Nelson would be soooo proud to see who Ru lived on to become. He believed in him far before many other people did. I’m just grateful Ru saw the value in what Nelson was doing & allowed him to document his life
Ru Paul "allowed" Nelson to "document" his life? Are you fucking insane? Do you have any idea where Ru Paul came from and who gave him his start? SHIT you people are fucking ridiculous
mrmikeyd 🙄🙄 you’re reaching bro. Yes Ru ALLOWED Nelson to film him. Bc you can’t film someone without consent. But, considering the times vlogging wasn’t a thing. So for Ru to see the value in what Nelson was doing is special to me bc it allow us a sort of time portal to see the earlier part of RuPauls career. Pre cover girl & the major success she saw in the 90s🙄
@mrmikeyd ru helped take care of blackout when Nelson died. I think they were friends man. Allowing is a poor choice of words I agree. I think they hung out equal playing field, and they cared enough to take care of his dog when he passed suddenly.
Haha woah the answers to this are a little dramatic. I agree he wouldve been so proud of him!! A lot of people dont like being filmed so it isnt too far off
Me too. Especially ones that document a place/scene that has no record. Plus, these vids document the old downtown scene...'behind the scene' - the media focuses on M. Alig just because of the murder or RuPaul just because she's famous now. But reading the comments, we are all more interested in the vibe.
“I’m talking to myself at my own party.” Nelson...I love you. You are SO missed. Oh what you would have done and what you’d think about social media and UA-cam. I am sure that you’d be making videos and everyone would give you proper recognition for having the creative vision to start vlogging with those awesome “old” (they were new and exciting to us!) big cameras which became an extension of you in a beautiful dance that filmmakers still talk about. So smooth and such incredible angles. I just adore you. Such a sweet man. I’m just so sad that you left so early and suddenly without warning. It’s still shocking! THANK YOU.
I love him too. Ive only just discovered this channel and the fact that he loved to document everything shows how creative and charismatic he was. He has gave us this portal into late 80's NYC for people now from all around the world. I have tried (and failed several times) to do the same on our latest technologies (I keep getting my phone either stolen or accounts hacked its kinda sad lol) But Nelson gives us a doorway into a particularly poignant time and sub culture and also the LGBT community 30 year ago
@@thedrunkenramblingsnorthea4201 He is my portal to wonderful memories of my teen years. I'm very blessed, I grew up in the most exciting times in pop culture. Being an 80s kid is the reason why I always wanted a creative occupation. I remember when my musician and engineer father, who loved new gadgets, got the very first video camera. It was so cool. It looked like a TV camera. I have so many great videos because if it. And it truly was a reality that we had something new to try in music, fashion, arts, technology that it was always so fun and exciting. There was something for everyone. NYC was magic. That's the one thing I can say is that it makes me cry to think of how badly the city has been destroyed. The vibe was always so wonderful, full of creatives, and us artists could feasibly find a place to share and live, create community and support each other. Yes, it was rough and in ill repair but it was beautiful and gritty and nothing like it. Now, you have to be rich af to live there and all the small creative businesses are gone, wiped out. I cry. A lot. I used to study dance on Broadway West 57th. It was a dream. I miss it. I'm SO grateful for the nostalgia. I just miss this vibe so much. I'm grateful to have these films to just close my eyes and go back to better days. When things ars too much, dragging ne down, the voices, the places, the music. I miss those years and great friends, and the city. Thank you, Nelson. And I live me some Julie Jewels!
Right? He would've probably been the 1st on this platform once the internet started getting traction in the world. Or maybe he would've created his own internet video platform and beat UA-cam to it. All his friends were destined for greatness, so I could only imagine what he would've accomplished if he had more time. God bless his soul. ♡
Ain't nothing like an old-school NYC house party, man...! The way it percolates from a chill get-together of a few people to a crescendo of pure vibe... Props to Nelson on the awesome camera work! He gets shots of himself (even on the phone at one point), interactions with his guests, and a real nice POV of RuPaul's outfit as she climbs the stairs. Let's not forget that he's wielding a 5lb VIDEO camera--not some rinky-dinky cell phone!
This is like one of those old comics where all the characters appear together for a big event. It's surreal seeing all these people together after seeing them in so many different strands and storylines in Nelson's videos. Wow. History in the making... Jon is so cute. And Nelson looks very dapper, with his Southern gentleman side in focus doing host duty.
