Michael Alig and Keoki's Little Christmas Party (the long version)

[@ClockwiseCat]

I have fallen down the rabbit hole of Nelson Sullivan again. Intoxicating.

[@water8095]

On a personal level, I'm now thankful that we had Nelson around at that time. His "Club Kid" videos are a mesmerizing glimpse into the world of my friends and I in that very special era. But most Importantly, Nelson created a culturally significant archive of his life and surroundings and the lives and surroundings of other people during the 80's. The "Club Kids" just happened to be part of the surroundings in Nelson's world at that time. I'm 100% sure that Nelson would be "THE" superstar Vlogger if he were around today. It's amazing to see so much appreciation for his work, 25+ years on.

[@MyCatInABox]

Ernie Glam I've ALWAYS liked seeing Nelson's vids he took...I can't help but think that as I was up visiting my family (as I did every season), this was going on just a few miles away.... I was 8 frikin' years old (!).

[@TS-qq7vr]

The superficial attention hogs he filmed in New York were annoying. Nelson himself was an incredibly engaging, funny and warm personality. His videos back home in the South or on the streets by himself are far more watchable.

[@rudypalma1250]

What happened to Nelson?

[@rapman5363]

@@rudypalma1250 died of a heart attack 7/4/89

[@dangerous8333]

The club kid era went from mid 80's to mid 90's. Not just "the 80's".

[@rickyg8462]

Nelson was so nonchalant and easy going... almost calming amongst the constant chaos

[@THE-VVATCHER]

That's because he was rolling on xtc.

[@harrymonk6]

Probably the aids i reckon

[@ddl4374]

Yes adorable...

[@SozeKartel]

His Demeanour Is So Chill ❤

[@pudddingpie]

Yesssss REAL footage nothing beats it straight up real life sh*t thank you Nelson for thinking way ahead your time and allowing us to see what really went down well a small fraction lol I could only imagine love love love it!!!!!!

[@jennybk7110]

pudddingpie now u are def cool and appropriate. thanks for making a intelligent remark (4real😃)

[@artursarturs9783]

I want you

[@mikehendersonn5357]

Arturs Arturs Ah hn, you ugly ass nigga

[@SozeKartel]

Facts 💯💯💯💯

[@teamcrumb]

his accent and voice are just so beautiful. a Southerner in New York, god bless you, beautiful Nelson!!!

[@f.frederickskitty2910]

Nelson seems like the kind of person who was a loyal friend and someone who was always a delight to hang out with. He feels almost like a half remembered friend from long ago - it's a special person that makes someone who's never met him feel that way.

[@thatsassyrepublican]

This is a time capsule and it’s amazing. I have LIVED.

[@6thgeardiecast]

And Michael Alig dies exactly 32 years later.

[@pezcore2142]

yup.. his death is what brought me to revisit this channel.. these videos are an interesting glimpse into a time, place, scene, and people youd other wise never get to experience ;)

[@itsBayFreshALLday]

Bravo.... 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@fcukugimmeausername]

Wow, I had no idea. Crazy life these guys led.

[@skyblue.215]

Crazy right

[@drinkingpoolwater]

@@fcukugimmeausername it was a party everyday in these times.

[@emily.f.p5160]

I looked up this guy as I am an artist and find this so interesting and wondered what he was doing now, but felt sad reading that he is no longer with us. Thank you for uploading this, I can imagine he would be very happy knowing so many people are interested in his video diaries. He really is a man of the time...

[@thedrunkenramblingsnorthea4201]

this is literally what I want to do. I want to just collect raw footage of y day to day life as a working class person suffering with addiction and my friends who have the sae issues and are homeless. Delving into our insecurities, if any of us refuse that they have any.....talking about our friends who have passed away (2 this week, may I add) and trying to get across to the world that addiction shouldnt be demonized and we are a community of broken people trying to make the best of things. Its what I need to do. I dnt know where to get the best camera tho rip

[@Thomas-fu8vp]

Yes. It sure is a marvel.

[@eurodiaz3712]

I'm a straight dude. Obsessed with everything Michael alig. Right now I'm back to watching Glory daze again. Just the nostalgia and a time you can never get back

[@jadeSLenin]

it's so freaky watching the real people after the movie

[@isabellavillanueva4639]

jade056 SLenin77 what movie

[@jimmywait74]

Party Monster

[@jennybk7110]

jade056 SLenin77 true scarier if you know them. can i ask why millenials are so interested in this?

[@chloelawrence3394]

Jenny BK because I wish so badly that I could have been part of this. I understand the drugs at the end and the sadness at the end but I just love this time I wish I could have experienced

[@danielacano1322]

Well, on my side I will say that since Rupaul's Drag Race is such an entertaining show and drag culture has got a hold on me, I wanted to know more about that New York when Rupaul and James St. James were finding their path to what they are now. I do not particularly wish I could've been there, cause I know people right now is partying as hard or harder than them and the scene is pretty much the same but with cellphones.

