VisionaryUrbanTactics I’ve only seen Rupaul mention him twice. But yeah, I had just gone down a rabbit hole and watched all these videos and overall it just seems like a lot of Nelson’s ‘friends’ took him for granted and used him for the camera publicity. Not just Ru but most of the club kids as well
@@kaashee yeah, the timing is correct. The parade is annually the last Sunday in June and Nelson died the night of July 3rd/a.m. July 4th 89. There's a video posted that he made the day of July 3rd.
I know this has been said in other videos of Nelson’s but why on earth has someone not made a documentary about him? Surely someone must want to do this? Hell I want to do it. It’s fascinating and would be a hell of a lot better than half the garbage on Netflix.
These videos are magical: and they also break my heart. As a young gay man trying to make sense of my place within this world seeing these vibrant and individual characters create such a strong family in NY makes me want to be part of something like it.
I really like these videos. It gives people a look inside the lives of people that paved the way. Also I'm sure this is why alot of gays have moved to new York over the years because it's a big family there and they all except one another and have each other's back unlike when people come from these small town with bullies. I see one or two of my sons moving there.
@@melissaonorati2243 wtf lmao all dude was trying to do was check the other guys OIL,chill on the god stuff aint nobody cumming anytime soon except these 2 guys 🤣🥰🤣🥰🤣
I cannot express how much I appreciate what Nelson contributed to the world. These videos give us a glimpse into a whole world and time we otherwise wouldn’t have had without Nelson’s dedication. He was way ahead of his time. I feel like Nelson should be commemorated with a “First Vlog Award” or something. I know it isn’t enough in any way but i feel like we need to bring more exposure to these amazing time capsules. These videos take me to the people and places captured in a way no other ‘vlogs’ can. Just beautiful.
'Rupauls the tallest queen here and we can't find him' haha love it! Also, crazy seeing a world without mobiles. As useful as they are, I kinda miss they days without them :/
So many people in my life have been gay. My best therapist was a lesbian who helped me through my arrest for growing eight tiny pot plants. I was assigned her by the pain clinic, l was going to. She went by the book and set me up on my feet again. She also had the same auto immune diseases as l. She was a great therapist. I am bad at names,but she was a wonderful person. Gay people have always been here. , Why do some people feel so negative about gayness? 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
Nelson is such a total 80s babe! You can tell he's feeling himself here. I love it. We all love you very much, Nelson. Rest in paradise. Hope there's lots of men on horses up there for you. Lol ♡
@Barndancer61: My old VHS looks a lot worse than when I recorded them. Professionally taped programs from the '80s look like hell now without restoration. Although not like film, they were relatively clear then but not now.
‘I don’t know how I’ll live tomorrow’ and a week later he passed away, I’m sure he knew. I can’t get enough of these videos, they’re truly amazing. A film should be made based on Nelson and his friends.
OBSESSED with these videos! How I wish I could rewind time and move to NYC to become friends with them ALL! PLEASE make a DVD of all of his video. I would treasure it FOREVER!
@@georgewright5631 The dry humor - her name was Amnesia and Lahoma asked ‘did RuPaul do this to you or do you remember?’ The ‘do this to you’ referred to the hair and makeup transition from Nelson to Amnesia. Hope that helps.
Nelson's video inspired me to go pride once again this year at 52 years old. I'm glad he enjoyed himself. You never know how much time you have left. Especially all these pioneers that came before us that really helped break down barriers when society wasn't as accepting.♥️🏳️🌈😘 2019
What's amazing is that this was all at the height of the AIDS epidemic. I know, I was there. At this point I had lost almost half of my friends. But despite all the sickness and death, we just kept going. All those people I lost haunt me more now that I'm getting older. They were all in their 20s and 30s, and I think about all they missed, or what they might of been.
