Nelson was thrilled to be going with Lahoma (out of drag) and Larry Tee to Michael Alig and Keoki's swank apartment for a Christmas party with many of the Club Kids. Video by Nelson Sullivan
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@rickyg84627 жыл бұрын
Nelson was so nonchalant and easy going... almost calming amongst the constant chaos
@THE-VVATCHER6 жыл бұрын
That's because he was rolling on xtc.
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
Probably the aids i reckon
@ddl43743 жыл бұрын
Yes adorable...
@naomisoze28622 ай бұрын
His Demeanour Is So Chill ❤
@water80956 жыл бұрын
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.
@MyCatInABox6 жыл бұрын
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-qq7vr4 жыл бұрын
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.
@rudypalma12503 жыл бұрын
What happened to Nelson?
@rapman53633 жыл бұрын
@@rudypalma1250 died of a heart attack 7/4/89
@dangerous8333 Жыл бұрын
The club kid era went from mid 80's to mid 90's. Not just "the 80's".
@f.frederickskitty2910 Жыл бұрын
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.
@teamcrumb5 жыл бұрын
his accent and voice are just so beautiful. a Southerner in New York, god bless you, beautiful Nelson!!!
@pudddingpie8 жыл бұрын
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!!!!!!
@jennybk71107 жыл бұрын
pudddingpie now u are def cool and appropriate. thanks for making a intelligent remark (4real😃)
@artursarturs97836 жыл бұрын
I want you
@mikehendersonn53576 жыл бұрын
Arturs Arturs Ah hn, you ugly ass nigga
@naomisoze28622 ай бұрын
Facts 💯💯💯💯
@apoliticallevi5 жыл бұрын
This is a time capsule and it’s amazing. I have LIVED.
@6thgeardiecast3 жыл бұрын
And Michael Alig dies exactly 32 years later.
@pezcore21423 жыл бұрын
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 ;)
@itsBayFreshALLday3 жыл бұрын
Bravo.... 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@fcukugimmeausername3 жыл бұрын
Wow, I had no idea. Crazy life these guys led.
@skyblue.2153 жыл бұрын
Crazy right
@drinkingpoolwater3 жыл бұрын
@@fcukugimmeausername it was a party everyday in these times.
@ClockwiseCat8 күн бұрын
I have fallen down the rabbit hole of Nelson Sullivan again. Intoxicating.
@crazymeee3 жыл бұрын
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
@madtingz22886 жыл бұрын
No body sitting on their phones being anti social, everyone actually enjoying themselves with each other. Amazing.
@aap53205 жыл бұрын
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...
@markhousman21985 жыл бұрын
No cell phones but plenty of Ecstasy and lots of Special K.
@martincabelloiii58284 жыл бұрын
Yeah Michael Alig just killed someone years later. Great times. 🔥🔥🔥
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
Its because they didn't have mobile phones
@camilao64354 жыл бұрын
Yep. Until they kill someone...
@emily.f.p51605 жыл бұрын
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...
@thedrunkenramblingsnorthea42014 жыл бұрын
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-fu8vp4 жыл бұрын
Yes. It sure is a marvel.
@ryans71465 жыл бұрын
You know it's a good party when everyone ends up in the bathroom.
@zensage99065 жыл бұрын
Yesssss
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
Yeah if you're a gay
@SusieSynth4 жыл бұрын
@@harrymonk6 no it has nothing to do with being gay. It has to do with primping and doing drugs.
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
@Dark Glow so your obviously a homosexual but just take it easy ffs
@pb45954 жыл бұрын
Not always. Not for Angel Melendez anyway.
@taracochran3 жыл бұрын
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.
@ejc54803 жыл бұрын
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.
@TrueBliuNineleven3 жыл бұрын
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
@emihealing2683 жыл бұрын
@@ejc5480 -- Well stated.
@nicholasmehler96622 жыл бұрын
@@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
@guydreamr11 ай бұрын
Rest in peace for Nelson for sure, not so sure about Alig.
