1967 - Teenage Runaways Lost On The Streets of NYC

[@bwanna23]

I was a 15 yr. old runaway in New York in June, 1967. Slept in all-night movie theaters and on park benches in Washington Square. Saw where the Fugs played and hung out at the Garrick Theatre during Mothers of Invention rehearsals. The thing I remember most is hearing the Jimi Hendrix Experience from outside Cafe Wha (they didn't let us in, but kept the doors open for everyone on the street). It was Hendrix's first NYC gig. Summer of Love , in New York. One of the best experiences of my life. Now that I'm 67, looking back, it makes my hair stand on end.

[@chuckgates1171]

bwanna23 bucket list did.

[@bwanna23]

@Kyle Shade Not in person.

[@ludwigfan3013]

You should write a book man, sounds like you've lived a pretty interesting life

[@sarajayne3832]

Born June 1967 💛

[@gotoads3618]

Now look at you. A proud youtube commentator. All that street learnin' finally paid off. Almost 500 likes!

[@richiefranklin76]

It's hard to wrap my mind around the fact that these 'kids' are now in their late 60's or early 70's. I'm sure a fair number of them are also dead by now sadly.

[@craigsmith157]

Or they may be some of our politicians now. Who knows?

[@quneshiahunter8992]

@@craigsmith157 Are you one of the feautured in the video?

[@craigsmith157]

@@quneshiahunter8992 That would be impossible. My parents were like 10 at the time. 😂

[@quneshiahunter8992]

@@craigsmith157 lol I asked because the statement you made

[@craigsmith157]

@@quneshiahunter8992 My statement might be true. Some of these people might have grown up and entered politics. Who knows? Many of them seemed to be smart to me.

[@softailspringer9915]

Kids trying to figure themselves out. 50 years ago. Just like today I suppose

[@niklasgebert9721]

softail springer And it will stay like this as long as there are humans on earth.

[@lovepower4899]

some things never change. Teenage mindsets are timeless. Different era, same idea

[@pyewackett5]

I dont think so. Not now unfortunatly. The internet /social media dulls individuality , stunts imagination.

[@moorelance23]

Ain't nothing new under the sun

[@optimisticwhovian1726]

Just like every generation of human being since we stood up on our back legs a few hundred thousand years ago....

[@rosenberg623]

I love how everyone shuts up when he starts reading his poetry. Different time.

[@theflanman1986]

I think our society is regressing pretty rapidly. The way people speak now is getting dumbed down

[@richardhogans7961]

@FlyingMonkies325 that hurt man. In a good way. Keep putting your mind and pain in the world.

[@dentedcokecan]

Respect for others ..somthing they know nothing about Now.

[@cuttheloop]

"poetry"

[@Wakeupgrandowl]

Now it's all "I wish that poet would pipe down, I can't hear my pint"

[@ahnyaevans4507]

the phrase "new Beatles album" is strange to hear

[@s13zenki]

@@wokeeye6441 bruh im tryna find it, you know what its called or somet?

[@crawfish-fossil]

A black dude mentioning the new Beatles album is even more strange to hear

[@phobiahd9954]

Tommy Juneau, why?

[@crawfish-fossil]

Because the obvious answer is obvious? Lets just say it's not 1967 anymore

[@phobiahd9954]

Tommy Juneau, what? I asked you a question expecting an relevant answer not a redundant statement. I’m trying to understand your viewpoint and possibly agree with you. If you are able to articulate your thoughts, then reply. If not, carry on.

[@Jakenbake98]

i love that david hoffman is basically this old man that literally has made a history book through visual media. amazing content

[@truttman]

He was probably around your age when he made this stuff;)

[@bluewaterpines8323]

But,mr.hoffman is not an old man.see latest video.

[@itsmejahoo]

pofa I love it! I appreciate it. I’m almost 32, was born in ‘88 but I love looking into this era. I love the raw footage.

[@paulthurson]

i'm 57 now in 2022 and i've finally come to realize what being an 'old man' is .. i am an aged 'young man' .. the shell is older but the heart is as young as it ever was as in my youth .. hence it feels very strange when younger people start to call you old because it is so incongruent with how you feel inside .. finally i've come to understand this ..

[@stevepick9527]

Very well put and so true…I’m 73 now, active and still ride my Harley. In my mind I’m about 35…in our culture the young don’t look to the wisdom of older folks. We just seem to become “invisible” and are no longer asked about our experiences…tis sad. This is why I love this channel. Hopefully the younger people will see the value of those having “been there done that”.

[@ag-bk5wf]

They speak so calm and thoughtful.

[@bwanna23]

Kids were way more philosophical back then.

