The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Shhhhh!

This awesome sign outside the tiny hospital in Avalon (on Catalina island for those out-of-towners) is sure to cheer up anyone who’s r...

January 21, 2011 by Midmodmom

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Knee Surgery With Allee Willis! My little get well message

I saw a picture in Allee’s knee surgery post and here was Charles Phoenix looking quite fabulous in his role as nurse maid. Nurse Pr...

January 20, 2011 by denny

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And That’s the Truth!

I’ve driven past this a million times and every time it makes me smile because I think of the magnificent Lily Tomlin and her characte...

by windupkitty

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Record Coasters For Allee

My pal Anna had a set of these record coasters on her tiki bar and I thought they were the most clever things ever, so when I saw them at a ...

by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Move along…nothing to see here.

Found this one attached to the side of a dental office in Redondo Beach....

by Midmodmom

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Learning to Knit (1974)

Learned to knit when i was a high school exchange student in italy (1974). this is the first thing that came out....

by Pop

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Bird Girl – 8 x 10 (a painting by Denny – 2011)

I really don’t know if birds wear ponytails or not but I do know this bird girl likes to get her groove on by ruffling a few feathers ...

by denny

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 91 – August 2010)

Who doesn’t like to play jokes on someone using fake olives and cherrys? Keep it warm! Olives for your olives? Rubber coasters by Rubb...

January 19, 2011 by denny

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My Hat Collection Part 7

I grew up watching I Love Lucy (many can relate,huh?) and to this day I am convinced that Lucy, despite her complaints to Ricky, ALWAYS had ...

by windupkitty

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Vintage Metal Xylphone – year unknown

I bough this at the Wellfleet Drive-In flea market. Not as large scale as it is in the summer but still plenty of booths to check out. I fou...

by denny

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feetloaf

the foot of an angel. ahhhhhhhhhhhhh and the toes smell cheesy -yummo...

by john switzer

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Chickee, 11 x 14 – (2010, a painting by Denny)

I think “Chickee” needs glasses....

by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Paging Dr Casey!! I’m having knee surgery today…

Today I’m having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in my left knee. The operation, a relatively quick outpatient job, was supposed to ...

January 18, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 90 – August 2010)

Gorgeous set of coasters with specks of gold. Allee’s fish coasters. Acrylic flower coasters. Las Vegas, Nevada turtle coasters. Anoth...

by denny

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Mexican Rodent With Sombero, Guns and Sparkles

This is the piece de resistance of my thrifting adventures yesterday. I spotted him across the shelf and actually asked a lady to move (well...

by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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My Hat Collection Part 6

Here are some fun ones… This brown hat is made of felt and I love it…The veil is pretty worn, but the hat remains in good condit...

by windupkitty

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Wig Shop – 2010 (a painting by Denny)

This was inspired by a magazine I saw at Willis Wonderland that is on display in my favorite room! The ad that originally inspired me was an...

by denny

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The Harry Robinson String Sound – LP

Moody and Magnificent? She doesn’t look moody but she sure looks magnificent with her boobage ready to spill out for all the world t...

January 17, 2011 by denny

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Denny in the Jungle!

All of these pics were taken at various places throughout my roadside travels. We would often drive from PA to FLA during the winter and s...

by denny

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My Hat Collection Part 5

Here’s a favorite from the early 40s. Ella Neal wears one just like it in The Mysterious Dr Satan series and she looks so fabulous! I ...

by windupkitty

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Marlene, The Nearsighted Ceramic Poodle

Marlene is the star of my kitsch collection – with blue rhinestone eyes, ceramic cats-eye glasses, rabbit fur accents and a faded pink...

by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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The Swingin’ Swine

I guess these guys and gals are wooden and nailed to stakes planted in the ground, they’re The Swingin’ Swine! And they’re...

by BRBill

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Chalkware lamps

The shades. The Del Rubio Triplets owned the same sort of lamps as these....

by denny

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 89 – August 2010)

Cell phone flask. Allee has some of the most amazing barware ever and I found this while rummaging through one of the bars at “Willis ...

January 16, 2011 by denny

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Cookin’ from Scratch, Doolittle, MO

This is at a restaurant near where my daughter played basketball today in the Missouri Ozarks. We didn’t know if it was a real sign fr...

by hotshotjumpgirl

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