Nelson did not much want to go to The Gaity to see the nude males perform, but he went out of politeness. After that, the gang had dinner in the East Village and later Eric went home in a snit. Video by Nelson Sullivan
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@Miss_Toots6 жыл бұрын
‘Take two pictures, cos I want one too’.....you’ll not hear that sentence anymore ☹️
@9622paige5 жыл бұрын
Miss toots more like “take a good picture and send it to me” lol
@Felamine4 жыл бұрын
@@dimi7171 They were taking pictures with an instant camera. Like a Polaroid. Hard to make copies of those unless you had access to a color copier, which in the 1980s was pretty rare.
@mountainmamanirvana314 жыл бұрын
It's a Polaroid! That's the need for 2 pictures lol
@Green-ys3wo4 жыл бұрын
@@dimi7171 haha oh lord...
@alexmackinson4 жыл бұрын
Desarae Bond we know that .... thanks captain obvious. Nothing gets passed you detective
@sharpshooter17496 жыл бұрын
Nelson was a genius! His camera skills are amazing! No gimbles... The guy moved like a cat with that camera keeping the flow smooth and elegant!
@Felamine5 жыл бұрын
Also, a typical VHS video camera in the 1980s weighed ten to fifteen pounds. It was almost impossible to get shaky footage unless you were doing it intentionally.
@briankelly93475 жыл бұрын
@@Felamine they had small,and,medium size ones dummy
@Felamine5 жыл бұрын
@@briankelly9347 sure there were smaller cameras, but their recording quality was nowhere near the level of Nelson's videos.
@tinaamariee8325 жыл бұрын
His friend & business partner Dick said in one of his last interviews with Bettyjack.com that Nelson had mastered viewing his shots from on top of the lens instead of through the lens. Which allowed him to steady the camera with his chin. Which was a self developed technique that he created. Here’s the link to the interview if you’re interested; www.bettyjack.com/funtone/nelson/johnwithdick/
@MarsKvaratskhelia3 жыл бұрын
It was pretty smooth camera 🎥
@charliedeanstuff4 жыл бұрын
My mum just linked me this vid. The Londoner girl with no sunglasses is my godmother! 1987 was the year I was born. This is too cool! :O
@tonybenlozz29074 жыл бұрын
Wow! how is she doing? where is she now?? :)
@charliedeanstuff3 жыл бұрын
@@tonybenlozz2907 she's in London, doing well, exactly the same accent. Still very vegan. Does all sort of spiritual healing things :)
@tomm64233 жыл бұрын
Has she seen the video? Does she remember Nelson or have any interesting stories about him? Can we see a picture of what she looks like today?
@amyyngsdal89823 жыл бұрын
@@tomm6423 I'm wondering if she still has the same tattoo (from previous video)?
@kevsDVDS3 жыл бұрын
@@amyyngsdal8982 there kind of permanent things tattoo's the question is does she still love it
@pietweety70206 жыл бұрын
Nelson and his friends are fascinating. I stumbled upon one of his videos by accident and I am completely hooked. The quality is unbelievable, it’s a proper time capsule. Nelson and all of his friends are infectious in every way. I am a middle aged married man with no gay tendencies but somehow his lifestyle is compelling. Would have loved to have met him but somehow it’s more intriguing looking at his past. It is very sad he died so young, he was very talented and very special and I am sure he would have gone on to do very well in life. God bless Nelson.
@helenfein61036 жыл бұрын
I like the different perspective. Going different places and seeing life through Nelson's eyes. He was a very smart,fun and interesting guy. He was very positive for his friends. Its interesting to find out where they are today. You even get to meet his family.
@Jaymepenni6 жыл бұрын
J G really?
@bloomoggi6 жыл бұрын
your sexuality does not matter
@BLURRRULB6 жыл бұрын
Straight men are so insecure about being labeled gay when no one gives a shit.
@crazyafrobaby20135 жыл бұрын
How did u know he died?
@Felamine5 жыл бұрын
Eric seems like the kind of guy who invites a ton of people that you don't know to your party.
@yorkandpomona4 жыл бұрын
Hehehehe
@TS-qq7vr4 жыл бұрын
He seems like a fickle hurt boy.