[@madtingz2288]

No body sitting on their phones being anti social, everyone actually enjoying themselves with each other. Amazing.

[@aap5320]

Lol they are all smashed and nobody looks like they are actually happy. But yes, as someone who did all their hard partying between the ages of 13 and 23 (pre smartphones with cameras and Internet access) parties were raw with nobody on phones and everybody just 100% focused on each other. It was great. No record of what we were all getting up to either...

[@markhousman2198]

No cell phones but plenty of Ecstasy and lots of Special K.

[@martincabelloiii5828]

Yeah Michael Alig just killed someone years later. Great times. 🔥🔥🔥

[@harrymonk6]

Its because they didn't have mobile phones

[@Elizabeth.bathory80]

Yep. Until they kill someone...

[@piscesrain8882]

I bet that cat has seen some shit !

[@ericallen7112]

Pisces Rain, too bad they didn't have a pet donkey in there, "I bet that ass has seen some shit!"

[@kareybarey]

poor cat looked ragged. eyes all dirty and boogers.

[@alinabelone1]

It died because Michael was spun

[@sfletch3042]

Pisces Rain is that Skrinkle??

[@alekswantroba4567]

They did so much drug I bet even that cat was high. Poor kitty looked terrible.

[@teamcrumb]

this is GLORIOUS. I love Nelson for ever. my favourite videos to watch when I can't sleep. praying I go to Nelson land when I do get to sleep and dream.

[@Allegra_G]

teamcrumb - Me too. : )

[@HotSauceStain]

Such good sound quality for a 1988 handheld video camera. That 80’s music is something else! What a special time capsule this video is. Magic

[@ryans7146]

You know it's a good party when everyone ends up in the bathroom.

[@zensage9906]

Yesssss

[@harrymonk6]

Yeah if you're a gay

[@SusieSynth]

@@harrymonk6 no it has nothing to do with being gay. It has to do with primping and doing drugs.

[@harrymonk6]

@Dark Glow so your obviously a homosexual but just take it easy ffs

[@pb4595]

Not always. Not for Angel Melendez anyway.

[@veo_]

I was too young to be club kid by a few years but what's fascinating about this footage is it feels EXACTLY like house parties I attended in the mid 90s as a full blown raver and party promoter, where the movers and shakers (and no small amount of hangers on) of the party scene would have their little get togethers. The drugs were the same, the age group, personality blend, and young-adult insecurities and bravado were all the same. It puts the Alig scene into extremely relatable context for me, their particular scene broke through into the national zeitgeist, in no small thanks to Michael's pathology, but apparently it was fundamentally the same as my experience. I suppose this isn't new knowledge, hell, there are probably kids out there right now riding the crest of whatever scene they're into much like You, I, and Nelson did in our day, and it probably looks like this.

[@harrymonk6]

Calm down dude

[@alexandrawhitneyedwards312]

Loved reading your comment, Rob. Life is a party!

[@ddl4374]

Same as it ever was same as it always is..but rightly special and unique to the people involved at the time..🤗👐❤

[@informph]

yes！

[@justarandomgirl4321]

@Rob Alinder I couldn’t have worded that any more perfectly! My times were in the early 2000’s but *exactly* the same, in almost every aspect! Really awesome days...

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

Who here isnt 18 anymore but 48 now? I miss 1988.

[@harrymonk6]

Whatever mate

[@nyc8802]

Mee too!!!! 1988 --7th Avenue South Leroy Street.

[@zzzboo290]

@@nyc8802 1988 THE ROYALTON HOTEL!!!

[@Danishlattee]

lobster whisperer I’m 17 going to 18 hehe

[@TS-qq7vr]

Hear here.

[@marsh443]

😢 I've always said, that I miss the 80s but watching Nelson' vids, I REALLY MISS THE 80s, WAAHHHH!!!!! 😭

[@taracochran]

It's eerie, to a degree, that Michael Alig would die on this day 32 years later. He was surrounded by friends and laughter on this occasion -- and likely alone and unhappy in 2020. I used to watch this video thinking how bittersweet it was that this was Nelson's last Christmas, now it is doubly so. Life comes at you fast. May they both rest in peace.

[@ejc5480]

Yeah, bizarre mentality of some of these folk. Alig deserves to be resting in peace like Angel deserved to be floating up the Hudson in a suitcase.

[@TrueBliuNineleven]

I watched an amazing interview with Michael, filmed after his release from prison. I had always thought he was some crazy narcissistic asshole who wanted to kill people. But in the interview, he explains what happened, takes responsibility, talks about how they were all on drugs and crazy out of their minds for the most part, they were panicking at the time, they were shocked at what had taken place, and when they hid the body, they were really (as anyone might, in the situation) just trying, desperately, to "make it all go away". If you've never been strung out on heroin or cocaine, I would say you can't really judge whether it's possible to be so "our of their minds" that one would actually murder someone, cut up their body, etc. They talked about how they actually told people they had killed Angel, along the way. He says he's quite sure he wanted to get caught, actually. When I learned later he died last year, I was saddened to find he had gone back to the drugs. Sad case, all the way around. RIP to all of them

[@emihealing268]

@@ejc5480 -- Well stated.