Yeah it’s weird. Anyone familiar with the early club kids knows RuPaul was very much in the scene but people nowadays probably have no idea. I don’t think he’s ever once mentioned Alig in all the years since (not hard to see why). Wonder if he’s ever asked about him.
@@aimeeglatt2713 no, I guess he's talking about the video Micheal Alig did with the little boy Desmond is amazing. (It's just an interview but people are all over it)
These videos make me painfully yearn for an era of NYC that I never got to see. I would give just about anything to have been alive and able to experience this NYC.
Wow as in world of wonder , I find it hilarious how Fenton Randy and Rupaul aka wow got their hands on Nelson’s and Aligs entire collections after they died …. No doubt to drip feed it at a price .. just like everything they get their hands on , they used the whole party monster documentary to fund wow … I guess Alig wasn’t the only monster in that room
They had such a nice diverse mix of friends. Liz is such a typical photographer when she says: 'yes with you guys peaking around the corner - hold that!', while she's taking Nelson's photo. I'll never stop wondering where she is. Imagine all the people she took photos of and everything she captured. Strange how you can't find anything about her or her photography.
I would give an arm to go back. I felt like there was always an optimism in the air that we could get past differences and embrace them...I feel like a pessimism began to take hold in the 90s and 9/11 was like a punctuation on that pessimism. Now we are so fragmented as a country that I don't know if we will ever find out way back..Im a straight guy , but I enjoy watching these videos by Nelson because I still see the optimism in these people during the 80s...if you watch the 90s talk shows when Michael alig and the club kids are on there is a dark shadow beginning to form. sorry to go on and on , but I miss the way we were in the 80s that I never pass up an opportunity to say hi when someone shows a fondness to a time I will forever cherish. You made me smile
@@michaelfrazia4569 I totally agree, I wasn't alive yet in the 80s, but watching these videos, it seems like people spoke to each other so sweetly and positive and innocent compared to today.
I was in high school in the early 90s...their was a real change from the 80s in overall optimism ...their are many reasons for this...I have a masters in history so I could bore you to tears with the reasons, but I'll spare you lolllll....I will say the music, movies, pop culture, and overall feeling in the air grew darker in the early 90s and really hit its stride with columbine and eventually 9/11...there were other events in the past that our country faced, but their was always a positive that followed a tragedy...a simplistic example would be ....Kennedy was killed in late 63....a few months later the beatles captivated the youth of America on the ed Sullivan show leading way to the 60s explosion of great music and other areas of exploration and growth....the 80s really was the perfect combo of technology creeping in...it was used to enhance things such as music...the early synth bands would be an example...now technology has been used to invade our everyday lives leading to more distrust and division etc...sorry , I just started to ramble after telling you I wouldnt...I could go on for days about the 80s..I was alive in the 70s, but very young...the 80s seemed to be the beginning of modern times...home videos(vcr) mtv(where you could see your favorite bands and artists without having to watch a show they happened to appear on) , home video games, timeless movies, great TV shows etc...no play dates...kids just went out and found other kids to play with as long as they were home by dark...it really was a great time to live through..
@@michaelfrazia4569 thanks for sharing, no need to apologize for rambling, that's all very interesting to me. I think I would be very sad at times and nostalgic when comparing 80s to today. Ive only been around since late 90s and don't remember any of the 90s, but it makes sense that national tragedies would start to effect us. I recently started appreciating 80s music and 80s-90s scary movies. Technology is definitely changing things at a rapid pace. We already have close to zero privacy.
@@kab9706 80s era pop is the best pop...the music was so varied during that decade...so many styles and genres would be on the radio and it was super catchy. .so many iconic bands and artists...plus it was the decade of the best 1 hit wonders...you'd have loved it ..the 80s was all you think it was plus more..
Brought here due to fascination with the club kid scene... first ravers. Funny how that Nelson said "there's some grass.. roll one if you want." So interesting to watch this piece of sociocultural '80s nostalgia.
Nelson was such a gracious host. He welcomed EVERYONE to his home! Lovin' the fruit cup jello mound and Rice Krispie treats and the chocolate donuts! Classic...
Lots of makeup and he tapes his face back under the wig for an instant facelift. When he is in boy drag and no makeup you can see the years. Not afraid of the knife either if what he says on the show is true.
