The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

The White Family, “The End Of Time Is Near” – An inspirational LP

I had no idea the end of time is near so I better run out and hunt down this album and hope that the White Family has some good advice....

August 11, 2010 by denny

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Jim and Tammy and Their Friends

It’s Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and their fluffy puppet friends, singing songs and telling stories years before the tawdry scandals and...

August 8, 2010 by Brian Hamilton

The Soda Pop Board Of America advertisement – “How Soon Is Too Soon”?

This ad kills me almost as much as ads featuring Doctors smoking in patients rooms. I Wonder what the Soda Pop Board Of America would think ...

August 7, 2010 by denny

Be careful, those lapels could blind someone…

Love the smiles, matching outfits and expecially the wide ties. Found in an Atlanta Thrift store....

by Georgia

Golden Retriever bitch nursing triplet white tiger cubs

updated 7/31/2008 CANEY, Kan. ‚Äî A dog at a southeast Kansas zoo has adopted three tiger cubs abandoned by their mother. Safari Zoologi...

August 4, 2010 by Julie Brumlik

Grandpa’s old Nash sedan-late 40’s ad-noir.

My grandparents had a Nash sedan in the 1950’s, the tail-end of which you can see below in front of my Dad’s old Packard. That&#...

August 2, 2010 by Markydoodle

Do No Evil

A post here from 7/27/2010 reminded me that I have these fabulous monkeys to add to the jungle. They look like really expensive old ivory, d...

July 29, 2010 by Lisa Rios

Maddy Genets et son ensemble – LP

I’m not touching this one....

July 26, 2010 by denny

Maw and Paw

Ah yes, the negative Appalachian hillbilly stereotype. I’ve been wanting this set of mugs for a long time and when I finally found the...

July 23, 2010 by Nessa

Aunt Carmela

My uncle recently moved into a new house and invited me over to organize his record collection. I found some funny stuff. Aunt Carmela’...

July 22, 2010 by Nessa

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 13

Amazing. A light up frame of Martin Luther King and his family. Who knew, until now that the Supremes had their own line of bread? Personali...

July 12, 2010 by denny

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Happy Birthday Card from the 40’s

It’s the “swellest”! The coloring on this card is amazing! Not to mention the over all fabulousness of the design…....

July 11, 2010 by denny

My Mom’s Bank Account Book From 1954

My Mother was 14 years old in 1954....

July 10, 2010 by denny

Wow – groovy grandma’s wallpaper

This is the wallpaper in my grandmother’s kitchen in New Rochelle, NY. She and my grandfather designed the home, with my mother’...

by MeshuggaMel

Family of Entertainers (picture)

Why?...

by denny

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More Quillows

My Mom has been the inspiration for many of the items I’ve submitted to AWMOK. Here she is in the early 50’s with her brothers. ...

June 26, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Poodles!! (part 2)

These are the poodles that started my collection, they are from my mom, who owned them originally! They still have their 98cents price tag o...

June 24, 2010 by Nessa

Brumberger “Project-A-Scope”

I am here in LA helping a friend get ready for a move and emptied out his storage unit. I came across this projector and instantly fell in l...

June 19, 2010 by denny

9/11 … 1971… Lots o’ Kitsch happening here. Grandma blesses me at my Bar Mitzvah.

My favorites are her ab-fab powder blue chiffon outfit -and- her Lucille Ball red hair. Love how the torah crowns behind Grandma looks like ...

June 15, 2010 by Zeppy

9/11 … 1971… Feeding Mom (Rhoda) a piece of my Bar Mitzvah cake

And she could eat it too! Oy Vey…such Kitsch! I just dig Mom’s breast pockets, hair ringlets and outfit. The cake alone is total...

June 14, 2010 by Zeppy

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s TV Dinner Fathers Day Card

The front of this card looks conservative enough that you wouldn’t know it was sold in the decade when greeting cards went bonkers and...

June 13, 2010 by Allee Willis

“These pumps are killing me”

A song from Larry Hart’s new show, “Praise!”, a gospel-ish buffet of fun! Performed by Ms. Toni Hart (Larry’s mother...

June 10, 2010 by LarryHart

Karate “For The Family” LP

One should never wear plaid when practicing karate....

June 7, 2010 by denny