I love this guy! Didn’t give a f%!# what anyone thought. So laid back. It’s a shame he was taken so soon. Would love to have seen him in these days of TH-cam vlogging
The OG vlogger. So glad he did this, gives us more in depth view on rupauls life as well as life back in the 80’s. These are RAW and I’m all here for it. Not only that, we get to see pride from back then! How fucking awesome is this?! Because of these queens and gays in these videos us gays can now finally be free. (In most countries)
😂😂 "What a gay hat...💖" 😂😂 - Nelson/Amnesia On a more serious note; I genuinely adore Nelson. It's a joy to see the world as he knew it, through his eyes, and to feel as though I were right there with him on his many adventures. It's an absolute pleasure to have the opportunity to view these videos. I am so very grateful to his friends and creators of this project and channel for sharing Nelson's world with our world, in which I wish he was still a part of.
I recently came out to myself as a gay after years of denying it, thinking it was wrong because of my family, this video is pure LGBT history and makes me think of how many people there were like me, especially at at time when gays were frowned upon.
I know this, heck I still have not come out to my family in fear of punishment or something bad happening, they are very traditional and say being gay is a brain problem, which is awful. I am proud to go against most of what they believe, as a gay atheist I definitely am !
It's definitely more accepted now, but it's still brave to come out especially when some of the people around you don't understand. If they really care about you and fully love you as a person, hopefully most of them will come around but you can't force everyone to see the light. I wish you the best of luck in life.
Beautiful! I love it! To think this was about a week before Nelson passed, heartwrenching, but he seems to have had such a great life, always surrounding himself with such positivity and love. I’m glad he had a grand time during his last days of life! May god bless him, and the rest of these queens. 💕
It’s strikes me that this was the height of the AIDS epidemic but no one makes any reference in any of the videos. Almost like they are not touched by it.
Trust me, there wasn't one person on Christopher Street that day that wasn't effected by HIV in some way. There was no reason to talk about it in this context. It was part of the fabric of life by 1989. I recall some folks even saying that gay day/pride day should be one day out of 365 forget our troubles and celebrate.
Yes, dear Nelson passed away on July 4, 1989. Damn, I wish he was still around. His last recording was on July 3, 1989 at the pier. The video is on youtube somewhere. I remember seeing it sometime ago.
I have to say that I have never seen something as fluid and as beautiful as the footage at the beginning of this where Nelson is holding his Video Camera filming while being filmed himself and dancing with it almost like a ballet dancer doing what he loves the most.. I"m tearing up and I gotta stop thinking about it...0:02 It's extraordinary..
This is such a valuable piece of history. I feel like my generation (millennials) have grown accustomed to the rights our previous generations fought for. Anyway this is amazing !
A Cast 😊 thanks so are you. I feel I have an unfair advantage because I’m able to watch you on your chanel. Currently watching the amazon vine invite one.
Yes all we wanted was tolerance and acceptance. The new generation is pushing too hard into indoctrination, and needs to chill. LGBT acceptance is on the decline now. Society said YES so much. You can literally walk down the street in drag today and no one cares. Thanks to the people like the ones in this video. The whiny crybaby modern day “queer” LGBTQIA2SLplus community needs to shut up and stop ruining decades of hard work and actual oppression! Not the fake oppression of a non binary heterosexual female being called she instead of they.
gray lappin / 👏🏻 good point! Nelson is in our historybooks making these documentations in a period where aids was on the frontline - and many lives was soon gone 🙏🏻 Nelson is the king - I hope wherever he is Blackout and him gets the message 🌈
Such a fascinating time! I find is amusing how random people just come up to Nelson and how he just goes up to strangers... it seemed like such a time to be alive..
That kiss at 5.34 was so tender, it's so rare even today in public. I'm so glad Nelson was able to show such love. Sorry, Amnesia! She was so beautiful, I wish there were more videos of her!
Watching in 2019...Now a days, you wouldn't be able to walk freely in the parade unless you're in it...haha....I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!! So glad we found RU!!!
I really wish this man still here today. A legend a God among ants. Everyone around him became the most important influential people in different scenes and he knew that being raised in North Carolina it's unbelievable this man these videos are very important to watch because this is a life single life they could have changed the planet and died too early this is all of us and he's telling you that
I Love Nelson and all his videos ! I feel like I’m in a VR with him and his tribe ! It’s amazing to realize he’s been gone for 30 years but yet I miss him with out ever meeting or knowing him . He’s such a like-able human being ! ❤️🙌🏻🎉🌹
looking at these comments is... well. some are beautifully nostalgic but so many are about how "ugly" Amnesia is or being transphobic or making gross comments about the epidemic. Support "ugly" drag, support "ugly" trans women, support AIDS victims. Uplift one another's voices. We are all human.
