RuPaul takes Nelson to the Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta in 1989 to do some shopping. Video by Nelson Sullivan
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@michaeloeffler95146 жыл бұрын
I am addicted to Nelson's vlogs now. Something about the way he conducts himself is calming. ... Way ahead of his time.
@TS-qq7vr5 жыл бұрын
His very steady camera work with a heavy hand held is really quite masterful. People with crappy cell phone footage (who hold the camera vertically for horizontal playback no less) should watch and learn from this guy if nothing else.
@ch367994 жыл бұрын
So do i🙂
@maxheadrum90304 жыл бұрын
And I have no respect at all for RuPaul
@lambo86374 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing ot eases my anxiety watching his videos
@RETRO_BELL4 жыл бұрын
Nelson's vlogs are like stepping foot into a time machine..💙 -Addicted in Ohio
@Nikkipicky7 жыл бұрын
Nelson...one of the forefathers of vlogging💗
@nealanpaulaking97086 жыл бұрын
NikkiMi I love these big old malls
@edeneverly25735 жыл бұрын
THE FATHER! This IS vlogging. Only difference is there was nowhere to upload it. But it was vlogging. Can you imagine what he would be thinking if he knew this would all be collected and put up online these years later? And he was making commentary about the future of the mall. He was pretty spot on. Ahead of his time.
@AlexRiversMusic5 жыл бұрын
NikkiMi THE father of vlogging
@aldofhister68595 жыл бұрын
@@AlexRiversMusic Nelson is a product of his own demise since 1978 there has been talk among the gay community about a disease and get nobody said a word -! And the gay community knew damn well how it was coming about !
@acsingleton15 жыл бұрын
NikkiMi exactly what I was thinking! Lol
@jennytaylor41656 жыл бұрын
Nelson can seem poker-faced and humourless, but he has a quiet natural comedy about him, I think, and the deadpan-ness frames it! Interesting character.
@sw_fit50s5 жыл бұрын
I love him, he’s so authentic and seemed to be friends with everyone
@jamesnorris96374 жыл бұрын
Thus is awesome
@LO1381ATL4 жыл бұрын
As a native to Atlanta, this brought back so many memories. Mick's restaurant, C&S, etc.
@supremajullibeama62493 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you.
@skipads5141 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I love watching Nelson, especially back home in South Carolina or with old family. I could care less for 1 second of his vapid friends.
@parkera90128 жыл бұрын
This is so cool seeing Ru before he really took off. Really makes you see his true character which seems pretty fun
@annother33506 жыл бұрын
He seems like a nice guy. Watch him on Alan carrs show in recent years
@crazysingingchick6 жыл бұрын
I agree. He’s so adorable in this.
@AllisonChains645 жыл бұрын
@@annother3350 Alan Carr has another show? I really loved his chat show!
@lauralettau4 жыл бұрын
yeah he seems like a fun friend
@lendalee24514 жыл бұрын
Wow I remember growing up n the 80s and the malls is a place were everyone of all ages went but now most have closed!
@ThomasCollectables6 жыл бұрын
I like the way he went out of his way to appreciate his surroundings
@aud6543216 жыл бұрын
ThomasTankCollectables yes
@Moonlight-mz7mu6 жыл бұрын
ThomasTankCollectables why I love art. And artists, they see the beauty around them in a way much different.
@mrmountainhiker96464 жыл бұрын
yes 🙌
@a.j.fisher8134 жыл бұрын
Me too. Good point! I LOVE your screen name, my 3 year old daughter lives Thomas... and my son, who is now 20, watched him too.
@ThomasCollectables4 жыл бұрын
@@a.j.fisher813 Thank you! I should probably use another account for commenting on videos 😅
@chrislaudrille10356 жыл бұрын
I really wish Nelson Sullivan would have had a chance to live for the next 50 years. He would have been a fucking rock star now. It’s a shame he passed, life’s not fair. He has a great personality for a show host.
@michaelmantas3215 жыл бұрын
what did he die of?
@sumguy25815 жыл бұрын
@@michaelmantas321 heart attack brought on by cocaine use. Rumour had it that he had AIDS, but if he did it isn't what killed him.