@Hallahanify4 жыл бұрын
Major bad vibes
@chriscollins3434 жыл бұрын
"Oh Nelson, you remember him...hang on I think I forgot to feed the dog." *-Eric just walks over and sits on the couch-*
@LisaMarie-xp4ym3 жыл бұрын
What is a hurt boy or girl?
@DVincentW6 жыл бұрын
I just really enjoy the 80s aesthetic. Like friggen time machine.
@joeduece13 жыл бұрын
Me too yo. i cant believe it was like that back when.
@aliamjon25504 ай бұрын
@@joeduece1 It was better then you think, much better
@joeduece14 ай бұрын
@@aliamjon2550 dam dam. I only saw 89
@aliamjon25504 ай бұрын
@@joeduece1 Is that the year you came to New York or is that when you first started remembering it ?
@joeduece14 ай бұрын
@@aliamjon2550 remembering it in Minnesota not new York.
@ulovetashi5 жыл бұрын
I'm back with new locations, so Charlie's a.k.a "beefsteak charlies" was located on west 44th street and broadway in time square. It's now defunct and it's former spot is now the ABC "Good Morning America" studio. it's also located across the street from the MTV studio. In this video you'll notice there was a Loews theater, which is now the Playstation Theater and it sits on the side of the VIACOM building which you're probably familiar with if you watched MTV "TRL" during the 90's into the 2000's Gaiety theater 201 west 46th street ??? well, sad news. It's gone as you would expect. The gaiety theater was once a male burlesque show and theater. It was a very popular hang out spot in the time square area from the mid 1970's until the changes started occurring. The embassy purchased it and the entrance moved around the corner to 1547 broadway. Unfortunately despite being popular, once the embassy started making changes like changing the name from Gaiety to the "Embassy" they decided to create a huge hotel out of all the chains they purchased in Time Square eventually become yet another hotel by the name of the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel. You can find this location by the former address 201 west 46th street for the side of the building and old entrance, and you can search 1547 broadway (New York, NY) for the front entrance. "Odessa's home cooking" located at 117 Avenue A had to close their doors a couple of years back, thanks to hungry landlords hiking the rent up 50%. Luckily before this happened they had expanded and the restaurant exist directly next-door at 119 Avenue A. It's across the street from the Tompkins Square Park, Although the cafe and bar is gone, you can still explore their amazing food and they still have the same plates and glasses that you see in the video. Quick Trivia, Odessa's use to serve food at the "Leshko Coffee Shop" while their main location served as a bar. Leshko Coffee Shop was located at 111 Avenue A which is where they are dining in this video. Leshko shutdown in 2000. Odessa's moved into there official location a few doors down in the 80's oh and they took the neon sign with them! you can see all 3 of these location as they are only doors away from one another. HAPPY EXPLORING! (Submit locations you want me to track down @UloveTashi on instagram!
@jraybay4 жыл бұрын
👀 Nice thanks
@ulovetashi4 жыл бұрын
@@jraybay you're welcome!
@MachineGun-4 жыл бұрын
Wow
@amethystrain25133 жыл бұрын
Late as hell as usual, this was an interesting read, thank you for the information.
@covetasmr20083 жыл бұрын
So interesting! I would watch a channel dedicated to this topic. You have such great investigation skills!
@melissamcqueen5826 жыл бұрын
Every vid on this channel is a mini masterpiece 💕
@SusieSynth4 жыл бұрын
I will never stop watching Nelson's videos. I wish someone could upload the rest of them but please KZbin dont take them down. Nelson Sullivan is a legend. I find something new in a video each time I watch it and I've seen them all many times. I binge watch once a year. It's like being a fly on the wall in 80s NYC
@wajahatbaloch1323 жыл бұрын
It might be time to binge watch again?
@wajahatbaloch1323 жыл бұрын
I just stumbled into his videos half an hour ago. I'm a nostalgia whore. All these were were 4-5 years before I was born. They're really like time capsules.
@wajahatbaloch1323 жыл бұрын
This video is from 87, 6 years before I was born. Wow.
@SuperMarioBrosIII2 жыл бұрын
@Invincible Beauty now this is what I call the real world! Today's reality shows are too polished and professional looking but this is authentic and raw with the bad lighting and shaky camera etc. So much better Invincible Beauty!
@Utubin6 ай бұрын
Same. ❤👍Too Nelson Sullivan.