The community at the time was so close, everywhere you turned, there was someone else you knew and couldn't wait to chat with. These days everyone is too busy looking at their phones like zombies. Can't express enough how much I miss these times. 😔
I came up from NC for this event. I was 23 and it was a scary time. We marched because we were dying, had few rights and felt we had nothing to lose. The movement was visceral and important. Many of the men in that parade were dead a few years later. We were a community because no one else would have us. We chose our family because our parents threw us out. Young gay people today should enjoy their freedoms but never ever forget the pain, grief and death it took to get James Charles on TH-cam!! Long Live the Republic Where All Citizens Are Created Equal.
@@lazyboyzno he’s saying that people like the ones in this parade paved the way for gay men to thrive. James Charles is trash, but he wouldn’t have a career if not for these other gay men!
It’s so awesome that during this time u don’t have cellphones but Nelson just bumps into ppl and u recognize it’s your friend and everyone is like oh heyyyy lol. Kinda refreshing that u go about things on a whim.
Nelson’s videos make me wish I had a time machine.. it was a whole different world. Everyone was living in the moment and not on some smartphone. Everyone was authentic. Makes today seem so dark
these videos are making me tear up so much, it really is a time capsule. the fact that this one was filmed less than a week before nelson died is pretty chilling
Vlogging before it was vlogging. I'm not gay but I'm a safe person. I accept anyone for who they are. I wish a lot more people would accept people for who they are.
These videos are so great. I'm obsessively watching them! Thank you for uploading them. They capture such an amazing time and community of people! Nelson may have left this earth too early, but these videos keep his spirit alive forever!
I don't know if this makes sense, but there was such a natural positive energy back then. It's not defensive & chaotic like it is today. People were unapologetically themselves & just lived! Now, it's "THIS IS ME, LOOK AT ME, YOU WILL ACCEPT ME!!! ME ME ME!" we need that old, positive, loving REAL & TRUE united energy.
So glad that they have "Pride" and not "Gay Pride" in 2020. The new york scene was so toxic to trans community for decades, look what happened to Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, just terrible
The best part....no one staring down into a cell phone!! 😜. We had such great times...lots of bars..dances...lots of women bars...so much is gone now. : (
yeah the shirtless superhero chainmail at 14:07 is deeeeefinitely not as naked as possible. Stop acting like pride should be sanitary and marketable. Pride is about being ourselves
Nelson is so funny especially in this one, I swear he reminds me of Gloria Swanson looking into the camera like in Sunset Boulevard , staring at the camera for her close up! This is so funny!
If Nelson was still here today Ru Paul would DEFINITELY have him as a permanent judge on Drag Race. Imagine that 😭
that....... makes me incredibly sad.
Yes ahead of time with the selfie
Eh Idk it seems like in a lot of videos that Ru was just using Nelson
@@AlexxEnglishh Rupaul loved Nelson. They were really close. Rupaul still talks about Nelson, to this day, in interviews.
VisionaryUrbanTactics I’ve only seen Rupaul mention him twice. But yeah, I had just gone down a rabbit hole and watched all these videos and overall it just seems like a lot of Nelson’s ‘friends’ took him for granted and used him for the camera publicity. Not just Ru but most of the club kids as well
He died about a week after this, so sad :( Glad to see he had a good time in his last few days.
Ohh
Wernhard Bierbauer The Fourth that short after r u for sure
@@kaashee yeah, the timing is correct. The parade is annually the last Sunday in June and Nelson died the night of July 3rd/a.m. July 4th 89. There's a video posted that he made the day of July 3rd.
@@shawndamccormick278 Can you find the video from Jul 3rd and link it here please?
i know i wish he was still alive he looked like a good person:(
I love that his drag name was amnesia. And everybody’s asking him if he remembers things. Too funny.
Prob of the AlDS
I know this has been said in other videos of Nelson’s but why on earth has someone not made a documentary about him? Surely someone must want to do this? Hell I want to do it. It’s fascinating and would be a hell of a lot better than half the garbage on Netflix.
I second that.