[@loganmohler737]

@@bwanna23 in general yes, but not every single one

[@prod.sensei5321]

different kind of society back then. no effects of social media. less pressure on social standards on how to act

[@ProfRavenSteel]

@@prod.sensei5321 I agree

[@menkae6708]

They’re all high

[@alskndlaskndal]

Did the young woman ever find herself? Did the kid with the round sunglasses achieve his dream of being a musician? So many questions.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

David Hoffman - filmmaker

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Good questions. I wish I knew the answers.

[@brianbradburn]

The guy who kept talking about unimportant money is, went on to become an investment banker.

[@deandrahsyoutube]

I think the guy with glasses makes music under the name Gandalf The Grey (Haha). He recorded two albums, one of them containing the song he's singing "The Future Belongs To The Children 1972". You can find a better quality version rather easily on youtube xo

[@RainbowBrite80]

R.D. Dragon they're probably all on aarp now

[@magicpony9]

You sort of wonder how many of these runaway kids were physically/sexually/emotionally abused at home, and they just didn't have the vocabulary to talk about it; family trauma instead came out in vague sayings like "I'm trying to find myself"...

[@keybyss98]

That's why I'm kinda glad to grow up in this time period. People aren't oh-so icky weird when it comes to discussing things that need to be discussed, like molestation or domestic violence. My Mom remembers when people were either shunned, silenced, or even put into mental institutions for speaking about shit like that... and she was born in the early 60's.

[@genacunningham1731]

Yep....just like now

[@the81kid]

@@keybyss98 People might be more open to talk about it, but suicide rates and "mental health problems" (should be called: trauma) are exploding.

[@duchampfitz]

It was the government that was assaulting them and sending them to die.

[@Tomes23]

Or were gay and looking for some acceptance?

[@thehouseofcm]

Guy with 👓's had a nice voice. It's humbling to think that they are in their 70's. When you see an old person remember they were young once.

[@joelhungerford8388]

If theyre even alive today

[@madtv719]

you have to lose a lot to find yourself

[@zilchnilton]

an easier & more direct way is through meditation

[@NinjaOutfitInTheWash]

madtv719 bullshit.

[@ludovic757]

that's true

[@jaymcd8577]

She was very young to have said that.

[@jackdrummond3891]

Not really, but okay

[@anistynsmart3337]

3:40 someone was learning House of the Rising Sun on the guitar, so beautiful

[@ate5ive866]

Exactly my thoughts, that was a fairly new song back then, the animals version anyway, beautiful.

[@patavinity1262]

I don't even realize there's so much time between us until they mention things like "the new Beatles album, Magical Mystery Tour". Feels like I could have met them yesterday.

[@Beatleslover3]

Exactly.

[@travisjames3517]

It’s a shame that their stories are now lost to time. I would really have loved to have there been a book with all of their stories written down to read.

[@emiliosgregoriou8943]

*To put things into perspective, here's some things surrownding the time of this interview:* No one had ever put the words "heavy" and "metal" together yet. The 2nd World War was about as far away as the year 2000 is to 2020. Hip Hop is way too far in the future to even think of. Martin Luther King Jr was still alive (he would die a year later in 1968) Jimi Hendrix was still out and on a roll with his band. Woodstock didn't exist yet. Barack Obama would have been just 6 years old. Kennedy's death would still be relatively fresh to them Kurt Cobain, R Kelly, Serj Tankian, Vanilla Ice and loads more were born that year The space race was still red hot (no one has walked on the moon yet) And countless more

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

And these kids on here, their kids are GRANDPARENTS.

[@likesc00b59]

*surrounding. But good points

[@topnug7626]

No one heard the words heavy and metal together yet? Lmaooo just think about that for a minute. Surely they weren't thinking about music, but think about it.

[@ajaku]

this is an awesome way to connect with this perspective

[@Jocelyn_Jade]

Beehives roamed the earth

[@DRF1001]

Who else thinks David could make a brilliant documentary from 1/2 of his archives? A blend of sociology, economics and the impact of the IT/ Digital age.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

You are kind and in my view, you are correct. My archives are priceless now and even though I had a fire that destroyed so much of what I had (you would not believe it - interviews with Bob Dylan and Joan Baez when they were together, interview with Ronald Reagan before he was president, and so much more) I still have what you are watching - wonderful stuff that I know would be great for younger audiences and provoke all kinds of interesting responses. I do not know where to find the funding although in the old days, I did so many television shows. I am an old guy now but still got all my wits about me. Here is a film I made with a colleague about the fire that destroyed much of my archive. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYa3i2xnaKuBaq8 David Hoffman - filmmaker

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

I looked at just a bit of your work. Brilliant. David Hoffman - filmmaker

[@Mytube777]

David Hoffman Oh MY, that’s horrible! I’m sorry about that. I would have LOVED to see those! So how much does it cost to back a documentary now a days? All the equipment including the editing bay are all on an iPhone now a days! Don’t rule it out......