@jadeSLenin8 жыл бұрын
it's so freaky watching the real people after the movie
@isabellavillanueva46397 жыл бұрын
jade056 SLenin77 what movie
@jimmywait747 жыл бұрын
Party Monster
@jennybk71107 жыл бұрын
jade056 SLenin77 true scarier if you know them. can i ask why millenials are so interested in this?
@chloelawrence33947 жыл бұрын
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
@danielacano13227 жыл бұрын
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.
@veo_6 жыл бұрын
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.
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
Calm down dude
@alexandrawhitneyedwards3124 жыл бұрын
Loved reading your comment, Rob. Life is a party!
@ddl43743 жыл бұрын
Same as it ever was same as it always is..but rightly special and unique to the people involved at the time..🤗👐❤
@informph3 жыл бұрын
yes!
@justarandomgirl43213 жыл бұрын
@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...
@marsh443 Жыл бұрын
😢 I've always said, that I miss the 80s but watching Nelson' vids, I REALLY MISS THE 80s, WAAHHHH!!!!! 😭
@robertdemitro15204 жыл бұрын
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 !
@wisdomseeker33623 жыл бұрын
_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❗
@nelsonsullivanhd99082 жыл бұрын
He was seeing a guy called Trade, named Fred.
@robertdemitro15202 жыл бұрын
@@nelsonsullivanhd9908: Oh really ? Trade was his boyfriend ?
@nelsonsullivanhd99082 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@robertdemitro15202 жыл бұрын
@@nelsonsullivanhd9908 : Well you might be correct . Didn't trade die of leukemia 5 years ago ?
@latch789 жыл бұрын
I love it when friends greet each other with a kiss!
@tommyboybr6 жыл бұрын
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-yn6jw4 жыл бұрын
@@harrymonk6 your lame!
@rejespo4 жыл бұрын
@@harrymonk6 that's the point, duh!
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
@@rejespo so the point is to be a gay?
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
@@GG-yn6jw cool doesn't start with a L ffs
@piscesrain88827 жыл бұрын
I bet that cat has seen some shit !
@ericallen71126 жыл бұрын
Pisces Rain, too bad they didn't have a pet donkey in there, "I bet that ass has seen some shit!"
@kareybarey6 жыл бұрын
poor cat looked ragged. eyes all dirty and boogers.
@alinabelone16 жыл бұрын
It died because Michael was spun
@sfletch30426 жыл бұрын
Pisces Rain is that Skrinkle??
@alekswantroba45676 жыл бұрын
They did so much drug I bet even that cat was high. Poor kitty looked terrible.
@johnsanders66954 ай бұрын
😥Nelson died of heart attack age 40😱 RIP Thx for the memories!👏👏👏👏🥰
@lobsterwhisperer79326 жыл бұрын
Who here isnt 18 anymore but 48 now? I miss 1988.
@harrymonk65 жыл бұрын
Whatever mate
@nyc88025 жыл бұрын
Mee too!!!! 1988 --7th Avenue South Leroy Street.
@zzzboo2905 жыл бұрын
@@nyc8802 1988 THE ROYALTON HOTEL!!!
@Danishlattee5 жыл бұрын
lobster whisperer I’m 17 going to 18 hehe
@TS-qq7vr5 жыл бұрын
Hear here.
@teamcrumb5 жыл бұрын
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_G4 жыл бұрын
teamcrumb - Me too. : )
@wellwouldyalookitthat4 жыл бұрын
OMG THAT CAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL 😭
@vikingsong20683 ай бұрын
It starved to death thanks to Alig.
@naomisoze28622 ай бұрын
✨Yes ❤ Michael Had A Heart Of Gold AND ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF HIS CATS NO MATTER WHAT Or HOW High He Was.. Legendary✨
@thegrinch06145 жыл бұрын
I LOVE being able to catch glimpses of these historical moments of the past
@riv65806 жыл бұрын
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!
@MizzRos16 жыл бұрын
Omg you're right!!!
@lexisain5 жыл бұрын
Demon Rat the link is broken- elaborate your first statement lol
@DennisAlexioAndyHug5 жыл бұрын
Yup
@user-sm7og6fi3j5 жыл бұрын
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.