[@nicholasmehler9662]

@@TrueBliuNineleven I've been strung out on both and you're pathetic for still trying to make excuses for plain murder. Not once while high on either of those substances have I ever thought about killing anybody even people who probably deserved it

[@guydreamr]

Rest in peace for Nelson for sure, not so sure about Alig.

[@latch78]

I love it when friends greet each other with a kiss!

[@tommyboybr]

That’s how we do in Brazil too. Depending on which region you are it’s either 1, 2 or 3 kisses on the cheeks

[@GG-yn6jw]

@@harrymonk6 your lame!

[@rejespo]

@@harrymonk6 that's the point, duh!

[@harrymonk6]

@@rejespo so the point is to be a gay?

[@harrymonk6]

@@GG-yn6jw cool doesn't start with a L ffs

[@johnnygolytlee290]

The Opera mixed with Acid House…YASSS! LOL

[@dicrylium-2868]

Johnny GoLytlee Love it!!!!!

[@Snaffle]

yea that was pretty fucking awesome!

[@omgwtfbbq_1]

:D

[@harrymonk6]

Gay

[@adammmm8376]

Anybody knows the name???

[@crazymeee]

It's so crazy that here on Christmas Eve he was so happy he was at the height of his career he was loved he was healthy and he wasn't a murderer and decades later he would die on Christmas of an overdose

[@quiksix25]

A place like that in Manhattan now would be like a million bucks

[@harrymonk6]

Ok mate

[@SusieSynth]

So sad. I always dreamt of living in THAT NYC. However it's not that NYC anymore.

[@tuezmoi]

I lived there in the mid 2000s. Not as much as you would think. Pretty affordable for midtown. :)

[@harrymonk6]

@Dark Glow whatever ya homophobe

[@tuezmoi]

@Dark Glow I lived in that building. I am telling you that it wasn't fancy. It was great but it was whatever.

[@wellwouldyalookitthat]

OMG THAT CAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL 😭

[@vikingsong2068]

It starved to death thanks to Alig.

[@SozeKartel]

✨Yes ❤ Michael Had A Heart Of Gold AND ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF HIS CATS NO MATTER WHAT Or HOW High He Was.. Legendary✨

[@cupcakegirl1064]

4:32 he asked Nelson if him & Lahome split an ecstasy pill last night, Nelson said no he took a whole 1. It’s so amazing to actually see the working of and see the perks of Michael pushing ecstasy to the circuit in the 80’s, So much can be found in Nelson’s videos

[@omniplexmusic]

At 8:55 Micheal asks nelson "would you like some ecstasy chocolate?" And nelson says "oh I've had some already" so he's doing twice in a row

[@weareeverywhere6677]

He was referring to the acid blotter that Nelson did the previous evening in the prior night's video. He did an entire blotter instead of splitting it with Lahoma, as he usually does. Nelson was a partyer that didn't go overboard very often, he just skirted the edge nonstop.

[@Blackswan5]

Hi, whatever became of the pretty golden curled hair in the part video, do you know?​@@weareeverywhere6677

[@Skaterbun]

that's so cute they're just discovering the birth of rave music, the 80's seem to have already disappeared looking at this video. extasy, smiley tees etc. this is such a cool mini house party. Nelson looked so happy here with his club kids.

[@suzied4270]

DJ Keoki been knew about rave music. They all did. Julie Jewels was a noob poser it girl acting like she did something on those turn tables. They werent just discovering rave music lol

[@Skaterbun]

@@suzied4270 depends what you defined as rave music,there was house music, electrobeats, I guess it was new in 87,88,89 ish era when they were friends with Deelite, it got hard core at the start of the 90's especially the new drugs and illegal raves particularly in England.

[@lorenacabrejos7203]

WTH what a waste of life. Non productive lives at all. But what can be rescued from that style of life was not thé parties or drugs. It was thé need to connect to each other, a sensé of brotherhood.

[@dangerous8333]

@@suzied4270 Skaterbun is more accurate.

[@robertdemitro1520]

Nelson was so sweet to everyone , always telling them how good they looked and being positive too ! He was being sincere , not fake ! Too bad he was not in an exclusive personal relationship with anyone ! I think whoever would have been his partner would have been very happy ! Too bad Nelson died so young !

[@wisdomseeker3362]

_Robert_ Yes. Nelson had a good spirit! He was _not_ like the others. I thought the er exact same about Nelson...kind, sincere and loving. Nothing fake or negative from him. In every video, Nelson remained _unchanged_ . I've said this before on ty his post...I wish he would've ran long and far❗

[@nelsonsullivanhd9908]

He was seeing a guy called Trade, named Fred.