[@OscarScheepstra_Artemis_]

I am so sorry to hear about your fire. I can't stop watching your collection of videos. This is amazing! I would love to watch a documentary.

[@milascave2]

david: Oh well. You lost footage of famous people whom a lot of other people also filmed. But you kept a lot of footage of ordinary people that were not filmed by others (in those pre-smartphone years) so there you are.

[@TheZalor]

"If I stay around Queens, all we have is a candy store." Oh have times changed... Queens is as much a part of the city as Manhattan and Brooklyn at this point.

[@carmengiaa65]

It always has been.

[@madisonh2623]

This makes me very sad for some reason. Like I've missed out on something very real and wonderful.

[@CollieDing]

You can create such a thing again.

[@aglayamajorem9546]

Derp While on their phones most of the time?

[@samwallaceart288]

I feel opposite. All of these people have no idea what they are doing there, and it doesn’t seem like they’re actually that interested in each other. It’s the same feel I get hanging out on deviantart; no one is actually having fun because they’re so busy trying to stand out and get noticed. Maybe I’m projecting, but that’s my impression looking at this.

[@Enigmatism415]

People that age are still doing that stuff in NYC and the west coast today, pretty much exactly what those people were doing, but with social media added to the mix.

[@intipiero7474]

@@bethg.8033 there's no best time, all times are the best.

[@jesss.5484]

I felt deep nostalgia when the guy started singing and I don't even know why. It made me wish to be there with them.

[@jakebarnett9269]

Every time I see a video of teenagers talking in the 60s it seems like they are so much more articulate than teens now a days. So much more poetic with their words

[@davidsummers4820]

Beatniks loved books, plain and simple. Jim Morrison, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed were all big Francophiles. They adored the Symbolists and Surrealists ... Baudelaire, Malarme, Rimbaud. Heck, Lou Reed studied poetry at Syracuse University with the great writer (and greater drunk) Delmore Schwartz; he even wrote about his mentor ( www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/articles/69810/o-delmore-how-i-miss-you )

[@bluevictory1010]

Yep, kids today are brain dead.

[@SiLL-E-Meat]

@@bluevictory1010 where's my iPhone 😕

[@merncat75]

They ARE

[@shelbyw430]

@@SiLL-E-Meat OK boomer

[@kledhs2890]

I'm sixteen years old and this channel gives me another look of the past instead of a couple of Oscar movies made back then. I believe that you've lived through great times. Thank you for this channel mr. Hoffman. - Kledisa

[@Seekyourtruth777]

Kali Uchis you’re a sweetie pie ! ❤️👌🧘‍♂️

[@kimchapman9549]

Kali Uchis

[@kenken5160]

Read Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon by David McGowan if you get a chance. Also Tavistock institute by Daniel Estulan. The so called hippie revolution was actually a distraction which directed kids away from protesting Vietnam in any meaningful way. That's why initially the government provided all if the drugs, often free. The Electric Kool Aid Acid Tests were real. I used to feel like I missed out on that era, but I realize I was lucky to have done so.

[@Jessica-rp6ko]

What a lovely sentiment! I hope life is treating you well darling!

[@waluigi3515]

Why did you put your name? Is that your name?

[@jamesmccann355]

It would be intresting to interview these people now. And see the difference in their attitudes.

[@rishelschimmel7358]

I dunno. I was around back then. Im still exploring checking things out trying to sock it to "the man".

[@thomasschreiber9559]

They all voted for Trump

[@justins7796]

They became everything they said they didn't want to be. Compromised for security.

[@porkdorkable]

james mccann A lot of them are probably dead

[@The_New_Abnormal_World_Order]

@@porkdorkable Sad but probably true. I'm certain some of them would have gotten sucked into bad drugs and addiction. A lucky few probably lived very cool and successful lives.

[@roncoulombe1058]

These are the grandparents of millennials who’s parents also do not understand them.

[@graceenstine1486]

Ron Coulombe nice

[@milascave2]

ron: Oh, they may understand them better than those millennials think they do. Or not. Heck, I think I understand today's young folks pretty well. I may not understand how all their dodads work, but I understand how they feel. (Or not, who knows.)

[@Sanctifires]

@@milascave2 try some certianty, Jesus you're all over the place with your indecision.

[@milascave2]

@@Sanctifires Fine. I am absolutely certain that, aside from the tech, I absolutely and totally understand everything about today's young people.

[@Sanctifires]

@@milascave2 Ok thanks. I'm kidding a little but give a little more certainty. And the thing is that's probably a true statement. Most young people in this current generation are mostly adult children hooked on adderall, sex, and their phones. I'd wager these kids from the 60's are actually more balanced and grounded than today's youth.

