RuPaul's "Sex Freak" Interview on Atlanta TV in the mid-1980s
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- Опубліковано 16 кві 2017
- RuPaul is his most-fun self in this entertaining interview by TV host Spencer Thornton on the show "Tracking", broadcast on the newspaper's channel on cable television. This happened some time in the mid-1980s
"I wear jock straps with my butt hanging out..."
"We've got another caller."
Richard crickets
“I lick other people’s heads” we’ve got another caller. Lol
3:19 Lol
Ru's mom is a goddess. She raised this beautiful boy, nurtured him, and encouraged him in everything he did.
Ru is selling himself like a pro, paid off. :)
Ru was born beautiful, intelligent and kind, much love and respect.
Late post: yes..most definitely...and most importantly hold his own...
@@heatherking4151 someone with 'something' to prove....
Guess what, he still is..inside and out... Don't know him personally but I have a hunch....
@@wellofcire hes already proved what he needs to prove ....you must pay for his work now they want him he doesn't have to do shit but wait for calls appear and bank coins
@@heatherking4151 that's nice dear
he hasn't changed! his mannerisms are still the same 😀 and he's still filled with the same love positivity and joy ❤❤❤💕⚘ a true hero and a legend 🌟 i'm in love with his gleaming spirit
Spirit.... Lord help his spirit/soul
Rupaul smiling and laughing at haters love it
and 10 years later he became supermodel of the world ❤
Yes she did!!
SHANNON READUS *he* back then he called himself a ‘female impersonator’ as he was, translated into drag for today.
He wanted it and he went and got it..didn't wait to be "discovered" ..he went and made the shit happen..He's one of the best hustlers their has ever been...point blank..and what makes him such an amazing person and soul is BC he went and done what he had to do and isnt ashamed of any of it..his past is a part of his and what made him who he is this very day...a rich mfker that has those ppl calling and paying him for him to grace them with him presents...ppl want to look down on him bc of how his sexually when they should be teaching their children to strive to be like him..strong,intelligent, graceful, loving,caring ,go getter, positive in every way, self starter, creative genius, work ethic like no other, and not afraid to face the uglys of the world and climb to the top no matter how you get there as long as you get there, he owns his shit and is ashamed to say so...so self aware and self loving (which is so hard to find in ppl tyese days) loves others , even those that look down on him and dislike him ..he so above it all yet doesn't act like he's better than the next...this is the true definition of self made...
And no one ever saw Spencer again.
DreadfulZack omg ha ha funny and true.
I was wondering what happened to that humorless soul, LOL he has no charisma for television ...
That host was too uptight to be interviewing such an interesting person.
yea he’s a bit of a prick...
It was the 80s ... very very different times but yeah you can tell hes uncomfortable
Totally! And Ru’s amazing personality stole the show
@@JMTE27 then he shouldn’t interview
Literally what i was thinking 😭🤣
RuPaul is so pure and sweet, you can't deny his gentleness that's why he made it.
RuPaul...He seems to have buckets and buckets of joy! Such a beautiful soul.
Love how RuPaul shined throughout this whole interview, with all of Spencer’s snark comments and clearly uncomfortable body language. I love that even when people counted Ru out, he still made it and is thee shit!!❤️❤️
SO YOUNG AND WISE. I had to skip over the interviewer. Can someone edit him out?
This comment. 🙌👏🙌
Haha for real!
Everything I’ve seen of Ru in the 80s-90s has always been so pure, genuine and full of love. Even in the face of adversity Ru didn’t skip a beat with that infectious smile, laugh and kindness! Talk about resilience and hard work paying off!
Ru's always been a star
I know
RuPaul always knew he would be snatching trophys. While this interviewer can't see past his own ego.
"Please come n see me...and give me some money" 😂
this is inspiring, if rupaul can grow this much throughout the 80's, 90's to today i feel like the possibilities for myself are endless. he truly makes me f like i can do it too.
Ru Paul: I lick other people head tho😂😂😂
Spencer: We have another caller😂😂😂😂😂
He was so adorable. ❤️❤️❤️
"In 10 years from now what will you be doing?"
The real answer is being a superstar.
People just giving out their numbers on the air!!! lol. amazing.
Awwww, I love that little kid calling Ru for tips on doing his hair!
Host seems jealous of Ru Paul's shine!
Silly Sally 😹 he’s just uncomfortable.
Never! They were good friends and everyone saw Ru all the time out, everyone knew him. He would talk to literally anybody and make time for them, and Spencer is the exact same way. They were good friends at the time.
"Please come down and see, and gimme some money." LMAOOO
"what's your number?" gives his number plus his name on air... it might be a little late for trying to call him (like 30something years) but if I was a crazy stalker....
Oliver D Yeah tony sounded hot. The voice and that accent.
Not a lot of ppl had phones I guess
that was the 80s people were simple
That interviewer is a homophobe
“I lick other people’s heads though” RUPAUL!!!! 😂
"I waited to get discovered: wrong!" Ru knows people! He knows!
His laugh its life
That interviewer is so disrespectful..
For the 80s he's very open minded actually.
Stonergoat I was thinking he was open minded for back then as well. You can’t judge something like that by today’s standards. Acceptance changes with each generation. Cut him some slack. He wasn’t that bad just an uncomfortable hetero. Doesn’t make him a bad person or disrespectful. I’m sure Rupaul would say he’s faced a lot worse than that.
He's pretty lame, actually.
It was the 80s,he had to cut her off multiple times because of TV editing back then,lol
1lovekillsslowly right. This generation is way too sensitive to videos who obviously are from a more conservative era and nothing’s wrong with it.