[@robertdemitro1520]

@@nelsonsullivanhd9908: Oh really ? Trade was his boyfriend ?

[@nelsonsullivanhd9908]

@@robertdemitro1520 that's what I've heard. You can figure that everyone in that group was close..and back then the next people you met were friends of friends, so they were very close. But also, factor in the Aids crisis at the time. They probably didn't take chances bringing people home from clubs much. Trade/Frederick was with Nelson when he suddenly passed.

[@robertdemitro1520]

@@nelsonsullivanhd9908 : Well you might be correct . Didn't trade die of leukemia 5 years ago ?

[@thegrinch0614]

I LOVE being able to catch glimpses of these historical moments of the past

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I used to go to parties like this. I miss those days. So fun!

[@lisalane7916]

Beautiful cat

[@dylanwarren8451]

what a precious kitty!

[@PrincessSaRaH360]

Wow that was like time traveling so crazy!

[@jvlogsyt3253]

MYHOLLANDGIRL I want to bring that life back to the clubs but in underage. UGGHHH I HAVE SO MANY GOOD IDEAS TOO

[@teamcrumb]

@@jvlogsyt3253 it's not an idea it already happened

[@harrymonk6]

How much acid did you do?

[@GGAlienn]

Ahh if thy were a glove apon thy hand. I love Party Monster...I'm pissed Nelson wasn't a character and it took me years after seeing the movie to find this GOLD! THANK YOU SO MUCH NELSON FOR BEING AHEAD OF YOUR TIME.

[@riv6580]

This is the dude that recorded himself with his friend at that McDonald’s in the middle of nowhere right!? So amazing that I found him in another way now!

[@MizzRos1]

Omg you're right!!!

[@lexisain]

Demon Rat the link is broken- elaborate your first statement lol

[@DennisAlexioAndyHug]

Yup

[@user-sm7og6fi3j]

RYKERS DAD 420 AKA FATDABZ no, it was correct. The guys was a chicken hawk - he was practically salivating looking at the kids in McDonald’s. Just watch the original video. It doesn’t surprise me that his like minded “fan club” disagrees. I showed that video to a lot of people and they all agreed that there was something creepy and off about him, especially the way he looking at and talking about “the children” - he kept going on and on about wanting to play with “the children”. Just watch it.

[@harrymonk6]

@@user-sm7og6fi3j 100 % watch the train video its even worse!

[@Retospacemonkey]

I come back to this video every Christmas. Wish there were more videos with Julie in them.

[@nativenuggets76]

Legend has it. He’s still the queen of drama land forever and ever and ever and ever

[@Dimi374]

“This is good pickup weather, I’m gonna have to go out tonight”😂 🎶Those were the days!🎶😂

[@nayelilove5034]

the club kids invented vlogging

[@alexinhomg2]

That is so wrong Nelson did it by himself 10 years before the club kids era.

[@christinecollins6648]

I haven't seen Nelson's earliest videos but I would say he made many videos as the club kid scene was beginning. I went to many of the parties before Nelson passed and from the outside he seemed like one of them, he and Musto. Maybe not simply a club kid but in the inner circle for certain. The kids gave Nelson a raison d'etre

[@TheAverycross]

I agree! Thank God for vlogs:)

[@mellobear1989]

I guess you never saw of heard of 1000 other people videotaping their family vacations. Or other gatherings. "And this is Mom cutting up the Christmas turkey. :) " "And this is little Billy trying to set up his new train track he got from santa" Geez, home movies aren't a rare thing. Especially in the 80s.

[@davidadams2395]

Jess Tally But we're interested in these documents, not mom's kids cutting a turkey, etc. And Nelson documented, through his vlogs, many facets of 80s culture, and he will live on as a visionary.

[@MCTooTall]

I remember December 1988. It was unseasonably warm that year.

[@harrymonk6]

Mate he said that at the beginning of the video! U aint gotta show off, no one cares

[@ilyasjaghoori415]

@@harrymonk6 why so negative?

[@harrymonk6]

@@ilyasjaghoori415 negative?

[@vikingsong2068]

In what way was he showing off, you clown?

[@guydreamr]

@@harrymonk6 Oh, give it a rest you 🤡

[@sashaburton9042]

I watch this every year on Christmas. Now Michael Alig has died. Feels strange watching it this year. RIP Michael, Angel, Nelson and Christina 😢

[@charlieday3832]

Sad how fast the world passes by good times become a long time ago but it will always be a good time if you remember it well

[@yankees29]

Weird he died on Christmas.