@terrijofilms3053 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for uploading this wonderful video. I was 23 years old in 1987 and worked full-time in Loss Prevention @ TJMaxx. My father was still alive and donned a Member’s Only jacket. He drove a Mercury Monarch and I drove a Gran Torino. I listened to Heart, Steve Winwood and Whitesnake to name a few. And the fabulous movie, Less Than Zero with Robert Downey Jr., Andrew McCarthy, and Jami Gertz was one of my favorites in the late 1980’s. I can go on and on. I’m grateful for my many fabulous memories of days gone by. 🦋🥰🦋
@brucewebb1114 Жыл бұрын
I turned 24 in 87. I worked for Brookshires in Louisiana. I saw heart in concert and liked Steve Winwood. Now I watch Nelson's videos and long for that time. Life is life. 59 now, unemployed and do surveys for cash and watch KZbin.
@lugnutt6211 ай бұрын
I too was 24 when this was shot! Those were heady days!
@danacantu67149 ай бұрын
I was born in 1989, but I looove these videos. I get to see what I missed
@Utubin6 ай бұрын
18 yrs old in 87.. I am so thankful to have been part of the 80's generation. "Members Only" lightweight jackets 👍 Good times.
@Utubin6 ай бұрын
@@brucewebb1114 Me too. 18 yrs old in 87.. I am so thankful to have been part of the 80's generation. "Members Only" lightweight jackets 👍 Good times.
@shayheard14666 жыл бұрын
I just don't understand why there aren't more likes and views. These videos are epic.
@deborahcookston93734 жыл бұрын
No one knows about them. I don't know how I ran across them.
@tefllife20244 жыл бұрын
I didn't realise there's so many. I don't know the guy but his videos are sure interesting to watch.
@5O4evr4 жыл бұрын
Why is this so interesting to people?
@markjanssens16583 жыл бұрын
I think people are discovering the videos more and more. Who cares, they're our hidden gems to enjoy anyway... so glad I found them and can enjoy them with all of you
@markjanssens16583 жыл бұрын
@@5O4evr 'Cause it's like being in a time machine and he's the first REAL vlogger who didn't "create" fake content. It was more authentic. Plus his friends: Lady Bunny, Ru Paul, Sylia Miles, Pop Tarts, Larry Tee, Lahoma, Musto, Eric etc... a fascinating crew
@SRLovesPandas1 Жыл бұрын
The "congratulations" after Nelson saying he was 39 made me choke up a little. Not many people are lucky to make it that far, especially in rough times like the 80s. Amazing time capsules!
@gaykid80 Жыл бұрын
I thought the same, it was as if the guy was surprised Nelson reached 39. Little did they know Nelson would only make it till the age of 41 sadly.
@strawberrysyrup135 жыл бұрын
The streets are so empty, compared to now. They're walking around admiring buildings and the city. I'm the only one out of my friends that does that still, all my other "friends" stare at their phone while they walk down the street.. It makes me want to cry
@brokendoll80685 жыл бұрын
It is really sad actually.
@strawberrysyrup135 жыл бұрын
@@brokendoll8068 it is :.(
@SuperCutiepie10125 жыл бұрын
Ugh same here. Walking around and just finding a place to go is boring to a lot of people. I hate Times Square though, wayyyy too crowded, the city never gets a break from tourists lmao
@ArjanTV5 жыл бұрын
Sure buddy that's why you are the one on youtube writing comments and ur friends are probably in the streets admiring the city
@TS-qq7vr4 жыл бұрын
It's a Sunday. That was, is and always will be the empty day for Manhattan.
@CG688105 жыл бұрын
The 80s were such a complex time for those of us in our youth then. It was a frightening time for the gay community. It was the height of the AIDS scare and so many gay men were dying or fearful of this horrible disease. Gay people were particularly viewed negatively by mainstream America in light of AIDS as it was branded the "gay cancer". Reagan was in power and the conservative agenda was in full swing. On the positive side, the music was amazing, the gay community was more tight nit than ever, the fight for gay rights and railing against Reagan for funding for AIDS research was steaming ahead, and it was pre-cell phones & internet so you had to leave your house to find fun and hang with your friends.I have to say I have such love in my heart for Nelson for giving us all the gift of the videos. Although I wasn't living in such a gay mecca as NYC, I honestly want to cry watching it because I am so happy and sad at the same time. Brings back such memories!
