RuPaul being "wonderfully glamorous" at the Pyramid Club in 1985
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- Опубліковано 21 лис 2011
- RuPaul was in New York for the New Music Seminar. He was at the Pyramid Club that night to make a promotional appearance in support of one of his records on Funtone USA Records. Video by Nelson Sullivan
I hope that somebody puts these videos in a carefully protected archive. This is an incredible recording of life in NY in the 80s.
@personal confuser.
That may be so. But that was not recorded in 2012. Lol Rupaul' was already Supermodel of the World in the 90's . This was way before that.
they Are posted online lol
Worldly sinful trash
@@zzzboo290 the internet is not archival at all, jajajaj. Just look at what happened to pretty much any early social media site that depended on image hosting through TinyPic or similar
I haven't been to NY since the 90s (am Canadian) so in my mind NY is still like this...
1980’s NYC was tough as hell. RuPaul had some serious cajones to go out in such an outrageous, fabulous outfit. No riding the subway in full geish unless you were prepared for anything. I’ve heard she carried a baseball bat with her, which makes sense, though it’s hard to square with the utterly charming person she clearly was, saying hello to everyone and being genuinely friendly. Southern charm and charisma for days.
cOjones not cAjones
I now see why Rupaul brings Shangela back again and again. Shes like a young Rupaul and i guess ru just wants her to shine
I love RU BUT whyyyyy allow that mess to happen in all stars 3, Shangela could of won easily
19FizZ91 production did that, not rupaul
Yes mamma
Love Shangela
Yet they decided to crown Trixie Mattel.
i love how they say “hi nelson” everytime they say hi to him, feels so pure: (
RuPaul is the only person alive who could be elegant & graceful in thigh high water waders, a jockstrap, shoulder pads and a Mohawk!
LoL 👍
It was the “Road Warrior” style
😆😆😆😆
I'm sure we could find someone else.
The way Ru carries himself at a young age. Love that. He never feels less, always holds his head up high and talks eloquently
Yes she does
@@Beckola11 *He.
He would tell you that himself.
@@dangerous8333
Not if she is in drag
Pure rare vintage footage, i wasn't even born in that time but i feel nostalgic watching these old vids.
same
its crazy isnt it like I was born in 1992 yet watching these makes me nostalgic, I think it's the VHS kind of vibe
Nelson was amazing
It was a messy F-ed up time. HIV was rampant, we were quite lost really. There is nothing nostalgic about that time, especially if you were not alive then 🙂
Only somebody who wasn't born then could be nostalgic for that era. It was seriously grim. People had social attitudes that would be absolutely shocking by today's standards. HIV was rampant. Terrible times for anybody who lived through them.
Little did she know she'd be the supermodel of the world and have such a huge impact on the drag scene.
Oh SHE knew. She knew she was going to be that.
YÁDI he*
A drag queen is not transgender, in fact, it’s frowned upon. Rupaul is a dude, but definitely definitely gay.
RuPaul says they don't care what pronouns you use for them
Cheezdealer first drag queens can be transgender anyone can be a drag queen cis women, trans women, trans men, cis men, my dog.. anyone can do it and no one gives a fuck about pronouns most queens accept either one in and out of drag
She's barely changed! Her manner has always been so refined and beautiful.
He's barely changed. RuPaul is not transsexual.
But she is a drag queen....
Indeed.
Andrew, drag queens, specifically when in drag, are usually referred to with female pronouns.
Did I do otherwise?
I remember going to the Pyramid on monday nightsin the late 80's. sometimes the place was empty but Rupual always "gave it to us!" she was always personally so pleasant and nice as well!
Jerry Brown he*
Mostly Ghostii whatever
@@mostlyghostii2409 drag queens are referred to as she in drag
It’s cute the way everyone does the little wave and greeting into the camera, people didn’t have a ubiquitous video recording device on their person very often in those days so it seems like they’re making a special effort to make a good impression!
These videos always make me happy and sad. Happy because of how far Ru has come - but also sad because, for every Rupaul that made it out of danger, there's an equally talented queen who didn't survive. Remember All Queens ✊👑🌈👄✊
That's rather vague.
@@dangerous8333hey there’s this new thing called AIDS, have you heard of it? It’s pretty crazy, killed most gay people in the 1980s
@@dangerous8333ya fuckin ding dong! Shut ya mouth and appreciate the video :)
Theres just something so captivating about ru. So confident, gorgeous, elegant..nice.
So true! Peeked at your channel. I'm 18 yrs in from surgery
@@lauraskitchen5706 good deal. I think I had it in 08? Still at 130..but I get sick when I eat all the time. Howd yours go?