@GenerationalDisappointment5 жыл бұрын
Michael Chronopoulos He has a vlog from the day before he died, July 3rd. You can physically see a difference in him. Short of breath, unmotivated, sweating. But he spent it with friends and a dog. I suggest watching it, the way he speaks makes it sound like he knows it might be his last days.
@rachelw8215 жыл бұрын
@@sumguy2581 it looks like he has a lesion on his face here (like what people with aids get)
@anatoly864 жыл бұрын
@@rachelw821 he had a mole removed.
@chilezp7 жыл бұрын
It's like he was filming this for the future.
@halfmt46436 жыл бұрын
That´s usually what you do when you film or take photos. lol
@theresalopez86756 жыл бұрын
Half MT I was going to say something similar. Lol
@theresalopez86756 жыл бұрын
Are you also an artist?
@halfmt46436 жыл бұрын
Design and build, and restore furniture.
@DaRealKing3036 жыл бұрын
@@halfmt4643 LMAO🤣🤣🤣🤣
@confettistar5 жыл бұрын
What's interesting about Nelson is he really does enjoy life and appreciate his surroundings. I don't mean the club scene either. I mean just the most mundane things that most of us take for granted. He made the most of his short life.
@notdreadyet33 Жыл бұрын
Short life?
@kyle-sk0rpi0nkeremlima95 Жыл бұрын
@@notdreadyet33 he died in 1989
@notdreadyet33 Жыл бұрын
@@kyle-sk0rpi0nkeremlima95 I read that later. Sad, seemed like an interesting guy
@kristennicole1361 Жыл бұрын
He seemed very interested in everything.
@dshukla5805 Жыл бұрын
@@kyle-sk0rpi0nkeremlima95 why and how
@KungFuChess Жыл бұрын
Everyone staring at him walking around with this giant camcorder pointed at himself 😂 this guy was definitely ahead of his time
@itsmepaulad71027 жыл бұрын
It's amazing to see someone in the 80s to be a vlogger and it wasn't even popular then. I love all old videos. And to see rupaul is amazing.
@itsmepaulad71026 жыл бұрын
sadie grace plus you're lately I've been on a case that happened in Chicago where a 19-year old black female was found dead in a walk-in freezer and it did not make sense so I've been watching so many videos on that I hope to hear from you soon and I just want to let you know that I thank you for your support and for subscribing to me that means the world to me thank you and I hope to talk to you very soon
@merncat756 жыл бұрын
@@itsmepaulad7102 Kenneka Jenkins 😞
@amazingabby253 жыл бұрын
It's me Paula D that’s weird your comment is 3 years old but I just heard of the freezer yesterday
@jbt60074 жыл бұрын
I remember Ru Paul well in this era. Go-go dancing at Weekends and hanging out at my hair salon. Always friendly and in a good mood. We knew he was going places.
@TaiJ-Aird6 жыл бұрын
Ru Paul loved him some coca cola I watched several of these videos and he always buys it!! ....I love how polite they are to each other.
@Piecesoftheshadow6 жыл бұрын
Is that THE Rupal from tv?
@heartstruth68756 жыл бұрын
@@Piecesoftheshadow yep. Before he made it big...
@Piecesoftheshadow6 жыл бұрын
@@heartstruth6875 Oh wow. Pretty cool.
@annedavis60904 жыл бұрын
@@Piecesoftheshadow yaas
@ilovejesus14323 жыл бұрын
Ikr always asking people to buy him a coke all time the Lolol I noticed that too haha
@Technogaljustine5 жыл бұрын
Back in the days when mobile phones weren't so common and if you lost your friends in the mall you'd have to actively look for them instead of calling them! 😅
@ch367994 жыл бұрын
There were mobile phones but they were big and not very popular. And also very expensive.