[@19irving]

When I was young, I knew a lot of kids who left home w/no money and went somewhere to "find themselves," "make it big" or whatever. Many did dumb things and ended up in bad situations. Today, a few are dead and some are chronically screwed up w/drugs, mental problems, etc. (and were that way to begin with). But most have moved on to everyday jobs and lives.

[@foxopossum]

I am sure it still happens, but you don’t hear about it much anymore. Runaways that is

[@uglyphil69]

Hearing someone play "House of the Rising Sun" on the acoustic guitar in the background @3:25 just blows my mind because of how relatively new that song was for them at the time

[@VincentAbadie]

The Animals version was only a few years old. But the song is much older than that. That being said, it kind of blew my mind, too. That was one of the first songs I ever learned to play on guitar (I'm 61 now and have been playing since I was a teenager).

[@alexisvideoandphotography1337]

How does it feel, how does it feel? To be without a home Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone

[@RainbowBrite80]

Alexis' Video and Photography I imagine it feels pretty shitty

[@cv2594]

It's scary

[@ludwigfan3013]

I don't believe in Zimmerman

[@okayokaynowkids7673]

@@cv2594 I feel you

[@okayokaynowkids7673]

Sometimes I want to be like that just to know more about myself , but scare at the same time that the things would have not worked that way , but I am so clueless and still trying to find the way and hope

[@terryfoster4280]

I know what happen to these kids. They grew up, got married, had children, and are now living in a retirement home in Florida somewhere.

[@Seekyourtruth777]

Terry Foster my mom was born in 54 and she’s done that but lives in a 55 and older community. Lol 😂

[@DR-xt9ux]

The Villages in Florida

[@ГеоргиЧавраков]

@@anniec31 grow up

[@Rollimggiant]

Most sadly did not. The world even back then was filled with predators that thrived on taking advantage of innocent souls. Especially the young girls. They may have ran from homes where mommys boyfriend was touching them only to be turned out by a pimp. It was a beautiful time of peace and love and freedom of expression that i wish didn't end but evil exists even then.

[@musicman76enator]

Most of them have probably been divorced at least once

[@jasonborn5636]

I bet they all went to Woodstock 2 years later

[@collagecult]

That’s such an old phrase “I’m searching for myself”

[@Emotionengne]

Your Haiku what you’re searching for is what you’re searching from. Paradox of life.

[@thehoneyeffect]

v white phrase too

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Im looking for my inner child Both make me crack the heck up

[@boomshanka4667]

i think it just battling with the fake you...the ego. i hate my ego its a wanker and is not me at all.

[@goofyduder2604]

If you want to find the song at the end the guy's name is Chris Wilson - you can find it by searching Gandahlf the Grey - The future is for the children. One of his songs i actually really enjoy is called here on 8th street.

[@naomivargas8557]

I couldn't find it on KZbin... so sad:(

[@goofyduder2604]

@@naomivargas8557 Daaamn you're totally right it got scrubbed off :((

[@goofyduder2604]

@@naomivargas8557 kzbin.info/www/bejne/epvdZWx8mZZ9gZY Heres a pretty good one. Look up chris wilson gandahlf the grey and a few songs pop up

[@richardlong3745]

My wife was 18 and I just turned 19 and we had just gotten married when I got shipped off to Vietnam on July 7,1967 so we weren't part of this NYC scene kind of the opposite side of the same coin.

[@duskyviolets2560]

18-19 is a teenager, but getting married as teenagers in the old days was common...people's lifespans were shorter, so they didn't wait all the way until early adulthood, way back in history, people started having babies at 14/15...and we're old maids if unwed by 19 or older

[@travisjames3517]

Richard Long According to John Phillips, there was absolutely no hippie scene in NY.

[@крысая-я1к]

i know that this is a year late, but thank you for your service!

@Cristina Alejandra Ocampo Fernández I was a construction worker at your age! You'll find your place, never stop and never settle.

[@megholli1981]

Thank you for your service!

[@Yung.Learner]

Wow that sequence with the song in the end was really beatiful

[@WithASideOfFries]

Agreed. I find myself watching it again and again.

[@DzekoVelez]

Seriously, your channel deserves to blow up! Incredible!

[@dickpole2607]

Hey it’s not that bad.

[@johnm2558]

@@dickpole2607 Seems a bit extreme alright :-o

[@georgewaters8592]

"I'm a straight thinker...." I like that.... cool scene the kids had back then... wonder where they are today.....

[@koolaidman6251]

"I'm straight" back then meant "I don't do drugs". She was saying she doesn't do drugs.

[@nicb4589]

Koolaid Man She also said that she’s a straight thinker which is what the comment was referring to

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

They are great grandparents. YES.

[@charlesdimino6524]

Imhere

[@seanbutler8122]

David Hoffman, you’re just brilliant. That ending sequence was incredible

[@GustavoMaciel]

I have to keep re-reading the title to remind myself this footage is from 67. Amazing quality, it makes it easier to imagine how it would be like to be there at the time.