@harrymonk65 жыл бұрын
@@user-sm7og6fi3j 100 % watch the train video its even worse!
@johnnygolytlee2908 жыл бұрын
The Opera mixed with Acid House…YASSS! LOL
@dicrylium-28686 жыл бұрын
Johnny GoLytlee Love it!!!!!
@Snaffle5 жыл бұрын
yea that was pretty fucking awesome!
@omgwtfbbq_15 жыл бұрын
:D
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
Gay
@adammmm83763 жыл бұрын
Anybody knows the name???
@HotSauceStain Жыл бұрын
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
@cupcakegirl10644 жыл бұрын
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
@omniplexmusic3 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Blackswan53 ай бұрын
Hi, whatever became of the pretty golden curled hair in the part video, do you know?@@weareeverywhere6677
@quiksix256 жыл бұрын
A place like that in Manhattan now would be like a million bucks
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
Ok mate
@SusieSynth4 жыл бұрын
So sad. I always dreamt of living in THAT NYC. However it's not that NYC anymore.
@tuezmoi4 жыл бұрын
I lived there in the mid 2000s. Not as much as you would think. Pretty affordable for midtown. :)
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
@Dark Glow whatever ya homophobe
@tuezmoi4 жыл бұрын
@Dark Glow I lived in that building. I am telling you that it wasn't fancy. It was great but it was whatever.
@AlexxEnglishh4 жыл бұрын
Early on they really were nothing more than a group of friends who liked to have a good time.
@nativenuggets766 жыл бұрын
Legend has it. He’s still the queen of drama land forever and ever and ever and ever
@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety8 жыл бұрын
I used to go to parties like this. I miss those days. So fun!
@apheriousblack3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile Keoki in the background mastering his craft.. went on to sell millions as a dj
@naomisoze28622 ай бұрын
Keoki Went Live Last Night On Instagram & Had Me Up Till 4am ❤I Had To Come Reminisce This Morning.. (I never sleep in)
@nayelilove50348 жыл бұрын
the club kids invented vlogging
@alexinhomg28 жыл бұрын
That is so wrong Nelson did it by himself 10 years before the club kids era.
@christinecollins66487 жыл бұрын
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
@TheAverycross7 жыл бұрын
I agree! Thank God for vlogs:)
@mellobear19897 жыл бұрын
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.
@davidadams23957 жыл бұрын
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.
@sashaburton90423 жыл бұрын
I watch this every year on Christmas. Now Michael Alig has died. Feels strange watching it this year. RIP Michael, Angel, Nelson and Christina 😢
@charlieday38323 жыл бұрын
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
@yankees293 жыл бұрын
Weird he died on Christmas.
@wisdomseeker33623 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@yankees293 жыл бұрын
@@wisdomseeker3362 I don’t disagree. I saw them do some stupid,nasty things to people in clubs.
@wisdomseeker33623 жыл бұрын
@@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?
@Skaterbun7 жыл бұрын
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.
@suzied42702 жыл бұрын
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
@Skaterbun2 жыл бұрын
@@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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@suzied4270 Skaterbun is more accurate.
@MCTooTall6 жыл бұрын
I remember December 1988. It was unseasonably warm that year.
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
Mate he said that at the beginning of the video! U aint gotta show off, no one cares
@ilyasjaghoori4153 жыл бұрын
@@harrymonk6 why so negative?
@harrymonk63 жыл бұрын
@@ilyasjaghoori415 negative?
@vikingsong20683 жыл бұрын
In what way was he showing off, you clown?
@guydreamr11 ай бұрын
@@harrymonk6 Oh, give it a rest you 🤡
@dylanwarren84517 жыл бұрын
what a precious kitty!
@gnarlykoala7 жыл бұрын
Druggy christmas, best christmas.
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
Wow not here dude ffs
@basedsouljah3 жыл бұрын
@@harrymonk6 not here then where?! And man you seemed offended before Alig even died lol
@harrymonk63 жыл бұрын
@@basedsouljah Thats not very considerate pointing out that someone died bro .wtf
@LS-gh1vk6 жыл бұрын
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.