[@wisdomseeker3362]

@@yankees29 Not weird, but I know what you mean. The better meaning here would be _telling_ . The day Michael died is the same day Angel's murder was committed... on Christmas . Angel was by _far_ , _no_ _angel_ . So, we have that all on Christmas. Michael, his boyfriend and angel were all pure evil❗I could care less about those three, but did watch Michaels interview after prison. He was always a liar❗He used drugs , he said, but changed his life. Well, he was high as a kite in the interview and _never_ showed not one bit of sadness or regret of the murder. A sick narcissist-psychopath ol' Michael was. The spirit world brought him full circle with his own death, giving remembrance to the world, for those that are wise and _BELIEVE_ what he had done years before, on _that_ _very_ _same_ _day_ . Christmas.

[@yankees29]

@@wisdomseeker3362 I don’t disagree. I saw them do some stupid,nasty things to people in clubs.

[@wisdomseeker3362]

@@yankees29 Really? So, you were around the bars during the Club Kids days/nights? Thank you for writing me. I didn't mean to come across as a rude person about others, I do not want to be _that_ kind of person. It's just the crime was so horrific and I'm sure angel did things/threatened others and god~knows~what for lack of drug payments. It was a sick and twisted time for that _ring_ of gay lovers, hustlers, thieves, drug users and whatever else they did to get _what_ they wanted, _when_ they wanted it. I bet you have some great stories to tell. Did you frequent the Limelight?

[@SandiByrd]

I miss my 20s so much. This reminds me of those days......just love Nelson. 🥰

[@redstar1223]

This is priceless. Most of the footage from that time is sanitised. To actually be filming in THAT apartment as well. Nelson is adorable. I know he was an incredibly kind man. Loyal to his friends. Alig was an interesting character. He played down his childhood abuse but I really believe he had a disassociation complex that ultimately led to his self destruction. That's not to excuse his crimes but it may go some way to explain how he ended in that very dark place. He had no business sense. He should have been wealthy had he exploited his success. Sadly he was exploited by practically everyone he worked for or with. Of course it can be argued that it was these issues and frailties that spawned his talents. Of course many in that circle were a lot more focused and went on to do big things. He reminds me a little of Steve Strange who should of had a long career but sadly ruined by an addiction to smack. Fascinating

[@AlexxEnglishh]

Early on they really were nothing more than a group of friends who liked to have a good time.

[@flyfly2850]

I love how much Nelson enjoyed his Christmas and how many times he mentioned! He had good manners.

[@natalie_watson]

These videos are amazing... so cool that he did this.

[@coloradolife5809]

I've grown to love Nelson by watching his videos.

[@christinad4432]

I love this. vlogging before there was such a thing!

[@jennicase]

how old are you?

[@christinad4432]

Jenni Case me? 30

[@christinad4432]

Jenni Niccum 32 in September 🙃 so weird I came back to this a year later... I’m just seeing ur comment

[@bonniehowell4259]

@@MaxWhiteArabiLouisiana Yep. There was always "that guy" filming everything.

[@bonniehowell4259]

Why are people so surprised that people in the 80's videotaped events?

[@tinabaker8151]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Nelson ❤️ happy new year 🎉 Love you💋💋💋 Love your videos❤️❤️ thank you 😊

[@gnarlykoala]

Druggy christmas, best christmas.

[@harrymonk6]

Wow not here dude ffs

[@basedsouljah]

@@harrymonk6 not here then where?! And man you seemed offended before Alig even died lol

[@harrymonk6]

@@basedsouljah Thats not very considerate pointing out that someone died bro .wtf

[@LS-gh1vk]

Nelson's melodic way of speaking reminds me a lot of Huell Howser. Both of them sweetly narrated with detail what was being video taped, making sure the viewer never felt left out. Also, somewhat like Mr. Rogers always made you feel that he was only talking to you.

[@traceyrychewhite1874]

I love that beautiful cat.

[@johnsanders6695]

😥Nelson died of heart attack age 40😱 RIP Thx for the memories!👏👏👏👏🥰

[@mmalan8243]

I need a movie made about Nelson!!!!!

[@labellav1103]

Lmao! 4:38 about those shoes! They sure showed their worth by the end of the party Nelson! l love it!

[@lightspeed388]

Awesome video, what a great bunch of kids....well, 50 year olds now.

[@mrmikeyd2]

They almost seem innocent.........this is the real life versus the Hollywood version......James St James, Michael Alig, Kiote, even talk of Christina....but notice in the movie not a word about Nelson

[@SensorySensations548]

true point

[@tacheles-orakel9919]

Listen to what people don't talk.

[@IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

Nelson's last Christmas and he happened to film it. That's crazy, huh? Bless you, Nelson.

[@JudgeHill]

Did I correctly hear the term "ecstasy chocolate"?

[@harrymonk6]

No

[@icecreamcowboyz9466]

Yes, I've already had some thanks

[@TS-qq7vr]

Asshole chocolate.