[@whnook]

Back in 67 I thought everything 20 years prior to that was in black and white and ancient.

[@SuperSara909]

this is beautiful. I'm 22 and I see their faces in the people ive grown up with am still growing up with. sometimes I get so anxious about what my life is, if I'm wasting my time ect ect time seems to pass way to quick and nothing you ever thought is actually like what you thought it was going to be? :(

[@WWeRockFan1001]

flying saucers do you think your gonna be successful down the line?

[@animalfinatic9366]

flying saucers Keep following your heart and do your best. In the end, it's the only thing you can do so don't worry too much :)

[@Seekyourtruth777]

You can still do all the things , go to all the places , accomplish all the things you wanted and still feel this way ! I’m 46 and speaking from life experience ❤️🧘‍♂️❤️🧘‍♂️

[@kimchapman9549]

flying saucers

[@jwuk11345]

@Average Joe 50 isn't old these days, aside from playing pro sports you can do whatever you want that people in their 20s can also do. A lot of people die when they're children or very young so don't have the luxury of 30+ years to do things like a 50 year old does. Don't get to 70 and realize you wasted 50-70 thinking there was no point trying anymore because you'd "wasted" your life.

[@OfMiceAndMegabytes]

4:00 A lost classic here! Thanks David you do a great service by showing these raw snippets from back in the day. I'd give anything to be able to download his single. 'All The Lost Children'...

[@daisyglaze1817]

@Alan Q. Wake You may be able to find his album (cd) online. I bought one on eBay a few days ago. The album is Gandalf the Grey "The Grey Wizard Am I" and includes the song "The Future Belongs to the Children". Here he is in his 60s performing another great song he wrote kzbin.info/www/bejne/aofKeYuKaa2SbMk

[@justine_daou]

it's beautiful that all of these runaways were hanging out together, you could feel the melancholy in the room..this is a great clip thank you!

[@loganmohler737]

The song at the end was like a buttered steak for my ears.

[@loganmohler737]

@@eddenoy321 I just did the other day. Yum

[@spiritualjedi2038]

I wanna butter your bread.

[@aadilmufti4933]

That song at the end was absolutely amazing

[@KillingPeople]

That's Chris Wilson, if you're interested then be sure to search for his 1972 album, he went by the stage name Gandalf The Grey.

[@kevinehart]

To sum up this video rather succinctly, humans are a hot mess.

[@rishelschimmel7358]

@JB i agree!!!

[@salemthemerciless]

I really hate that fucking phrase. It sounds like someone had explosive diarrhea and there's shit everywhere.

[@michellepaul8514]

Maximus Meridius The ones who are a hot mess are the ones who never try to be themselves and just conform and be how they “are supposed to be” and are never happy cause of it. 🤷‍♀️

[@blupyxi5669]

@EQ Nation well, apparently so is boredom. Hardly anyone else's responsibility.

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

To right kang, to right.

[@Themanwhocameback2]

I think I am in love with black haired girl in the first minute. She's adorable, and that Cyndi Lauper accent knocks me out.

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

interestingly, cyndi lauper was also a teenage runaway. she ran away at 17, which would've been 1970, was in new york for a little, wandered up into vermont and canada, then came back and joined bands.

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

Doesn't look like her at all, and too early.

[@astrixx]

misogynist. that girl does not exist to fulfill your sexual desires. plus she unattractive anyway. And you're a huge beta

[@nicholasbrooks2046]

People say rotten, cancer laden things: She is, or was, adorable. Nothing wrong with being a dreamer; I've had similar thoughts. Almost like you wish you could go back in time and meet a person.

[@sexyfilagonio1623]

My girlfriend looks and talks very similar and she gets a lot of attention everywhere so I don’t see how the girl in the video is ugly

[@DanFedMusic]

Confusion sounded a lot more sensible back then, I’m glad I waited a long time to go digital, humans aren’t supposed to have this much distraction… How can anybody think about anything when they’re always looking or listening to something?

[@tyjoseph7343]

I noticed I was 500,000th viewer! Amazing video! Incredible to have these little windows to the past. I hope you continue doing what you're doing.

[@mikemerrill4073]

Awesome rare videos. Love your channel

[@user-zv7yb4yp9g]

I'd love to see a 1-2 hours documentary about you and the videos that you recorded. I really love this channel

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Here is the thing, Z. My gut instinct was always to turn the camera on others and tell their stories until I had a fire that destroyed much of my archive. Then for the 1st time, I turned the camera on myself. Here is the result. You might find it of interest to watch it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYa3i2xnaKuBaq8 David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@TheMarilyn1969monroe]

I kinda like the ' Childeren ' song

[@teawhy3364]

i wasn't sure in the beginning, but i kinda liked it, too

[@phatato]

@shentron First thank you for posting it! and second WHAT a coincidence that you would recognize this song and have a link to it!

