The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Ceramic Kitsch Photo Edits

Sometimes when I can’t sleep I like to mess around editing pictures. Here’s some of my kitsch pictures after I edited them in ...

February 14, 2012 by Nessa

Vacation in Phoenix. 1958. (Ranchero revisited)

It was only today that I came to the realization that the Toy Ford Ranchero that I’d posted here November 16, 2010 was being held in m...

February 13, 2012 by Markydoodle

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1964 And The Cat Was Outside

The story behind this picture…my mother arranged to have a professional photographer come to our house on evening to take some shots o...

February 12, 2012 by shirlie williams

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My dinner with CHARO last night!

I’m sure any kitsch lover has a similar dream – having dinner with the kitschy kitschy koo Charo and bonding like you have been ...

February 11, 2012 by Allee Willis

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Tempest Storm

When I came back from the Korean War, I was given a pass. I was still in uniform in Emeryville (near Oakland) when I noticed the El Rey Buel...

February 3, 2012 by Bob Ramsdell

People In Clothes Made From Their Pets’ Fur

More at http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/10/wearing-hair-of-dog-portraits-of-people.html “Below is a series of photographs (an...

January 27, 2012 by Pop

Don’t Trash California: Because Fashion is Everything, That’s Why

These costumed gentlemen are celebrating Halloween exactly the way it should be celebrated, in Anaheim. All I know is that it’s hard...

January 26, 2012 by Anita DelRio

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 157

I absolutely love this picture. This incredible picture hangs in the studio at Willis Wonderland....

January 20, 2012 by denny

Allee Willis’ Soul O’ The Day – “Groovin'” Away With Booker T.

No new kitsch posts today as I woke up bright and early to finesse a melody and finish a lyric before engineer Supremo, Jared Lee Gosselin, ...

January 15, 2012 by Allee Willis

An Old Ford…

While transferring pictures from one computer to the other, i came across these in one of the files. They’re a bit worse for wear but ...

January 10, 2012 by BRBill

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – All Aboard THE WIENERMOBILE!!! – Part 2

If you’re just jumping aboard The Wienermobile, please exit through the rear and check out Part 1 of my adventure with Susan Olsen,a....

January 9, 2012 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 148

Here’s Allee in the studio at Willis Wonderland, preparing for her “Born In Detroit” photo shoot. Here we have inspector S...

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 136

These posters are of Allee’s high school yearbook photo. They are rare at this point and not many people have them. I may be one o...

December 29, 2011 by denny

This is some funny s***! – It’s another groovy holiday picture!

I mean really folks, come on now. It looks like it all fell apart when mom and the baby stepped into the picture. Oh no, she’s wea...

December 25, 2011 by denny

1970’s family picture of myself and my cousins sitting on Santa’s lap!

Left to right: Cousin John in the yellow shirt, cousin Mark (a clothing designer in the UK) would be mortified that he is wearing horizontal...

by denny

RELSHME, The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Visits Alameda

This week was particularly exciting as I got a last minute tip that the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile (called “RELSHME”) was in Alame...

December 2, 2011 by Rusty

Hair and Make up, Please.

the photographer gets 50K a day. So he’s famous for his pup pics....

December 1, 2011 by snappyp

$2 for a signed Burt Reynolds B&W. Part 15

Two bucks still a great deal if anyone's a Burt Reynolds freak. Still, nothing like that 70s centerfold. I remember rushing to the newstand ...

November 27, 2011 by MyFunCloset

Old View Master & Views of Greece. Part 13

The Rec room was filled with treasures. This was another favorite. Not sure View Master disks are even out there anymore....

November 17, 2011 by MyFunCloset

Campy Van de Kamps

I bought these vintage photographs at the estate sale of the original photographer who had recently passed away. Los Angelinos will recogn...

November 5, 2011 by Douglas Wood

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – FINALLY! Soup To Nuts live show PHOTOS!

To say that my first performance in 37 years since jumping off the stage in the middle of my own show in 1974, Allee Willis’ Soup To ...

October 31, 2011 by Allee Willis

Dream Date Portrait Pillow

If I´m not totally wrong this woman is dreaming of a night with Giorgio “Looky Looky” Moroder....

October 30, 2011 by BeeJay

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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Camera Cake

I love this. I love that someone did this for their friend who takes photos. I love the idea of biting in that nice black lens. Black ...

October 10, 2011 by snappyp