@KirksCORNER-19834 жыл бұрын
You just page them
@LocaalDent4 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes, yes. Or of course you could just send them a message via raven
@EchoRider5154 жыл бұрын
😅 I remember that well. A bunch of friends at the mall & me stopping to look at everything shiny... 🤔 "Uuumm, where'd all my friends go?!"😱😂
@reginaphalange55084 жыл бұрын
@@ch36799 their were mobile phones in the eighties but they were literally like double sized bricks and exclusively for the rich just like the iPhone was released and only a few rich or known business people had them until they became cheaper and commonplace. Mobiles werent commonplace as a societal staple till the late 90s early 2000s when it was recognized as a common and expected occurrence for anybody to be able to afford and carry a mobile for any reason. It doesn't become thing officially until you can get 1/10 people with a mobile or the thing you looking for. Late 90s early 2000s, maybe every second or third working adult would carry a mobile or pager. It was mobile, internet, then mobile internet. Nowadays people are looking for the next big thing.
@owen71853 жыл бұрын
Honestly, since I watched my first of Nelson's videos, I cannot stop. A time capsule when the world was a very different place, he's a true artist
@Munschauer5 жыл бұрын
“RuPaul is just intolerant; he doesn’t want to go to the Sharper Image.”
@emilio43584 жыл бұрын
I read this comment just as he said it
@lordmoods57064 жыл бұрын
@@emilio4358 same
@thebabslife4 жыл бұрын
People were so much calmer back in the day, no pretending, just being themselves. That's the impression I get anyway, like they had nothing to prove.
@kevinperez37444 жыл бұрын
Those were only 4 people out of millions.........
@ricobhi4 жыл бұрын
@@kevinperez3744 Billions, even! 😁
@thebabslife4 жыл бұрын
@@kevinperez3744 yeah babe cause you know how much I've been looking into this, don't you?
@jackjohnson73963 жыл бұрын
People were basically the same as now. Give or take some. 👨 👩 ☝
@Carriegoup3 жыл бұрын
People were the same. Nelson is just a naturally calm person. Believe me when I say there were many fake people back then, especially in the nightclubs, thats just how people in general are and always will be.
@DolOnTheDial Жыл бұрын
I was born in the 70;s and grew up in the 80;s and 90's something about this video made me burst into tears, not sure what it is...just a homesick kind of feeling I guess.
@StinkyButton5 жыл бұрын
Nelson was way ahead of his time. A lost treasure. Only the good die young. His comments were on point. Nothing stays the same. People move in and out. He truly was a philosopher.
@j.3637 Жыл бұрын
He's doing what we are doing now with our cell phone and cameras way ahead of his time, he's awesome. it's like traveling back in time.
@sultanahazuri39034 жыл бұрын
I hope Rupaul sees this and remembers his friends.
@80sForever293 жыл бұрын
He did. He even mentions it in a podcast with Michelle Visage. Look It up
@bigoof63693 жыл бұрын
@@80sForever29 do you know what ep?
@amazingabby253 жыл бұрын
Big Oof flowing
@microsoftsam_yt4 жыл бұрын
"Look malls change just like everything else Molly, nothings gonna stay the same" That line is oddly prescient considering so many malls around the country are shutting down. Although Lenox Square is still open and thriving. Just looks different than in this video.
@towerofresonance48772 жыл бұрын
I was going to ask if anybody has been here recently and how it looks now. Following Nelson's ghost.
@xTenzin10 Жыл бұрын
@@towerofresonance4877 yes i was this week. Looks quite different
@gailphillips34499 ай бұрын
Really wish Nelson was still.alive. He is quite the interesting guy and such a sweet nature.
@udlauchstmacshauchny25216 жыл бұрын
8:41 Favourite moment. Speaking directly to us even though he never met us.
@crywhit46195 жыл бұрын
I chose 2. How about you?
@lordkanti82603 жыл бұрын
Bitter sweet
@dixienormous69693 жыл бұрын
That was so lovely.. I loved it.
@cesarcueto19953 жыл бұрын
He speaks to the camera all the time tho
@bawoman3 жыл бұрын
lol I genuinely felt he was talking straight to me, it was weird lol. good weird.
@carolinasfinest80356 жыл бұрын
U know people was looking at him with that camera like WTF for real back then...
@morningstar78965 жыл бұрын
Carolinas Finest that what make him ahead of his time
@hestiapetrina95224 жыл бұрын
Some people said "ohh he's crazy! Talking to his camera!" 😂
@SparkleP8nter4 жыл бұрын
Yeah because it was a real camera 🎥 not a cell phone lol
@josephinev.catlady51824 жыл бұрын
@@SparkleP8nter and they said he was full of himself for filming his self lol. This group of friends started so many trends , invented their own language and redefined the way we see the world. Truly iconic.