[@htxgoth1393]

like it? I fucking love it

[@DaddySizeIt]

@shentron you're the original artist? This song caught my ear as well, something seems very right about it. I wish I was living in those times.. I was born in 82! Seems magical watching these videos.

[@rentalsnake6542]

It's beautiful, you can tell he poured his heart and soul into it when he wrote it, it's very poignant and sung with such profound emotion.

[@Tanisha-Lynn]

I love how they just want to do art, music, being together, and expressing themselves and all that. :')

[@lisalindsey277]

This video makes me miss my youth. We were so innocent, we had no idea what the future would bring and it was okay.

[@FRANKIESIXTOES]

I like your comment.

[@poppybell8217]

I adore the respect given to the poet... the clammer stopped INSTANTLY, as soon as he began to read his work.

[@gaston6800]

It wasn't his work. He was quoting a Beatles song

[@thumbsucker8423]

i have been subbed for a while now you've been on KZbin for like 8 years man; this channel is more than a gem i walk back in time. i want to thank you for recording all this video back when ppl were wondering what you had in your hand. 1967 for this video. just imagine how hard it was to get a recording camera back then. thank you and keep posting plz. maybe show do a Q&A fir the subs. i want to meet you in real life and just talk

[@24framedavinci39]

Appnonymous _____ Wasn't that hard to get a camera back then. Super 8 cameras were pretty common. My father had one in the late 50s and early 60s and his family was far from well off.

[@LoffNYR]

Woah. The first guy sounds and looks like De Niro straight out of Taxi Driver.

[@mikicerise6250]

Americans actually had charming accents back then. ;)

[@valeriavagapova]

The filmmaking is just... So brilliant and beautiful. The ending made me cry. Teenagehood (is that even a word? my English is crap) is so fleeting and beautiful and so similar but also somewhat different across generations and cultures. I still remember those times of pure openness and believing you could do anything and everything and change the world, feeling like everything was ahead of us and anything was possible. I felt this so much. Thank you

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you for your comment and your evaluation, Valeria. I spent just one evening at that location and then made the film. It was a wonderful time to be a young filmmaker and to hear people who had not spoken out before, begin to tell their stories and share their feelings. David Hoffman - filmmaker

[@valeriavagapova]

@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker It's an honor to hear from you. Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful and unique piece of film with us. What a treasure, and so timeless in so many ways. Have a nice day/night/whatever it is wherever you are... Internet really is wonderful sometimes.

[@TheronGBurrough]

Those young folk were so much better-spoken than people today. I was born in NYC in 1962 and appreciate this excellent work.

[@Spacemonkey907]

This needs a where are they now follow up.

[@guillermo907]

@@RandomKZbin123 how come?

[@myiawerk7400]

The singer made two albums under (gandalf the grey)

[@starless1444]

I would love that

[@GaelissFelin]

"lost in new york? how'd you get lost in new york- the streets are numbered!" -john mulaney in all seriousness, i love this video. the youth never changes. and they're so candid. and that song at the end is wonderful.

[@p4160]

Wow, i was not excepting the song at the end to be so good, it made me tear up a little. I recently moved out to the city to find myself too, its weird how long ago all these people were dealing with problems, but how relatable it feels.

[@hellraizer322]

You never cease to capture spectacular events that would have otherwise been lost in time and memory. This is absolutely amazing! I especially enjoyed the closing song. Wow, how times have changed. Thank you for sharing this David!

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-yh8li2tm8g]

this is how i imagine my grandparents were when they were young. revolutionaries, runaways, artists all in their own right

[@wordivore]

That last guy singing about "all the children" made me smile because I was a child back then. 1967, I turned 2. :)

[@duskyviolets2560]

A child? You were a toddler

[@JacksonTheEpic]

“The new beatles album magical mystery tour” damn

[@mpix00]

Just goes to show that they really dont teach you In school what you really need to learn about life. How to handle the stress that adult life brings, how to handle the stress that society will put on you in regards to how you should look, etc etc.. Time to teach our kids how very unique and special that we all are. Time to teach how to start with Lovinf yourself and everything that you are. Time to teach stretching, yoga and exercise of the mind, body and spirit. Teach how our actions of Love can change this world. Also teach to follow your passions on life and make it your career!!

[@jentleil2183]

The guitarist singing is really good. This is a lovely video time capsule, thank you.

[@petecampbell3929]

“The new Beatles album Magical Mystery Tour” That tripped me out

[@saltydawg7078]

I had a friend who took off in 1968 to "find truth". She ended up in NYC. I would get letters every once in awhile but could never write back as she didn't have an address. The last letter she said she was joining a carnival. A letter after that came from someone who claimed my friend needed money and to please send. No deal. I do wonder at times whatever happened. Her parents years and money looking for her.

