Barbie doll has had many competitors, or “clones” over the years. The grooviest of these is surely Maddie Mod. Made by the Princ...
Kitsch » February 2011
Afro Jesus, 2010 – a painting by Denny
This is “Afro Jesus” and I think he had a bit too much caffeine but I’m not entirely sure Jesus’ lips were this red....
The newspaper boy get recognition…
I can remember the daily paper being delivered by a neighbor boy who lived down the street…AFTER school. In today’s world, tha...
Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 97 – August 2010)
I love these puppets which have popped up on Allee’s blog before but wanted to give them a post in the Wonderland series. I love the l...
Poodle Bottle Cozies
What bathroom is complete without matching yarn poodle bottle cozies for your shampoo and lotion? What, they don’t fit your bathroom...
Charms Blow Pop Diaper Cover
Found this little number at a dollar store in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s about time someone thought of combining the great taste of Amer...
Rainbow bread? How’s about Rainbow CAKE?
I saw this on Facebook today and thought of that rainbow bread you had recently! Not my image, but thought the caption was pretty damn fu...
The Greatest Star Paper Back Book (biography of Barbra Streisand that came out when “A Star Is Born” was in theaters)
When I saw this out of the corner of my eye, I first thought it was a sci-fi novel of some sort. Boy, was I wrong. I nabbed this from the du...
Just in time for that big BOWL GAME…
Recipes for all those heart stopping, artery clogging , fattening Meaty Oscar Mayer Favorites! Inspected and approved by our very own govern...
Afro Mouse – 2010 (a painting by Denny)
This one even kills me. Here is one of the paintings in my “afro series”. I love how he’s twirling his whisker....
Ladies and Gentlemen…..
Welcome to what the inside of my head looks like…At least, I’m convinced this is what it looks like…I know it FEELS like t...
Elsie the Cow Playing Cards
I have used Borden’s products for many years but had never seen Elsie the Cow playing cards. I found these at a garage sale. Since I...
Fabulous handbags for $7.95 at Hidden Treasures Vintage Clothing Store
My Aunts had swim caps that looked like these handbags. This store is near the campus I go to....
Miniature WWII Souvenir Panties
Found at an estate sale in Oakland, California. It is a souvenir from San Francisco’s Chinatown and apparently it’s a warning to...
“Glamour made easy by using TEAZIE WEAZIE” (vintage advert of soapless powder shampoo)
This is killing me and I am wondering if this is the actor George Brent? I find it amazing that he would do a print ad that was very, well...
Greetings from Route 66 ’40s-’50s style…
A collection of 1946 foldout souvenir postcards from a cross country motor trip was a prize find a few years ago for just pennies per card....
Out with Miss Yvonne, Jambi, Cherry, Chicky Baby, Randy and Penny
Me (friend to all), Prudence Fenton (animation and special effects director, Penny and sometimes voice of the flowers), Lynne Stewart (Miss ...
DETROIT…BAKER’S KEYBOARD LOUNGE..
DETROIT…BAKER’S KEYBOARD LOUNGE… New Beginnings… for Detroit ICON… Worlds oldest Jazz Club… Detroit/Ja...
What ever happened to dying Poodles?
What can I say? It’s all here! Made of plaster and made in the USA none of that French stuff like the poodle themselves claim to fam...
Barry McGee “Something Money Can’t Buy” – Lp
I’m not sure of the message that Barry is trying to convey to everyone and I can’t figure out if this is a religious lp or just ...
Goodbye Cruel World
This plush toilet seat cover features a depressed fish-faced man bidding adieu to a world that’s treated him very poorly. His very o...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vintage Harlem Nightclub Shaker and My Weekend at Vitello’s
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not an avid club-goer. It used to be that I wanted to hear every detail of a record under headphone...