The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Girl in the Peppermint-Striped Socks

Window-shopping at a thrift store on Fairfax in Little Ethiopia…...

October 28, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

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Parade of Plates

I recently happened across this pretty tasty display of old diner and hotel plates, many of them western-themed, at Track 16 Gallery in Sant...

October 4, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

Wild Alley Find!

Whoaaaaaaa, Tarzan! Speaking of jungle animals, how about this giant, four-feet-diameter, animal-bonanza, 45-rpm-looking, dartboard-esque, w...

October 1, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

Breaking Bacon Batter Blaster Bulletin!

This one simply speaks for itself. But if you wanna know more go here: http://gizmodo.com/5647501/the-future-of-pancakes-is-in-a-spraycan-an...

September 29, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

The Leaning Tower of Lunchboxes

This tower of vintage lunchboxes stands in Track 16 at Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station art gallery complex. It’s not really R...

September 27, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

“Yours Alone” Toilet Seat Covers

Thanks, Georgia-Pacific, for not asking us to share…...

September 25, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

Caboodle Ranch Cat Village

Craig Grant’s “Caboodle Ranch” in Pontre Vedra Beach, Florida is the purr-fect homestead for hundreds of wayward kitties &...

September 20, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

Who?

I bought this painting-on-a-board from a man selling junk on the side of the road in Beatty, Nevada. A friend of mine is working on a docume...

September 18, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

My Monkey Mat

I step on this fuzzy monkey’s face every time I get out of the shower. He doesn’t seem to mind – he just keeps on smiling....

September 16, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

The Lady Wants Her Chicken McNuggets!

This lady in Toledo, Ohio wanted Chicken McNuggets at 6:30am, but evidently Chicken McNuggets were not on the breakfast menu. She was disapp...

September 15, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

The Pigs’ Feet Incident – a.k.a. A Slow News Day In My Home State

From WBVT News, Rock Hill, S.C.: ROCK HILL – Police in Rock Hill are investigating after they say a man eating pig’s feet in bed...

September 14, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

“Morten” Salt Art

I came across this salty, semi-cylindrical, clay art piece at Route 66 Thrift out in the middle of nowhere in the California desert town of ...

August 28, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

J.D. Salinger’s Toilet – Buy It Now On eBay!

Here’s your chance to own a piece of literary history! http://cgi.ebay.com/J-D-Salinger-PERSONALLY-OWNED-USED-Toilet-Commode-/37041696...

August 22, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

R.I.P. Morrie Yohai, 90, Inventor of the Cheez Doodle

Breaking kitsch news: Morrie Yohai, inventor of the Cheez Doodle, has passed away at 90. He changed many lives and turned many people’...

August 15, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

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Urine For Some Trouble

Please define “throw”…...

August 8, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

Tomato Bank

If you’ve got the bread, they’ve got the tomato!...

August 2, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

Jesus Truck

I was in the kitschy desert town of Baker eating at the kitschy Mad Greek restaurant just up the street from the world’s largest (and ...

July 30, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

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House of Koshu “Rainbow Set”

Here are two lovely one ounce mini-bottles from the House of Koshu “Rainbow Set” of flavored Japanese liqueurs from the ’6...

July 29, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

Marshmallow Ant Farm

I recently received these lovely “Marshmallow Farms” edible ants as a gift. Manufactured by Northbrook, Illinois’ New Era ...

July 26, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

O.J. Police Chase Watch

This cheaply made timepiece featuring a bad scan of O.J. Simpson in the middle of two police cars perpetually trailing a white Ford Bronco a...

July 24, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

Jungle Outfit

I found this jungle gem many years ago in a thrift shop in Detroit – matching pants and jacket featuring a happy giraffe and a hiding ...

July 22, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

Meat Truck

So I’m guessing this is either what meat trucks looked like in Japan at some point, or what someone in Japan thought meat trucks looke...

July 2, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

Daniel Boone, My Good-For-Nothin’ Relative

So most of you are probably aware of the fact that Daniel Boone was a man, he was a big man. But what you probably don’t know is that ...

July 1, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

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Money From The Sky

When I was 13-years-old I flew in a helicopter for the very first time and threw hundreds of ping-pong balls stuffed with money out of the c...

December 20, 2009 by Mark Blackwell