@leonelbrava27384 жыл бұрын
I feel like people nowadays don't like being filmed. Back then people didn't really care. They even smiled and waved if you filmed them
@ThomasCollectables6 жыл бұрын
9:55 "Look malls change just like everything else Molly, nothings gonna stay the same"
@nickicouture72974 жыл бұрын
ThomasTankCollectables 😭😭😭😭
@elijasuiters99324 жыл бұрын
That line hit hard.
@lotus35744 жыл бұрын
Haaa the one place that is stuck in time.
@rashaanelam18974 жыл бұрын
I saw this comment as he was saying it. Lol
@MandeeHops3 жыл бұрын
Preach
@GreedyJofficiall Жыл бұрын
You are witnessing a mind that wasn't manipulated by social media. So peaceful and grounded to reality, i miss those days.
@britlew5933 Жыл бұрын
Remember those days when one of your friends had an old beat down car and all your friends packed in for a trip? Best times ever!
@wimjimjams9 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these videos. I feel like I've travelled through time and hanging out with you and RuPaul. As someone born in the 80's who is a regular on the alternative disco scene, it's great to see. x
@natalkakot5 жыл бұрын
It’s a shame that he’s dead 💀 since 4th of July 1989 :/
@OfficiallyEguono3 жыл бұрын
His voice reminds me of that one guy on Family Guy who always says “Heyyyy YALL” 😂😂♥️
@mesoc3 жыл бұрын
hahaha
@ladyjanewriter6 жыл бұрын
RuPaul's pants are EVERYTHING.
@heartstruth68756 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same
@indiahaze21974 жыл бұрын
Yess
@nicandcarla4 жыл бұрын
This is the safest way to time travel without knocking things out of place
@jUrbanity7 жыл бұрын
I can't believe California Pizza Kitchen has been in that same spot for all these years. I can make certain spots as being the same today, but 1989 Lenox is completely different from 2017 Lenox.
@matthewshinn58396 жыл бұрын
+jeff Webb its a pizza kitchen
@db46955 жыл бұрын
Ikr that California pizza caught me off guard, didn’t know it’s been there for so long
@chioj364 жыл бұрын
Is that sculpture still there?
@r.v.b48134 жыл бұрын
@@chioj36 No but Neiman Marcus is in the same location and YES California Pizza Kitchen is still there 😁
@tiste67704 жыл бұрын
IKR!! ....and I’ve never eaten there
@elmobolan42745 жыл бұрын
Before cell phones, he just yells out, "hey ya'll"....lolol
@dixienormous69693 жыл бұрын
That's some Southern shit hahahaa
@MancstaSam8 жыл бұрын
tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies!! Omg ive not heard that song on the radio in terrys car for yearsss!!
@queengene17225 жыл бұрын
Fleetwood Mac rocks !!
@blakfloyd4 жыл бұрын
I dream of Little Debbie using it in a commercial one day with the lyrics "Sell me piiiies, sell me sweet little pies."
@CupcakeCartel14 жыл бұрын
There a lot of things missing today but the biggest one, Manners! They are so polite to each other.
@ddl43743 жыл бұрын
Trust me that was just tem. 😁 We were as rude as anyone 😂
@CupcakeCartel13 жыл бұрын
@@ddl4374 😆 Ruining my image of the 80’s lol 😆
@ddl43743 жыл бұрын
@@CupcakeCartel1 😂👐 I take it back! Lol..it was a kind and gentile time!... 🤗❤
@nostalgic80sguy277 жыл бұрын
The nostalgia is intense. Malls back then we're so incredible and nice. I might have been a kid in the eighties, but I'm thankful I got to come up in that era. Malls are disappearing around our country and it's sad. The memories are all we have of those great times.
@Strawberryfearsforever7 жыл бұрын
nostalgic 80's guy Lenox is still nice like this.
@dennisp85206 жыл бұрын
There are still a lot of malls like this. They just exist in other countries and often times/ironically less developed nations. A example is Thailand, when I was in Bangkok I went into a mall that just had whole floors dedicated to like on genre of item or even brand. Like Samsung was on the 11th floor and it was just one huge Samsung store.