[@IoIocaust]

melt chocolate, put some mdma in and put it in the fridge

[@MusicLeeSarah]

I will take a piece thank you please thank you

[@MysteriousDonBrennanBeats]

Such an amazing time, the early days of techno, the club kids. I was only 7 years old at this time, love Nelson's videos.

[@atamagashock]

I’m surprised how few have seen this. Alig and Keoki are so well known and seeing Nelson’s intimate home video with them, is surprising. I’d think this would have atleast a million views

[@mk202]

Me and my friends used to do ecstasy every Xmas eve. We would take it right before midnight mass and it would kick in when they started playing Christmas music at full throttle. Good Times.

[@guydreamr]

Sounds simply divine.

[@harrysatin5110]

❤ Merry Christmas Nelson forever.

[@guydreamr]

That hit me right in the feels.

[@apheriousblack]

Meanwhile Keoki in the background mastering his craft.. went on to sell millions as a dj

[@SozeKartel]

Keoki Went Live Last Night On Instagram & Had Me Up Till 4am ❤I Had To Come Reminisce This Morning.. (I never sleep in)

[@shananagans5]

Back in the 80s, before the invention of the "Selfie Stick" It's actually kind of amazing this got documented so well. Back then video cameras were big, heavy, expensive and tapes went bad easily. If you wanted good quality video, a tape only lasted 2 hours, then you need to buy a new one if you want to keep your recordings. You could get 6 hours out of a tape but video quality was low. Nelson clearly put a big effort into this at substantial expense to himself. Back then, video wasn't particularly difficult but it was enough of a pain in the rear to where very few people recorded daily activities. The video camera was typically reserved for special, or unusual events. Nelson had the vision to get a good, overall, video record of their lives at that time.

[@alexcastro7339]

Absolutely right..... Its fortunate that Nelson's videos are now forever available on a computer server. I wonder what Nelson would think about thousands of people watching his work through handheld devices anywhere in the world?....😎

[@shananagans5]

@@alexcastro7339 He would be thrilled. If we could only show him. I can hear him say "well look at that, a little electronic world is in there"

[@kaseymorist8991]

He's such a name dropper lol. Love you Nelson. Rest in Party.

[@verynice126]

Uhm he is just naming his friends for the video.

[@harrymonk6]

His just naming his friends ffs ! What's your problem

[@harrymonk6]

@Triple Triple O G mate, i dont live in the basement I have my own room so...

[@girtisholland]

None of these people were names outside of the scene. Nowhere near how people know their names. Keoki wasn’t a big name DJ until the 90’s.

[@CG68810]

I like Nelson's videos better when he isn't with this group. There is a sinister and dark sense with these club kids. I enjoy seeing him with Rupaul, Lahoma, Liz, Dick, and the older crowd. They seem more connected and genuinely nice to one another.

[@AntnyXO]

I strongly agree with you!!! I would love! to hear RuPaul mention and talk about Nelson these days...

[@TS-qq7vr]

They're kids being free and unsure and rebellious and insecure in the new grown-up world, not dark and sinister. How fucking much are you adding into this?

[@Sassyglbeauty]

This Sucks I guess knowing that one ends up killing and dismembering someone..... one might tend to view it with that in mind. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@TS-qq7vr]

@Scowl Face: That's not in this video in any way, shape or form. That was many years afterwards. I can look at a picture of Truman playing with toys as a child and not call it sinister because he dropped atom bombs on cities 50 years later.

[@harrymonk6]

He does talk like a bit of a gay tho

[@SpacecowboiKilu]

This is seriously awesome

[@mselbit]

For the most part, here is gathering on a day that few could appreciate, being immersed in materiality rather than spirituality. Because of that, they were, overall, broken, lost, marginally-functional and, like Michael, demented. A close friend of Michael's reflecting on his overdose, said that his attempts to save Michael failed because Michael was a severely damaged soul. He reported that after his release from prison, his life, his mentality, worsened considerably. He knew what he'd done. G-d has a way of bringing retribution in ways that "civilized" society falls short of delivering. Michael should never have been incarcerated. He should have been swiftly put to death for the incredible cruelty of the murder. So, in the end, his torment and suicide was a rectification of the judgements meted out by men.

[@wisdomseeker3362]

Perfectly stated❗

[@mselbit]

@@wisdomseeker3362 Thanks. I try, especially when it comes to calling out the dangers of sinful behavior and how our society isn't in line with biblical values/ G-d's Will.

[@mselbit]

@@hallerd Sloppy verdict when you know the facts of the brutality of the crime. And he gloried in it!

[@dawudcharlton]

90% of this comment section wouldn't be here without Party Monster. Lmao

[@JokesRJokes]

I had never heard of it or the Michael alig murder until a video right before this talking about it. I knew the Michael alig name from Nelson's videos.

[@mariaager1924]

@@JokesRJokes me too. I just watch the videos because of Nelson.

[@dixienormous6969]

"Our little boy" LMAO

[@aamonsterbear989]

Nelson sounds like Huckleberry Hound 😂😂 all joking aside, RIP Nelson. Love watching the videos.