This is so great seeing film from the 80s life just seem to be more real back then then it is now people seem to be more genuine I wish I where how old is enough to live in the 80s and experiences with you guys
I was only 4yrs old when this was made, but I really do feel lucky to have grown up in a world where kids had to make their own fun! As kids we played double dutch with jump ropes and British bull dogs, a really rough game! As teens we clubbed our pocket money together to buy a few bottles of cheap cider on a Friday or Saturday night and staggered around all tipsy in the park. It was '98 when I got my first Motorola mobile phone, thing was like a brick but I thought I was so cool! Lol! I feel for the young ones these days, they're never going to know true innocence! 💖
Nelson Sullivan's Good Good eye ! there's a particularly sweet and funny slice where RuPaul arrives, the door is opened by Jon, Lahoma and Lady Bunny departs, just very nicely observed exchanges, and Lahoma's stoned laughing and timing all round, sweet.
Back when people like RuPaul or Alig could just go to a party and chill in a corner. Now they’d probably walk in there all self important like everyone wants to pay attention to them.
Lol. Ya still need to follow street signs and call people for directions in NY. Because most of us aren't driving and finding our way with GPS; we're walking and taking the subway. All of these comments about how "NYC used to be" from people who clearly don't live in the area. Not saying it hasn't changed and not trying to be rude, it's just a little bit silly.
Nelson Sullivan would've most likely have been one of the best (if not THE best) videographers in the world by now had he lived. His videos are all so amazing and he narrated them so well! RIP, Nelson!
OMFG that's Sylvia Miles who would go on to play the old mother in She-Devil, one of my absolute favorite movies of all time!!! I'd know her voice anywhere! Who knew she hung with the Ru crowd? Sadly Nelson never got to see the film, as it came out in December of '89 and he died in July.
Sylvia's in several of these, although this is one of the first I saw with her and the larger group (there are others where she's at parties or where Nelson goes to see her). It's fun to see her holding court.
Yea, I found a few other Nelson vids with her once I fell down the internet rabbit hole thanks to this video haha. She definitely liked to run the show. I honestly never knew anything about her until today...not even her name. I just heard that voice and thought, "I know that woman!!" It's a small world.
The ones where he goes to see her house are a real trip. She's definitely been around. I'm ashamed to admit I know her best from her guest starring role on One Life to Live, as Roxy's mother.
I watched the Woodstock house tour earlier today lol...she sure was house-proud! To my knowledge I've never seen her in anything other than She-Devil. One of these days I'll have to watch some of her other movies.
Haha! It's funny to imagine what more must have been through the lens of the people who recorded the times, but it most definitely was not like that at most house parties! 😂 These people were EXTRA fabulous!
Such a treat to see your work that was at The Pyramid before it was all ripped out! I got there in time to save a section of the dressing room wall with a few notes ton this one or etc! I wanted to cry! It was the best historic thing that told the start of this! I am seeing so many faces b4 fame or life took over! Lahoma is my and will always be my fave!!!! Such a cute boy! Larry Tee w/hair!xoxo
OH MY GOD.........Larry T had on a Miss P's shirt @3:07 and I had the same one! From the FABULOUS bar....Miss P's on Ponce de Leon Ave in Atlanta where we celebrated the ROTCGC cottillion and clan rally in 1982!
God I wish I could have lived and experienced all of this!! ... “here’s some if someone wants to roll and smoke it, i think it’s Jamaican, or New York State like New York wine “ lmao omg I would have loved to been a fly in the wall, and ru checking her wig, you won’t catch her doing that these days
She definitely did. Early on in the vid she's talking about Joe Dallesandro, and I know she made films with him and other Warhol Superstars. Sylvia Miles was so much fun in "Evil Under The Sun" ('82), as Myra Gardner.
Something about this video and I’m not even into this type of scene. But something is interesting about this time and these people that make me Wish I could go into a Time Machine and partake in the events
I wonder if its surprising to any of these ppl to know how successful and big Rupaul is has been in the last couple decades. I think she is amazing and it's so cool to she where she came from
I was 6 years old, from the UK, living in a little council house at the end of the road with roses growing up the wall. It’s so strange to watch these videos, so far away and from a different place and time.
the absolute best thing on the internet ever! nelson sullivan was a genius he saw the future of youtube and vlogging then predicted his own demise. this man was from another planet he had to be.. he was too smart and knew too much. he seemed to predict the future or saw the future what a guy what a talent. i wish i had known him and been friends with him he seemed an absolute hoot x rest in eternal peace nelson we will never see your like again thats for sure xxx
Something was going on with the one Michael leaving and the other arriving. Maybe it's nothing but looks like they are not happy to run into each other. This is like a soap opera to watch and I most likely do not know what I am talking about.