Ru wrote books in the 80s? where can I find them?
I will forever love Mr. RuPaul Andre Charlies!!!
The host was clearly intimidated and at some point I thought he's homophobic.
This man is so gorgeous and I never realized that before now. Some people just throw stuff on and look a mess or aren’t attractive but he’s actually pretty
Omg!!! I used to see RuPaul back at Weekends... He was a start even then... But I laughed out loud when they talked about Rupaul licking his dad’s bald head. My little boy used to do the same thing to me 😂😂😂
They were "running out of time" for 11 and a half minutes. lol. Good for this straight dude for even doing this interview at all in the 80s tho.
This is AMAZING!!! Thank you very much for sharing!!! Ru is such an inspiration
ru is so cute im shook
Ru was such a star even in the early days...born for stardom...he could have been the host then and there
This was great I enjoyed it very much thanks for sharing it.
When she said Julie Brown “she’s weird” I was rolling
And years later she was a judge on Drag Race!
10 years later he became supermodel of the world
Rupaul: "I discover myself"
Uncomfortable guy: "my life sucks"
Ru has always been so charismatic and magnetic
I wonder if anyone's ever tried calling poor Tony after all these years. Not a great move, sir.
Omg I died...he gave his number on TV
I love his look here!!!!
Ru is so gorgeous and intriguing. I love this vintage footage🩷
I am forever Grateful for RuPaul!!!
Well he was a star back then
Sooo still a star now
So glad to see that Rupaul represented San Diego very well. True loving spirit!
SheTRIED it coming for The Wiz 😂😂I still love him tho he knew he couldn't just say he didn't flat out like it😂😂😂😂😂
Lol i know all Diana Ross fans probably checked Ru for that lol
Ru Paul laugh is priceless.
Ru Paul is the queen of promotion!
Spencer is not a star. RuPaul is a class act on camera.
That's true.....This Spencer Thornton( there are several semi famous Spencer Thorntons), this one disappeared into oblivion, meanwhile RuPaul is still at it, doing what he does, in 2020!
What an amazing thing to watch this. You get to see him before he's all polished. See what mannerisms never changed for him. Also, this is so cool to hear about 80s Atlanta. Little Five Points been there for decades!
AND SHE DID DANCE ON THE SPEAKERS AT WEEKENDS, I SO REMEMBER IT..
You were there?
Great for him and his predictions came true and he made it. He must watch this and get chills. He's a super super 🌟
That was so fun to watch....he doesn’t seem to have changed much at all ❤️
What a weird little show, really giving us the '80s! RuPaul - always the master hustler. Love his nonstop energy and sweetness.🎈💓💖
You mentioned that's why Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and she's whose finding herself. This idea is so WONDERFULLY Interesting and insightful, too. I WONT EVER FORGET THAT BECAUSE ITS MY LIFE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING AS YOU ARE HERE FOR ALL OF US. God Bless you ONGOING and Hope you the Best EVER. LIVE IN LOVE.😘😇
This guy thought Ru was a joke but look at him now !!! Yasss!!!!!
Oh, the fracking?
The host was really uncomfortable, buy still I am glad he interviewed Rupaul.
I'm curious if this guy lived to see RuPaul's successes?
Maybe! 10 years later he had a number one hit supermodel!
I like how trusting callers were by giving their names and phone number out!!!
Ru's look is still how people dress in little five points even today. Truly ahead of his time
Ru's energy gives Wendy Williams young radio days "Hello New York, this BLS"
For a moment i thought the show was called Fracking 🤣🤣
Rupaul knew what she wants, what she can.
Who is the Interviewer?
Exactly!
RuPaul always had a kind spirit ♥️ and was still Punk Rock!!!
10:17 Ru is like “okay.... where is this lady going with this”
Her question really annoyed me. RuPaul made his own way.
Ru was 24 here so this was 1984 👍🏽
Gee spencer, but you wish you were nicer then.
For one second I thought the sign said FRACKING. Portent of the future.
It was passed on to the right hands!!! RuPaul is going to the top!! Yes you did make it passed the top!!
and RuPaul went on, and did GREAT things with his Life !
ru was sooooo true new wave those golden 80s days 🥳
Aww ru ❤️
I wonder which Julie Brown was going to be there that weekend? "Downtown Julie Brown" or "Just Say Julie - Julie Brown" both of MTV notoriety and both would be on the same Drag Race Snatch Game S5 Ep 5. - 2 decades after this was filmed
God, the references to Illusions and Weekends take me back in time.
Yaaaassss dahlings yaaaassss Mama Ru......love her my idol
God how I’m tempted to call “Tony” in 2023. Also Mother is serving. ❤
she still has the same, beautiful laugh
He
that last lady calling in tho
Lol
The host keeps talking over Ru 🙄
Ru has always loved the camera😗
"put some stuff on your head" hahahaha. i love ru
Ru Paul, Cut to 40+ years later and has 75million + fortune. Never gave up and came out on top
The amount of calls tony got after this!
The self-loathing was always there "Diane Ross' nappy head..."
Does any know how I can find the track that plays at the beginning tune up king ? I need that track!
it's interesting hearing Rupaul with a normal laugh. I always thought the laugh she has now was her real laugh!
At first I thought that sign behind the host said "fracking"
When ru said looking back at his old videos he feels hes trying too hard, I think hes referring to this video.
❤️❤️Ru
So wonderful. I half expected Ru to say his signature line:
"If you can't love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else? Can I get an amen up in here?"
Jealousy is something!
Lindo , inteligente, representante da comunidade
Ele é foda ♥️
NOT the fracking poster
Back when Atlanta phone numbers only had 7 digits.
Right! 😂