@mrmikeyd24 жыл бұрын
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
@SensorySensations5483 жыл бұрын
true point
@tacheles-orakel99192 жыл бұрын
Listen to what people don't talk.
@mselbit3 жыл бұрын
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.
@wisdomseeker33623 жыл бұрын
Perfectly stated❗
@mselbit3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@mselbit3 жыл бұрын
@@hallerd Sloppy verdict when you know the facts of the brutality of the crime. And he gloried in it!
@timsummers8702 жыл бұрын
Much better than Christmas parties today where everyone is glued to their phone screens. At least people socialized then.
@PrincessSaRaH3607 жыл бұрын
Wow that was like time traveling so crazy!
@jvlogsyt32537 жыл бұрын
MYHOLLANDGIRL I want to bring that life back to the clubs but in underage. UGGHHH I HAVE SO MANY GOOD IDEAS TOO
@teamcrumb5 жыл бұрын
@@jvlogsyt3253 it's not an idea it already happened
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
How much acid did you do?
@flyfly28504 жыл бұрын
I love how much Nelson enjoyed his Christmas and how many times he mentioned! He had good manners.
@redstar12237 ай бұрын
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
@lisalane79166 жыл бұрын
Beautiful cat
@bec26294 жыл бұрын
I wish I had a group of friends that I could have get togethers like this with.
@michaelloparco21733 жыл бұрын
We used to do this in the 90’s. A different time...
@guydreamr11 ай бұрын
Well stop wishing and make it happen baby.
@shananagans54 жыл бұрын
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.
@alexcastro73393 жыл бұрын
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?....😎
@shananagans53 жыл бұрын
@@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"
@guydreamr11 ай бұрын
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. 👍
@dawudcharlton6 жыл бұрын
90% of this comment section wouldn't be here without Party Monster. Lmao
@JokesRJokes3 жыл бұрын
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.
@mariaager19243 жыл бұрын
@@JokesRJokes me too. I just watch the videos because of Nelson.
@GGAllienn2 жыл бұрын
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.
@JudgeHill7 жыл бұрын
Did I correctly hear the term "ecstasy chocolate"?
@harrymonk65 жыл бұрын
No
@icecreamcowboyz94665 жыл бұрын
Yes, I've already had some thanks
@TS-qq7vr5 жыл бұрын
Asshole chocolate.
@IoIocaust5 жыл бұрын
melt chocolate, put some mdma in and put it in the fridge
@MusicLeeSarah4 жыл бұрын
I will take a piece thank you please thank you
@coloradolife58094 жыл бұрын
I've grown to love Nelson by watching his videos.
@cloudsncats Жыл бұрын
Shout out to the real MVP, Spike the cat
@MysteriousDonBrennanBeats2 ай бұрын
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.
@NF2K6 жыл бұрын
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
@CG688105 жыл бұрын
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.
@Antny.255 жыл бұрын
I strongly agree with you!!! I would love! to hear RuPaul mention and talk about Nelson these days...
@TS-qq7vr5 жыл бұрын
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?
@Sassyglbeauty4 жыл бұрын
This Sucks I guess knowing that one ends up killing and dismembering someone..... one might tend to view it with that in mind. 🤷🏼♀️
@TS-qq7vr4 жыл бұрын
@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.
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
He does talk like a bit of a gay tho
@Canukulele2 жыл бұрын
Michael Alig died on Christmas Eve of 2020. What a long, strange trip it was.
@stalkingseattle44306 жыл бұрын
This is definitely the Riverbank Apartments at 560 W. 43rd in Hells Kitchen.
@erikalynnpennella26673 жыл бұрын
@Justin Stewart so????????
@limosine3 жыл бұрын
@@erikalynnpennella2667 You can visit the scene!
@hippiegoddess83723 жыл бұрын
@@limosine k
@limosine3 жыл бұрын
@@hippiegoddess8372 Special 😉
@hippiegoddess83723 жыл бұрын
I'm dying it doesn't matter anymore should just finish me off n so I'm not in pain anymore
@peepas26336 жыл бұрын
Alig looks JUST like Lee Harvey Oswald. Weird hahah.