Why hasnt Rupaul or Randy and Fenton done it yet?
@@kehkey because their stuck up cunts
@@kehkey They did. Back in 1994. It's called 'Nelson Sullivan's World of Wonder.'
Matthew Dunne ! Absolutely!!!!
These videos are magical: and they also break my heart. As a young gay man trying to make sense of my place within this world seeing these vibrant and individual characters create such a strong family in NY makes me want to be part of something like it.
Seamus O'Dare --- they seem kind hearted...it's rare
Seamus O'Dare I've always wanted the same thing
I think that it’s because things were different back then, especially after the hiv/aids epidemic.
@@tommyboybr this was during said epidemic
I really like these videos. It gives people a look inside the lives of people that paved the way. Also I'm sure this is why alot of gays have moved to new York over the years because it's a big family there and they all except one another and have each other's back unlike when people come from these small town with bullies. I see one or two of my sons moving there.
Ru was wearing high heels probably the whole time bless his feet
Sativa Diva nice pic. You still raving ?? HMU on Snapchat Zezah
Don't worry. He was on drugs the whole time as well. Also, bless his heart. 😆🤣😭🤮
Actually, Ru has hooves. Cheers darling.
“Amnesia do you remember where you are?”
“No, but I was with someone but forgot where they were!”
I love Nelson ❤️.
look how ahead of the selfie trend this queen was
Ur hot.
so true! Is that RuPaul?? Shows you the queens are always ahead of the trends
@@williamfreytes-cheverez3688 are you saved?
@@williamfreytes-cheverez3688 Repent and ask Jesus Christ to become your Lord and Saviour; Jesus is coming soon
@@melissaonorati2243 wtf lmao all dude was trying to do was check the other guys OIL,chill on the god stuff aint nobody cumming anytime soon except these 2 guys 🤣🥰🤣🥰🤣
I cannot express how much I appreciate what Nelson contributed to the world. These videos give us a glimpse into a whole world and time we otherwise wouldn’t have had without Nelson’s dedication. He was way ahead of his time. I feel like Nelson should be commemorated with a “First Vlog Award” or something. I know it isn’t enough in any way but i feel like we need to bring more exposure to these amazing time capsules. These videos take me to the people and places captured in a way no other ‘vlogs’ can. Just beautiful.
agreed
God bless him.
Michele Rogers / totaly agree 💕
Yes they were fabulous to watch lov his southern accent and the videos he made RiP Nelson
'Rupauls the tallest queen here and we can't find him' haha love it!
Also, crazy seeing a world without mobiles. As useful as they are, I kinda miss they days without them :/
I love how Nelson talks to the camera, likes he talking to you. I’m so glad I found this channel ❤️
Nicki yeah, I like that also. It makes me feel like I’m there with him.
Nicki / isn’t great how dedicated he is to the camera 💕 Nelson was a pioneer 🎥
Im not even gay and i cant stop watching these videos
akacraigmack 💀
Vic Loccster it makes me happy to hear you say that. God bless and open mind and an open heart. ❤️
akacraigmack hahaha,bft
So many people in my life have been gay. My best therapist was a lesbian who helped me through my arrest for growing eight tiny pot plants. I was assigned her by the pain clinic, l was going to. She went by the book and set me up on my feet again. She also had the same auto immune diseases as l. She was a great therapist. I am bad at names,but she was a wonderful person. Gay people have always been here. , Why do some people feel so negative about gayness? 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
Yea same here
Nelson is such a total 80s babe! You can tell he's feeling himself here. I love it. We all love you very much, Nelson. Rest in paradise. Hope there's lots of men on horses up there for you. Lol ♡
I was watching McDonalds in 1989 i did i get here
Hugine Flores me too. Thats how i subscribed to this channel.
That's the first one I saw as well!! Now I watch Nelson every single day. Can't get enough
Oh shit! It’s happened to me now! Haha I was thinking the same thing watching this one
Yesssss
By clicking on the video?
I love the random hi, compliments, and kisses. Seemed so carelessly wild.
The footage is surprisingly clear considering how old it is.
Barndancer61 He made a ‘lil mistake. No need to be aggressive.
