Denny’s Adventures In Allee Willis’“Willis Wonderland”– part 9 (May 2012)
Chubby Checker floating head!
View ArticleSing Along With Jonathan and Darlene Edwards
I don’t think I wanna do anything with Jonathan and Darlene.
View ArticleDEtroit Citay! 2013
Just got back from a quickie 2-1/2 day trip to the Motor City to go to the pre-release book signing party for Heart Soul Detroit, Jenny Risher’s fantastic photo essay book coming out in March that I’m...
View ArticleZsa Zsa Voom!
When Sid Krofft – let’s stop and take a breath right here – Sid Krofft! of H.R. Pufinstuf and Land of the Lost and wayyyy more fame – when Sid called me two months ago and made me put Sunday, June 30,...
View ArticleThe Maldon Mud Race
The Maldon Mud Race is a fun race held in spring , in Maldon ,Essex UK. I love these quirky events that we have, and money is raised for charity.The race began in 1973 when a regular of a local pub was...
View ArticleOh, the heck with it, I’m going to the Mardi Gras…
……or Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans February 12, 2013(one of my nephews birthday)…..The weather had been great all weekend. We got our Krewe Of Southdowns parade in in grand style. Our group was even in...
View ArticleOfficially In Gear and Rollin’ Toward The D!
This is an update to all those who have donated or signed up to participate in “The D”, my multimedia song-video-documentary extravaganza I’m recording and filming via a series of sing-alongs in...
View ArticleGunning The Engine Toward Detroit!
Hard to believe that after working on “The D” a solid year and a half, my ever-growing crew of 15 and I are descending upon Detroit in less than a week to record the song, video and feature length...
View Article“The D” Officially Gassed Up and On The Road!
I really meant to be doing far more of these updates but the schedule is thankfully and gratefully so packed here in Detroit that I can barely get into bed before it’s time to get up and start singing...
View ArticleLeg One of “The D” Over and Out!
Got back to LA from leg #1 of “The D”, my song/video/documentary tribute to the SOUL of Detroit, last week sick as a dog, happy as a clam, and just now rising from the dead to finally write this...
View ArticleBe a Party-smarty with a WOOLY WIGLET PARTY
Is a Wooly Wiglet the thing that covers your eyes? There are an awful lot of Wiglet’s in this advert.
View ArticleMe, “The D”, and The Wizard of Oz!
So I’m donning my ruby red slippers and jetting to Detroit to ride high atop the NBC-WDIV Wizard of Oz float in the Thanksgiving Day Parade (!!!) and to do 10 more sing-alongs for “The D”. If you...
View ArticleA SNEAK PEEK at “The D”!!
Finally!! Get out the ol’ YouTube and enjoy this sneak peek at “The D”! (This is NOT the music video or film; just a sneak peek at what you can expect!) You can play this now or read a little more as I...
View ArticleLittle Indians – Vintage Kiddie Birthday Party Picture
A facebook friend had posted this pic of himself at a birthday party when he was a wee lad. He’s in the front of the picture. Love the lady in the top right corner who is photobombing the pic!
View Article1960’s Slumber Party Picture
What kills me is that they are all cuddling some sort of stuffed animal. The hair styles also kill me.
View Article“The D” update: Computer Hell/Detroit Heaven!
I know. It’s been pathetically long since my last update. This is not due to inactivity! We’ve been having 12 hour days here at Willis Wonderland since January and STILL haven’t quite gotten through...
View ArticleAllee LIVE IN DETROIT on “the 21st (almost) night of September!!
CALLING ALL DETROITERS! I will be APPEARING LIVE for the first time EVER in the Motor City 3 PM, Sunday, “the 21st (almost) night of September”! Andrae and I plus a 10 piece band – singers, dancers,...
View ArticleBaDeYa, Detroit! – Allee LIVE in The D, FINALLY……
For the past few few years now on the “BaDeYa, say do you remember 21st night of September”, my blessed and magic day because it’s the first line in the first hit record I ever had, I’ve made a...
View ArticleSpectacular live show, retired Motown stars, NPR, and Tavis Smily in an afro
All around it was a very good SEPTEMBER week here at Willis Wonderland LA as well as Willis W in Detroit. Yes I know there is a Willis Street in almost every major city in the country. But this...
View Article“The D”/ Allee Willis Loves Detroit update: Steadily motoring….
I know, I know… It’s been pathetically long since my last update. That might be because of the 20-hour-days-minimum-six-days-a-week schedule those of us working on the Detroit record, video, and...
View ArticleBig ol’ news from “the most interesting woman in the world who no one has...
In case you haven’t read it, the title of this post is in reference to the if-I-do-say-so-myself-despite-a-few-tiny-inaccuracies-great-and-rather-large-piece-on-me in last Sunday’s Washington Post. In...
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