The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 13, Burk’s Igloo & Lafayette Coney Dogs

Burk’s Igloo in Hamtramck, the once Polish center of Detroit, not only has KILLER ice cream but is famous now for being in the opening...

May 4, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Portland, Oregon’s 24 Hour Church of Elvis, and Stephanie Pierce “Artist to the Stars”

I was acquaintances and neighbors with the Church proprietress, Stephanie, or “Stevie,” as I called her, though I don’t re...

May 1, 2011 by missmoppetkitty

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What a Hat….The Crowning Glory of The Royal Wedding

Princess Beatrice, daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, graced the Royal Wedding with a truly splendid hat. Words again fail me. I ...

April 29, 2011 by shirlie williams

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3D Baby Doll Head Tee Shirt

In the early 1990’s, I used to sell movie memorabilia in a co-op shop called Glamour Streets, located in Tampa’s Ybor City. Th...

April 26, 2011 by StoryTroy

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 7, Fox News and Marching Band Rehearsal

Tues., April 5, started at 7 am. (Kill me now; that’s the middle of the night for me.) Thank God there was a Yum Yum (my dictation sof...

April 25, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 5, The School and The Hot Dogs

The first time I ever went back to my high school, Mumford, after graduating in 1965 was when my musical, The Color Purple, first came to th...

April 20, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Schlock Mansion: The Dark, Over-Decorated Home of Sam Septic

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by samseptic

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Say “Cheese”!

http://unveiled.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/28/royale-portrait-with-cheese/ Royale (portrait) with cheese In the latest round of royal wedding-rel...

April 15, 2011 by Pop

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 3, The House

I know… I promised that Part 3 was going to be about finally getting into the house I grew up in on Sorrento Ave. in Detroit after try...

April 14, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 2

So Monday, April 4, in Detroit starts off with meeting historic architecture preservationist Rebecca Binno Savage downtown in front of the ...

April 13, 2011 by Allee Willis

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My Hero Ray Harryhausen

One of my treasured moments, meeting my all time hero Mr Ray Harryhausen, who’s work I have loved since a small child. Ray is the king...

April 3, 2011 by shirlie williams

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A Rare Glimpse of a Most Beautiful Bird

Awhile ago, I submitted parts of my hat collection and dedicated the postings to Bill Cunningham, someone whom I’ve followed for years...

March 30, 2011 by windupkitty

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Bill and Melanie Go See The Mardi Gras Pt.3

And to backtrack to St. Charles Avenue a bit as i forgot to put this in Pt. 2. This is the Beouf Gras, the Fatted Calf, symbolizing the R...

March 26, 2011 by BRBill

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Bill and Melanie Go See The Mardi Gras Pt.2

We’ve seen Zulu parade down Jackson Avenue and some Indians. Now it’s over by 2nd and Dryades by the H&R Bar to see more Ind...

March 19, 2011 by BRBill

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Barbie Hair

Seeing Pigmy Will’s post about curlers reminded me of a picture I took about a year ago. I had been working on a photo project with ...

March 18, 2011 by Nessa

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Bill and Melanie Go See The Mardi Gras Pt.1

Up at 5am before the alarm, this is the only day i’ll gladly get up that early. Gaye once made a statement something to the effect ...

by BRBill

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“The Allee Willis Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Supreme” – Part 4 (the end)

Look someone made a chocolate chip cookie I give you feel meatloafHere is the finished product. This is “The Allee Willis Double Cho...

March 16, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – If You’re Heading To SXSW….

…come see me and my latest piece of technology, this 1960’s wrist transisitor radio, on the “Indie Success: Caching in on Col...

March 13, 2011 by Allee Willis

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“The Allee Willis Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Supreme” – Part 3

Here are the two layers that would eventually be stuck together. I came up with the idea of using a splattering of honey from top to bottom ...

March 9, 2011 by denny

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Elvis themed PEZ dispenser collectible box

Last christmas my hubby suprised me with this marvellous set of three Elvis Presley PEZ dispensers. I´m a collector of those thingies and h...

March 8, 2011 by BeeJay

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Mad Sid (Club Host) – 2010 (a painting by Denny)

Mad Sid is a Face Book friend and who pretty looks like this when he goes to work. This was inspired and purchased by him. This artwork now ...

by denny

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“The Allee Willis Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Supreme” – Part 2

(Read part 1 if you missed it: https://www.awmok.com/2011/03/07/the-allee-willis-double-chocolate-chip-cookie-supreme-part-1/) I think at th...

by denny

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“The Allee Willis Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Supreme” – Part 1

Here we are getting ready to start the process of making “The Allee Willis Chocolate Chip Cookie Supreme”. Since I am complete...

March 7, 2011 by denny

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Sammy or Allee ?

I honestly did not stage this,until it just, well,appeared.But I was hungry. It was a “Lady of Fatima” experience....

by john switzer

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San Jose Fluff Lover’s Convention

Ok ok, it was really the SAN JOSE SUPER TOY, COMIC AND COLLECTIBLE SHOW. AWMOK aKitschionados, Meshugga Mel, Kooky Kitsch (Jessica) and me, ...

by Rusty

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