Nelson would be soooo proud to see who Ru lived on to become. He believed in him far before many other people did. I’m just grateful Ru saw the value in what Nelson was doing & allowed him to document his life
Ru Paul "allowed" Nelson to "document" his life? Are you fucking insane? Do you have any idea where Ru Paul came from and who gave him his start? SHIT you people are fucking ridiculous
mrmikeyd 🙄🙄 you’re reaching bro. Yes Ru ALLOWED Nelson to film him. Bc you can’t film someone without consent. But, considering the times vlogging wasn’t a thing. So for Ru to see the value in what Nelson was doing is special to me bc it allow us a sort of time portal to see the earlier part of RuPauls career. Pre cover girl & the major success she saw in the 90s🙄
@mrmikeyd ru helped take care of blackout when Nelson died. I think they were friends man. Allowing is a poor choice of words I agree. I think they hung out equal playing field, and they cared enough to take care of his dog when he passed suddenly.
Ru was definitely Nelson’s muse!
Haha woah the answers to this are a little dramatic. I agree he wouldve been so proud of him!! A lot of people dont like being filmed so it isnt too far off
I love seeing home made film from the pre-internet era
Me too. Especially ones that document a place/scene that has no record. Plus, these vids document the old downtown scene...'behind the scene' - the media focuses on M. Alig just because of the murder or RuPaul just because she's famous now. But reading the comments, we are all more interested in the vibe.
Video. This is not film.
TRUE! Feelings are genuine in vintage home made videos...no overacting.
@@virtualartscavenyc1572 as far as pop culture goes this all quite unique.
@@TheIndependentLensyes yes - video killed the radio star - & film was for their parents
This is like being in a time machine
Isn't it so much fun.
Lol I love it
I love IT
I love it that Nelson was friends with many kinds of people. I like eclectic friends too. Never gets boring. Nelson is handsomely dressed as always.
“I’m talking to myself at my own party.” Nelson...I love you. You are SO missed. Oh what you would have done and what you’d think about social media and UA-cam. I am sure that you’d be making videos and everyone would give you proper recognition for having the creative vision to start vlogging with those awesome “old” (they were new and exciting to us!) big cameras which became an extension of you in a beautiful dance that filmmakers still talk about. So smooth and such incredible angles. I just adore you. Such a sweet man. I’m just so sad that you left so early and suddenly without warning. It’s still shocking! THANK YOU.
I love him too. Ive only just discovered this channel and the fact that he loved to document everything shows how creative and charismatic he was. He has gave us this portal into late 80's NYC for people now from all around the world. I have tried (and failed several times) to do the same on our latest technologies (I keep getting my phone either stolen or accounts hacked its kinda sad lol)
But Nelson gives us a doorway into a particularly poignant time and sub culture and also the LGBT community 30 year ago
@@thedrunkenramblingsnorthea4201 He is my portal to wonderful memories of my teen years. I'm very blessed, I grew up in the most exciting times in pop culture. Being an 80s kid is the reason why I always wanted a creative occupation. I remember when my musician and engineer father, who loved new gadgets, got the very first video camera. It was so cool. It looked like a TV camera. I have so many great videos because if it. And it truly was a reality that we had something new to try in music, fashion, arts, technology that it was always so fun and exciting. There was something for everyone. NYC was magic. That's the one thing I can say is that it makes me cry to think of how badly the city has been destroyed. The vibe was always so wonderful, full of creatives, and us artists could feasibly find a place to share and live, create community and support each other. Yes, it was rough and in ill repair but it was beautiful and gritty and nothing like it. Now, you have to be rich af to live there and all the small creative businesses are gone, wiped out. I cry. A lot. I used to study dance on Broadway West 57th. It was a dream. I miss it. I'm SO grateful for the nostalgia. I just miss this vibe so much. I'm grateful to have these films to just close my eyes and go back to better days. When things ars too much, dragging ne down, the voices, the places, the music. I miss those years and great friends, and the city. Thank you, Nelson. And I live me some Julie Jewels!
god bless nelson for recording all the fun stuff ...
Nelson..... These videos were way before I was born but still, I will always picture Nelson as the first ever "UA-camr."
Right? He would've probably been the 1st on this platform once the internet started getting traction in the world. Or maybe he would've created his own internet video platform and beat UA-cam to it. All his friends were destined for greatness, so I could only imagine what he would've accomplished if he had more time.