@Barndancer61 He probably meant because the quality of video cameras wasn't as clear in the 80s as cameras are today.
@Barndancer61 yeah no need ya prick
Barndancer61 woah thats gotta be the most condescending shit I’ve seen in a bit
@Barndancer61: My old VHS looks a lot worse than when I recorded them. Professionally taped programs from the '80s look like hell now without restoration. Although not like film, they were relatively clear then but not now.
I know he's Dead but he has great vibes and a beautiful aura 🙌💟
He's only physically dead from this world. He's still here.
How so
Nelson retired as a queen, changed his ID, and became a famous DJ.
Idk why but this makes me cry. joy? sadness? maybe both.
chardvnnay --- there is no malice in him....it's priceless
Nostalgia
‘I don’t know how I’ll live tomorrow’ and a week later he passed away, I’m sure he knew. I can’t get enough of these videos, they’re truly amazing. A film should be made based on Nelson and his friends.
this breaks my heart, I legit cried. I'm so grateful for the ones who came before us. who had the courage to stand up for us all.
OBSESSED with these videos! How I wish I could rewind time and move to NYC to become friends with them ALL! PLEASE make a DVD of all of his video. I would treasure it FOREVER!
I lived in NYC at this time (and all my life) the best of times were had by all then!!!
THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER.......as the saying goes.
9:00 Favourite part.
“Did RuPaul do this to you, Amnesia?”
Do what
Why is 9:00 your favorite part.
@@georgewright5631 The dry humor - her name was Amnesia and Lahoma asked ‘did RuPaul do this to you or do you remember?’ The ‘do this to you’ referred to the hair and makeup transition from Nelson to Amnesia. Hope that helps.
Nelson's video inspired me to go pride once again this year at 52 years old. I'm glad he enjoyed himself. You never know how much time you have left. Especially all these pioneers that came before us that really helped break down barriers when society wasn't as accepting.♥️🏳️🌈😘 2019
What's amazing is that this was all at the height of the AIDS epidemic. I know, I was there. At this point I had lost almost half of my friends. But despite all the sickness and death, we just kept going. All those people I lost haunt me more now that I'm getting older. They were all in their 20s and 30s, and I think about all they missed, or what they might of been.
so sorry you had to experience this 🙏❤️ may they rest in peace
@@EM-hl1pu Thank you...
There is a longer Video of this day by Nelson with Musto- that aids is intonated
Heartbreaking
I agree I miss my dear friends Charlie and Larry more than ever
He gives us a shot of his fishnets! He is so funny 😂 I just adore him. “I love a man on a horse 🐎 “
SergeantG / 😆 love that sentence - such a lovely human being Nelson was 🌈🎥🌈🎥
i thought he said “i love a man on all fours”
I love this guy! Didn’t give a f%!# what anyone thought. So laid back. It’s a shame he was taken so soon. Would love to have seen him in these days of TH-cam vlogging
He would be the coolest Grandpa EVER. I love his dry, Matter of facto humour.
What beautiful pieces of history Nelson left us! He was absolutely magical with that camera.
“Was he fuking me?” QUEEN😭😭❤️
Mans was WAYY ahead of his time. Literally a TH-cam vlogger 20 years before it existed lol.RIP Nelson
as a designer i get so much creative inspiration from these videos. nelson was a gem, and so before his time, truly a kind hearted soul.
His southern accent just makes him even more fun. 😆
The OG vlogger. So glad he did this, gives us more in depth view on rupauls life as well as life back in the 80’s. These are RAW and I’m all here for it. Not only that, we get to see pride from back then! How fucking awesome is this?! Because of these queens and gays in these videos us gays can now finally be free. (In most countries)
The ferry jokingly telling Nelson he's the ultimate narcissist for filming himself. 2020 take note🤣
It looks like such a fun atmosphere! And I can't help but admire how brave they all must've been to be so out and proud in the 80's! Amazing
“I know, it’s so beautiful, I don’t know how I’ll live tomorrow”
That’s a little ominous, considering how he died not long after
😂😂 "What a gay hat...💖" 😂😂
- Nelson/Amnesia
On a more serious note; I genuinely adore Nelson. It's a joy to see the world as he knew it, through his eyes, and to feel as though I were right there with him on his many adventures. It's an absolute pleasure to have the opportunity to view these videos. I am so very grateful to his friends and creators of this project and channel for sharing Nelson's world with our world, in which I wish he was still a part of.
