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Status: Married
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UCLA University Of California-Los Angeles
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Interests:
American Pop Culture, tchotchkes, The Eighties, Kitsch, AMC Pacers, Mr. Microphone, Monchichi, Men at Work, Men without Hats, Miss Manners, Gnip Gnop, garage sales, Super Elastic Bubble Plastic, Browsing, Political Moderates, flea markets, Pop Tarts, Tiki Bars, Zany antics, Chazarai, Marlo Thomas, TV, Toot-a-loop radios, The beautiful island city of Alameda, The drinks at Forbidden Island, Park Street Antiques and Collectibles, Americana, The Society for the Preservation of English Language and Literature (SPELL), shuffle board, shag carpeting, Schlock, Spray Butter, non sequiturs, Sacha Baron Cohen, "Are you there God? It's me, Margaret, " TAB and Fresca Soda, Writing Complaint letters (AKA Kvetching), swap meets, Schoolhouse Rock, Show and Tell, Trivia, Punctuality, Punctuation! Sideshow Bob, Roadside attractions, Reading, vintage collectibles, Quirkiness, The Brady Bunch, Tiger Schulmann, caesuras, K-Tel and Ronco Records, Wink Martindale, Avocado Green, Great Deals! Vegelicious Vegetarian Food, Yinglish, bamboo, Irreverent Stand-up Comedy, Yoo Hoo Chocolate Drink, Hilarious Hijinks, Hawaii, thrift stores, Pop Art, Pong, Proper Etiquette, population stabilization, Glockenspiels, onomatopoeia, Astroturf, After School Specials, Cats in costumes, Carvel Ice Cream, Indie films, Fluffernutter, Good Grammar, Sarah Silverman, Ersatz Meat, Inside the Egg Scramblers, Great customer service, Voting, WWF Wrestling, Big Eyes Art, French, faux tans, fezzes, Obscure references, Engrish, Westbury Beach Club (in Atlantic Beach, Long Island, NY), easy bake ovens, Political Incorrectness, Camp Tawonga, My pride in being a NATIVE SAN FRANCISCAN and the long-gone Hippo Restaurant on Van Ness, Doggie Diner, King Norman's Kingdom of Toys, Clown Alley, The Littlest Mouse, Bill Graham's Day on the Green Concerts, Sambo's, Space Food Sticks and, of course, my fab family - hubby and darling daughter
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www.kookykitsch.com, Pop Culture Collectibles, Your online source for the Offbeat, the Obsolete and the Odd!
Currently reading:
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Currently listening:
My favorite band is the best Jewish Surf Music Group in the world, Meshugga Beach Party They are cool Kosher cats and, purely coincidentally, my husband happens to be in the band. ;o) Also enjoy: Tom Petty, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Neil Young, Night Ranger, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Duran Duran, Donna Summer, Dire Straits, Depeche Mode, Echo + the Bunnymen, The Soundtrack to Grease, Kiss, Cars, Cameo, Dolly Parton, The Clash, Chaka Khan, Captain & Tennille, Commodores, Cheap Trick, Roy Orbison, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Oingo Boingo, Billy Squier, Quiet Riot, The Ramones, Marlo Thomas - Free To Be You And Me, Madness, Falco, Van Halen, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Springsteen, Split Enz, Simon and Garfunkle, Suzie Quatro, Quarterflash, Olivia Newton-John, Pat Benatar, Paul Collin's Beat, The Police, Parliament, Devo, Pointer Sisters, Twisted Sister, The Carpenters, Abba, Air Supply, Asia, Animotion, AC/DC, Bryan Adams (from early 1980's), Boston, Chicago, Kansas, Greg Kihn Band, Squeeze, Soft Cell, The Bay City Rollers, Bananarama, Bob Seger, Blue Oyster Cult, Barenaked Ladies, Naked Eyes, The Knack, The Pretenders, Prince, The English Beat, Elvis Costello, Beastie Boys, Journey, Joan Jett, John Cougar Mellencamp, Missing Persons, Musical Youth, The Main Ingredient, Meatloaf, The Flirts, Fine Young Cannibals, CYNDI LAUPER, lene lovich, Debbie Gibson, The Go-Gos, XTC, INXS, ELO, B-52's, U2, UB40, REM, REO Speedwagon, Haircut 100, Run DMC, Heart, Herb Alpert, Hot Butter, Hot Chocolate, Heaven 17, The Human League, Huey Lewis, Bonnie Hayes, Howard Jones, Hall and Oats, Led Zeppelin, THE NAILS, New Order, The Monkees, Violent Femmes, Fun Boy 3, The Cure, The Romantics, Romeo Void, The Ventures, Bee Gees, Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack, Stevie Wonder (before "Ebony & Ivory"), Scorpions, Scritti Politti, Sex Pistols, Styx, Johnny Cash, John Denver, Wall of Voodoo, Wang Chung, Wham! The Waitresses, Sinatra, Weird Al Yankovic, Partridge Family, The Cranberries, Sweet, The Smiths, Rick Springfield, Sparks, Survivor, 'Til Tuesday, Y&T, Toto, Talk Talk, The Turtles, Toto Coelo, Tears for Fears, Tommy Tutone, Timbuk 3, The Tubes, Thompson Twins, Thomas Dolby, Third Eye Blind, .38 Special, Exile, Vapors, The Fixx, The Association, Alicia Bridges, Aimee Mann, Barry Manillow, Big Country, Billy Idol, The Babys, The Buggles, Eurythmics, Earth Wind and Fire, Foreigner, Flock of Seagulls, Helen Reddy, Loverboy, Little River Band, The Beach Boys, Billy Joel, Berlin, Blondie, Bon Jovi, Yaz, Ethel Merman, Mozart
Currently watching:
Curb your Enthusiasm, Cops, Seinfeld, Simpsons, The Office (both BBC and American versions), The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Oprah, Da Ali G Show, Brady Bunch, Beverly Hills 90210, I Love the 80's, Arrested Development, Leave it to Beaver, Entertainment Tonight, (I was an intern there!)

