Tish Gervais at Danceteria in 1986

Tish Gervais was quite the deal in New York in 1986. Nelson Sullivan captured this appearance at Danceteria, and you can see for yourself how much respect Tish had. Video by Nelson Sullivan

[@beve2864]

Feels like I’m watching a movie. But these were real people in the 80’s. I used to always think that in the movies they were over exaggerating the 80’s but no they were actually like this😂😂

[@deletdis6173]

Ikr

[@mattrasbury7662]

Beautiful :) The 80's had such a unique spirit about it and Nelson's videos prove that. God I want to be there so bad.

[@heartstruth6875]

Me too

[@annother3350]

Yes, it felt like anything could happen. We weren't fully surveilled and there werent too many rules

[@Costa998]

We can be there

[@SusieSynth]

I would give anything to go back and stay forever.

[@kafkaskitchen]

@@annother3350 it's called drugs. Lots and lots of drugs. You're also only seeing a fraction. There's actually more opportunities today, but most people are to dumb to take advantage.

[@yorusuyasoul69420]

My time machine works

[@combedpubes]

what a time to be alive, one of my favourite channels for sure :)

[@stephclark4715]

Ahhhh the 80s...It's funny how people seem more real back then. No filler, natural hair, no phones, interacting like regular people. I feel so nostalgic when I watch Nelson's videos ❤

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

More like drama drama drama queens. Regular people worked at farms, hairdressers, bakeries….

[@Lolli_gone_wrong]

Those are wigs pls

[@concatinate]

​@@Lolli_gone_wrongOr if someone had their own hair, it was waved with perm chemicals, teased and doused with hairspray or styling gel.

[@vikingsong2068]

Natural hair?! LOL!

[@LaurenOliviArt]

WE LOVE YOU NELSON! I think of you often like you’re an old friend ....

[@glamnesianouveaux2039]

Any footage from Danceteria is SUCH a GEM to see!!!!!!!!!

[@dorakorolof]

what a time to be alive.I love 80s.

[@Desibeatnik]

yay more Tish and more 1986! two of my faves

[@kelseakelsea5131]

I was born in 86

[@jamesr1703]

The 80s decade was truly remarkable from fashion to politics to music.

[@spiderreed350]

It clearly was the 2nd best decade..50's

[@skyjuiceification]

What the hell are u talking about? what was so great about 80s politics?

[@JesusGomez-ob2qt]

90s and 70s were better

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

BUTT UGLY fashion 😂😂😂 Didn’t wear it back than, never wore it when they tried to bring it back.

[@SaintMartins]

6:44 this is the New York City i know from my dreams (or fantasies) Facts about 1986..... * The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after take off on January 28, 1986. * The Oprah Winfrey Show debuts on television in September of 1986. * The film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" was released in theaters on June 11, 1986. * The film "Blue Velvet" was released in theaters on September 19, 1986. * R.E.M. "Life's Rich Pageant" album was released on July 26, 1986. * Beastie Boys' "Licensed To Ill" album was released on November 15, 1986.

[@bretalleman9352]

madonna true blue album

[@farishope6540]

Then me and Oprah's show were born in the same month and year.

[@eily_b]

* April 26, 1986 Tchernobyl blows up and one of the worst ever ultimate MCAs happened and contaminated half of Europe

[@constantine6939]

This video is so out of this world. The dialogues feel like they're part of a movie or something. They're so... ... ... Hollywood-like.

[@PeacefulPauseProductions]

I agree. This could easily be an 80s documentary.

[@DWINC]

Never heard of her but what a great band. Thanks for uploading!

[@tpuckettjr]

Tish Gervais actually wasn't a band. If I'm not mistaken I think Tish's real name is Brian Bellovich and left Tish in the past. What a shame, right? 😉

[@SofiaisSunshine]

Thats because thats a dude.

[@queenqueen977]

@@SofiaisSunshine shut up? tish was authentically herself back then and Brian is authentically himself now. Don't be a transphobic hoe

[@nilbogllort6994]

I was born in 1986 I wished that I could see everyday life in 86 wish's have come true kindness love Nelson Sullivan

[@PeacefulPauseProductions]

Me too. I only vaguely remember 89 because of ninja turtles but that's all I remember from the last bit of 80s.

[@AX1A]

i was there at that time and wished I was in the 60's lol...