12:58
Deadpan Nelson Sullivan:
"What a gay hat."
😄
I recently came out to myself as a gay after years of denying it, thinking it was wrong because of my family, this video is pure LGBT history and makes me think of how many people there were like me, especially at at time when gays were frowned upon.
Parzival The Wanderer homosexuality is still very frowned upon tho
I know this, heck I still have not come out to my family in fear of punishment or something bad happening, they are very traditional and say being gay is a brain problem, which is awful. I am proud to go against most of what they believe, as a gay atheist I definitely am !
Parzival The Wanderer Good luck to you 💕😘🌈
It's definitely more accepted now, but it's still brave to come out especially when some of the people around you don't understand. If they really care about you and fully love you as a person, hopefully most of them will come around but you can't force everyone to see the light. I wish you the best of luck in life.
Drift Cat707 we've made progress but this is sadly still very true
This shit is GOLD. Man how lucky we are to have this today. I grew up in NYC as a gay man in the 80s 90s and this is just totally taking me back.
Beautiful! I love it! To think this was about a week before Nelson passed, heartwrenching, but he seems to have had such a great life, always surrounding himself with such positivity and love. I’m glad he had a grand time during his last days of life! May god bless him, and the rest of these queens. 💕
It’s strikes me that this was the height of the AIDS epidemic but no one makes any reference in any of the videos. Almost like they are not touched by it.
gerald mocarsky . I thought the same thing!
Well it was a very taboo subject, they probably wanted to act like it didn’t exist although they obviously were fazed by it.
Trust me, there wasn't one person on Christopher Street that day that wasn't effected by HIV in some way. There was no reason to talk about it in this context. It was part of the fabric of life by 1989. I recall some folks even saying that gay day/pride day should be one day out of 365 forget our troubles and celebrate.
Majority of the population probably died
gerald mocarsky that’s so crazy I was was thinking the same thing
it is horrifying how obvious his impending death was. RIP I love sharing the memories you captured
@@Eatthefat. who r u
What made it obvious?
I'm genuinely asking as I'm a bit on the spectrum & tend to miss the most obvious clues.
@@LaPetite510 he was out of breath and seemed very lethargic
@@onlyyouarerealnow 🤦🏾♀️
I see that now! Thank You so much! Happy New Year & I hope you had a wonderful holiday season.
Yes, dear Nelson passed away on July 4, 1989. Damn, I wish he was still around. His last recording was on July 3, 1989 at the pier. The video is on youtube somewhere. I remember seeing it sometime ago.
HEARTBREAKING DARNELL X
"How you doin? So great, I lost everybody I was with..." -- me at EVERY rave in the late 90s.
31 years later! Nelson you are the Queen of New York forever 💗 💕 🙏
I have to say that I have never seen something as fluid and as beautiful as the footage at the beginning of this where Nelson is holding his Video Camera filming while being filmed himself and dancing with it almost like a ballet dancer doing what he loves the most.. I"m tearing up and I gotta stop thinking about it...0:02 It's extraordinary..
This is such a valuable piece of history. I feel like my generation (millennials) have grown accustomed to the rights our previous generations fought for. Anyway this is amazing !
So true! And you’re so handsome! 😊
A Cast 😊 thanks so are you. I feel I have an unfair advantage because I’m able to watch you on your chanel. Currently watching the amazon vine invite one.
Yes all we wanted was tolerance and acceptance. The new generation is pushing too hard into indoctrination, and needs to chill. LGBT acceptance is on the decline now. Society said YES so much. You can literally walk down the street in drag today and no one cares. Thanks to the people like the ones in this video. The whiny crybaby modern day “queer” LGBTQIA2SLplus community needs to shut up and stop ruining decades of hard work and actual oppression! Not the fake oppression of a non binary heterosexual female being called she instead of they.