God bless his soul. ♡
Ain't nothing like an old-school NYC house party, man...! The way it percolates from a chill get-together of a few people to a crescendo of pure vibe...
Props to Nelson on the awesome camera work! He gets shots of himself (even on the phone at one point), interactions with his guests, and a real nice POV of RuPaul's outfit as she climbs the stairs. Let's not forget that he's wielding a 5lb VIDEO camera--not some rinky-dinky cell phone!
Watching Nelson give directions to Christina...the days before gps or being able to drop a pin.
trying to find a place that way in NEW YORK CITY!!! is nearly impossible I have no idea how they did it!
What a great sense of community.....they were so lucky to have been a part of each others lives
Nelson is a gift
Great video it's very striking that if you think about it Nelson Sullivan would be 70 years old this year R.I.P Nelson
Dennis MC shit yeah! I bet he’d still be cool as fuck tho...
How did He die?
@@sf3731 Heart Attack
Love these days RiP nelson
@@sf3731 I thought it was aids
This is like one of those old comics where all the characters appear together for a big event. It's surreal seeing all these people together after seeing them in so many different strands and storylines in Nelson's videos. Wow.
History in the making...
Jon is so cute. And Nelson looks very dapper, with his Southern gentleman side in focus doing host duty.
So this is Nelson's 'Avengers'... I like that :)
Yes. Or Nelson Team-Up.
I see a movie in the making...
Yeah it’s weird. Anyone familiar with the early club kids knows RuPaul was very much in the scene but people nowadays probably have no idea. I don’t think he’s ever once mentioned Alig in all the years since (not hard to see why). Wonder if he’s ever asked about him.
Was Nelson from the South? Is that how he knew RuPaul - from Atlanta?
This is a piece of club history. It documents Larry Tee meeting Micheal Alig for the first time.
was Michael Alig already club famous throwing rad parties at clubs yet here?
I had just started. I suppose I was famous or at least relevant enough to be invited to Nelson's birthday party, which at the time was quite an honor
@@aimeeglatt2713 no, I guess he's talking about the video Micheal Alig did with the little boy Desmond is amazing. (It's just an interview but people are all over it)
Michael Alig lets meet up ! I wanna chill with you skrinkle !!
@@dionicioalvarez525 aww he passed away yesterday ☹️
These videos make me painfully yearn for an era of NYC that I never got to see. I would give just about anything to have been alive and able to experience this NYC.
It was the underbelly
This is one of the best Ive seen so far and Ive watched all of that I could find.
First time Alig meets the gang....WOW
IKR it’s insane to be able to see the genesis of an insane chain of events
Wow as in world of wonder , I find it hilarious how Fenton Randy and Rupaul aka wow got their hands on Nelson’s and Aligs entire collections after they died …. No doubt to drip feed it at a price .. just like everything they get their hands on , they used the whole party monster documentary to fund wow … I guess Alig wasn’t the only monster in that room
Back when the world was kinder and nicer and much more sane. So happy to see the past again!
They had such a nice diverse mix of friends. Liz is such a typical photographer when she says: 'yes with you guys peaking around the corner - hold that!', while she's taking Nelson's photo. I'll never stop wondering where she is. Imagine all the people she took photos of and everything she captured. Strange how you can't find anything about her or her photography.
mzChocoSensualHedbob I was looking for a comment about this exactly. Yes.
She is on facebook. I think it's Liz Lizzard... not sure
@@0978Dani it’s not the same Liz
@@0978Dani Liz Barrett and she ownes "Lizard Reality"...
These tapes give me so much nostalgia, I love 80s/90s I wish I could teleport to back then for at least a year that’s all I need.
How on earth did Nelson remember everyone's names! I'm so impressed.
I loooove and miss how people spoke to one another in the 80s.
I would give an arm to go back. I felt like there was always an optimism in the air that we could get past differences and embrace them...I feel like a pessimism began to take hold in the 90s and 9/11 was like a punctuation on that pessimism. Now we are so fragmented as a country that I don't know if we will ever find out way back..Im a straight guy , but I enjoy watching these videos by Nelson because I still see the optimism in these people during the 80s...if you watch the 90s talk shows when Michael alig and the club kids are on there is a dark shadow beginning to form. sorry to go on and on , but I miss the way we were in the 80s that I never pass up an opportunity to say hi when someone shows a fondness to a time I will forever cherish. You made me smile
@@michaelfrazia4569 I totally agree, I wasn't alive yet in the 80s, but watching these videos, it seems like people spoke to each other so sweetly and positive and innocent compared to today.