@eddiebacon1276 жыл бұрын
nostalgic 80's guy no there not. Teens love going to the mall and hanging out. Been that way for years
@dennisp85206 жыл бұрын
Idk if I would agree with the this statement ether. It really depends on where you live. For my situation there is no malls that are close by. Thus, most people I know would buy from a specific store or go online.
@michaelreilly35135 жыл бұрын
I hate Malls, much prefer to shop on a strip, supporting small business, rather than giant corporations and the Malls themselves charge a fortune in rent, disgusting, they are all the same and all smell like plastic lol.
@itannoysme33485 жыл бұрын
The area of Lenox mall he enters at the beginning was the new part back then. Still very similar today. The mall goes back to the 50s and used to be mainly outdoors until the 70s. There have been several remodels on the central part since 1989. It has always been a mainstay of Atlanta life.
@Tabbymae113 жыл бұрын
Holy crap. I can’t believe how lucky I am to see this footage. This is perfection
@mikeybigfoot13546 жыл бұрын
Nelson is soo positive 100% of the time! Pee wee Herman was modeled after him. He was a kind soul
@suz71104 жыл бұрын
Is that true? Pee Wee Herman?
@hatednyc5 жыл бұрын
I LOVE Nelson’s Voice! I could watch these videos all day every day!
@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary11 ай бұрын
I can't help but love Nelson's accentricities with his camera and permeating sense of humor!
@s.alcantar3122 Жыл бұрын
“Look malls change just like everything else, Molly. Nothing is gonna stay the same” - Nelson @9:56
@YNTGUNS6 жыл бұрын
Hes vlogging in the 80s with a camcorder? Hah savage
@ShaneStanley1095 жыл бұрын
RED_10R what else is he gonna record with in the 80s !!!!!
@yesno96374 жыл бұрын
Jesse Mitchell what was it like to live in the 80’s I was only born in the 21st century
@definitelyjustcj41484 жыл бұрын
Jesse Mitchell I was born in the early 2000s I wish I was living in the 80s
@dianavargas99023 жыл бұрын
And u can’t see yourself in those, so you pray you are in shot 😬
@yamahaguy17326 жыл бұрын
I like these cause you really see what the 80s were like and good vlogs 100x better than most vlogs nowadays
@julietrask7497 Жыл бұрын
You had to be there, best time of my life.
@satchelgeddon4042 Жыл бұрын
I was 1 month old when he filmed this….34 now. It’s fascinating to view the world before or shortly after I existed.
@millsykooksy48638 жыл бұрын
I love Nelson's deadpan face...lmao. And he kinda looks like Gene Wilder without the wild hair.
@patriciaherrera11806 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking the same and especially the voice, omg the voice is exactly like Gene Wilders
@jomoland5 жыл бұрын
Patricia Herrera oh 😯 you’re right! He sounds just like Gene Wilder. I knew I had heard a voice like his somewhere else but didn’t place it until I read these comments.
@kimwallace11705 жыл бұрын
Yes, way ahead of his time. So sad he passed away.
@naufrage05 жыл бұрын
Sounds like him too
@tdsfea35134 жыл бұрын
It's funny because what is recommended to me by KZbin under this video is among other things a documentary about Gene Wilder.
@nagsheady77019 жыл бұрын
This is so interesting. Interesting to think - that in 2 or 3 short years the RuPaul we see here would become this huge pop culture sensation with hit singles and impeccable drag.
@MindDezign3 жыл бұрын
RuPaul was on AT NIGHT like a LEGEND in his own mind. He literally grabbed his dreams by the throat " and made it happen" He was the most, self ADVERTISED personality in Atlanta. Before he was of age to be in clubs, he was doing his self promotion "RuPaul is RED HOT" was he and his bands mantra every Club goer KNEW! He was tall and would Be in waist high ,fishing wadder rubber pant cut down to high thighs, an American Indian Thong ,no shirt and a mohawk ,looking talker than he was. Dancing on speakers Doing his rounds of 20-30 at each night spot in town He made sure EVERYBODY knew he was out and about !