@dstar222 Жыл бұрын
Exactly you are 💯 right, the 80s themes are popular now bc of modern series and movies it was based on. So kids and young adults consider the 80s a humble time when it wasn't. Not to mention unemployment and serial killers were rampant too. But when it comes to pop culture and style in my opinion...NO decade has beaten the 80s, hence why it's so popular today.
@kengeorgejones68556 жыл бұрын
I swear Nelson is straight up trolling Eric at the end...it does make me laugh. Thanks for sharing this with us.
@rusdierahim6 жыл бұрын
Life seemed perfect in the 80s. I love you, Nelson. Rest in peace. 😥💖
@slowboymazda7976 жыл бұрын
Rusdie Rahim howd he die?
@rocknroller776 жыл бұрын
It wasnt. But most obviously, definitely better than now
@rocknroller776 жыл бұрын
Xeon9 heart attack
@amyyngsdal89826 жыл бұрын
There were good times and bad times in the 1980's, just like there were in the 90's. It's all about perspective. 😏
@loveyourpeople32386 жыл бұрын
Civilization died somewhere between the 80’s and 90’s
@WilliamByronIs5 жыл бұрын
I think we should make a road trip to South Carolina to visit Nelson's grave in 2019 and film the journey. He'd appreciate the homage.
@wdvnge4 жыл бұрын
Amazing idea!
@MrMeadfoot4 жыл бұрын
Was he not cremated ?
@WilliamByronIs4 жыл бұрын
@@MrMeadfoot It's possible but I've seen a photo of his gravestone
@tarwater274 жыл бұрын
On find a grave, his headstone looks a little dirty maybe a fan or any visitor can buff it out a bit. For the hours of entertainment Nelson gives us we owe it to him.
@imonlyjustahole3 жыл бұрын
tarwater27 no don’t touch his grave that’s disrespectful
@WonderfulDayDream6 жыл бұрын
When he looked at the Photo i thought it was a cellphone for a second 😅
@regiltube79324 жыл бұрын
Me too Lol that Movement Manuerism Though His like Holding A Phone
@ddl43743 жыл бұрын
Right? Me too !
@joeduece13 жыл бұрын
i did too.
@shawndamccormick2786 жыл бұрын
This is certainly my new favorite Nelson video. The way Eric just runs off at the end, that was the cherry on top of something already good.
@Utubin6 ай бұрын
Yes it was funny.
@lolog50774 жыл бұрын
“don’t make it look like a tourist photo” lol like their personalities!
@ryancapper4555 жыл бұрын
Oooo beware the ides of March, Eric will lose his temper as the camera swivels and arcs. To think that Nelson would have turned 70 back in March... Actually all these people are probably in their 60s now. Makes you realise how fleeting youth and life itself truly is. Anyways, another brilliant time capsule experience from Lord Nelson))
@jamesr17034 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else chuckle when he flashed his "Alcohol Kills" bag?
@serenityalbarran4917 Жыл бұрын
that part popped up at the exact time i read it
@NativeK417 Жыл бұрын
The thing I enjoyed most about this video is how everyone is walking with their heads up an not looking down at their smart phone it’s a very humbling reminder of the age before the smart phone 📱
@jraybay5 жыл бұрын
I'm binge watching all of his videos. I wasn't born yet, I find them so interesting. Everything looked a lot more simpler 😳
@brokendoll80685 жыл бұрын
Me too, I just discovered them. They're fascinating.
@geminikb5 жыл бұрын
Jraybay many of us who remember feel disquieted at times by the social and technological changes..... I love my gadgets and I love the tech advancements and conveniences we have now... but we don’t engage with each other as we used to. I so enjoy reading comments like yours, from young people who weren’t born yet... who realize that there’s a little piece of humanity that is slipping away from us. We can all be so much more engaged with our gadgets that we are with each other. I’m glad that kids like you see this.
@friendlier4 жыл бұрын
There is nothing like these videos. They are living history of the way people behaved, talked, and interacted with each other within the culture of downtown underground New York City 35 years ago. And the fact that the medium is video is itself part of their appeal. Video comes across as so much more "real" than even film. If you watch enough of these, you feel as if you are there with Nelson and that you know him and his friends.
