Michael Alig, Final Act: 2014-2020

Last 6 Years of Michael Aligs life. Most detailed account anywhere! Only on Retro Room.
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[@nicolemonrue]

I'm met him at this club in Manhattan in like 2018. We briefly met, and he gave me very nice compliments, but he was definitely high on something. I remember telling my friend after I met him, " he should've NEVER moved back to NYC, he's just gonna get back into drugs again". And he we are....

[@jenniferburton7044]

Lmfaoooooo “Get back into drugs” He NEVER stopped. He literally admitted to doing drugs nonstop in prison. That’s why he was in solitary for years.

[@patrickk.6295]

Good it's called karma and natural selection. He honestly didn't deserve to ever breath free air again. He was a worthless murdering junkie

[@colinpsykes]

@@jenniferburton7044ok, at first I thought that could go either way. But I think that queen took Ketamine, and I bet that would make the time fly in prison. He was the worst

[@donaldfeger91]

Always happens!

[@yumyumbumblebee]

Like where tf else was he supposed to go 😂??

[@sharonrigs7999]

It's crazy seeing former Club Kids, now in their late 50s and 60s.

[@LustPrideSloth]

I was not a club kid, however, did frequent Limelight in early 90’s and must say that the club scene in those days were the most vibrant, creative , exotic and mysterious display of nightlife any one could have experienced

[@__rm307]

Everyone says that about the years they were in their 20s 😂

[@erindbyers]

@@__rm307😂😂 so true

[@Weonlyknewoneway]

Nah... the 90s to pre 2008 rave scene was an experience... things just never were the same... too much fake pillz... back then was REAL ecstacy... fake stuff ruined the scene... the real E made the feeling, the music, the style, the frequency/vibe... The scene can be revived but need real E to make it happen

[@lenajones3407]

@@Weonlyknewonewayabsolutely!!! It was a friggin amazing time… i was clubbing in the UK at that time (live in the US/Fl now) but the UK always had dope rave music… hell they still do tbh. Talking abt this makes me wish time travel was real 😂

[@Queenofdacastle]

@@WeonlyknewonewayI was just saying this the other day about how fake E was like the beginning of fake drugs ruining things 😏

[@AmyPieterse]

Alig was the bohemian equivalent of a jock who peaked in high school. His art was derivative. And being visibly high is cute when you’re 20 and in bad taste after you’re 30 😂

[@yumyumbumblebee]

He made more money than any highschool jock & changed counterculture forever so this is a lousy & lazy comparison.

[@AmyPieterse]

@@yumyumbumblebee you think he changed the counterculture? That is a bold claim…

[@yumyumbumblebee]

@@AmyPieterse how old were you in 1995?

[@saga4646]

It's sad when people who are obviously creative have no soul or conciousness.

[@trashbasket11]

I know he had a hard life and was a drug addict but he was objectively a bad person and a murderer, his art was just recreations of other people's more popular designs and an obvious sign of his ongoing obsession with Warhol. Video is great but I hate how people are so forgiving of someone that made the choice to not only violently murder someone but toss them out like garbage.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks, He was definitely in a losing battle with his demons. I don’t know how many of his former club kids really forgave him, aside from the ones who believed that Robert Riggs, was actually the killer. It’s hard to say, for sure. But I know many of them just used him to get publicity and to make money. There was a few very shady characters in that group and Alig may have been the shadiest of them

[@Leilafart]

He was a con artist.

[@nicholasmehler9662]

Imagine defending a murderer lol. I bet you are cool with pedophilia too

[@amyphillips1033]

"There are no bad people, there are just people who make bad choices." lol sorry no clue where I even heard that.

[@u-neekusername4430]

@@amyphillips1033 There absolutely are bad people, I've met some.

[@prosegold]

“People are always saying my personality is infectious , but this is ridiculous! “ . What a quote .

