A middle aged man with a bad haircut….fabulous. I think this guy is into his eye glasses, I would kill for a pair with the silver leaf...
Kitsch » April 2010
Hand Made Game Board made of wood
I found this for $5.00 with the intentions of hanging this somewhere in the house. Have absolutely no idea what kind of game this was made f...
John & Vicki-Jo Witty, “Family Portrait” LP
Why would anyone subject their children to this? I really dig Mom’s flora; print and Dad’s hot dog rolls for a chin....
Waking up to music …
Waking up to music just sounded a little bit better with a deep coral colored clock radio....
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vintage Sweetie Soda Bottle
I’m not sure what flavor of liquid came in this bottle but the Sweetie logo featuring an early ’50s extra-pert secretarial type ...
TAMPAX Esquire dance Away get fit with the hits VHS tape
A natural collaboration – Esquire magazine and Tampax tampons, right? This promo VHS has original 1950’s hits ( Rock around the ...
Gregg Diamond’s Bionic Boogie 1978 Hot Butterfly LP with Luther Vandross and David Lasley
This is the 1978 Gregg Diamond’s Bionic Boogie Lp featuring Luther Vandross, David Lasley, Cissy Houston and Zachary Sanders. 1.Hot Bu...
Kitchen Decals of the 50’s
This decal sheet is part of a collection from a house sale about two years ago. Over time the clear varish holding the decal together had de...
Margaret Avery’s Ill-Conceived Oscar Plea
Allee’s recent mention of the “Dear God” letters in Alice Walker’s THE COLOR PURPLE jogged my memory and I dug up th...
Mink Stole Photograph
I used to see Mink here and there as I used to take care of a friend of hers, Tom Villard. Tom was an actor and well, most people know Mink....
Sheena Scott – lp art and some artist info
I just came across this singer on line and have a few of her songs. Talk about kitsch. Check out the “bouncing head” record slee...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s Amoeba Candy Dish
This is one of the most popular things in my house. It sits on a bar as you walk from my dining room into the kitchen and has been pumped fu...
Scary Mushroom Decorations
Again, saw these at the mark down store “The Christmas Tree Shop” here on Cape Cod. The mushroom in the background has his mouth...
“Dear God…” Pillow
This pillow reminds me of those cloying comic strips (like Family Circus) in which kids say excruciatingly cute/wise things that are suppose...
TWISTEE TREAT Ice Cream Hut
Another North Ft. Myers, Florida icon! Freshly painted for the 2010 season, cherry and all, this wonderful waffle-cone, soft-serve-ice-cream...
When the vacation is over….
When the vacation is over…. where does it end up, the Village Thrift store. With camera in hand, one more must have photo. I guess not...
Man in Barrel surprise! novelty item
It’s a man peeking out of a barrel and then surprise! He’s naked. Fun for the whole family!...
Elephant Frying Pan
Found in a thrift shop and I know nothing about this except that it might be hand painted. Most likely a pan that someone had painted. No ye...
Inside the torso lamp barbershop…
Recently I submitted a green torso lamp displayed in the window of a local barbershop. Today, I went inside. What I found exceeded my expect...
Billy Don’t Sell Your Fiddle (or who let the SOB sing?) LP
Found (but not purchased) at a Las Vegas thrift store...
Tri Polar Woman. The third personality is taking the picture.
Tri Polar woman is a self portrait. She is made with a half a wooden mini dress form (like they used to have a jc pennys in the fabric depar...
Lady Head Vase in purple
These were given to me by a lady that runs a thrift shop here on the Cape. It has something to do with being a frequent shopper! I was havin...