@deborahcookston93734 жыл бұрын
It was the best time to grow up. The 70s as a kid, 80s as a young adult. Nothing is better, this is great to show just a touch of how it was.
@meetmeinva3 жыл бұрын
As someone who was alive in the 80’s, I can honestly tell you it was a much simpler time. There was an authenticity to human interactions and a slower pace, even for NYC. People looked more “real” also - fewer tattoos, hairstyles weren’t as overly architected, and the bohemian class couldn’t care less about luxury brands. Take a look at Nelsons old hood now and it’s nothing but a playground for the ultra rich. Like someone else stated in the comments: humanity is slowly being stripped away from us, one technological advancement at a time.
@RetroReminiscing2 жыл бұрын
This must be one of the very rare channels i am subscribed to that even when there are no new uploads, I still keep returning to re watch...love it here
@anh78072 жыл бұрын
Same. They used to have uploads when I first subscribed but the account manager sadly passed away a while back. I doubt there'll be any more of these so hopefully he was able to upload them all before passing.
@epipd57125 жыл бұрын
Nelson was great and so kind to take all the videos. He had to know that they would be watched by others one day and enjoyed. hugs to Nelson!!
@moogleish76525 жыл бұрын
Eric is so rude and annoying. Nelson didn't deserve that type of treatment.
@TS-qq7vr4 жыл бұрын
I don't know why he associated with that guy. He's a stuck up asshole.
@bobbigarcia8824 жыл бұрын
I know especially on his birthday 😔 poor nelson. ironically I dont remember seeing him in any other videos. I'm sure Eric felt really bad a year later when Nelson passed.
@5O4evr4 жыл бұрын
How was he rude?
@markjanssens16583 жыл бұрын
I love Eric and always like seeing him in the videos. I think you're not familiar with a lot of gay men. Eric is sweet and a good friend in a different way... dry sense of humor but invited more people so Nelson would have an even better birthday
@marjnussby15163 жыл бұрын
Agree
@Barb50004 ай бұрын
I cannot thank Nelson enough for leaving this time capsule for me to step back into whenever I feel like it. I hope he knows how wonderful we think he is even in this day and age. When I found his videos I went on a binge and watched every video more than once. I can't even count how many times I've seen these videos but they never get old, unlike me. He was a gentleman and a "gentle man" who was way ahead of his time. I often ask myself, how can you miss someone you never knew".
@nikki9doors5002 жыл бұрын
Only 5% of Nelson’s videos are on YT. Wish we had the other 95%… I’d be in Heaven!!
@tinaamariee8325 жыл бұрын
RIP to Dick! & thank you for uploading these amazing video & allowing Nelson’s legacy to live on. I’ve been obsessed with late 80s New York club scene since middle school. So finding these videos almost 20 years later has been AMAZING for me
@Mr-mi7wg Жыл бұрын
I guess u mean 30+ years ago.
@tinaamariee832 Жыл бұрын
@@Mr-mi7wg 20 years since I became interested in this is what I meant
@Mylo123214 жыл бұрын
He’s so damn good that I often forget he’s there recording and then he speaks and I’m like oh yeah- Nelson’s still there! Lol
@jamesr17034 жыл бұрын
"I'll just drink it on the way." "On the way? It's right around the corner."
@sloburnjo8 ай бұрын
nelson was THE ultimate friend! nelson is as gracious as can be having declined other invites. RIP sir. sights and sounds invoke deep nostalgia -
@jamesr17034 жыл бұрын
NYC was gritty and real back then.
@kerrsgurl3 жыл бұрын
Always nice to see images from when I was a teenager of home. Although many of the people and places shown are no more, the pulse that is New York City shall forever remain. Proud New Yorker. Born and bred.
@saltypurebloodpatriot55664 жыл бұрын
To think Nelson's friends are all in their 70s atleast by now,wow. R.I.P. Nelson,ty for your genius vlogn before there was vlogn. P.s. I was 5yrs old here.
@musclepup_rusty3 жыл бұрын
They’re watching on the polaroid as we watching on our cellphones today. Love their fashion style.
@80s-Retro-Alien Жыл бұрын
Yeah! I thought the same. 😄
@HassanOnbike5 жыл бұрын
Many people in this video are no more and many would be able to watch themselves in this video the way they never imagined. Life
@nonas67516 жыл бұрын
When New York was interesting and unique.