[@milesonewheelwinter]

Like aids

[@2FRESH-4U]

He was so funny even though he was kind of a bad person it’s sad

[@kevinharris3993]

A man was killed like trash,and to glamorize the killer is a sociopathic in itself. James St. James was an opportunist who used Alig for profit and Alig didn't have enough sense to know because Alig was a sociopathic narcissist. However, the guilt took its toll and Alig died of heroin overdose in 2020.

[@Tia-Louisa]

It's so sad to see Michael when he was very young and think how he could have made a huge go of his life then seeing how it panned out.... So sad.

[@winstonairedale]

And the moral of the story is don't do drugs kids

[@chrisschneider850]

well those drugs. crack, smack etc. those arent drugs for raving.

[@MissTee4me]

There is a bonus moral also… don’t sell drugs. It will take you to dark places and dark people.

[@joeytrimble1558]

A fuuurther moral ..don't take advantage of your drug dealer "friend" and murder him when it comes time to pick up the check

[@davidgray1515]

dont wear weird clothes or have weird hair. Just dont act weird.

[@angelaramirez4144]

Oh yeah, it was Michael Alig that interviewed Desmond the "drag kid," with a massive painting behind him with the word, "Rohypnol." How weird to have two grown men on either side a kid, interviewing him, and the kid looking doped up, in front of that painting.

[@robertomunoz2395]

Positively twisted !!!!!!!

[@robertomunoz2395]

G R O S S !!!!!!!!

[@springrain9438]

"Ptoject x" says it all..

[@skyglamour25]

Yeah that disturbed the hell out of me.. Shame on Desmond's mother..

[@mjreikiriot3302]

Omfg. Desmond was not, "doped up"...why doesn't anyone talk about Desi being on the spectrum, and drag helped him out with so much? The guys (The Peeew hosts), helped him with exposure to the dragcon type world, leading to meeting RuPaul, leading to being on Vogue twice etc...His mother was well-aware what she was doing to help her son's career and he is a happy well-adjusted kid...even outside the bullying he received at school for his identity. Michael's paintings were all over that set/apartment. It really says a great deal about the perverted masses that that is where they jumped with the whole interview. Very sad people are so bigoted they see crime everywhere. Except when someone like, Corey Feldman, says "Hey, these specific people abused me and other kids"...then, no one listens...but we must protect the children!

[@cyanide_lollipop3264]

Thank you for this. Through your channel and the Peew, I'd sort of kept up on Alig until around 2019. He even replied to one of my comments way back when. But I was clueless about the last year or so of his life. Now I know. It's hard to feel pity for him, but at the same time I know all too well what addiction can do to a person, so... I just hope the family of his victim have finally been able to find peace, as well as Michael.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Amen 🙏

[@user-kb8qw7dy4t]

I went to his Outrage parties and hung out with him one-on-one several times before things got too toxic for me and I quit that whole scene. He wasn't even that fun to be around because he was so neurotic about his "work," i.e. relentless self-promotion. When I heard the news that he'd fatally OD'd finally, I wasn't surprised, and I don't pity him at all because he sure as hell didn't give a shit about anyone else.

[@MissLisaBowes]

Well put!

[@TaliaIGhul]

Man, his last 6 years was rough....

[@Qualinesta]

Lol almost as rough as Angel's. 🙄

[@insaneone4369]

For someone who fucked up as bad as he did he sure was given tons of opportunities and second chances once paroled.

[@melissacanez2645]

This was an absolute great video to watch! Thank you! You did such a great job! Thank you

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you Melissa! I appreciate your comment 🙏

[@imjacobthornton]

There’s something about him that is very unsettling (besides the horrific crime he committed). Btw glad to see you’re back!

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you Jacob 😊 And I agree with you

[@kengeorgejones6855]

Thank you for making this video. I did watch bits and pieces of the Pew channel but it always felt so lo-fi and grimy, I just didn't really get into most of it. I had no idea about the various controversies and missteps. You always have so much information to give us.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you, Ken George Jones. I'm glad you liked it!

[@SeaBassTian]

Alig got high on his own supply, believing that he was "too good" for a normal job and hoping that his "celebrity" would support him and allow him to coast through life. Sadly, that was not the case. I know all the players, Michaels problem is that he never grew up.