@mochas92493 жыл бұрын
Awww thanks for the videos Mr. Sullivan. Rip
@kathleenkallista90046 жыл бұрын
I swear hes a time traveler.
@paulieheydrich97725 жыл бұрын
kathleen kallista for filming his friends n self?
@daquane4 жыл бұрын
@@paulieheydrich9772 yes lmao
@mascottie9 жыл бұрын
I love how at the end, he says "Things change. Leases go out..." It's true and Lenox mall has changed in a lot of ways since then but still very recognizable.
@mmafan37 жыл бұрын
True..
@notsoseriousmoonlight6 жыл бұрын
Nelson's words always touch me so... I also like what he said about information and security, as if one could just go to the mall and find those!
@MarkMcLain6 жыл бұрын
Very profound message.
@louisemartin68204 жыл бұрын
I always return to Nelsons videos, They are wonderful resources and remind me of simpler times, which is comforting, particularly in the crazy and absurd 2020s thank you Nelson RIP 💖💖💖
@tomford6835 жыл бұрын
When you hear little lies on a radio station of 1989 😍😍
@theyouthofnausea9 жыл бұрын
Rupaul is so adorable. His smile and laugh is magical. It makes me laugh and smile with him.
@stephenheard89266 жыл бұрын
OMG ! I hung out at Lenox all through the 80’s . In my crazy teens !! Video is so cool. Cherry Snow !! 💋
@mariaager19243 жыл бұрын
Nelson says, “Nothing stays the same.” 😢❤️
@daniellawrence863 Жыл бұрын
Can't stop watching... If this was on Netflix!!!
@claudiacorral4559 Жыл бұрын
Oh the 80s...so grateful that I lived it to the fullest 😍
@Mylo123215 жыл бұрын
He treats everything like it’s the first time he’s ever seen it. I love that. He was always in the now. Unfortunately, I would have been one of those people to stay upstairs. 😞
@enraptured67004 жыл бұрын
"It's like Plato's forms fell out of the heaven and piled up here in the middle of the mall" I love Nelson's narration
@hibiscustea13 Жыл бұрын
I was born not far from here the following April after this video. I'm so happy this footage shows my city back then!
@creddjv4 жыл бұрын
Before I learned about him, I thought this was some KZbinr that was using special lens to make it look like it was filmed in the past. It’s crazy how it’s real..
@wantsomecoffee3 жыл бұрын
I haven’t watched a Nelson video in a few months. Good to be back. I love him.
@Dude4786EyeHaveAutism6 жыл бұрын
If Nelson only knew if his videos would actually make it in history , he is gone but never forgotten. Who ever posted these videos did a solid for this individual, someone with such big dreams , with so much life and didn't care how people reacted with him holding a camera. It just comes to show how truly dedicated he was .
@cherkitawilliams93244 жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Atlanta and I love this video! Old Atlanta! So many memories!
@nagsheady77019 жыл бұрын
LOL - RuPaul's horror at the corporatization/gentrification of Midtown trips me out. If he thought it was serious in 1989, seeing it now may make him suicidal.
@tensacross9 жыл бұрын
amen. thats why im suicidal. xx
@nitashajohnson47676 жыл бұрын
DoodleKaboodle why are you here?
@lynxminx45 жыл бұрын
I'm not certain what the context was for RuPaul, but there were struggling clubs in the area for decades after this was shot. The war is definitely lost now. Soon even the Cheetah will be gone...
@adelinewurzer45334 жыл бұрын
he doesn't care about stuff like that anymore unfortunately
@sarahdaw66489 жыл бұрын
Love the Stevie in the background!! Nelson was ahead of his time! RIP Nelson!
@blackbeauty718727 жыл бұрын
Love the 80s, Love the music, the cars the mall and Vintage Ru. lol
@champagnehoney2418 Жыл бұрын
Idk why but I’m so loving this channel I’ll watch as much as I can before I fall asleep
@MitchGrooms8 жыл бұрын
THIS IS INCREDIBLE,, SEEING THE ROUND C&S BANK BUILDING, THE KRYSTALS WHERE WE LIVED AT EVERY NITE AT 4AM AND THE MALL HOW IT USED TO BE, INCREDIBLE..
