The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

REMORSE in Print

can you believe this? like the driver who beeped how does this person know he or she will read this rag? I mean this is insane. and ma...

November 7, 2011 by snappyp

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Me and My Soup To Nuts Party Mix live show in the Huffington post Today!

It’s getting close….. Read the Huff Po piece here. Photo by Jenny Risher....

October 13, 2011 by Allee Willis

The Realist: Part Deux

This copy has a 19 page article called “The Murder of Malcolm X” by Eric Norden. The “Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Smel...

October 7, 2011 by Bob Ramsdell

Ideas that Didn’t Quite Catch On.

I don’t know why I love the idea of lighting my mower so much. May 1960 cover for Popular Science from Google Books....

October 5, 2011 by Markydoodle

The Realist Magazine

The Realist magazine was an anti establishment oriented magazine in the mid ’60’s. It had great interviews, cartoons and anti Vi...

October 4, 2011 by Bob Ramsdell

UC Berkeley Senior Week LIFE magazine

My late sister graduated from UC Berkeley and this publication was for the Senior week May 14 to 20, 1939. It has a lot of pictures of fun...

September 28, 2011 by Bob Ramsdell

A Brave Ensemble.

Hey it’s a story board!...

September 24, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Magazine Ads 1960

Not one I’ve seen in any of the magazines we get. “Be a taxidermist. Double your hunting fun?” “Mount Birds, A...

September 16, 2011 by Markydoodle

Drive Relaxed with “Lefty”

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September 15, 2011 by Markydoodle

Dorky Crochet Vests (1971)

The hats are really cute, but I’m pretty sure the vests are just asking to have your lunch money stolen, even in 1971....

September 5, 2011 by Nessa

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Hot Novelty Souvenir Panties: Going Like Wildfire

You might remember my very first AWMOK post, a pair of Miniature WWII Souvenir Panties… Well, I recently visited with the wonderful Da...

August 29, 2011 by Rusty

Thief!

I’m sure it was a big bad guy with a mask on stealing all the birthday cards in the neighborhood that windy day in October....

August 21, 2011 by snappyp

Tucson Weekly Robot

This robot man stands on 4th Ave, downtown Tucson. 4th Ave is sort of Tucson’s colorful bohemian street, home to ethnic restaurants an...

August 13, 2011 by Michael Ely

Coffee table or Turntable?

Is it a magazine? Is it a record? It’s both! This short-lived magazine, ECHO, from 1960 came out four times a year and each issu...

August 11, 2011 by Douglas Wood

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 150 – August 2010)

This makes me nuts! All male stylist convention in Texas! Oh my god, her hat!...

July 6, 2011 by denny

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 143 – August 2010)

Candy can! CB radio and Quiksand bubble gum! 1977! cast iron horse bookend holding up the vintage “JET” magazines. “JET...

June 23, 2011 by denny

NUMBER TWO

WHAT A fine multitasking Robot reading next to the beautiful shower curtain while doing we don’t know what....

June 15, 2011 by snappyp

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Vogue November 1984 Part 1

Luckily this magazine still sits in Mum’s sitting room. Aunt Margaret must have picked it up when she was in Boston and Mum (her young...

June 14, 2011 by windupkitty

DIG Magazine w/fab Beatles pix!

Found this great September, 1964 teen magazine, “Dig” at a garage sale. Among the features inside, 100 facts no one knows about ...

June 7, 2011 by Douglas Wood

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Me, AWMOK and Willis Wonderland in the New York Times today!

Nice, big, fat story in the Times on me today + 12 photos. Thank you, Bob Morris, for seeking me out (no press agent involved here!) and wri...

May 26, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Crochet Jumper

I so covet her crochetted outfit with the one piece body suit in mustard underneath. Imagine when she has to go to the LADIES room. Wher...

May 21, 2011 by snappyp

Willis Wonderland in The New York Times! (soon)

I spent the last two days as the subject of a story for the New York Times Home section. Four hour interview on Monday and an eleven-hour ph...

May 4, 2011 by Allee Willis

Streisand Suitcase

Hello Gorgeous! Who wouldn’t want to travel in style using this vintage suitcase featuring a fantastic collage of the one and only ...

April 25, 2011 by Michael Ely

OH MY

AYE AYE, SIR....

April 21, 2011 by snappyp