[@dexterboone2523]

Peter pan syndrome

[@yumyumbumblebee]

I mean yeah?! No shit lol! He earned a living in the same way from the time he was a teenager to the moment he went into prison. He had the red carpet rolled out as soon as he was released- everyone wanted him to be involved in different projects that had been waiting for his release. It was already predetermined & he did what anyone would naturally do. He actually tried to make a real effort to work & make an honest living which can't be said for the majority of felons who spent almost 20 years in federal prison.

[@wiseguy9202]

Imagine going to prison in the 90's, getting out in the 2010's and everyone's petitioning against you in a world dominated by social media...... that would be depressing. Even if you committed a heinous crime.

[@rubywarner34]

Boo hoo poor Michael.

[@davidgray1515]

@@rubywarner34 who cares if the murderer was depressed?

[@leoguy1979]

He really was just actung like he didn't chopped up a human being right?! Like he really thought he was a celebrity

[@KZ-gi7ey]

Wow a paroled murderer claims his good name was slandered. Boo hoo. When’s Angel Melenendez’s family’s parole? They are living a life sentence of grief.

[@clunkasjowls427]

Angel was a drug dealer not a saint.

[@MissTee4me]

Wow..a drug dealer having a tragic end??? Poor innocent victim 🙄I mean after all drug dealing is a victimless crime that doesn’t affect entire families and communities. Profiting off the misery of others, and you meet a miserable end. I am shocked.

[@fahqslut]

He did the time. Get off your moral high horse.

[@user-my5wy2eo8g]

@@clunkasjowls427that is true a drug dealer not a murder.. just bcuz he soled drugs it doesn’t mean he should be brutally killed.. my goodness

[@soberFREAKblunts]

@@clunkasjowls427 Fasciste

[@cecemax2604]

Great video. Factual & brilliantly explained. Thank you. PS love the new format! 😍

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you 🙏 Cece!

[@JasonFlorida]

Your videos are very well thought out and done. Thank you!

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you Clermont Florida, I appreciate that 🙏

[@MissPerriwinkle]

what happened to all his awesome memorabilia collection ??

[@mardipantz]

Thank you for this. Great Video hun 💓💔💓

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Mardi, I’m glad you liked it ♥️❤️♥️

[@user-pi6kj5hm5g]

I love this!!!! Very informative, very well done!!!

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you 🙏

[@drooliab]

Thank you for piecing this all together in less than 20 minutes ✨️

[@robertomunoz2395]

Outstanding post. Thank you.

[@Fawxybaux]

Dang BB your production value is soooo good now. You've made strides. Glad to see you posting again

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Kelsey, I’m glad you like them 😊 I am definitely happy to be back!

[@darrellshoub7527]

Great video. I was friends with Michael 's victim Angel. A truly nice guy . It was a really crazy time ...but that murder was still shocking.

[@kimberlymisfit3544.]

Hey Retro Room,I have been subbed to you since your literal beginning. Of course life has been going on,quite a few deaths,including my beloved only child,Jacob, forever 18.He was so young when I would watch ur channel daily.I used to comment alot.I gotta binge watch ur videos I missed.So happy you r still doing this.So proud,n this was another great video doll!

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you Kimberly, I’m sorry for your loss. It’s been a difficult few years Thank you for sticking with the channel and being one of the O G subscribers! ♥️

[@elizabethjpaxton]

Really enjoying this series! But, may I make a suggestion? Plz cover Angel Melendez's story more thoroughly! I have watched so much media in this case, and still, all that I know of him is that he sold drugs...and I know there is more there. I did hear that he and his brother immigrated to America from Columbia in the 1970's, and you know that there has to be an epic story about that. Any who, keep up the great work!

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Elizabeth Paxton, I appreciate the comment. Information on Angel is difficult to find but, I am going to cover him, more thoroughly

[@daixer3156]

He was a ghey Columbian drug dealer. Yup that about sums it up. What more is there to say. Alig is the star. Always have, always will.