OMG a time before social media and mobile phones. This is so awesome LGBTQ history.
i'm in love with these videos.. better than any Kardashian paintdry telly xxx
gray lappin me too
gray lappin / 👏🏻 good point! Nelson is in our historybooks making these documentations in a period where aids was on the frontline - and many lives was soon gone 🙏🏻 Nelson is the king - I hope wherever he is Blackout and him gets the message 🌈
He is quite the actor giving a grand performance in the play of life, I come visit with Nelson every once and a while, good man lost to early.
I'm actually in this video at around 12:11 red shirt.....lmao.
Sara Rhiannon are you really???
yes I am
Are you in the red shirt on the sidelines with that nifty mustache?
Nevermind, I think you were in the distance on the other side, correct? Either way that is so cool you were there! Too bad Nelson died so young!
LOL yes that would be me
WOw this was only like a week or two before Nelson left this world. XXX RIP Darling Soul.
Such a fascinating time! I find is amusing how random people just come up to Nelson and how he just goes up to strangers... it seemed like such a time to be alive..
I'm living for Lahoma marching down the street in silver sequins and flip flops.
It's inspiring to see how care free they seemed.... Just experiencing and experimenting
In 9 days, he'd be gone. Thankfully for a few people, we get to see him anytime. He's immortalized forever. Rip to the OG vlogger. Brilliant.
Vlogging in 1989. Nelson was literally a quarter century ahead of his time.
Nobody:....
Nelson: where is Rupaul?
A phrase spoken by a true friend 🥺💕
I found this channel a year or so ago and it's like therapy to me, I can't explain it. I hope Nelson gets the documentary he deserves one day.
That kiss at 5.34 was so tender, it's so rare even today in public. I'm so glad Nelson was able to show such love. Sorry, Amnesia! She was so beautiful, I wish there were more videos of her!
Watching in 2019...Now a days, you wouldn't be able to walk freely in the parade unless you're in it...haha....I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!! So glad we found RU!!!
Gay pride is too commercialized and monetized these days
I find it hilarious seeing Nelson in drag, regardless, how could anyone not like Nelson? He definitely had charisma, it's sad that he passed away.
Nelson is a time traveler.
Nope. Just a guy like thousands of others who had a video camera at the time and constantly filmed everything. We all did.
I Love how Nelsons drag persona is called Amnesia, and doesn't remember anything , but his video camera does. Wish he was still here
I really wish this man still here today. A legend a God among ants. Everyone around him became the most important influential people in different scenes and he knew that being raised in North Carolina it's unbelievable this man these videos are very important to watch because this is a life single life they could have changed the planet and died too early this is all of us and he's telling you that
13:27 Bill Cunningham is taking our picture. It's impossible to understand the importance of what Nelson documented.
bach1750 which bill
@@veronicapichardo7993 The photographer
I Love Nelson and all his videos ! I feel like I’m in a VR with him and his tribe ! It’s amazing to realize he’s been gone for 30 years but yet I miss him with out ever meeting or knowing him . He’s such a like-able human being ! ❤️🙌🏻🎉🌹
if ur in heaven
we thank and luv u nelson....
teenie beenie --- agree....
Trade looking as fine as ever in that crop top
right lmao
He's a babe, that's for sure!
nelson was SUCH a sweetie!!💗💗❤️❤️ sending you love nelson, to wherever you are now
looking at these comments is... well. some are beautifully nostalgic but so many are about how "ugly" Amnesia is or being transphobic or making gross comments about the epidemic. Support "ugly" drag, support "ugly" trans women, support AIDS victims. Uplift one another's voices. We are all human.
Back when gay pride parades were more meaningful and less sexualized.
Brian MAAAAAAYYYYY
I agreed with u. He's hot
Look at the faces no police privilege at its best and They still looking 4 rupaul.
Oh please
Oh pls stfu
He is Famous. Sometimes it takes Time. So glad he did this. What a Genius 💜💎🦄
no smartphones, no dating apps; it's so nostalgic. Rest in Power Nelson - a human ahead of time.
The community at the time was so close, everywhere you turned, there was someone else you knew and couldn't wait to chat with. These days everyone is too busy looking at their phones like zombies. Can't express enough how much I miss these times. 😔
Cell phones destruyed so many social skills this days :(
I guess you are spitting fact! I don't know why but I think people are more avoiding people as the eras by
This channel makes me feel so happy. Such free and good times in the 80s.