[@halibali0717]

I'm obsessed with this group of friends.

[@SozeKartel]

Real Talk! They All Pass The Vibe Check 🌹

[@guydreamr]

An operatic "Ave Maria" and a thumping house music track mashup, doesn't get more gay 80s New York than this. Party on boys and girls. 👍

[@jimshorts1451]

bro lol this dude filming is so high on ecstacy lol look at him non stop chewing hahah hilarious

[@harrymonk6]

They all have a orgy after

[@edeneverly2573]

He was chewing on a candy.

[@edeneverly2573]

Wtf is wrong with you anyway eh he he he sooo hilarious. Idiot. Why are you even here “bro?” You fucking child.

[@harrymonk6]

@@edeneverly2573 mate his defiantly on extacsy . You've obviously only ever done candys in the club. There all drug addict aids victims either way

[@teamcrumb]

nelson always chewed gum, fool

[@gledwood9108]

I love Julie Jewels. She was so beautiful. PS, talking about the movie Party Monster, why no Julie Jewels in that? She was gorgeous!! 😍🤪🤣 And what a beautiful cat, Spikey the "Christmas kitty" at 7:26! You can tell she really loves Nelson and trusts him, the way she rushes straight up to him and cats never do that unless they really adore someone.

[@adammmm8376]

I love Julie Jewels forgotten icon

[@fleabaguette9699]

Such a cute Christmas Kitty! I love the way she prances right up to Nelson 😊

[@twistoffate4791]

The cat was hoping someone would feed it, and someone should have.

[@Blackswan5]

​@@adammmm8376IS Julie the one in the party video?

[@SusieSynth]

Nelson sounds very New York in parts of this lol. I love both his southern and New York accent

[@bec2629]

I wish I had a group of friends that I could have get togethers like this with.

[@michaelloparco2173]

We used to do this in the 90’s. A different time...

[@guydreamr]

Well stop wishing and make it happen baby.

[@cloudsncats]

Shout out to the real MVP, Spike the cat

[@SaiyanStrong]

This belongs in a museum

[@lauriesmith4575]

I find footage like this fascinating; it's like a window into the past

[@wisdomseeker3362]

I agree with you. It is❗ I enjoy it. They all had a past...but some of the Club Kids past was _very_ _nightmarish_ and others was just bad or a semigood past. I find it kind~of sad, because I feel that most of the Kids were dealing with depression and loneliness, which led to alcoholism drug abuse and loneliness. Even if some of the Club Kids parent(s) were rich or well off and may at times even supported their Kid, they could've dealt with loneliness and craved all of the wrong kind of attention. Others just did not give a damn and just threw shit to the wind and became rebellious .Most immature for sure.

[@NF2K]

It seems weird to me watching this and feeling like the personalities, music, and general vibe wouldn't be out of place in a house/xmas party today, 30 years later. Like as opposed to 30 years earlier which I imagine would have been a totally different vibe

[@jennicase]

what fresh hell did I stumble into? holiday fuckery

[@jennybk7110]

Jenni Case now that is at least funny.

[@harrymonk6]

Oh why dont you just piss off

[@weevil6969]

Lahoma in the hairpiece with the blacked out tooth looks like Julie's less fortunate twin, lol... Nelson seemed so happy and relaxed here.

[@edeneverly2573]

Ha! Now this is a good comment. Best comment here. Everyone else is a judgmental shit.

[@ddl4374]

Always..everywhere...

[@TDTam11]

3:48.....They have on MTV and the video that is playing is, The Bangals "In Your Room"....popular at the time.

[@WerdnaNiraehs]

All time favorite Bangles song!

[@timsummers870]

Much better than Christmas parties today where everyone is glued to their phone screens. At least people socialized then.

[@wonfeather]

The songs that Keoki plays tho, fire.

[@SusieSynth]

Hes still fire

[@cathyhopf6532]

that was cute when Michael said " Taking terns to see how we would look deformed " He must of been a blast RIP Michael and Nelson

[@stalkingseattle4430]

This is definitely the Riverbank Apartments at 560 W. 43rd in Hells Kitchen.

[@erikalynnpennella2667]

@Justin Stewart so????????

[@limosine]

@@erikalynnpennella2667 You can visit the scene!

[@hippiegoddess8372]

@@limosine k

[@limosine]

@@hippiegoddess8372 Special 😉

[@hippiegoddess8372]

I'm dying it doesn't matter anymore should just finish me off n so I'm not in pain anymore

[@JustinLHopkins]

Keoki was so hot!

[@wilmervalderrama8871]

Is Keoki the one with the camera?

[@JustinLHopkins]

Wilmer Valderrama No, Nelson is.