[@TheAntiqBoutiq]

@@RetroRoomYT his brother may want you to get his story out there. I forget his name, but there are documentaries out there from when Angel went missing before he was found on the shores of Staten Island in a tv box from Macys where his family, specifically his brother, pleaded for his return or for information on him. That might be somewhere to start.

[@__rm307]

I feel like it’s the racism in the true crime crime stories. Just look at how spoke glance over Dahmer’s immigrant victims.

[@brookiegremlin6660]

@@TheAntiqBoutiq Johnny Melendez

[@marigold7250]

This was very well done, it reminded me how much I enjoyed your videos on the club kids. I'm sure I can speak for a lot of people that you have been missed.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you so much ☺️ Marigold!

[@kimmccabe1422]

It was well done!

[@iamcasihart]

Thank you for doing this. I didn’t want it to end! ❤️‍🔥

[@RetroRoomYT]

Welcome ❤

[@terrijofilms305]

Well done, thank you!

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Terri Jo Films 🙏

[@chrismosher8667]

So happy to see you're back

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Chris! 🙏 It’s good to be back!

[@Wetzeem]

Just rewatching… feels like a great day to binge Retro Room. Again! ❤️

[@RetroRoomYT]

I couldn’t agree more! ❤️❤️🥰 thank you 🙏

[@jessiekaylee6496]

Dang wasn't expecting to wake up to a video from you ! What a pleasant surprise. Hope life has been well for you

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Jessie 🥰 I’m doing well I hope you are too!

[@psychospacecadet]

Wow, this still leaves more questions than answers. Seems like Ernie Glam was one of very few real friends Michael had. I feel bad for Ernie and felt he was trying so hard and was confronted with things he shouldn't have. I used to watch their channel and just felt like Michael was going off the rails and suspected he had returned to his old self destructive behaviors, like when they went through his lunch box with the short straws etc. I'm sure enough people mooched to get something and threw him away, but he made it worse. Oh well, maybe he and everyone involved can have peace. Thanks for posting!!. ❤️❤️❤️

[@RetroRoomYT]

I think you are right, psychospacecadet Ernie and Rachel Cain were probably the only ones who were willing to give him a second chance. Unfortunately, Michaels demons got the better of him

[@mjreikiriot3302]

@@RetroRoomYT Also, club kids: Whillyem Thrillwell, Megan Jett, and Natasha Komis of MTV fame...forgave him and tried to help the best they could to keep him alive and smiling. He got in with a bad dude the last year, that really pulled him down.

[@user-kb8qw7dy4t]

Actually, Michael had quite a few ~real~ friends, but bonding with other human beings didn't exactly come naturally to him. It's difficult to be friends with someone who has no empathy and a big, childish ego. For some reason, Ernie just never stopped making excuses for Michael like the rest of us did once we quit drinking the Kool-Aid.

[@user-kb8qw7dy4t]

​@@mjreikiriot3302 Oh, please. Michael loved every minute of the drama and attention he got from both Jay (the "bad dude") and all of us who witnessed that shitshow. I was actually dumb enough at first to think I could somehow rescue him from that whole situation, but then I realized playing the battered wife was just another costume he enjoyed wearing, and in front of an audience.

[@mjreikiriot3302]

@@user-kb8qw7dy4t Patterns are difficult to break, and I wasn't speaking of Jay (Jose), I was talking about the spoiled, Alceo, that stole 6 grand from him, kicked him out of his place all the time, and even put him back in jail in CT in Spring of 2020...which I had to bail him out of so he didn't die of COVID in some crappy podunk town. I can honestly say he cried more tears than the jaded hearts will ever believe. He enjoyed when people treated him well, but like many, he'd take bad attention over nothing. Growing up without healthy parents can do that.

[@JetPackDino]

Background music makes this tough to listen to

[@Dmviewing]

I don't know why but this is the first notification I've got from your channel in a long time. I now have lots of unseen videos to check out. So glad to see you are still going.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Dmviewing!

