The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

the ELVIS IS ALIVE MUSEUM

This is the Elvis Is Alive Museum located somewhere along I-70 in Missouri. It was closed when I got there and could only marvel at the item...

August 19, 2010 by rudolofolasparii

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Story Book Forest Ashtray

Here’s another find from that guy, the one at the flea market who just throws his junk into boxes and doesn’t care if it gets br...

by Nessa

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Souvenir Of Detroit Shoe and My Love Letter To Detroit in Time Magazine

When the post I wrote for Time Magazine‘s wonderful Detroit Blog was published yesterday, my love for Detroit escalated even higher th...

August 18, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Showbiz Pizza Place LP

Another well-loved LP from my childhood – ¬© ‚Ñó 1982. Wish I could find and add the picture of me from the 5th birthday party w...

by Carrie

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Two Frogs Hugging (2)

This is a post script to a previous post about the store in Lihue, HI. After driving by “Two Frogs Hugging” many times this week...

by Markydoodle

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My blog in Time Magazine online TODAY. I LOVE DETROIT!

Check it out. I’m very proud of this piece. http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2010/08/17/unfiltered-allee-willis-on-the-spirit-of-detroit/...

August 17, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Supah Tacky Planter Collection

I’ve been collecting tacky planters for about 10 years. They’re really fun and inexpensive (most cost about $12.00). People don&...

August 14, 2010 by supah

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Florida Postcards

Here are a few postcards from my collection as promised. The one of Esther Williams and Tony Martin is one of my favorites, on the back it s...

by Danny

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Kapa’a, Hawaii storefront art

Kapa’a is a funky little town on the Island of Kauai. These two ladies don’t seem to have much to say about the place they’...

by Markydoodle

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Accidental Vacation Kitsch

I’m really not a shopper. But a place that I stumbled onto on vacation this year didn’t feel like a store. Everywhere I looked, ...

August 13, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Gigantic Golf Ball Trash Cans At “Cape Escapade” Mini Golf Course

I saw these trash cans at a local miniature golf course located a few miles from my house. The first few pictures are of the biggest golf ba...

August 12, 2010 by denny

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Ok, you go straight for a couple of miles and hang a left at the Big Chicken….

Q: What’s big and red with a clucking beak and a giant eyeball that spins? A: The Big Chicken, of course! The big chicken has been a M...

August 10, 2010 by Georgia

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Ghost Ranch Lodge Ashtray

Miracle Mile is home to a strip of vintage neon-lit hotels here in Tucson and one of the most famous was the Ghost Ranch Lodge. Built in 194...

August 8, 2010 by Michael Ely

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Greetings From….

LOVE Greetings From/Big Letter postcards… This is my favorite from Detroit…...

August 7, 2010 by k2dtw

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Elvis Recipe Pot Holders

I bought these at the Graceland Gift Shop. One pot holder is Elvis and some BBQ Ribs, with the recipe for Special BBQ Sauce. The other one i...

by Planet Joan

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Corn Festival in La Habra, CA

Summertime means festivals and celebrations all over the country. Sixty-two years ago, the La Habra Host Lions Club presumed that transplant...

August 6, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Loretta Lynn Nail Clipper

This is another Loretta Lynn souvenir from the gift shop at the Lorretta Lynn Ranch....

August 5, 2010 by Planet Joan

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Texas Bull Shot glass You’ll Like Our Likker!

vintage glass says Black Angus “Home of the Angus Sour You’ll Like Our Likker!” on one side and the other says Texas Bull ...

by kookykitsch

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1968 Right On’s 100 Super-Soul Stars Book and Saturday Night with Earth Wind & Fire and Stevie Wonder, 2010

. My life would have never been the same without Soul music. Growing up in Detroit, my teenage years were spent on the far right of the AM r...

August 2, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Tomato Bank

If you’ve got the bread, they’ve got the tomato!...

by Mark Blackwell

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Montgomery Hot Lunch (Texas Hot Wieners) in Norriston PA

Texas Hot Wieners has been around in Norristown since the 40’s I believe. I grew up eating these wieners. It’s funny to see how ...

July 31, 2010 by denny

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Untamed Mountain: Lions and Tigers and Bear, oh my

There’s been speculation on AWMOK about intern safety amid the featured spontaneous interactions at Untamed Mountain. My personal favo...

July 30, 2010 by Julie Brumlik

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Soft As A Grape – Ladies Boutique in Chatham on Cape Cod

Hokey named stores like this make me break out into a rash. I may photograph them but I usually don’t step one foot inside of them. I ...

July 29, 2010 by denny

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Billboard for Untamed Mountain lion kingdom near Albertville, Alabama

This last stop exotic animal preserve was previously located in Ft. Pierce Florida, but in 2005, after being damaged by 3 hurricanes in 2 ye...

July 26, 2010 by Julie Brumlik

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Allan Sherman’s NYC apartment…

“Hello Mudda…Camp Granada” noted in game post on 7-22. These are photos taken July 1969 at Allan Sherman’s NYC apart...

July 24, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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