The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Hicksville Trailer Palace

Somewhere in California between Yucca City and Joshua Tree National Park off of a dirt road out in the middle of nowhere you’ll the Hicksv...

April 4, 2012 by Michael Ely

8 comments

Battle of the High School Marching Bands

Since Allee is the Queen of the Marching Bands, i humbly submit this video from the Krewe Of Artemis(all womens parade) from February 10,201...

February 23, 2012 by BRBill

3 comments

What was Next Year’s Theme?

Wow, if you ask me, this senior center could use a new party planner…Oh, and make sure you don’t drink the Kool Aid…....

February 7, 2012 by windupkitty

12 comments

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 136

These posters are of Allee’s high school yearbook photo. They are rare at this point and not many people have them. I may be one o...

December 29, 2011 by denny

2 comments

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Insane Pencil Cases

If I thought Indonesia could slam it out of the park as far as they shot this kitsch-krested pencil case every time they turned out another ...

December 5, 2011 by Allee Willis

The Osmond’s lunch box…

Same tag sale as the Partridge Family lunch box. Is that Marie in the bottom right corner?...

November 11, 2011 by MyFunCloset

2 comments

Partridge Family lunch box tucked away…

Love the bus!!! Seeing the TV reruns in 2011 makes this current....

October 29, 2011 by MyFunCloset

3 comments

Encyclopedia Art

I am calling this post “Encyclopedia Art.” Dated 1961, these books were sold on a serial basis in our local grocery store whe...

October 9, 2011 by Markydoodle

5 comments

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 76

Gorgeous vintage colored pencils and box. Looks like a complete set too!...

October 7, 2011 by denny

5 comments

UC Berkeley Senior Week LIFE magazine

My late sister graduated from UC Berkeley and this publication was for the Senior week May 14 to 20, 1939. It has a lot of pictures of fun...

September 28, 2011 by Bob Ramsdell

2 comments

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 41

I think I remember having something similar when I was a young tot. This is one of the many vintage trays that I found at Willis Wonderlan...

August 31, 2011 by denny

6 comments

Absolute Gibberisch!

My boyfriend sent me a package of videos he had ripped from the internet knowing I have a taste or the odd. So crammed between old episodes ...

July 18, 2011 by Jaymes Mansfield

1 comment

SEX

This is an actual sculpture/mural on the side of one our remodeled high schools. Quite a controversy over the placement of objects. From l...

July 10, 2011 by weave1022

2 comments

Comic 1908 Post Card

I picked up this old comic postcard at a garage sale. The stamp on the back was a 1 cent Benjamin Franklin and was post marked September 1...

July 5, 2011 by Bob Ramsdell

2 comments

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Wisconsin Badger Droppings Candy

I do like when a state maximizes the amount of merchandise that can be culled from any of that state’s icons, in this case the badger,...

June 30, 2011 by Allee Willis

5 comments

Goats and Pens

CLOSE ENOUGH, DON’T YOU THINK?...

June 12, 2011 by snappyp

2 comments

Hunter College Class of 1950 – college pin

My partner’s Mom went to this school. The bee is of simple design and color and just screams “go team”! It’s made of...

June 4, 2011 by denny

2 comments

Poodle Thermos

This is a metal thermos with pink plastic lid that originally accompanied a vinyl lunchbox (manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1962). T...

May 18, 2011 by Michael Ely

7 comments

Allee Willis, John Wilkins & The Mumford High School Marching Band with the Pom Pom Girls of Mumford High!

Here’s Allee in her Mumford High School Marching Band hat. I tried this hat on as I was unpacking the suitcase of supplies but of co...

May 10, 2011 by denny

1 comment

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

1 comment

Allee Willis greeting the Mumford High School Marching Band on 4/9/11

Allee greeting the Mumford High School Marching Band outside of the Fox Theater. Let the mayhem begin. I am jealous over Allee’s abili...

by denny

4 comments

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

3 comments

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 10 , The Restaurants

An important part of any urban experience is where and what you choose to eat. Anyone who knows me knows that no money needs to be wasted on...

April 28, 2011 by Allee Willis

3 comments

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 8, Sights In Passing

One of my favorite things in life is photographing whatever I see around me, especially if I’m in a car and just happen to pass someth...

April 26, 2011 by Allee Willis

3 comments

I’m “Person Of The Week”!

A total surprise, having this title hung on me by one of LA’s biggest radio stations, 94.7, The Wave! You can hear the broadcast her...

April 25, 2011 by Allee Willis

3 comments

Kitsch » School