About kookykitsch

American Pop Culture collectibles for sale on our website kookykitsch.com

Come to Alameda and visit our showroom. It's upstairs in the back at

Park Street Antiques and Collectibles

1519 Park Street @ Lincoln next to Lee's Speed Shop & Wienershnitzel (what a combo!)

Alameda, CA

Hours: Open Tuesday-Sunday 11:00 AM- 6:00 PM
510-523-0895

I work here once a month so call ahead to find out my schedule and then drop in and say "howdy!"

Just some of the many fine items available both online and at the store:

Advertising Characters, Airline artifacts, Eames Era Furniture, Television Board Games, Big Eyes, Sad Eyes, Clowns, Gravel Art, Paint By Numbers, Bamboo, Cork, 60's, 70's, 80's and today, Prescription Drug Promo items, Black Velvet Paintings, Bendies, Naugas, Radios, Hebraica, Holly Hobbie, Izod Lacoste, Judaikitsch, Pez dispensers, Vintage Housewares, Advertising T-Shirts, Alameda souvenirs, Hello Kitty, Berries and Paula Figurines, Vintage Magazines, Collectible Cosmetics, Cabbage Patch Kids, Dawn Dolls, Vinyl Records, Kiddles, McDonald's promotional toys, Mexicana, Mattel and Fisher-Price Toys, Smurfs, Star Wars, TV and Movie memorabilia, pulp paperbacks, I Heart - Mugs, Hot Wheels, Barbies, Lunchboxes, cereal boxes, Clocks, Colorforms, Siestaware, San Francisco-memoribilia, 8 Tracks, Vintage Clothing, Uniforms, Old Toys, Pet Rocks, Pillsbury Doughboys, Plush Dolls, Sock Monkeys, Trolls, Tiki, Hawaiiana, Hawaii Five-0, Judaica, Celebrity Dolls, Wacky Packages, Watches, Wham-o! Ephemera, Novelty Items, Crap...

Item you are looking for not listed? Please feel free to ask. I may have it or be able to find one for you.

See a video of my house o' kitsch, my hubby and daughter-to-be, selected as "The Tackiest Home in the Bay Area", by San Francisco TV station KPIX. See it here! our episode of HGTV's Design Remix will be airing Jan 26 2008, 5:30 PM ET/PT, Tropical Tiki Office http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_hdmix/episode/0,2496,HGTV_20036_47100,00.html


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