I was in high school in the early 90s...their was a real change from the 80s in overall optimism ...their are many reasons for this...I have a masters in history so I could bore you to tears with the reasons, but I'll spare you lolllll....I will say the music, movies, pop culture, and overall feeling in the air grew darker in the early 90s and really hit its stride with columbine and eventually 9/11...there were other events in the past that our country faced, but their was always a positive that followed a tragedy...a simplistic example would be ....Kennedy was killed in late 63....a few months later the beatles captivated the youth of America on the ed Sullivan show leading way to the 60s explosion of great music and other areas of exploration and growth....the 80s really was the perfect combo of technology creeping in...it was used to enhance things such as music...the early synth bands would be an example...now technology has been used to invade our everyday lives leading to more distrust and division etc...sorry , I just started to ramble after telling you I wouldnt...I could go on for days about the 80s..I was alive in the 70s, but very young...the 80s seemed to be the beginning of modern times...home videos(vcr) mtv(where you could see your favorite bands and artists without having to watch a show they happened to appear on) , home video games, timeless movies, great TV shows etc...no play dates...kids just went out and found other kids to play with as long as they were home by dark...it really was a great time to live through..
@@michaelfrazia4569 thanks for sharing, no need to apologize for rambling, that's all very interesting to me. I think I would be very sad at times and nostalgic when comparing 80s to today. Ive only been around since late 90s and don't remember any of the 90s, but it makes sense that national tragedies would start to effect us. I recently started appreciating 80s music and 80s-90s scary movies. Technology is definitely changing things at a rapid pace. We already have close to zero privacy.
@@kab9706 80s era pop is the best pop...the music was so varied during that decade...so many styles and genres would be on the radio and it was super catchy. .so many iconic bands and artists...plus it was the decade of the best 1 hit wonders...you'd have loved it ..the 80s was all you think it was plus more..
Wish we had more people like Nelson in the world.
So great...a true capture of a historic moment in NYC history
Brought here due to fascination with the club kid scene... first ravers. Funny how that Nelson said "there's some grass.. roll one if you want." So interesting to watch this piece of sociocultural '80s nostalgia.
I LOVE watching these videos! RuPaul seems like such a sweet person, as does Nelson,
I am becoming addicted to these old videos with Ru. I feel like I am watching my social family reunion.
DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN RU PAUL was only a small part of this world....SHIT is that all you silly ass people see????
@@mrmikeyd2 Would you calm down?
Nelson was such a gracious host. He welcomed EVERYONE to his home! Lovin' the fruit cup jello mound and Rice Krispie treats and the chocolate donuts! Classic...
This is everything. Gold.
I love the feeling of joy they have meeting each other.
Why doesn't RuPaul age?? This was over 30 years ago and he looks almost the same now
He's mentioned botox before
Adenochrome... lmao jk
Lots of makeup and he tapes his face back under the wig for an instant facelift. When he is in boy drag and no makeup you can see the years. Not afraid of the knife either if what he says on the show is true.
thats always one of my first thoughts when i see Ru in these vids.. gorgeous.
Black don’t crack!
it's so cool to see everyone talking and having fun, now a days everyone is on their phones.
Nelson was so precious. I wish I could have hugged him.
me too
This is so great seeing film from the 80s life just seem to be more real back then then it is now people seem to be more genuine I wish I where how old is enough to live in the 80s and experiences with you guys
rupal sounds so lovely he has always been beautiful .inside & out
I love that Nelson held the camera pointed at himself while getting his photo taken-it was a part of his identity, no doubt!
I was only 4yrs old when this was made, but I really do feel lucky to have grown up in a world where kids had to make their own fun! As kids we played double dutch with jump ropes and British bull dogs, a really rough game! As teens we clubbed our pocket money together to buy a few bottles of cheap cider on a Friday or Saturday night and staggered around all tipsy in the park. It was '98 when I got my first Motorola mobile phone, thing was like a brick but I thought I was so cool! Lol! I feel for the young ones these days, they're never going to know true innocence! 💖
Lady Bunny out of drag at 3:45! The bunny mystique has been lifted
OMG! Finally
Awesome!! RU humble beginnings an all her friends. Iconic for years.
Nelson Sullivan's Good Good eye ! there's a particularly sweet and funny slice where RuPaul arrives, the door is opened by Jon, Lahoma and Lady Bunny departs, just very nicely observed exchanges, and Lahoma's stoned laughing and timing all round, sweet.