@chosenhighheart6 жыл бұрын
People today do not want interesting & unique -because they can never be. The world has more sheeple than ever before. The funny thing is New Yorkers are paying a higher price for less soul...but... money will do that to you.
@nonas67516 жыл бұрын
Prisc Jenem I feel like every major city is becoming like the New York of now. Thanks to the corporations who lable the cities with there god awful logos all over the place and make everything boring /yuppy as hell. With that comes expensive living for not much, not unless of course, you are rich or have parent's who support your grown ass. MILLENNIAL GENERATION.
@facesbysusanna5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@briankelly93475 жыл бұрын
@Tonyy T0ne looks fine to me,here if amything its worse
@briankelly93475 жыл бұрын
@Tonyy T0ne see bitch
@ms.felonystrutter24726 жыл бұрын
I love these videos, they are true time capsules...I was 14 in Philadelphia, wishing I was older...so much was more exciting back then. I don't know who any of these people are...just wow. Interesting.
@toniturnwald98906 жыл бұрын
I really like the point how he moves the camera, quite a special point of view. Thank you for uploading. cu Toni
@veewwg1wga9024 жыл бұрын
This was what it's like without cellphones
@alexandraschrubbe3755 Жыл бұрын
Crazy to think that Eric would be 75 years old in 2022..
@adriancollazo51455 жыл бұрын
it's just so weird to not see people buried in their cell phones. wonderful. people were "present" - no distraction
@user-qz9zu1fq9k4 жыл бұрын
Adrian Collazo and countless people still are today 🙄🙄 stop over-exaggerating
@adriancollazo51454 жыл бұрын
@@user-qz9zu1fq9k I'll believe it when I see it.
@StoneColdFox173 жыл бұрын
All of Nelson's videos are giving me life somehow even tho I was just an infant in the 80s...he was def ahead of his time.
@tomgraham32065 жыл бұрын
What happened to the one with the English accent? Lana? She walks with such confidence.
@drewkatchen8056 жыл бұрын
Man, the Wigstock '86 bag. That's amazing.
@alicezecevich26544 жыл бұрын
I'm loving the jacket! Loved the 80's the fashion, the music, the nightlife they were the days!!
@Withnail19693 жыл бұрын
Eric's jacket looks like it might be from Big Jesus Trashcan that was very fashionable at the time. I had a Big Jesus Trashcan t shirt. He probably bought it in Kensington Market, London UK.
@YoBoyMarcus6 жыл бұрын
This makes me so nostalgic. All of Nelson's videos do.
@frankfontaineofficial Жыл бұрын
elton john, Debbie Harry and Samantha fox look amazing here
@Deester3023 жыл бұрын
That Jesus coat looks amazing!
@elizabethbennet47914 жыл бұрын
OMMMG!!!!! Wig Stock 86!!! Thank you for these time capsules!!!!
@fatratvlog8096 жыл бұрын
Is there any information on the history of the tapes and how they came to be saved and now uploaded here? Like most people I watched one video by chance and now I’m hooked, thanks for uploading🙂
@kengeorgejones68556 жыл бұрын
Dick Richards, who was Nelson's friend (and they also lived together - you can see him in some of these videos) had the tapes after Nelson passed away. They are being released through another man, Robert Coddington. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3jQhaKepbZpb5I kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnOqg4ZtisdokMk
@fatratvlog8096 жыл бұрын
That’s great thank you🙂
@demonicsweaters5 жыл бұрын
does anyone know what type of Camera Nelson shot on? His footage looked quite great, especially for the time. I know he also often used a fisheye lens.
@paulgrape15015 жыл бұрын
Maaaan back when you could smoke inside and no one batted an eye...
@tefllife20244 жыл бұрын
That was definitely me until indoor no smoking laws. Lol.
@delete--55633 жыл бұрын
Please no.
@LisaMarie-xp4ym3 жыл бұрын
I remember those days!!
@shannon43863 жыл бұрын
Remember when you used to have to specify smoking or non in restaurants? And if you said non-smoking you were "protected" by a little half wall lol.