[@cyanide_lollipop3264]

Yep, same here.

[@robertweis3243]

Same here!

[@avpdallas]

Thank you for sharing. From 1990 - 1994 I lived in a 30,000 sqf warehouse downtown Dallas (4404 Main Street/ 4404 Productions) and put on the biggest of DJ featured events. That's when I meet and got to know Michael. Avant-guard was his style and a 'gentle giant' he was. I evented Danger in Deep Space 03/27/1993 and flew down Michael, Ern Glam, Christopher Comp, Astro Earl, Waltpaper, Desi Monster and Eva Destruction... Dallas never recovered from when we next day (still up) I tour guided them to the Galleria Mall, Macy's, J.C Pennies... As Astro would say "awshit, we let'em have it!"

[@jasonbarron3047]

What a fuking story my friend

[@angelmorrigan7680]

retro room- i could listen to your voice all day!!!🖤

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you angel 🙏 🥰

[@quietplease8267]

Very well done!

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you 🥰

[@wendygo0990]

Good job!!!! Very nicely done

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you, Wendygo09

[@redbeacon4871]

Thank you !

[@Wetzeem]

One of my fav channels!

[@SherryB66]

I don't know why I didn't see your channel sooner. Great video 📹 👍 👏. Im a brand new sub 😎 I know I have great videos to binge watch. Thank you 💜💗🤩

[@RetroRoomYT]

I’m glad you found the channel, Sherry! Welcome aboard 🥰

[@patricklambert2579]

Hope your doing ok and thanks for that fire video your so good at what you do

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Patrick! Glad 😀 you liked it

[@moldyshowercurtain7697]

Excellent video...very informative 👍

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you!

[@alicethompson1385]

Wow really enjoyed watching this it was very insightful to watch, hopefully now Michael can finally Rest In Peace!

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you 🙏 I hope so too

[@courtneyjohnson3761]

I love it. What an appropriate and thorough final installment to biography you've made on the Iife and legend that this man lived. I would have to say at this point especially you are the very final word in the cataloging and Documenting of Michael Alig's legacy.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you 🙏 Courtney! I definitely appreciate that

[@mozwildeful]

Great job! Glad to see you're back on You Tube making videos.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks MozWildeFul I’m glad to be back

[@vegbird1]

This is great!!

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks vegbird1 🙏

[@collegebrat9959]

I WANT TO SEE INTERVIEWS OF ANGEL'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS!! RIP

[@barbarabavier675]

This was absolutely, without question, your best upload. It answered so many questions and closed so many holes in Michael’s story. Thank you. May Angel and Michael both rest in peace.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you 🙏 so much Barbara! I spent weeks researching this one

[@user-pp1on4fk7d]

I doubt their resting in peace

[@r.levourne148]

Imagine someone saying "May Ted Bundy and Kimberly Leach both rest in peace" that's how backwards you sound

[@Utubin]

@@user-pp1on4fk7d 😁

[@user-oo8mb6el5j]

Well done

[@BossChronicles]

Im surpurised he didnt overdose years go finally caught up with him

[@mattmartinek84]

I appreciate this video...well done. Been following Michael's story for a long time. Misunderstood for sure.

[@RetroRoomYT]

I’m glad you liked it 🙏 fmercury05

[@sassysarina9718]

Interesting. Thank you

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Sassy Sarina

[@-GRAVESITE-]

It was always gonna end like this.

[@mauricegifford153]

You don’t even understand how sad it is to look at this I miss my friend so much and dad a community shattered again😢

[@roxannemoser]

At a moment in time, Michael was more famous than Madonna.

[@Haydudes87]

Great commentary, what a crazy story

[@RetroRoomYT]

Yes, Thank you 🙏 Haydee Mullins 🙂

[@Miamian22]

Thank You

[@RetroRoomYT]

Welcome 🙏 @Miamian22

[@dexterboone2523]

So crazy... I remember when he got on Facebook and we had regular conversations until he wanted me to come to NY. He was getting very pushy and basically demanding that I come. It wasn't a scam artist, as we talked via FaceTime. I know that sounds unbelievable, but it's true. Random

[@jamiemoore8740]

You said "it was around this time that Alig learned that the sequel to party monster wouldn't be released until after his passing" Ima nees you to do better bc that don't make sense baby. Love this channel tho.