[@lisatheboywonder6744]

damn. what was her name?

[@nonexistenceisbliss9528]

I’m thinking about joining the Circus myself, although this world is pretty damn close to being in a Circus on it's own.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@nonexistenceisbliss9528 we've all joined the circus we just didnt know it

[@saltydawg7078]

@Stuart Black She probably did. I saw her oldest brother a month ago and we talked a bit. He said no one ever knew what happened.

[@josephfraire4096]

I would of sent some bucks could of helped.

[@Erin-bd6jg]

Guy singing at the end is surprisingly good!

[@everythingcool101]

3:28 house of the rising sun playing in the background , very nice piece

[@ohbears439]

thank you for uploading this

[@kalinmalchev1054]

wow great video. The first girl interviewed is in a song: "Julia (Footnote IV)" - Leon Vynehall. I was taken aback when I recognised her voice from the song. Haven't listened to that album in a long time.

[@thetriumphofthethrill2457]

Fascinating, what a priceless artifact from that great time. I hope those kids turned out well, lots of tragic stories among runaways even then.

[@manolotusca5280]

As a teen in NYC in 1968 yes we moved on and yes my dream came true. Am retired and living in Belize happily ever after. Left that crazy city 2006 and never looked back.

[@josephfraire4096]

That’s awesome

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Lucky you

[@spencermiller4661]

These are not like the teenage runaways we have on the streets of my city, let me tell you. (Vancouver, BC). This is like the cast of a sitcom in comparison.

[@spencermiller4661]

@@H8nji Yeah Richmond is pretty different than downtown Vancouver. I was referring to the DTES (downtown east side) which is infamous for the amount of addicted and homeless. I don't now if you've ever been down there but it is a crazy, and depressing scene. I haven't spent much time in Richmond but I do know that it is totally different from downtown Vancouver. As far as I have seen there are not a lot of homeless people hanging around Richmond.

[@joeybigler9413]

I'm grateful for coming across this, and your channel.

[@AHLIYON]

This is beautiful. Thank you for uploading this. ❤️🖤❤️

[@VAL1SYST3M]

im just envious how they all look so present. So in the moment. Why doesn't it feel like that anymore

[@gee2541]

GoombaMG same. not to sound annoying but technology has ruined my generation (I’m 20). wish we could have kept some habits of the past.

[@StarsManny]

Phones

[@emmalottal2391]

this is so surreal. Did they achieve their dreams? We don´t know.

[@kenken5160]

No. Mostly they od'd or disappeeared into sex trafficking operations.

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

@@kenken5160 F

[@001spring]

@@kenken5160 You guessing this?

[@addiehangers3836]

@@kenken5160 This is honestly sad because this is the most realistic outcome

[@lesclaypoolonbass9431]

"The new Beatles album" it had to be crazy living in a Time where u had such great albums would come out every week. Like every day on the radio you had to be hearing a new classic song. Pretty wild

[@wribbyvideos]

New albums every week? Huh?

[@FRANKIESIXTOES]

I didn't realize how great the music was then. It's only after time that I really appreciate the music we had back then.

[@wribbyvideos]

FRANKIESIXTOES hmm.... i hate today’s music, but you got me thinking. Maybe ill try to appreciate my generation’s music a bit more

[@pieter1928]

@@wribbyvideos how is that working out for you?

[@Toralero]

IT lowkey boggles my mind that someone filmed this in 1967 in what seems like a completely different world and dude is hip af using a youtube and patreon, props Mr Hoffman!

[@gonzalojohnson]

Youve given a lot of depth to these people.. Great to watch!

[@lacali2346]

I’m a millennial and I can admit this generation was just better you guys were lucky to be so engaged and present in your time. And the musicOMG!!

[@kylieh.8064]

People really haven't changed. Only the things around them have. Society, government, technology. These just seem like the hipsters of '67. And this was before everyone had a platform like social media to worship themselves on and be like "look at me this is my life and what life is like for me and isn't it interesting????" The fact that you have the footage that you do is so remarkable and awesome and exciting to watch because people didn't walk around with little computer phones that take HD videos and selfies and shit back then. Now everyones so obsessed with themselves it's not that amazing that someone would get a video talking to a homeless person or a troubled young adult run away from home. It would be specifically for the reason of posting it on their chosen platform for attention and nothing less. And that didn't exist in 1967. It's just so cool, sorry for the rant. DAVID THANK YOU. This needs to be a documentary series. A documentary *needs* to be made. That's all and I also really enjoyed that guy's guitar bit at the end.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you Kylie. From your lips to a network exec's ear. David Hoffman - filmmaker

[@Roboartist117]

I'd argue that people were more well-spoken then

[@jordangordan8980]

Damn. Real words hear. About to go delete my social medias.... I've done it before, several time. But for some reason I always find myself back on them. Comparing myself and others, I know it isn't healthy.