[@joshi5507]

I love seeing this. It makes me happy for some reason

[@rhymeandreasoning]

Surprised he has no footage of Madonna during her early years. These videos are such gems

[@twinkiestumor1555]

rhymeandreasoning it would be worth sooo much money..

[@twinkiestumor1555]

Madonna was already huge by over 3 years at this point though.

[@rhymeandreasoning]

I was wondering if he had ever seen her / knew of her during her Danceteria days - before she got her record deal, or even during her first album era.

[@BadBoyBobby85]

rhymeandreasoning Madonna's a total bitch now she'd probably file an injunction to stop their release

[@Insectoid_]

Black Coat shame if she was bitchy. I loved listening to madonna in the 80s at the roller discos.

[@mariaager1924]

I’ve watched so many of these videos, I recognize everyone voice lol

[@RachelleLove81]

How fabulous! I was 5 when this was recorded but went on to own the same fringed dress. Sultry! ❤

[@LovePremium-r9t]

Why do I want to cry? It's so bizzare my God

[@PeacefulPauseProductions]

I'm with you. It's because the 80s made you feel happy. It still does.

[@AX1A]

bc of a yearning to belong.. to make meaning from the meaningless. Nothing's changed in that way.. go find your tribe

[@District-ie7md]

Its good seeing all the random tidbits and historic anchors in the comments. I was born in 95 and footage like this is priceless to our knowledge of human history. To think that for every 10 years for the last 100,000 years theres been unique people and cultural pockets. No movie will ever capture the beauty of human life in motion.

[@canunac]

Wow this a time capsule

[@brucewebb1114]

Fun times!! My favorite decade!!

[@BlondeRockChick]

I could have lived not seeing Michael M… Besides that great video Nelson!!

[@llorenstorrespr4409]

1980s for ever!!!💪🏼💪🏼

[@kristinnoelle]

I love this channel and Nelson ❤️🙏

[@coldwavesf]

Must have been so much fun!

[@rosarosa8805]

The best time of my life was the 80s

[@bilebily294]

Mine too

[@JB-it5ho]

They were pretty courageous going such a dangerous club like the Danceteria. That place was closed down in the early 90s because of so many assaults and fights that always broke out there.

[@thecapricorn11]

that was the fun part of nyc in that era. the possibility of a little danger around the corner made it exciting.its so sanitary and boring now

[@thecapricorn11]

danceteria was not dangerous

[@friendlier]

Danceteria wasn't dangerous at all in the 80s.

[@SunnyCarnivore]

I use to go all the time, it wasn't dangerous at all.

[@JB-it5ho]

@@SunnyCarnivore Some people will say the city wasn't so dangerous so its a matter of perspective but that club had a lot of fights and someone died.

[@celadonjade5622]

this is so amazing

[@vikingsht4688]

God this is beautiful

[@ladyofbutterflies9759]

Amazing! Brian rocked it!

[@HelloNewMoon]

“My Boyfriend’s Back is after the Sonny & Cher medley.” My fave line of the whole thing b/c thats still a classic line up of acts 😂

[@shuiniuniu]

This was beautiful. ^_^

[@bigtex9836]

The 80s were absolutely the best!!

[@spiderreed350]

Freaking wild!!!,So damn Cool..

[@watarusuzuki6679]

Incredible

[@MichaelAngztek]

It's like youre there! After a bonghit or two❤. Very few leave their mark on this world.🎉

[@RosesOfSaturn]

Musto was everywhere!

[@BadBoyBobby85]

Baeldona IO Michael mustos still all over the village

[@alvinwhitley8020]

" Musto is everywhere " I literally thought that, looked down and saw your comment. Lol. And I think he had a 9 / 5 too.

[@Picturepurrfekt]

As an entertainment writer he kind of had to be where the story was.

[@selyndahernandez9141]

So beautiful

[@joshuas725]

Bro was really living a real life movie

[@aviratica6370]

Brian Belovitch, who was Tish Gervais has a book coming out on Amazon and I'm looking forward to reading it. It's called "Trans Figured."

[@mrmikeyd2]

And IS Brian Belovitch now.....you do know he trans'd BACK, don't you? He is the darling of the Christian right and pray the gay away crowd

[@marjnussby1516]

Oh wow, I only read that he detransitioned in the 90s, and has been happily married since 2013.