[@eneri008]

Great video 👍👍

[@RetroRoomYT]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Guy-lo3ld]

You did a very good job of putting together the video. I imagine it took a lot of time. It's sad to see how badly things turned out in his life. I use to attend his parties between 1990-92 at Disco 2000 and The Building. If I'm not wrong, he wasn't a big mess on drugs. The music and underground culture was amazing to experience in the early nineties.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you Guy, That must have been an amazing experience At Disco 2000! The research for the vid took several weeks, Your right, it was very sad to so see how badly things ended for him

[@F417H]

merci beaucoup

[@RetroRoomYT]

You are welcome 🙏

[@honslinger]

The background music seems wayyy too loud

[@guydreamr]

What you've expertly chronicled is nothing short of a beautiful flowering - and withering - of evil.

[@PeteMurch-cu5wp]

He actually was at the Glory Daze premier at the Players Theater on McDougal street in NYC, as was I. He didn't, however, participate in a Q and A after the screening with Michael Musto and Ramon Fernandez.

[@UF0_1]

OMG i just noticed that you have started uploading again!!!!!!!!!!

[@bloomfromthewinxclub]

does anyone know if there have been any updates on the shockumentary sequel since his death?

[@thisdjdj]

Didnt know he died. So he died from the demon that always haunted him.

[@cygnusccott9683]

Well done.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Cygnus 🙏

[@mattcurti686]

Good Stuff!

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks 🙏

[@marylopez2844]

Great video should have way more views

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Mary 🙏

[@Leilafart]

I didn’t know he passed. Sad story. Drug addiction is fucking horrific man 😢

[@RetroRoomYT]

Very true, Leila 😔

[@kyliesworld89]

It's really crazy cause he wasn't alone the night he OD. His mom has even stated that on her social media and in certain groups I'm in for him❤ The police were not called till a hr later and there was atleast 3 ppl there. Weirdly Keiko payed the landlord 40 dollars to go grab what he wanted. He now sells his stuff at his shows and gets donations in Aligs name🤬

[@MrsDrGonzo1971]

He had a second chance at life, you would think that he would not have used drugs again. They didn't do him any favors before.

[@cuteduckdontlie4636]

As all the Club Kids always said “life is too short just enjoy it ! He lived his party time at his age, unfortunately bad things happen, someone lost its life, he went to jail he paid his time. Went out and life wasn’t shining lights like the clubs. Well said now his in peace. Rip for both of them Alig and Angel.

[@plazaqueen5439]

he didn't cut his leg while scouting locations He was shooting up in his leg so his arms would not look like raw meat!

[@Wolfsheim23]

His depiction in Party Monster was so incredibly toned down to how loud, obnoxious, and gregarious he was in real life. I remember the Club Kids entourage when they came to Dallas and spent months in our rave culture. They were like Killer Clowns from Outer Space. Lookup any of their appearances on talk shows. How could he be irritated by his depiction in Party Monster? Even his death proves he had No self control and didn't listen to James St. James top rule, not to ever touch Heroin. Michael was very obviously Bi Polar. His mania and subsequent Crashes were the bane of his existence. That mixed with the drugs were a powder keg

[@russiaboy58]

Do you know how Michael found out that part 2 of the Shockumentary would not be released until he was deceased? I can only imagine what that did to his head…

[@RetroRoomYT]

James St James told him. World Of Wonder informed St. James. Thus Alig would never receive any money from it

[@russiaboy58]

@@RetroRoomYT Wow - I’m sure WOW had their reasons for making that decision. Probably in Michael’s best interest? Anyways thanks for the info/reply:]

[@heathermartin6329]

I would love to watch your channel but,the background music is far too loud. 🌼

[@fabulousnobody3557]

This was great! Another troubled soul finding peace. Life isn’t always what we expect it to be…He will be remembered, whether it’s good or bad…R.I.P.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks Fabulous! That’s a very true comment 💯

[@joealexandra7185]

Firstly, I love your channel. Secondly, I hope that at some point the documentary Glory Daze will be released on DVD, so that more people will be able to see it. It's frustrating that it isn't readily available in the DVD format, and I'm not sure why this is so.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you Joe thanks 🙏 I would like to see it released on dvd 📀 too

[@johnpederson8748]

DVD? It's not 2002, what about steaming?