@tiste67704 жыл бұрын
Mitch Grooms yes! I used to think of it as the baby Peachtree Plaza ..... you forget it was ever there after they removed it ....it wasn’t imploded, but dismantled
@MitchGrooms4 жыл бұрын
@@tiste6770 agree
@jwatwater9 жыл бұрын
Really cool video to watch. The area where y'all entered mall is pretty much the same today, but the area near Neimans is REALLY different that area is 2 story now. However, the sculpture is no longer there, and Macys is Bloomingdale's now. Thanks for uploading, it's nice to see the changes over the years.
@andreathespiritualmotivato55746 жыл бұрын
Macy's and bloomingdales are there now
@jomoland5 жыл бұрын
jwatwater Thankyou for updating us! Interesting to hear how it’s changed.
@jamesprovost26024 жыл бұрын
•Jo• same lol I wondered if it was still open lol
@jwatwater4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesprovost2602 Oh, trust me. Lenox will be open until the very end.
@P.willow6 жыл бұрын
I just love this. Love it. What a world back then going out with your friends in their car... 1989 style .
@Canleaf08 Жыл бұрын
With a Rabbit Mk1, I guess
@Teaandlilacs89Күн бұрын
@4:48 Lloyd Cole and the Commotions! I cannot stop watching these! Thank you NELSON 💐RIP! So thankful to you and your camera 🎥.
@Merlin-wo1kj3 жыл бұрын
Nelson is easily one of the greatest OG vloggers of all time..
@mi3bys0494 жыл бұрын
10:17 “you know the information booth in there says it all.....it says information and security as if that is what you can just come and get free at the mall....both of those things.” You are always so quick witted and always a few steps ahead of everyone. ❤️💕🌈😂I love and miss you my friend!! You were such a bright light and a star! 💫🌟🌈
@caroldesarnoNeNe452 жыл бұрын
Did you know him personally? It's so very hard when our friends pass away. I'm sorry for your loss. ☹️.
@Melasvasapelar Жыл бұрын
The world loves your friend I'd love to see a video of you speaking of him
@esmereldavilla-lobos49074 жыл бұрын
Seeing old Atlanta got me in tears😭 😭😭
@leedart3 жыл бұрын
That drive up Peachtree inMidtown was absolutely fantastic reminder of how much the city has changed.... the old C&S on North Av!!!
@Dude4786EyeHaveAutism6 жыл бұрын
The music , the places , very interesting peak into the 80s.
@lovingatlanta5 жыл бұрын
👍This was so cool to see. The sameness and difference of Lenox mall today is cool. This is such a wonderful time capsule. 💞
@swagatron9477 Жыл бұрын
Even tho Nelson preserved his memories and ramblings so nicely he was never able to look back on them, even so he did preserve the memories of those he ran with back then and even people he never knew, for them I’m sure it’s nice to look back on the scenes and sights of the 1980s.
@honeysky11026 жыл бұрын
Lol Sherry wanted to show off her posters and they're all worried about getting mugged. Lmao this is amazing in so many ways.
@epipd57125 жыл бұрын
RuPaul is so polite and still is. I just love these vidoes, so addicted to them.
@kieranryan43356 жыл бұрын
So sad he died, cool guy
@90sHouseBoy5 жыл бұрын
How did nelson die? Is that on his face because of the aids? I’ve never watched these so a don’t no
@ash19525 жыл бұрын
90sHouseBoy he had a heart attack
@lg3165 жыл бұрын
@@90sHouseBoy he did NOT have aids.
@MarkLada4 жыл бұрын
@@lg316 He did have the aids.. He sniffed a mountain of cocaine and went out on his own terms..
@Carriegoup3 жыл бұрын
@@MarkLada A childhood friend of his mention something about Nelson's grandfather dying the same way and that his heart conditions were genetic
@idontknowyouthatsmypurse Жыл бұрын
I love how Nelson always says hi and bye to the animals in his video- my kind of people 😉
@knowbuddy05 жыл бұрын
I love how every single video he goes out of his way to love on the animals and talk to them. Ot really shows his true character.