[@InGodshands7]

2 yrs , 5 months, 3 days before I was born

[@jaylew8408]

That song always reminds me of sister act

[@pumpnix]

I love watching stuff like this from the year I was born and seeing what was going on that year! 💚💚💚

[@guitarstorms]

very cool....

[@gleniffensoares3816]

22 fevereiro 2023. From 🇧🇷 Brasil

[@Charlesbjtown]

Not a single dislike, as it should be.

[@AK-jw7rx]

OMG 3 days before my 13th birthday!!!!! I was born in NYC and grew up in Queens and Long Island. Madonna got her start at this club

[@marthaleyva9585]

Not sure why everyone has to comment on how young they were or that they weren't even born yet. Who cares?

[@paultremblay4836]

Generations are perpetual clones who ignore each others. I have a hard time imagine Julius Ceasar but I could see him today, dressing stylish as a northern Italian guy. We tend to make people from the past bigger than what they should but we are just a copy carbon from the past.

[@vikingsong2068]

If you don't care then why did you comment instead of ignoring it like someone who actually didn't care would have done?

[@epipd5712]

Tish is very pretty and awesome.

[@SusieSynth]

Tish is Brian again.

[@selyndahernandez9141]

I love this time in LIFE

[@lukasparo194]

This is refreshing and it’s such a nice thing to see is surviving online for me so show very soon to a very gay man named neal I know 😂 such a wonderful life you’ve lived Nelson. Thanks for sharing

[@jasonpeters9716]

"This town, is coming like a ghost town All the clubs have been closed down This town, is coming like a ghost town Bands won't play no more Too much fighting on the dance floor Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town? We danced and sang, and the music played in a de boomtown This town, is coming like a ghost town Why must the youth fight against themselves? This town, is coming like a ghost town Government leaving the youth on the shelf This town, is coming like a ghost town No job to be found in this country Can't go on no more The people getting angry This town's becoming like a ghost town This town's becoming like a ghost town This town's becoming like a ghost town This town's becoming like a ghost town..."

[@starmoon1590]

Bing watching= Joy

[@hutlazzz]

I hear the guy still trying to open that beer bottle

[@KORIGAN1]

New video wow

[@jasonpeters9716]

They wanted their rock back to its basics. Just 5yrs away...It would be. Alternative Music Revolution ! (1991-95]

[@QuelquefoisFois]

Then after that those horrid boy bands and Britney took over. 😑

[@jasonpeters9716]

@@QuelquefoisFois Yeah and Corny/TERRIBLE "Hip-Hop & Rap... Like Eminem, Ja Rule, Nelly, Drake..ect

[@deniseherud]

"I'm a Harley-Queen.." --😂 I luv that💗

[@IanV10]

That was one month exactly after I was born 😂

[@vikingsong2068]

I was 6. Now 43. Time flies!

[@BadBoyBobby85]

Who's putting out all these old classic vids now? Is it Nelson's lover? Love the flashbacks. Club kids still remember

[@alvinwhitley8020]

Robert Montoya now that Dick has passed ( 10/2018 ). They collection of videos was donated to a library. That's all I know. I dont know the name of the library.

[@alvinwhitley8020]

M Perkins. RIP Dick. He guarded and worked on the project his whole life and how he must have loved Nelson.

[@spiderreed350]

Omg,Phil was wearing that same outfit that the Clown Musto was wearing at McDonald's the week before, wow...lending and borrowing clothes was very common back than between friends and Lovers.

[@theorangefactory]

At 7:27 is that vincent d'onofrio??

[@zacharyeason8761]

What I love about this- not a person im sight on their cell phone in site

[@nikid3690]

It seems like life and people were better without smartphones. Of course i wouldnt be watching this without a phone. But maybe id be out there living more life.

[@ruddyguzzman]

Amazing shit

[@naty_327]

I was born 5 days later 🙌🏽

[@kelebeck5905]

Tish detransitioned and now lives as a man

[@guyeshel9316]

Life is such a weird thing... I started questioning realy heavily lately

[@spiderreed350]

I thought this was the video that Musto took the stage and sang "Rubber Band Man?"

[@natalkakot]

I wish to be born in 70s not in 89 😢😢

[@BillBondsHasAPosse]

When mdma was MDMA !

[@eily_b]

That Michael Musto guy is really a wimp. He failed at locking his bike up and can not open a f....g beer bottle with a door. 😄

[@marcelomar3143]

are you a live nelson?

