The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

BRBill

I'm here in Baton Rouge, capitol of the Banana Republic of Louisiana, certified Third World. 30 years as a medical technologist in the Blood Bank at one of the major hospitals pays the bills for the most part and no, i have yet to see a vampire. On the side, every other Saturday night and some Wednesdays are done in Lafayette, La. on the radio doing the Dirty Rice show. Check it out at www.krvs.org. The other free time is taken up by doing tie dye. There are no longer any cats in the house but i have been staff for a few and then there's that FEMA for squirrels thing...

Petelet or…

…my submission of a definition of “worthless”…or another contorted cat picture… Petelet was one of the average...

July 22, 2011 by BRBill

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More Tabasco sauce

After seeing Bob’s post the other day about the mini bottle of Tabasco sauce, i remembered the below submitted items for your perusal...

July 15, 2011 by BRBill

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As seen on Third Street….

Someone did not get the benefit of their Louisiana public school education…..let’s hope the food is better than their spelling&#...

July 11, 2011 by BRBill

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Not the kind of sign one sees every day…

Even though this is not necessarily kitsch,this is definitely not the kind of sign you see every day, even around here. I took this shot Mon...

May 18, 2011 by BRBill

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Lipton and Augie go head in the catnip jar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEN2DR2r_R4 What we have here is a still from the above linked video of Augie going head into the catnip jar....

April 22, 2011 by BRBill

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Chouval Bwa of Martinique

Here’s an interesting carousel. This is the Chouval Bwa of Martinique and it is wooden and man powered. This act was presented on the ...

March 30, 2011 by BRBill

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Bill and Melanie Go See The Mardi Gras Pt.3

And to backtrack to St. Charles Avenue a bit as i forgot to put this in Pt. 2. This is the Beouf Gras, the Fatted Calf, symbolizing the R...

March 26, 2011 by BRBill

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Bill and Melanie Go See The Mardi Gras Pt.2

We’ve seen Zulu parade down Jackson Avenue and some Indians. Now it’s over by 2nd and Dryades by the H&R Bar to see more Ind...

March 19, 2011 by BRBill

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Bill and Melanie Go See The Mardi Gras Pt.1

Up at 5am before the alarm, this is the only day i’ll gladly get up that early. Gaye once made a statement something to the effect ...

March 18, 2011 by BRBill

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Mardi Gras 2011 throws

I don’t know where to begin so let’s start at the end…. Here we have a rather large pile of collected Mardi Gras throws fr...

March 12, 2011 by BRBill

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Zulu tambourines

Much has been documented about the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club in New Orleans. The parade is the big deal on Mardi Gras Day, starting ...

February 16, 2011 by BRBill

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Flock Of Flamingos Sighting

Looks like the first flock of flamingos has arrived in time for the Spanish Town Mardi Gras Ball and parade here in Baton Rouge. These were ...

February 10, 2011 by BRBill

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Twelfth Night, King Cakes and Joan of Arc

Twelfth Night is the twelfth night of Christmas, Feast Of The Epiphany in Christendom, January 6th, and also the first night of Carnival Sea...

January 31, 2011 by BRBill

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Cat Headlights Greatest Hits Volume 1

Not sure if this can be considered kitsch, per se, but it’s a pretty wild pic either way. Once upon a time my friend Cathy ran a cat c...

January 26, 2011 by BRBill

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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...

January 17, 2011 by BRBill

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Standard poodle in hot pink

As per a request in a previous thread, i present a fully clipped standard poodle in hot pink. This picture was taken by my friend Dobre̵...

January 16, 2011 by BRBill

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More Neon! Varsity Theatre sign

To continue on the semi-continuing neon theme…I submit this photo of the Varsity Theatre sign, two doors north of the North Gates of L...

January 11, 2011 by BRBill

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Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club backscratcher

As the old song goes, “Carnival Day, what a big affair”. That would be Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans. I imagine some of y’...

December 6, 2010 by BRBill

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Neon Coca Cola sign

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ1FsLYN9jY A couple of weeks ago i notice someone had posted a great neon cowboy store sign. I thought, for ...

December 4, 2010 by BRBill

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