[@barbarabavier675]

It’s available on KZbin.

[@emsem306]

It's on Tubi for free currently

[@jenniferburton7044]

DVD? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 It’s literally FREE on KZbin, Tubi, Amazon Prime.

[@neopetfukcer]

Thank you for compiling this information- I’d love to hear this video a little better, with the background music turned down a bit !!

[@darkclouds09]

Michael spent his entire post-prison release fighting his "Party Monster" image. What he should have done is embrace it and embrace his celebrity status. He probably would have had a much less difficult time if he had. He was a very troubled and tormented soul, and I empathize with him for that. But I feel like he spent too much energy burning bridges with his friends and associates after his release. I do hope he found the peace in death that he sought so much in life. RIP.

[@kashesan]

Sad story all around. It was an entirely different world when he came out of prison, he was no longer a "kid" but a convicted murderer. Angel was dead and so much potential lost. If Michael had never picked up a drug, Angel would still be alive (hopefully) and who knows what Michael could have achieved. Drugs and Fame are a dangerous cocktail.

[@WillStephen1977]

The shirt they keep showing with Alig in big print I tried to find it I can't find it if anyone can help that would be great thank you

[@luive3235]

Very Nice The man_The artist_El monstro

[@jennlynn8701]

WOW this was an amazing video!A lot I didn't know But Very sad. I still feel bad for Angel and his family! Whats Crazy is Michael died the same day and way as my cousin OD but she was 23 😕. Hope your doing well and I am so happy to see your videos again 😘❤🧡💛💚💙💜💋💋💋

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you Jenn Lynn 🥰 I hope you are doing well too! Too many people pass away on Christmas, Especially from OD’s It’s just a very hard for so many

[@jennlynn8701]

@@RetroRoomYT yea im doin pretty well. But your so right Holidays are very hard for many! So unfortunately if they dont OD some turn to suicide 💔🙏🏻 Glad to hear your doin well though!

[@sniffingluepunk6184]

This was a great video, and an emotional one. Thank you for making it. I know that he was a flawed human but I always had empathy for him. It seems to be a relief for many that he has passed. He won't be forgotten for good or for bad but he and his comtemporaries had a huge effect on pop culture and I salute them for it. I hope Ernie keeps up his creativity. I admire him more than most.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thank you 🙏 Sniffin I agree and I hope Ernie keeps up his creativity too!

[@kdog1713]

Wicked to his core

[@kimberquirky]

Ernie does and always has. :)

[@pinkfur3805]

I want to be able to hear this review but Background music is way too loud can’t watch this vid.

[@ShiftaelV2]

I wanna know.. how the hell do you 'trespass' in a park?!?!?!?!

[@gemma1874]

Fantastic narrator

[@foxy6481]

You know if you use screen record on your phone showing things from the KZbin screen instead of filming it from the computer it would bump up some of the quality in editing. Love the videos.

[@RetroRoomYT]

Thanks for the tip Foxy 🙏

[@SurferGirlAllAroundTheWorld]

Why didn’t he move with his mum? Last I knew of, she was still alive. Also, this was a well done video minus the voice over music. I feel like your voice was the same amount of loud as the music. I need to hear your voice more. But you did a great job other than that! Thanks for your hard work in putting this together.

[@FRANKIIFRANKI]

I thought the music was too loud, almost overpowering his voice.

[@kaylieryan9498]

I was good friends with them both and it seems they were portrayed to be a certain way