[@ShanCamp69]

lol wilmer valderrama played keoki in the movie

[@slowdancetheme]

I totally agree

[@Shelly_is_crazy]

Justin Hopkins YESSS Keoki! Brings back SOO MANY GREAT MEMORIES!!!

[@jennicase]

the cat, the black out teeth, the breaking platform, the music, there is so much going on here not an exciting party but very interesting

[@jennicase]

***** yes, I know that

[@Saiege]

Good job? lmao

[@harrymonk6]

They act like a bunch of gays

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

@@harrymonk6 dude grow the fuck up

[@harrymonk6]

@Triple Triple O G whos hating who? Stop being so paranoid ffs

[@zensage9906]

Ugh my emotions. This is so long ago and haunting at the same time.

[@Jude300c]

Cute kitty

[@osocanin8637]

+June300c Unfortunately Spikers froze and starved to death when Michael's drug use spiraled out of control. After he was evicted for not paying his mortgage (this was a few yrs after this was shot) he left his 2 cats behind while he hopped from place to place. When he finally had a moment of lucidity and went to check on them one was dead the other in horrible shape.

[@traceyg2703]

+Oso Canin :'( Poor things

[@jansmith9406]

+Oso Canin No idea who these people even are....but so sorry to hear that about the beautiful cats. So precious. May they be somewhere better now, sweet little angels.

[@katr6512]

+Oso Canin did u get this info from the movie or did you happen to know Michael ? Just curious

[@osocanin8637]

Katharine Rentz I certainly met him a few times throughout the years of club going, but this was common knowledge that was swirling around at the time. The good, the bad and the ugly was discussed-and from people who certainly really did know him well. Many of us who "knew" him always remembered him as clean, well dressed, organized (believe it or not) and a slave to certain club customs and etiquette. When he became hooked on heroin and "real" drugs beyond a bit of pot and X that was as common as water at the time, he became dirty, looked horrible, his clothing ratty and recycled (not a fresh look-or even kept), and no longer were things attended to in the clubs. It became a free for all with all sorts of riff raff and people that would never be allowed access to the VIP sacrosanct areas of Limelight, and Club USA (the clubs I frequented most along with Pyramid Club and earlier Area) when he was lucid. He allowed anyone anywhere as long as they had $$ and/or drugs for him. It just became obvious that something was up to the ones who clubbed in those places often,the whole energy of the club off without its organizer and real superstar. Then everyone started hearing rumors about his drug use and addiction. The cats was just one nugget of info that clued everyone in as to how low he had sunk as he treated them like children when he was well and loved to talk about them like a proud Papa. I started to grow up and had to focus on studies by the time Angel was murdered, so I wasn't in the thick of things by then. But, still I'd run into people here and there and they'd inform me about just how bad things had gotten. I guess many people had read the writing on the wall so to speak before the murder, and moved on to other clubs that offered more entertainment and less of a creepy fog hanging over the festivities (not to mention undercover DEA agents looking for drugs). Now i feel really..OLD LOL!

[@carolinem9041]

How full circle that alig passed on Xmas this year

[@Redvexer]

Awsome footage

[@kimbernoelz6564]

I feel bad for the cat and fish :( Fancy and modern apartment for the 80's, though. Does anyone know if the building still exists and where exactly it is?

[@harrymonk6]

Apparently they feed the fish to the cat that night the pricks

[@MrNickster127]

560 W 43rd 3K

[@ddl4374]

@@harrymonk6 😡

[@harrymonk6]

@@ddl4374 i know right

[@fairydust-ky4oc]

@@harrymonk6 I don't put anything past people that kill their friends and 8nject draino into them.

[@Djkosherhoweywon]

The intro is the hallway of Larry's house on 14 street meat packing area. Larry use to let me come up to puff and get free techno records he didn't want he gave to me since I was first started djing. Grateful to Larry Tee forever

[@shawndamccormick278]

Starting at 14 minutes and finishing with lahoma's comment is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

[@generosen999]

Keoki was a ketomine addict passing out many times behind the turntables

[@j.e.2323]

bookmarkthis Cool story. we don't care.

[@sherrishoots35mm]

Yep, he was nodded out on the tables when I saw him at a rave in Gainesville in '97. lol Love these videos!

[@FinancialDomination]

I saw Keoki spinning @ a hotel lobby in 2004. He looked like an old gypsy fortune teller. Crazy what drugs and time can do to a person.

[@edeneverly2573]

No shit! But there’s much more to it. I love how people come here and spread a bunch of judgmental bullshit and statements as if they are fact and as if they know a damned thing. Just get lost! That’s why I loved the old days. We didn’t meddle or sit around talking shit behind a screen. We lived. For good and for bad..because that’s life!

[@tboyd6645]

damn what a fun crowd. lol

[@001spring]

Ignoring the fact that one of them turned out to be psychotic murderer

[@harrymonk6]

Mate thr all gay, what's fun about that?

[@guydreamr]

@@harrymonk6 Oh, give it a rest you 🤡