You can see what makes some people so successful in life that gets them blessed, I notice how Rupaul is so creative, bold , positive and friendly in all situations. Negative thoughts bring negative vibes so keep it positive and enjoy life rich or poor.
well said
He's so mesmerizing to look at. Truely godly
Virtually every ounce of my stress dissapears when I watch these
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I love vintage ru
Even back then, RuPaul had that gorgeous smile and superstar personality
I am so in awe of the young Ru--and what he's become. And really glad that a 63 yo disabled cis woman in Oregon gets the opportunity to be such a huge fan of Ru and drag without leaving my home. The films of Nelson are treasures.
Im Cis too
@MrsLukeArnold Came here to like your reply and once again I'm transfixed by young RuPaul's face.
probably the most delightful person i've ever seen.
Ru has a natural magical allure, his carisma is beyond ages and when Ru smiles is like a ray of sun. Her Majesty the Queen
Ru Paul's voice hasn't changed at all.
Rupaul is still the same to this day. I have so much respect.
Remember seeing RuPaul at the Pyramid Club with my now dearly departed friend Marty Helton in 1990.
Part of “The Linda Simpson Talk Show” with RuPaul, Paige and Taboo.
Happy days!
Urgghhh this is so aesthetically pleasing.. Looks new yet so old...
why do they all sound like they’re in a noir film. it’s so glamorous
Articulate conversation
@@winecrimesfoodandtime7119 articulation and inflection are two very different things.
Because that's the fantasy they're living out. That's the era that many drag queens admire.
god she’s always had such a beautiful smile . truly an icon
If I would have met Ru before becoming the Ru we know him as today, I swear I would have known that he would be a star! He's always been so gorgeous, charming, poised and graceful. Ugh, I love Ru
Jasmine Pierre if you can find clips where he is interviewed in the 80s, you will find he has been coherent in his throughout the years, with the same mantras as he has been usingin the last decade (if you can’t love yourself etx)
I love watching "humble beginnings" vintage vids like these. There are great ones of Madonna, Michael, Whitney out there. It makes me admire them more. Something celebrities nowadays don't have.
Well, you cannot really compare celebrities of that particular era and the celebrities of now. Back then it was a special time because the world weren't so obsessed about the celebrity 24/7. Back then it was special and people had humble beginnings because it was raw talent, and you had to have that to become a full on superstar. But nowadays you don't even need to have that raw talent to attract attention which is why fame is so easily attainable these days and it's also the main reason as to why most of those 15 minute of fame "stars" burn out so quickly and go to rehab or overdose and die young!!!!
That big beautiful smile of Ru's has never changed in all these years.
Thank goodness for Nelson!
The 80s seems like the future at this point
Cordel White bring back the 80s, i say
Ru's gorgeous and articulate. Absolute star!
Is that a Mad Max look? Love it.
Yep, just looked up when 'Beyond Thunderdome' came out: 1985.
She's as beautiful as ever!!! 35 years and still fabulous! 🖤❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Imagine coming back from the future in a time machine to tell this version of Ru that she'd be a famous millionaire in 2022. I'd imagine the response would be something like "oh, I believe it!"
I wish I had the confidence to be like that.
Nelson was such a sweetheart !! He died too young !!
I've loved Ru from the first time I watched Supermodel. I knew Ru was a gorgeous African American man, and I never cared. Back then, even my mom, who, was a tiny, scrappy Italian lady, thought Ru was beautiful as well. He was always fated for stardom, and it's easy to see why ppl loved and still love him.
Rupaul has always had one of the most beautiful smiles.
Rupaul has never aged a DAY 💕
I just wish we still had Nelson with us. Such a beautiful soul.
Ru seems so kind and gentle to people in this clip... I hope people were kind to Ru
Mama Ru was born with Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent! His personality is EVERYTHING!😍😍😍😍😍😍
Ru is such a bundle of joy. Always smiling
What makes me sad is Nelson wasn't there to document all of it, til it ended!! Still fabulously happy w/what he gave us!!
rupaul is such a kind, sweet hearted soul
I was an 11 year old boy growing up in NYC. While too young to partake in anything 'fun', I still remember the vibe of the city. It was definitely different. We would go to the arcade on 42 and see double features - I saw The last Dragon with my older cousins and it was just so fabulous being out in the city and feeling that atmosphere. It was 'sexy dangerous' as I call it. Also, met Ru back in the 90's when I was just coming of age and she was so friendly and accessible. Good Times!
