The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Voodoo doll and instruction book

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February 22, 2011 by Bren

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SHINDAI “The Art Of Japanese Bed-Fighting” – book

Okay, I would love to read this one! This is hysterical and what is she doing, giving us a hint that pillow fighting is hot?...

by denny

Carnivore vs. Vegetarian

When I first saw these in the store I couldn’t believe my eyes. “The long awaited battle between two culinary arch enemies can now b...

February 21, 2011 by Bug

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le SORELLE BANDIERA “FATTI piu in la – no, io non ci sto” – lp

Italy sure loved their drag queens and even gave then record deals. What’s not to love!?...

January 28, 2011 by denny

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Mexican Rodent With Sombero, Guns and Sparkles

This is the piece de resistance of my thrifting adventures yesterday. I spotted him across the shelf and actually asked a lady to move (well...

January 18, 2011 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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On the aging of marshmallows

For those of you who have never misplaced a bag of mini-marshmallows for a year, I have to say that it has had some interesting effects on t...

January 15, 2011 by Chris Wesling

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Joan Crawford – Muy Espantoso!

This is a Mexican lobby card for William Castle’s, I SAW WHAT YOU DID (aka I SAW WHAT YOU DID AND I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!) starring Joan C...

January 12, 2011 by Douglas Wood

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Go Go Girl Drink Mixer!

This is amazing creature goes for about $24.95 on Ebay and I just have to have at least a dozen of these! Love the atomic glass she is holdi...

November 17, 2010 by denny

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Jerry Brown’s Medfly Game

Around 1989, Jerry Brown instituted a program to contain the Mediterranean Medfly that was destroying crops in southern California. An artis...

November 11, 2010 by Bob Ramsdell

Fantastic Custom Corvette “789”

This may not fall under kitsch, Allee, but it certainly gets my heart pounding every time I look at it. California has always been the epice...

November 8, 2010 by Markydoodle

Same issues, different faces…

It was 1970, and our group boarded a bus from NYC to Washington D.C. to protest the war, racisism and oppression. Almost 40 years later the ...

November 6, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 56 – August 2010)

These are beautiful. Instead of looking like a hippie, the guy here looks more like cousin IT of the Addams Family. Either way, these are pr...

November 4, 2010 by denny

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Subversive sign in Portland, Oregon

Looking for an AWMOK Halloween post this week in downtown Portland, Oregon, I found this sign that I think might be one of my all time favor...

November 3, 2010 by Markydoodle

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 55A- August 2010)

You just never know when you will be out and need to use a comb. Thank god this comb is more then ready to accommodate two heads. Comes with...

November 2, 2010 by denny

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Comment in Concrete

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October 27, 2010 by Bob Ramsdell

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HI MISTER! Like a SHOWGIRL for your PERSONAL friend? (vintage ad)

I came across this vintage ad on some wacky blog that features all sorts of these old adverts. This ad kills me for a number of reasons but ...

by denny

DARN IT DOLL

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October 25, 2010 by denny

Sassy Doll

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October 15, 2010 by oscar

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Digital Toy

I actually had this toy when I was a kid and it was one of those things that looked a helluva lot cooler on TV than in actuality. The plasti...

September 17, 2010 by Douglas Wood

The Lady Wants Her Chicken McNuggets!

This lady in Toledo, Ohio wanted Chicken McNuggets at 6:30am, but evidently Chicken McNuggets were not on the breakfast menu. She was disapp...

September 15, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

Ceramic Pig Butter Dish

Saw this today at a local thrift shop. The pig is made up of different veggies....

September 14, 2010 by denny

The Pigs’ Feet Incident – a.k.a. A Slow News Day In My Home State

From WBVT News, Rock Hill, S.C.: ROCK HILL – Police in Rock Hill are investigating after they say a man eating pig’s feet in bed...

by Mark Blackwell

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 14 – August 2010)

I love my movies and my tastes range from good to bad and back again! I love exploitation films of any kind and this film is full of tremend...

September 11, 2010 by denny

Not-so-Pretty Baby

No, the photo below isn’t Brooke Shields during her well-documented post-partum depression, nor is it a mug-shot, it’s simply th...

September 2, 2010 by Douglas Wood