@paulgrape15013 жыл бұрын
@@shannon4386 i remember. Do you remember cigarette vending machines? My father would always make me shove slugs from electronical boxes into those things so he could get his luckys
@robloxkaren1016 жыл бұрын
The first vlogger
@briankelly93475 жыл бұрын
A lot of white people had camcorders there are plenty of home,vidoes and shit from,the 80s camcorders like many tech then were,very commonish
@marlisamorgan22 ай бұрын
I really want Erics' jacket! Absolutely love it! I'll also bet he made it himself. That's just what they did back then. 🥳🎉🎊💜💯
@westep42736 жыл бұрын
Love these videos
@YouTobeHD16 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@sergeirakmaninov6 жыл бұрын
One of the best so far. Whart more could one ask for than a trip to The Gaiety Burlesque and Leshko's after?
@TS-qq7vr4 жыл бұрын
A trip to Damascus would be preferable to most people.
@courtneylangford17513 жыл бұрын
I love getting lost in Nelson's world of 80's NY!
@facuarroyo32496 жыл бұрын
It'd have been so cool if you posted this on his birthday
@kengeorgejones68556 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what happened to the Retro Room uploader? I hope they're doing OK.
@keisasaki99284 жыл бұрын
I feel like going back in time watching this videos
@bigvee4012 жыл бұрын
good archive footage, a snapshot of life as it was back in 87
@tjmejak35 жыл бұрын
Loving these videos. Wishing I was your friend.
@clutchnz44176 жыл бұрын
When New York had class
@kevinswackyworld3 жыл бұрын
I feel like a time traveller walking with them
@flyfishizationjones4940 Жыл бұрын
Before cell phones, we walked down the street staring at Polaroid pictures, waiting for the colors to come alive.
@abigelzavodni3025 Жыл бұрын
Wow the fashion is so amazing to see it’s unmatched these times were so unique
@meetmeinva3 жыл бұрын
As someone who was alive in the 80’s, I can honestly tell you it was a much simpler time. There was an authenticity to human interactions and a slower pace, even for NYC. People looked more “real” also - fewer tattoos, hairstyles weren’t as overly architected, and the bohemian class couldn’t care less about luxury brands. Take a look at Nelsons old hood now and it’s nothing but a playground for the ultra rich. Like someone else stated in the comments: humanity is slowly being stripped away from us, one technological advancement at a time.
@raraszek Жыл бұрын
That's why humanity is currently being reset. The great reset.
@mwd3312 жыл бұрын
Someone needs to digitally restore this stuff, can you imagine!
@franciscobianchetta67168 ай бұрын
Record your memories, cause time flies.
@dixienormous69696 жыл бұрын
Liz is and will always be a fashion icon 🗿 watch as she struts the streets of New York 🗽 she owns it. Thasit 🗿
@basil336 жыл бұрын
Roy Mustang what happened to Liz Lizard?
@dixienormous69696 жыл бұрын
Lisa Riv I actually don't know. Someone said it in another video what happened to her though but I forgot
@fernronny94855 жыл бұрын
@@basil33 seems like shes back living in her home town portand oregon.
@samifo5 жыл бұрын
Erich told me she was living in Alaska, but that was a few years ago
@gianaknight8534 жыл бұрын
Liz is my mother in law
@pussyri0t7412 жыл бұрын
Its fun to hear ppl saying put that down, times haven't changed a bit
@The_A_Cast3 жыл бұрын
Idk why, but everyone seemed so classy back then. Even in the 80s
@jayfitvlogs37294 жыл бұрын
Take two pics Cux I want one. It’s out of reel, damn. That’s retro.
@Maria-sl3fv6 жыл бұрын
Hipsters back in the 80's
@micheleglezman48194 жыл бұрын
Wow! How much more laid back people were! I love these videos 😍
@raraszek Жыл бұрын
I miss this gritty New York. It felt exactly the same when I visited it as a teen in the early 2000s
@torodin7819 Жыл бұрын
Where are you from ?
@raraszek Жыл бұрын
@@torodin7819 Poland
@JohnnyTubeNYC6 жыл бұрын
Get photo taken with Miami Vice dudes... so 80s LOL
@Hollyweeds5 жыл бұрын
Strange to think he was so close to what would be the future location of Casey niestats studio.
@tinypinata505Ай бұрын
I wish I could've experienced this NYC. What a magical time.