Favorite part 🥰
"Roll yourself a joint" Nelson is an amazing friend! :3
That’s how you know you’ve got a good host. Homie leaves a bowl of ganja and papers sitting out on the table just for the party.
I love this!! Its so awesome to see Ru pauls beginnings and the fun everyone had and i just love Nelson
Back in time when you needed to use maps or follow strictly the instructions to found an address.
Back when this wasn’t gonna go up on Snapchat as soon as the party was over. Or maybe ever publicly seen.
Back when people like RuPaul or Alig could just go to a party and chill in a corner. Now they’d probably walk in there all self important like everyone wants to pay attention to them.
Lol. Ya still need to follow street signs and call people for directions in NY. Because most of us aren't driving and finding our way with GPS; we're walking and taking the subway. All of these comments about how "NYC used to be" from people who clearly don't live in the area. Not saying it hasn't changed and not trying to be rude, it's just a little bit silly.
Yay!
Omg everyone is there! love it! I feel like I’m invited too!
awww I know Nelson is up there smiling and happy to see Rupaul’s success in the industry
I miss these days when people really interacted..instead of staring at their phones like zombies.
Omfg I’m obsessed! What a fabulous era
I love how happy everyone is here.
Nelson Sullivan would've most likely have been one of the best (if not THE best) videographers in the world by now had he lived. His videos are all so amazing and he narrated them so well! RIP, Nelson!
House parties were everything even in Los Angeles in the 90’s....so much fun and no cell phones!
Nelson looked so handsome here, he worked that polkadot suit so well!
Wow! Great videos! R.I.P Nelson Sullivan
When you still had to give directions on the phone anytime you had a party.
I do remember bits and pieces of the 1980s I was born in 1983 September 1st 1983 I wonder what it would have been like to be an adult back then
A lot of cocaine...
Awe Christina!!! RIP 2 both of yall
I used to go to The Tunnel all the time. Miss the old days!
So IN AWE. Instantly captured by Nelson and his brilliance. Thank you
These videos are amazing. Thank you for posting them.
This mans life was amazing though he died young he’s soul was free and he had a lot of great experiences and met great people
“I’m talking to myself at my own party!” Hahaha
Where did he say that
@@singingrose4377 at the very end. Poor Nelson, Michael Musto just walked right past him
@@smoaktree he also ignored Michael alig and Julie and sounded very sarcastic when he said their names on his way upstairs
Love this R.I.P. Nelson...miss the club era and nyc..
OMFG that's Sylvia Miles who would go on to play the old mother in She-Devil, one of my absolute favorite movies of all time!!! I'd know her voice anywhere! Who knew she hung with the Ru crowd? Sadly Nelson never got to see the film, as it came out in December of '89 and he died in July.
Sylvia's in several of these, although this is one of the first I saw with her and the larger group (there are others where she's at parties or where Nelson goes to see her). It's fun to see her holding court.
Yea, I found a few other Nelson vids with her once I fell down the internet rabbit hole thanks to this video haha. She definitely liked to run the show. I honestly never knew anything about her until today...not even her name. I just heard that voice and thought, "I know that woman!!" It's a small world.
Oh and PS. She's apparently still alive & kicking today at the age of (allegedly) 94!
The ones where he goes to see her house are a real trip. She's definitely been around. I'm ashamed to admit I know her best from her guest starring role on One Life to Live, as Roxy's mother.
I watched the Woodstock house tour earlier today lol...she sure was house-proud! To my knowledge I've never seen her in anything other than She-Devil. One of these days I'll have to watch some of her other movies.
I really miss 80s house parties. "Hey come on in roll ya a joint" 💋
Haha! It's funny to imagine what more must have been through the lens of the people who recorded the times, but it most definitely was not like that at most house parties! 😂 These people were EXTRA fabulous!
Nelson was very popular! He loved his friends and they loved him!
Such a treat to see your work that was at The Pyramid before it was all ripped out! I got there in time to save a section of the dressing room wall with a few notes ton this one or etc! I wanted to cry! It was the best historic thing that told the start of this! I am seeing so many faces b4 fame or life took over! Lahoma is my and will always be my fave!!!! Such a cute boy! Larry Tee w/hair!xoxo
When your birthday is November 18th, haha! Thank you for uploading!!!
Song of Life my daughter was born a day after rupaul’s birthday and I swear I felt myself trying to push faster.
boy gentrification really changed that house lol... looking at pictures of it then versus now is a trip :p
How fascinating. It would have been interesting to have been around for this but I was born a week after this was made. bummer .