[@jamesmack3314]

Influenced by Simon and Garfunkel no doubt

[@jamesmack3314]

You were born in the wrong decade i think friend....

[@EeyoreArgoFarg0]

this is just now in my recommendations and i have no idea why but i wish i coulda found it sooner.

[@vishansilva8546]

What a era to live in the 70’s and 80’s was the peak of New York greatness I loved this era of NYC.

[@Doktorlady]

You filmed this yourself and then posted it decades later for people to see? Thank you so much! Cool to get a glimpse into some people's lives in a certain time

[@BoganBrett]

That song that went up until the end was beautiful. I hope he achieved his dreams.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

I hope so as well. Unfortunately, I did not keep in touch with him. David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@daisyglaze1817]

@Frenposter The singer, Chris Wilson, signed with Columbia Records around this time. He released an album in '72 (Gandalf the Grey, "The Grey Wizard Am I") which includes the song in this video. He wasn't one of the runaways, he actually worked with the Salvation Army and they had him go sing to the kids to encourage them not to run away. Here is another great song of his he performed in his 60s. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aofKeYuKaa2SbMk I saw a video from 2013 where he mentioned that he had cancer. Sadly, I think he passed away not long after. He talked about how much he loved life and said he had everything he could want. He was happily married. He seemed to be a really nice guy.

[@Perkele_Itse]

Imagine if you told these people that in 50 years they would be on "the internet" for everybody to see and shit. Crazy seeing old footage.

[@wamblecropt7506]

David, this is a damn good channel. It's always been a dream of mine to make a film/ documentaries; so many ideas but just cannot afford it. Hopefully one day I will... Hopefully!

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Daniel. You can afford it. You can make a film of the cell phone. The technology used to be expensive. But the technology does need to hold you back now. David Hoffman - filmmaker

[@Likes_Trains]

This really made me reflect on how far we've come from then; but in how it's all happened in such a short time frame. It's really inspiring to me. There's so much standardisation in the world now; so seeing how simple and free they lived is fascinating. A real wake up call to me as an artist... everyone was searching for their style without realising how strongly they had already found it!

[@robbiecoffin5593]

I'm sure insignificant, but I love your channel so much. Thank you so much, for so many years my greatest wonders have been diving into the past of who we were compared to now (the older the timeframe the better!) And I am so grateful that you are able/willing to share this footage.

[@heidyramirez8047]

This is literal art, I’m so intrigued at the fact that this really was life back then, there was young kids trying to get their lives together, figuring everything out still, there’s so many similarities yet differences from today.

[@jesseseward3065]

Your documentary work is absolutely incredible. Would love to see more of this! My mother was a runaway in NYC in 1967, and to be honest, I think she might be one of the kids in this footage. The woman lighting a cigarette at the end of the clip looks so much like her, but it’s only a side profile. Do you have anymore footage of this event?

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you Jesse for your comment. Unfortunately, I do not have any more of this specific moment in time where I filmed so long ago. If your resources allow, I would sure appreciate your using the THANKS button under any of my videos including the one you have commented on. It is something new that KZbin is beta testing and would mean a great deal for my continuing efforts. David Hoffman filmmaker

[@39PSIOnTheDaily]

@1:13 Ryan Gosling from “Drive” makes a cameo.

[@palmersparadox8350]

This is an extremely underrated comment

[@patrickholder8403]

Thanks for these clips Mr. Hoffman! They are fantastic

[@rayrocher6887]

sorry this happened to them. thanks for trying to help them. with information , and recovery.

[@jen7662]

Cell phones didn’t exist, nice to see people being present and engaging with each other.

[@m2heavyindustries378]

ok boomer, you set yourself up for that

[@PrypeciowyHovnozer]

Internet wasn't around back in those days; they didn't have to endure all the word vomit made by old people.

[@jen7662]

m m lol I’m in my 30’s

[@ImTheDaveman]

I would love to see you find these kids and interview them today after showing them this film. Just to see how their lives had changed, as well as get their perspectives now verses then.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

I would love to see that as well. But unfortunately, it would take a fair amount of time and cost a fair amount of money to find those folks who were there that night. The New York researcher in about a month could probably do it. David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@boristheamerican2938]

@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker You got 1/2 a mil hits on this one, just in ad revenue that would pay for the researcher.

[@unjenniferr]

0:58 I love her voice !

[@brandonmondragon9913]

Their voices were so much more distinct and the way they all talk is so sincere

[@fkgabbana]

This film is a really special piece of history that we can see first hand. My mom passed in 2013 and she would have been 17 in 1967. It makes me feel close to her being able to see what the world was like for her 20 years before I was born. Thanks for sharing!