Amazing! Love these videos by Nelson
So much fun
This is one of the outfits RuPaul would wear at the club "Weekends" in Atlanta back in 1985/86 , i really miss that place it was the coolest. If you got over heated from dancing or it was too crowded for you , you could go in back to the free movie theater and watch a old black and white film. And RuPaul really helped make it what it was....A REALLY 😎! and FUN! place,...The 80's BABY!🙂
I was only a baby during this time, but this looks like it would've been such an interesting time to be a young adult. This time period is just fascinating
Eh, it was okay - it always looks better if you weren't there.
IKR....IN THAT MOMENT THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY SAY THEY WERE STRUGGLING HARD.
@elixabete r A club kid was just a small spectrum of what went on . In those days it was more of the rejects of society. Club kids, gays, blacks, and Latinos. We all partied together and most of these places were dumps by any standard. We had a saying in those days. Better get out of here before they turn on the ugly lights.
It actually wasn't that mesmerizing. Especially not for people like Rupaul who had to face more homophobia, racism than today and try to make a living in an industry where sex was everywhere during the Aids crisis.
I was 15 I love watching these videos
Ru is a true class act and ALWAYS has been!!!
I could listen to Ru's voice all day long
I guess we can all respect why Rupaul is no longer as active as before. She gave all her presence in those moments and I guess now she's just graduated from it.
*He's getting older. 🤷
This adorable baby stole my heart
RuPaul literally SNATCHES everybody’s attention, no apologies either. Love it.
8 years from this moment her whole life would change.
Ru's new book is so good, when she talks about Nelson and her friends at this time in history! She always thanks everyone that helped her along the way. Nelson was so before his time in documenting New York in this way.
That face! That smile! Stunning!
I was 21 years old in 1985, what a wonderful ride! 🦋
Still so beautiful
Nelson is such a sweet friend ❤🎉
I'm so happy he filmed these videos :')
Damn when i think about how many times i went to that club and how chill it was back in the days, i really pitty the kids today.
Back then we didn't have to be rich, or have a social account or look like we could make the cover of vogue. We just threw some clothes on and we went out, being just our wonderfully fabulous selves. It was about brain and creativity and about self expression. SELF EXPRESSION, a word that none of the kids today know the meaning of in an era when people take pride now in FOLLOWING others. We were proactive kids, while kids today are dreadfully reactive.
I am now a father and i always tell my kids not to follow anyone (whether it is on social media or anywhere else) and to always be proactive and never reactive. And to cultivate their own personality, not duplicate someone else's to gain social recognition or acceptance. Screw acceptance and popularity, all of the greatest persons in history where unpopular among their pairs and caused controversy. Nobody who just went with the flow and tried not to make waves ever achieved anything even remotely significant. It is all about saying NO i will not be what society wants me to be, and refuse to compromise for anything, chopping away part of your SELF in order to fit in. If the mold doesn't fit, then this means you are too good for it.
My kids teacher said on a meeting once that my kids didn't really fit in. I thanked her and told her than i was probably doing my job right as a parent. I would start to question my skills as a parent if a teacher told me that my kids were exemplary ones because then it would mean i completely screwed up their education. My husband (yes we are men) was even more shocked that the teacher would expect kids to fit in rather than kids to develop their own personality and bloom as the human beings they were supposed to be. He thought that teachers were supposed to help kids grow into themselves and support them by just pointing them in the right direction, and he of course told her so. She didn't quite understand what he meant and just answered that her job was to teach a program. This was it for us. we said thank you very much, apologized for having to leave the r reunion early as we had further engagement and left. The very next day we made an appointment with the school's den and went to it, me dressed like a 1940s dandy and my husband dressed as Mae west, and we removed the kids from the school, and said that if all the teachers did was to teach a program, then we could either do it ourselves or hire someone we picked up ourselves to do it at home. I'm a vet and ethologist, he is an MD, together we have 5 PhD, we are not exactly the most unqualified people on the planet to teach kids and we will not just blindly follow a stupid program. Especially when the school tuition (all kids together) is high enough to hire 20 full time private teachers. The kids are now in a remarkable school where they are taught a program and also taught to be themselves. If you are a parent or a kid and your teacher or kids teacher expect you or your kids to fit in, change school, and report the teacher. Unless of course you want your kids to fit in, in which case, ....................good luck.
I remember seeing Ru countless times back in the days, and though i was impressed by his beauty, given the opportunity to chat with him, i was always more impressed by his personality, he was truly genuinely kind and very very bright. I am absolutely not surprised to see where he is today. It was long overdue.
He just refused to fit in any mold and made the world accept him, and by extension, many of us too.
He would make such a wonderful parent.
I wish u were my parent...
@@dolldelrey16 I adopted all of my kids so that can be arranged !