@theoffice98036 жыл бұрын
The only thing I am thinking the whole time is that HOW THE HECK HIS HANDHELD CAMERA IS SO DAM STEADY. I am living in 2018 and they still couldn't figure out how to make camera steady on phones.
@everettgarrett48585 жыл бұрын
It's a hi-8 like the guys on TMZ and stuff like that uses not even a camcorder it's like a a movie camera tape you call the high eight even used on Kardashians as thank you definitely stay to the yard first time normal camcorders gave Nelson a hernia so he had to go to the lightweight hi-8 I think they called it a high eight 8 meaning 8 mm film
@kcguy88644 жыл бұрын
In 2018? Plenty of phones with image stabilization.. mustve had a shitty ass phone
@normieslayer11694 жыл бұрын
It's because if the weight. If it's heavy (but not too heavy) you can't really jitter it around.
@Tomyotan3 жыл бұрын
I know this is old but the way we hold phones also doesn't help. Even a $1 selfie stick will greatly improved stabilization because it give a sturdy natural grip as opposed to the awkward side grip we usually use to hold phones.
@taginefc31894 жыл бұрын
I was so obsessed with Coca Cola as a child in the 80’s ... ru Paul & his love of coke, the mall, the old cash machine, the old stores & how he is vlogging... this is all magical.
@glinkglow Жыл бұрын
OMG, seeing Lenox from those days. Memories rush back.
@dennisp85206 жыл бұрын
Man it’s so nice to see video footage like this in the past. I mean documentaries and stuff exist but it’s rare you just get some average joe walking around doing normal tasks in life. I’m glad that tech has advanced as well so that I can easily show my kids what life was like in the 2000’s and 2010 and so on.
@jack_of_all_trades_master_none5 жыл бұрын
This is so freaky. His film style makes the viewer feel like they are there. Strange feeling.
@jesykahashope6 жыл бұрын
This is so cool to see! Bless Nelson for making all these videos 💖
@luverizimo25976 жыл бұрын
Rupaul did not know 4 years latter will be come a world super star 😊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@banglebabe15 жыл бұрын
@@Piecesoftheshadow disagree. I was watching his show regularly on vh1. I know that came out in the early to mid 90s because that's the only time I had vh1.
@indiahaze21974 жыл бұрын
He knew!!
@TenshiCat4 жыл бұрын
7:00 "They all wanna go downstairs. I mean... none of them wanna go downstairs but I do. So I'm going." Legend
@agentwho19333 жыл бұрын
Makes me feel like I'm there like I'm living in 1989 seeing how it was it's crazy n he's so calming that's also making me watch more of his vlogs
@ZoeyChilds7 жыл бұрын
I'm a ga peach, raised in Avondale, grew up coming to this mall, I was 4 in '89 so this is super interesting
@cvdixon29 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this! It was nice looking back at a time when we didn't have our phones and could just text our friends and say where are you at? if we got lost at the mall. Those were good times too!
@Jerseylulu5 жыл бұрын
My favorite film is when he goes to McDonalds and orders 6 drinks in a paper bag then proceeds to get into a car before cup holders.
@denisedesrosiers88174 жыл бұрын
It makes me wonder if they all keep in touch still, especially since RuPaul is famous now. It saddens me to know that Nelson is no longer with us and blows my mind knowing that if he were still here, he would be in his 70’s. These videos sure do make you realize how fast time flies. I mean, I was 15 when this video was shot n today I’m 46! Nobody I knew back then was making videos like this...Nelson was way ahead of his time!
@IntergalacticSpaceKitten4 жыл бұрын
Songs are 0:48 Tell Me Lies - Fleetwood Mac 4:50 My Bag - Lloyd Cole I can't hear too well over our sweetheart Nelson to know what the rest of the music is.
@Merlin-wo1kj3 жыл бұрын
Incredible audio especially for that time.
@buddo61754 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this
@ksdk3706 жыл бұрын
He used to hang out sometimes at Backstreet and The Gallos. Wow so long ago. He was good friends with Charlie Brown as well. Yes he was before his time. I was 25 when I first met him. Just knew him from the bars. This truly brings back memories.
@mikejohnson77685 жыл бұрын
Went to backstreet couple times,backstreet a little too hardcore for me