[@maximus6638]

marcelo menoni He died in 1989 from a heart attack

[@marcelomar3143]

thank, i know now! last night I watched a few videos among them the last one he recorded incredible channel. it's like a time machine, sometimes they wonder why the aliens or travelers in time would bother to see a civilization less technologically developed, I think this channel is the answer to that

[@starmoon1590]

Don Juan Mattus - he lives thru these and all of us that love him.

[@annother3350]

Dick Richardson was putting them up. Check out the mrrichardson channel for countless hours more fun

[@mwatson5447]

5:12 Boy George the one and only LOL!

[@dire12343]

Hahah the cool jerk

[@bruhlickd]

they looked so much better behaved than their English brothers, from blitz club

[@briarrose29]

I can't stand Michael Musto.

[@viewer1338]

Its so weird seeing like a real full on vlog in like a gay club. Who evens think of vlogging at the time

[@LowMedow]

3/22 Date Numerology Abrahamic Skull N' Bones 💀

[@johnfritz4096]

For myself, I think it's awful that RuPaul takes credit for being the A#1 drag queen. She/he has only one thing on his mind...$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Sad. But true. Love these videos Nelson!!! ❤️❌❌❌⭕️❤️

[@annother3350]

Rupaul was one of nelsons best friends. He's a good guy and has worked hard to get to the top

[@mrmikeyd2]

@@annother3350 WRONG.....Dick Richards was Nelson's best friend, or A friend anyway who for some reason took up the cause of RuPaul and talked Nelson into giving him a place to stay....and like he did EVERYONE he knew, he took advantage of the situation.....even staying in Nelson's house after he died and Nelson's brother Mark had to have him and LaHoma evicted to get Nelson's belongings out.....there would be no videos if Mark and Dick Richards had not preserved them and after Ru Paul got in good with Fenton Bailey he dropped Dick Richards like a bad habit.......Don't be fooled....the story that you have been fed is total bullshit made up for the drag race show.

[@annother3350]

@@mrmikeyd2 I dont really watch drag race -- my main experience of rupaul is from these old videos and he seems like an OK guy that gets on with Nelson and the others. Ive always liked him in interviews too

[@queencerseilannister3519]

Are you kidding? Rupaul IS the GOAT of drag.

[@1953childstar]

@@mrmikeyd2 Those "characters" stole all of Nelsons belongings and did not properly care for "Blackout"- Nelsons dog.. He died only months after Nelson..

[@angelanetherton8240]

That woman’s shoulders are so broad you could play football on her back!!

[@sayNotoBrooklyn83]

It’s a man, baby

[@angelanetherton8240]

@@sayNotoBrooklyn83 Ohh hmm lol!! Are you really serious? or trying to get one in on me?? Omg, I'm so embarrassed ...Thinking that was a woman if its really not..I watch a lot of Nelson's videos ..My first one seeing her/him so I didn't know..Oops..I did always think Albert was a very hairy woman as well..Lord, please tell me he is really a man I'm going to shiz my pants you say that's a woman hahahahaha.

[@beanondaddy3397]

Oh yeah, most of just moved from caveman cave wall painting to spray painting walls in 80's, it's called evolution people... people back then were still in touch with their inner neanderthal...lol...,,😄😄😄😄😄

[@mrmikeyd2]

It is funny, reading through these comments, most have no idea who Tish Gervais really is....the first male to female transgender who switched back (however the hell that was done, just sew one back on?) anyway, then claimed he was never gay and hated all things gay related.......a darling of Christian conservatives

[@Lisa-ps2rv]

He is gay, and he only had top surgery, so he had his implants removed.

[@kelseakelsea5131]

It’s called self hate.

[@kelseakelsea5131]

@@Lisa-ps2rv probably still actually trans. Again, it’s self hate.

[@queenqueen977]

@@kelseakelsea5131 why are you talking about someone like you know them you weirdo

[@vivavoice7211]

Tish detransition back to being a boy. he is brian and living his best life ever. Said he was never truly happy as Tish.

[@NarcFreedom]

Michael Musto, ugh. Insufferable.

[@Diego-my9gc]

I see aids everywhere

[@jmfia2391]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kimberlylay1005]

Ahh . depravity

[@AntnyXO]

This is alll *creativity* hun 💯✨😁

[@queenqueen977]

I genuinely feel sorry for people like you. like you live your life so SMALL minded, you're meant to be on this earth to expand your mind but look at you, ignorant, homophbic, and mentally ill