marching band playing a medley of s...

May 9, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Happy Mother’s Day!

Mother’s Day has always provided supreme opportunities for kitsch. Be it flower arrangements, stuffed animal displays in front of gas ...

May 8, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Denny & the Brain and the CIRCLE OF WILLIS! (yes, a real human brain….)

Yes, this is a real human brain. My professor, Dr. Sandy Neargarder is an outstanding professor and we became fast friends. Each semeste...

May 7, 2011 by denny

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