@Dimi374 Жыл бұрын
“This is good pickup weather, I’m gonna have to go out tonight”😂 🎶Those were the days!🎶😂
@mmalan82433 жыл бұрын
I need a movie made about Nelson!!!!!
@christinad44327 жыл бұрын
I love this. vlogging before there was such a thing!
@jennicase7 жыл бұрын
how old are you?
@christinad44327 жыл бұрын
Jenni Case me? 30
@christinad44326 жыл бұрын
Jenni Niccum 32 in September 🙃 so weird I came back to this a year later... I’m just seeing ur comment
@bonniehowell42595 жыл бұрын
@@MaxWhiteArabiLouisiana Yep. There was always "that guy" filming everything.
@bonniehowell42595 жыл бұрын
Why are people so surprised that people in the 80's videotaped events?
@IntergalacticSpaceKitten4 жыл бұрын
Nelson's last Christmas and he happened to film it. That's crazy, huh? Bless you, Nelson.
@juliejerkoff2 ай бұрын
This is honestly the same life I had in my early 20s… seems so innocent.
@atamagashock4 жыл бұрын
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
@kaseymorist89915 жыл бұрын
He's such a name dropper lol. Love you Nelson. Rest in Party.
@verynice1265 жыл бұрын
Uhm he is just naming his friends for the video.
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
His just naming his friends ffs ! What's your problem
@harrymonk63 жыл бұрын
@Triple Triple O G mate, i dont live in the basement I have my own room so...
@girtisholland Жыл бұрын
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.
@mvj11533 жыл бұрын
Whatever happened to Julie Jewels??
@mk2024 жыл бұрын
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.
@guydreamr11 ай бұрын
Sounds simply divine.
@jennicase7 жыл бұрын
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
@jennicase7 жыл бұрын
***** yes, I know that
@Saiege7 жыл бұрын
Good job? lmao
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
They act like a bunch of gays
@ptrekboxbreaks51984 жыл бұрын
@@harrymonk6 dude grow the fuck up
@harrymonk63 жыл бұрын
@Triple Triple O G whos hating who? Stop being so paranoid ffs
@jimshorts14517 жыл бұрын
bro lol this dude filming is so high on ecstacy lol look at him non stop chewing hahah hilarious
@harrymonk65 жыл бұрын
They all have a orgy after
@edeneverly25735 жыл бұрын
He was chewing on a candy.
@edeneverly25735 жыл бұрын
Wtf is wrong with you anyway eh he he he sooo hilarious. Idiot. Why are you even here “bro?” You fucking child.
@harrymonk65 жыл бұрын
@@edeneverly2573 mate his defiantly on extacsy . You've obviously only ever done candys in the club. There all drug addict aids victims either way
@teamcrumb5 жыл бұрын
nelson always chewed gum, fool
@labellav1103 Жыл бұрын
Lmao! 4:38 about those shoes! They sure showed their worth by the end of the party Nelson! l love it!
@SusieSynth7 жыл бұрын
Nelson sounds very New York in parts of this lol. I love both his southern and New York accent
@Retrorobtv8 ай бұрын
I come back to this video every Christmas. Wish there were more videos with Julie in them.
@jennicase7 жыл бұрын
what fresh hell did I stumble into? holiday fuckery
@jennybk71107 жыл бұрын
Jenni Case now that is at least funny.
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
Oh why dont you just piss off
@halibali07177 жыл бұрын
I'm obsessed with this group of friends.
@naomisoze28622 ай бұрын
Real Talk! They All Pass The Vibe Check 🌹
@carolinem90413 жыл бұрын
How full circle that alig passed on Xmas this year
@charlesjones327877 жыл бұрын
al pacino was a club kid?
@grguy7936 ай бұрын
Nelson always positive.
@judedecoff16723 ай бұрын
I know these postings are older but you have literally captured the limelight era of NY gay history or herstory!!! And I mean literally Limelight the club too!!! I kiss the club era it is totally dead especially with states going backwards in their gay legislation!! These videos brought me back to my club era in the late 90’s
@superbowlofselfabuse4 жыл бұрын
Sorry to be morbid but, is that the bathroom that Angel was dismembered in?