Is everything ok Lydia ?
@@morganolfursson2560 Not really...
@@dolldelrey16 What's going on ?
@T Thanks T.
Never ever try to fit in, not even at work.
Find your tribe and be who you are, nothing is more important. Nothing is more simple too.
Omg. I was 12 in '85. Lol. Ru STILL looks amazing! You BETTA' WERK!
Wow, RuPaul really has a very beautiful personality and a very confectious smile and very humbling laugh😘 He was destined to be a star ⭐️ Ya just can’t help but love him... I sure do❤️❤️❤️❤️
I know that Nelson Sullivan passed away some time ago, so, I'm curious... who posts these videos? This person has a treasure trove of videos.... Did he/she inherit all of Nelson's tapes? There must be millions of them! How lucky! I'm binge watching these uploads and totally in love with this world that I've only fantasized about, lol.
WOW. thanks.....tis a present
Sarah Caumont A FANTASTIC present! What a trip back in time, I was in my early 20s then and that whole vibe was so real and raw. I feel like I was gifted a time machine to go back and peek at what Ru's real life was like back then. The vids of him at his apartment just joking around and of him walking around the NYC streets of the 80s are priceless! Oh! Oh! Oh!.....!!and of him in a sleazy dressing room looking for lipstick, thats the BEST.
@@karenab.109 my fav is when they go to coney island and are just hanging out in street clothes no makeup, no glam, just chilling with friends.
I wish I could escape my own life into Nelson's videos, and live there
"you have to say those things"- Ru Paul!!!!!!hunty!
All these videos are the absolute best time capsule and I hope these get put someone safe🐰
Wow this is great footage! And Ru looks great even then
I love me some Baby Ru 🥰 Even back then he just oozed charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. He was always going to be a star.
He actually tweeted he doesn't like to watch videos of himself in the 80's lol!
He should so to remember where he came from and to show us all that he was a something from the very beginning!
THIS WAS BACK IN THE DAY GIRL
The charm the dimples the long ass legs and arms gorgeous teeth. Ru Paul was a living wonder stunner❤
i love watching old 80's videos its like going back in time
5 years before I was born. What did I miss!!!!
its giving yvie oddly wow, its like mama ru sees herself in the queens she puts on the platform, and see from there how they do. amazing woman, mammaaaa!
Wow you guys were so nice with each other. #neverhappensnow
Benina39 ~ I agree with you. Such a shame. People have lost their humanness of natural interaction. They prefer to interact with virtual reality and plastic objects reflecting bright images at them. Holy smokes it would be great if we as a race could get back to the good old days. Or at least acknowledge and be nicer to one another.
omg I can't get enough of this videos. THANK YOU, NELSON!!!
RuPaul has always been so beautiful to me.
Thanks for the amazing footage!
That smile
Oh wow. This was probably recorded on a camcorder back in the days of VHS! I was in high school. But the quality here is pretty damn good considering it’s age
So much mystery and mystique and excitement in these videos. You actually had to talk to people to get to know them, nothing was immediately accessible! I know these times had their problems too but dang the nightlife looks so exciting compared to now
Such an icon ❤️👑🔥
Love it she looks glamorous wish I had friends like them
Nelson ALWAYS KNEW Ru would be a STAR! ⭐️
I remember traveling to ny and in the second floor of Tower records Rupaul performed Supermodel for 50 people. Glamazon is the right word. I was not prepared. It was the most beautiful alien I have ever seen. It was perfection.
Ru❣️💎👑
Ru is beautiful
These videos are delightful. How does he make you feel at home somewhere you've never been❤️😓❤️ thankyou for sharing. Nelson, wasn't he brilliant?
❤️🌍❤️🌈
The shy lil guy at the end with his finger in his mouth. lol. Love it. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼❤️❤️❤️ 2:04
Ru has always been beautiful and fascinating to me can you imagine hanging out with him goodness and that gorgeous smile.
Ru is so pure 💚💚💚
I was born in 85. This is an interesting perspective. Not many people were doing video docs during this time
HE WAS NETWORKING EVEN THEN WITH EVERYBODY. QUEENS NOWADAYS STICK ONLY TO THEIR CLICK AND MEAN MUG ANYBODY NOT IN THAT CLICK. DOING THAT U MISSING BLESSINGS ALL OVA THE PLACE, AND THAT DOESNT MEAN U LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO SUPPORT U IT JUST MEANS U MISSING YA BLESSINGS.
Love this video!
It’s so bizarre seeing RuPaul in these. Part of me wishes I had a time machine and could show him what he’d become.
Such a beauty--from the inside out.