The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

K-tel Disco Dynamite Continuous Disco Music!

Original Stars! Original Hits! As Advertised on TV! I for one can never get enough of K-tel records, and through my years of thrifting hav...

March 14, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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It was a K-Tel Records Kinda Morning

We got together with a bunch of pals last night after Musician Husband’s local gig, and the music on the Sirius radio station had us a...

January 30, 2012 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Pigmy Will Does “The Hustle”!

The ultimate performance – both sonic and choreographic – that you will EVER see!!! Pigmy Will = Snappy P Feathers = Your fearle...

December 12, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 109

I have no idea how Allee ended up with a complete card full of these rings?...

November 21, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Disco Dancer

Just about as cheesy as you can get, Disco Dancer is a symphony of tragic mistakes. From his hairdo… …to his little Disco outfi...

November 15, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Disco Earring Tree

This is a vintage metal Disco earring tree, although nothing about it suggests “Disco’ to me except the phrase “Disco Beat...

October 27, 2011 by Douglas Wood

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – FINALLY: Soup To Nutty!

I meant to start posting my thoughts about my Soup To Nuts Party Mix show, my first live performance in 37 years at the El Portal Theater la...

October 25, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 52

Another mirror hanging in the bedroom at WIllis Wonderland. Seeing this everyday would certainly make me feel like dancing....

September 14, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1979 Disco Mirror

Of my entire immense collection of Disco artifacts this almost-John-Travolta-with-almost-Toni-Tennille disco mirror is way, way, way up ther...

August 4, 2011 by Allee Willis

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DISCO…You Should Be Dancing!

This 1978 book is written by Roy Madrid, “The Disco King,” who “aided” in teaching John Travolta the couples disco d...

June 18, 2011 by Douglas Wood

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – I’m Back!!

Well, it only took close the four decades for me not to be stage fright and have absolutely one of the best nights of my life when I sang an...

June 15, 2011 by Allee Willis

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DISCO CATS

STAYIN ALIVE………………………………………………....

June 9, 2011 by snappyp

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Mini-Mod Disco Doll Accessories

I love these kind of toy kits that are slapped together to take advantage of some current trend because the contents are usually cheaply mad...

June 7, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Harry Stoneham “I Feel Good, I Feel Funky” (The Funky Hammond)

This makes me very happy....

April 15, 2011 by denny

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DISCO DANCING BODY POWDER…

DISCO DANCING BODY POWDER …All the records are playing and my heart keeps saying… Boogie Wonderland…Wonderland… Hit ...

January 1, 2011 by k2dtw

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BROADWAY BABY…

I’m just a Broadway Baby. Walking off my tired feet. Pounding Forty-Second Street To be in a show… This old Cologne Bottle is &#...

December 17, 2010 by k2dtw

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Kitschtastic Mansion and the Folks Inside

I always love this time of year in LA because the Christmas parties really kick into high gear. There aren’t as many of them this year...

December 15, 2010 by Allee Willis

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We’re Here To Let You Know

In an effort to send something funny to my friend and Miss Hamberdog 2010, Stacey, I just found this on youtube and had to share. Stacey and...

October 6, 2010 by windupkitty

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 29 – August 2010)

Featured on “Kitsch of the Day”, these disco mugs are, by far, the best example of disco kitsch. I didn’t ask but I do hop...

September 27, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 2

Yesterday marked the first day of my year-long series featuring YouTube videos with people singing, playing, marching to, dancing to, massac...

September 22, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “The 365 Days Of September” – Day 1, September 21, 2010

People always ask me what my favorite song I’ve written is. I hate to favor any of the babies but pound for pound I’d have to sh...

September 21, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The 21st Of September Jubilee!

Because the opening line of my very first hit song, “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire, is “Do you remember the 21st ni...

by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Soul O’ Day – Earth Wind & Fire At the Hollywood Bowl with a Seventy Piece Orchestra and Fireworks!

Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t go to concerts. I don’t like the crowds, I don’t like the walking, I don’t li...

September 7, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 6 – August 2010)

This disco kitsch came from one of my favorite rooms at “Willis Wonderland”. I was determined when there to photograph every ite...

September 2, 2010 by denny

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T & A Shirt

1970’s polyester shirt with little mountaineers climbing mounds of boobs and butts....

August 8, 2010 by Danny

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