I came up from NC for this event. I was 23 and it was a scary time. We marched because we were dying, had few rights and felt we had nothing to lose. The movement was visceral and important. Many of the men in that parade were dead a few years later. We were a community because no one else would have us. We chose our family because our parents threw us out. Young gay people today should enjoy their freedoms but never ever forget the pain, grief and death it took to get James Charles on TH-cam!!
Long Live the Republic Where All Citizens Are Created Equal.
So true (a)
you lost me at James Charles, is that really our greatest accomplishment? Come on, do better
@@lazyboyzno he’s saying that people like the ones in this parade paved the way for gay men to thrive. James Charles is trash, but he wouldn’t have a career if not for these other gay men!
What an icon. WAY ahead of his time. It's great these archives are available!!
Trade walking around with his magazine in hand showing it to the men to get laid! Phahaha
He did have a nice body!
He was a beautiful man. Look at the admiring glances he gets from other guys in the crowd!
Showing off that big old boner in the magazine! I was always curious what his cock looked like!
Allen Oberhem was he a porn star?
You can read the issue at outweek(dot)net advert is in issue 1 on page 65
What is his full name?
It’s so awesome that during this time u don’t have cellphones but Nelson just bumps into ppl and u recognize it’s your friend and everyone is like oh heyyyy lol. Kinda refreshing that u go about things on a whim.
Nelson’s videos make me wish I had a time machine.. it was a whole different world. Everyone was living in the moment and not on some smartphone. Everyone was authentic. Makes today seem so dark
Been binging on these for hours. I could keep going.
Trade was so HOT. He should have tried to make as much money as he could during his youth.
He died of AIDS in 91
these videos are making me tear up so much, it really is a time capsule. the fact that this one was filmed less than a week before nelson died is pretty chilling
Vlogging before it was vlogging. I'm not gay but I'm a safe person. I accept anyone for who they are. I wish a lot more people would accept people for who they are.
nelson so beautiful inside and out xxoo :)
He is!!
Yeah he was
"Hi gorgeous. Who are you? Was he fucking me?" 🤣🤣 Serving Amnesia perfection!
RIP Nelson ❤
These videos are so great. I'm obsessively watching them! Thank you for uploading them. They capture such an amazing time and community of people! Nelson may have left this earth too early, but these videos keep his spirit alive forever!
rest well nelson so sweet so loving so careing so funny
I don't know if this makes sense, but there was such a natural positive energy back then. It's not defensive & chaotic like it is today. People were unapologetically themselves & just lived! Now, it's "THIS IS ME, LOOK AT ME, YOU WILL ACCEPT ME!!! ME ME ME!" we need that old, positive, loving REAL & TRUE united energy.
So glad that they have "Pride" and not "Gay Pride" in 2020. The new york scene was so toxic to trans community for decades, look what happened to Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, just terrible
The best part....no one staring down into a cell phone!! 😜. We had such great times...lots of bars..dances...lots of women bars...so much is gone now. : (
Wow. 9 days before he died.
inlovewithi that’s sad
Nelson and RuPaul both Look so Amazing! Omg if only I could have been there!!!!
Back when we celebrated just being gay, and it wasn’t about being as offensive and naked as possible! Good times!
yeah the shirtless superhero chainmail at 14:07 is deeeeefinitely not as naked as possible. Stop acting like pride should be sanitary and marketable. Pride is about being ourselves
And who made you the arbiter of what ppl should wear? You are allowed to dress however you like in this community honey.
These are so fucking amazing...I watch for hours....Nelson was so ahead of his time!!
took me 5 minutes to realise the guy taking was nelson
I’d know that. Voice anywhere lol
Thanks for that amazing video . Enjoyed every second of it !
Nelson is so funny especially in this one, I swear he reminds me of Gloria Swanson looking into the camera like in Sunset Boulevard , staring at the camera for her close up! This is so funny!
Jeanie coudriet now that you say that, I can totally see that. Nelson captures it.
Yes he’s so comical when he’s does that lol especially when he calls out to his friend Dick while staring in the camera 😂
"Did RuPaul do this to you?!" The SHADE.
I get so excited everytime lahoma shows up!!!!