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Visitors to the Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch can submit digital images of their own kitsch artifacts in what's called Kitschenette – the social space for Akitschionados from around the globe to interact. Several kitsch goodies have been submitted and to date those earning the Allee Willis Certifikitsch of Authenkitschity include: Lady Lipstick, a lipstick holder which has a little ceramic mermaid atop a ceramic bowl (?) to hold tubes of lipstick and Tired Ashtray for Your Butts – an ashtray which looks like a toilet and now being used to hold Q-tips and makeup brush.
So who is Allee Willis? Know the song, "Boogie Wonderland" and "September" sung by Earth, Wind & Fire? Willis wrote those. We must be kindred spirits, I LOVE "September!" Or how about the "Friends" theme song? Yup, another Allee Willis tune. I can go on and on but you get the idea. With more than 50 million records sold, she's a Grammy, Emmy, Tony and Webbie award-winning and nominated songwriter. The Los Angeles Times published a fabulous story about the Queen of Kitsch, appropriately called, "Allee Willis, Queen of Kitsch," check it out!
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So stay tuned and I need to clear some camera memory to get something submitted. And I sure hope I can make a pilgrimage to meet Allee and see her collection of kitsch in person some day!
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