@kaydiikat03194 жыл бұрын
No, it is not the apartment. This was 8 or so years before Michael murdered Angel. The year is 1988 here. Angel was murdered in March of '96.
@TDTam119 жыл бұрын
3:48.....They have on MTV and the video that is playing is, The Bangals "In Your Room"....popular at the time.
@WerdnaNiraehs8 жыл бұрын
All time favorite Bangles song!
@dixienormous69693 жыл бұрын
"Our little boy" LMAO
@traceyrychewhite18743 жыл бұрын
I love that beautiful cat.
@gledwood91083 жыл бұрын
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.
@adammmm83762 жыл бұрын
I love Julie Jewels forgotten icon
@fleabaguette96992 жыл бұрын
Such a cute Christmas Kitty! I love the way she prances right up to Nelson 😊
@twistoffate47912 жыл бұрын
The cat was hoping someone would feed it, and someone should have.
@Blackswan53 ай бұрын
@@adammmm8376IS Julie the one in the party video?
@Djkosherhoweywon3 жыл бұрын
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
@RETRO_BELL6 ай бұрын
Nelson absolutely ahead of his time......
@cynthiarapp49665 жыл бұрын
wait i used to watch this guy’s videos a long time ago and i just found out who michael alig is and what he did i-
@Raquelwhatzhot4 жыл бұрын
Cynthia Rapp Michael Alig was on a lot of drugs. He got club promoting in NYC to his head. He thought he could get away with murder.
@rubydawn14 ай бұрын
Nelson was so giving they were all so lucky that he invited them into his life.
@lauriesmith45753 жыл бұрын
I find footage like this fascinating; it's like a window into the past
@wisdomseeker33623 жыл бұрын
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.
@kimbernoelz65647 жыл бұрын
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?
@harrymonk64 жыл бұрын
Apparently they feed the fish to the cat that night the pricks
@MrNickster1274 жыл бұрын
560 W 43rd 3K
@ddl43743 жыл бұрын
@@harrymonk6 😡
@harrymonk63 жыл бұрын
@@ddl4374 i know right
@fairydust-ky4oc3 жыл бұрын
@@harrymonk6 I don't put anything past people that kill their friends and 8nject draino into them.
@catalystday3 жыл бұрын
What is that crucifix style art picture in the kitchen? I would love to buy a print of that if I knew wtf it was. Beautiful
@namelessgrace63193 жыл бұрын
I know, it is cool!
@TheOfficialTarynTots3 жыл бұрын
Here after Michael Aligs death in 2020.
@lightspeed3885 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, what a great bunch of kids....well, 50 year olds now.
@aamonsterbear9898 ай бұрын
Nelson sounds like Huckleberry Hound 😂😂 all joking aside, RIP Nelson. Love watching the videos.
@tommyboybr6 жыл бұрын
I love his videos. But does anyone know for whom he was recording for? Because he’s always talking to the camera as for some specific person or group.
@THE-VVATCHER6 жыл бұрын
you
@tommyboybr6 жыл бұрын
Wow, I feel honored hahaha But now he is talking to everyone who wants him to talk! :D So hes talking to you too
@lexisain5 жыл бұрын
Mk3 he was an aspiring tv show host. he renovated a three story carriage house in ny’s meat packing district in the late 80’s to document the rise and fall of his friends as they were entering the club kid era
@reynaerica5 жыл бұрын
You/ cable show
@reynaerica5 жыл бұрын
He quit his job to start his cable show but then passed soon after
@homerogarzajr17874 жыл бұрын
He was way ahead of his time
@caramelrhapsodyjesseslife3 жыл бұрын
Is that the murder location?
@weevil69699 жыл бұрын
Lahoma in the hairpiece with the blacked out tooth looks like Julie's less fortunate twin, lol... Nelson seemed so happy and relaxed here.
@edeneverly25735 жыл бұрын
Ha! Now this is a good comment. Best comment here. Everyone else is a judgmental shit.