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Playing mind games…

This is one of three mind reading games discovered at the same estate sale this past weekend. This family wanted the real truth one way or a...

by MyFunCloset

Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 14

This was done by Mark Blackwell. The following info I nabbed from Allee’s page as I was having a time of it remembering who did this. ...

July 13, 2010 by denny

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Earrings made of tiny shells …

Clips-on earrings of the 1950’s came in all shapes and sizes. These earrings are only about 3/4″ of an inch, designed with tiny ...

by MyFunCloset

Kleanser Kate

Kate, for shaking out your “Kleanser” and kleansing things, I suppose. Spotted at an antique shop, priced at a lot more than I w...

by Nessa

Wunnerful, wunnerful…

It’s a mystery to me how this song actually made it on the Lawrence Welk Show. Easy to accept that Lawrence was clueless, but surely o...

by Douglas Wood

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Who You Gonna Be??

O.k. so the video itself is not much. Just a pan of Allee’s 1974 album Childstar. The song is pure 70’s, with Allee’s dist...

by Lisa Rios

kitschy post its

I guess I could use post its like everyone else. They come in many colors. But why when the universe supplies this sentient plaster cast owl...

by john switzer

TV’s Dr. Kildare / Richard Chamberlain Sings

Not only is the very handsome Richard Chamberlain a fine actor on both stage and screen ( probably best known as a teen hearttrob in the pop...

by Michael Ely

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CALLING ALL JUNGLE ANIMALS!!!

As some of you may know, I’ve been working with Pomplamoose, an ungodly popular and talented independent band with over 25,000,000 vie...

July 12, 2010 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 13

Amazing. A light up frame of Martin Luther King and his family. Who knew, until now that the Supremes had their own line of bread? Personali...

by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Mislabeled Orange Measuring Cups

Because of their perfect shape and glowing color the orange has captured the imagination of designers since the beginning of time. In this c...

by Allee Willis

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Ladies and Gentlemen….The Brailettes

Ladies and Gentlemen….The Brailettes (courtesy of my friend KB)....

by herzco

Toy Ranch Phone

This is a toy “ranch” wall phone from the 1950’s. It is made of metal and particle board and features wonderful cowboy and...

by Michael Ely

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Woody Allen’s SLEEPER House – Annex for Willis Wonderland?

The “Sculptured House” that appeared in Woody Allen’s 1973 futuristic comedy, SLEEPER may be facing foreclosure. Check out...

by Douglas Wood

Calling Dr. Kildare…

I always found Richard to be very talented and interesting. These are from the early 60’s I think. They were acquired from a friend wh...

by MyFunCloset

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Donate Blood for Life

Three drops of blood– a grandmother (young at heart and in huge heels), a mother and a baby… made of blood. Asking you to donate...

by Mooshe

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – James Dean, Main Drain and Brown Material Roads

I drove up to Monterey on Friday from LA. Most people would get excited about going to the Aquarium or Cannery Row but I get excited about t...

July 11, 2010 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 12

As some of you may or may not know, Allee was friends with Dusty and even wrote some songs for her such as “Send It To Me” from ...

by denny

A flash back to 1980!

This was a picture that was taken in 1980. As you can see there is a fantastic combination of red velour coupled with the brown cushion and ...

by wendy

“Witchiepoo” Signed Photograph (H.R. Pufnstuf)

Here is a signed photograph from Billie Hayes, who played “Witchiepoo” from the beloved, yet very trippy & psychedelic TV se...

by christine z.

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T- shirt screams “my souvenir from Florida”.

This seems like an obvious souvenir of Florida. If you lost your way just look at yourself in the mirror. Just remember everything is revers...

by MyFunCloset

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Rabid Squirrel Dresser Caddy

This ceramic squirrel is so shiny that my camera could hardly handle the gloss! He is WEIRD. I am crazy about him. Presumably not a planter ...

by Nessa

Happy Birthday Card from the 40’s

It’s the “swellest”! The coloring on this card is amazing! Not to mention the over all fabulousness of the design…....

by denny