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OH MY GOD.........Larry T had on a Miss P's shirt @3:07 and I had the same one! From the FABULOUS bar....Miss P's on Ponce de Leon Ave in Atlanta where we celebrated the ROTCGC cottillion and clan rally in 1982!
Lady Bunny, Michael Alig and RuPaul. Iconic.
Right?!....Bunny was so quiet...not used to that
Sylvia Miles too!
Seems Nelson knew most of the famous lgbtq people from that era (at least from New York).
When Larry T and Michael Alig met - wow 😯
“ I’m talking to myself in my own party!” I feel ya buddy
Nelson the OG blogger!!! Boy was he way ahead of his time!!! These videos are like NYC night life visual encyclopedias, the NYC downtown crowd stars
God I wish I could have lived and experienced all of this!! ... “here’s some if someone wants to roll and smoke it, i think it’s Jamaican, or New York State like New York wine “ lmao omg I would have loved to been a fly in the wall, and ru checking her wig, you won’t catch her doing that these days
Did he grow bud? He said he cut it a week ago lol
These videos are incredible!!!
Sylvia Miles is in this home movie right at the beginning! Amazing that she ran in the same circle as Nelson.
And a two time Academy Award nominee!
@@gregbryant516 I do think Sylvia enjoyed the company of eclectic people so this is why she gravitated towards them.
She definitely did. Early on in the vid she's talking about Joe Dallesandro, and I know she made films with him and other Warhol Superstars.
Sylvia Miles was so much fun in "Evil Under The Sun" ('82), as Myra Gardner.
There goes Michael Alig off to go do something shady! 😂
when?
" This is just here for who ever wants to roll it. NY State NY Wine ..." the hospitality.
Nelson was so adorable!
Something about this video and I’m not even into this type of scene.
But something is interesting about this time and these people that make me
Wish I could go into a Time Machine and partake in the events
I wonder what’s up the stairs. Everyone’s rushing up there ;)
Cocaine probably! Lol..
Omg I die, viva, la legs! Viva la legs! That was the best thing I've heard all nite!
"Theres some grass you can roll ..." 🤩
What a wonderful time...💜💙❤️
I was like 1 month old when this party happened.
so many legends in one video, classic video
"it was regular suit until I got down with it"
WOOOOO✨😁
nelson seemed like a great host
I wonder if its surprising to any of these ppl to know how successful and big Rupaul is has been in the last couple decades. I think she is amazing and it's so cool to she where she came from
At 2.43 where he says ‘where are they?’ it sounds like a cat answering ‘we’re here’😂😂😂😂😂
Traski Traskola. 😁
I was 6 months old when this happened.
mao zadong bitch, I wasn't even born yet! 😂
Hey, I was 23! Lived it, loved it!!!
I was 6 years old, from the UK, living in a little council house at the end of the road with roses growing up the wall. It’s so strange to watch these videos, so far away and from a different place and time.
My mom was 2 years old ...crazy to think that!
This was uploaded on my 31st birthday and I was 9 months when this was recorded! O M G !
I was 9 days old when this was recorded haha
the absolute best thing on the internet ever! nelson sullivan was a genius he saw the future of youtube and vlogging then predicted his own demise. this man was from another planet he had to be.. he was too smart and knew too much. he seemed to predict the future or saw the future what a guy what a talent. i wish i had known him and been friends with him he seemed an absolute hoot x rest in eternal peace nelson we will never see your like again thats for sure xxx
Christina with her real hair, no wig!
And not completely wasted too. So different!
Is this the christina he talks about in the Washington Trip video that passed away?..
@@Briannacorder yes it is
She seemed a little more mentally “with it” in this video compared to the videos closer to her death
Something was going on with the one Michael leaving and the other arriving. Maybe it's nothing but looks like they are not happy to run into each other. This is like a soap opera to watch and I most likely do not know what I am talking about.
Maybe coz Alig has a too heavy vibe to be in a room with those was too much good vibes 😎
somebody should make a movie about going back in time and hanging out with these people and telling them what will happen to new york in the future
I love how RuPaul’s dressed like Helga Pataki
I also love how Stuart gets mistaken for Michael Musto and then Michael Musto shows up later.
@ 12:20 those glasses! If anyone knows of an old vintage pair of these ...
This is for whoever wants to roll it and smoke it :)
His home is worth millions now.