@Denise_Suzanne Жыл бұрын
I was 16 in 1987. Life felt so much happier and peaceful back then. This makes me so nostalgic. Glad to have experienced 9 years of the 70s and all of the 80s. The best two decades to be alive, IMHO.
@janesbriggs4406 Жыл бұрын
What about the 90's ??
@Denise_Suzanne Жыл бұрын
@@janesbriggs4406 I loved the 90s, but that was exactly when I could feel a weird shift happening.
@caiusmadison2996 Жыл бұрын
90's was great too.
@caiusmadison2996 Жыл бұрын
@MeltonFamilyTX I can't attest to that, but it was in 98' I noticed something bad was happening, it all cheapened big-time, as in products, music, shows, it all finally became stale. Then the cookie cutter forever happenings in music, daytime programming, the moronic Reality Television struck, and bam, life was ruined from then on. So the first ones of us to invent a time machine, take Ozzy to this future, and scare him to death to finish that damn show that kicked off a long chain of events, culminating in Kim K. nonsense and Jersey Shore thottery came forefront. That was the death nettle for real programming, the second we didn't tell the world it sucks, it's all you get now. Fake "reality" shows, where nobody has morals. None? Not one? That's the lie it sold, that everyone is bad inside, amd now, it's believed. Sorry, but I see this, and I think they fucked us. No, scratch that, it's clear, as day, even if they blew up the sun it'd be clear as day, they fucked us.
@Utubin6 ай бұрын
@@caiusmadison2996 Spot on my friend. I know exactly what you are saying.
@ACwebseries3 жыл бұрын
For 30 years one of my best friends in LA would fly to NY just for the Gaiety. Stay at the Edison, see a Broadway show, tip the dancing boys, take one back to the hotel. Howard Johnson’s in the morning. Wash, rinse, repeat... Good times..
@tanjuyiyitalp65803 жыл бұрын
You Dutch-American??(Ancestry)
@Minkxox5 жыл бұрын
The OG vloggers
@TheBetito1234 жыл бұрын
That is a West Point white over gray uniform at the beginning!!!!?? That is amazing!
@jackjohnson73963 жыл бұрын
Good people together. Would love to see the survivors today, if any are still on the planet. No cell phones was nice too.
@melissam71463 жыл бұрын
These are fascinating, especially having lived through this era.
@adriancollazo51455 жыл бұрын
I keep thinking that I will see myself in the background in one of these many vids - like across the street just passing by. I'd freak out.
@ariannapac65355 жыл бұрын
😊
@ddl43743 жыл бұрын
🤗
@shanejohnson86993 жыл бұрын
No one questions the camera I love this universe
@whiteg18155 жыл бұрын
The stores and the building looks so modern till now
@gayham Жыл бұрын
This is FASCINATING. I wonder if he knew the importance of this when filming!?
@lolavea76863 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Nelson 🤍✨
@aykay6778 Жыл бұрын
Proper vlogger for his day .
@robertwest5789 Жыл бұрын
Feel good video, Nelson so great. I was near the same age and only miles away...but was another world...." you get arrested with a beer out in the street". now adays.. lit joint, vodka bottle in right hand and urination off corner, where a phone booth used to be....will not get a cops glance...😅
@MartyrLoserKing6 жыл бұрын
I wonder what "electric fan" was code for.
@JM-yx1lm4 жыл бұрын
Twirling your pecker around like a fan
@mrmikeyd24 жыл бұрын
God, you are boring....it is no "Party Monster" silly ass code for anything other than a box fan he said he needed for an installation.....an art project you hopeless clueless loser
@MartyrLoserKing4 жыл бұрын
mrmikeyd mmkay calm down kiddo.
@aliengibberish3 жыл бұрын
@@mrmikeyd2 TRIGGERED.
@TierraTv_3 жыл бұрын
mrmikeyd white man relax
@brunocontraomundo4 жыл бұрын
Smoking in restaurants is something I miss dearly.
@christophercasey67753 жыл бұрын
RIP Nelson Sullivan. He died on July 4th, 1989.
@handsomeX4 ай бұрын
I just happen to be watching this on his birthday. March 15th
@pav87194 жыл бұрын
This is much closer in time to 9/11 than now. Crazy to me I was in middle school in 2001