Nelson you took the words out of my mouth " No Rhonda, that wouldn't be funny"...... Blackout liked you for a reason! You were so empathetic to everyone including the animals. That makes my heart happy.
Blackout is so beautiful and had such a wonderful walk. Made me feel happy seeing his tail wag with delight when he got to play with a friend. And when he looked up so lovingly at Nelson at the end of the pier my eyes got watery. Two sweethearts and best friends. ❤️
Love Blackout, I love to take walks with dogs, with my dog. I think Blackout missed Nelson too much after he died. I hope both are well and in complete happiness, taking many walks together.
I absolutely looooooove the way Nelson spoke!!! I could listen to him all day. I am so beyond grateful to be able to see your videos, I hope to one day visit your beautiful home & pay my respects to you for creating something like this & recording this New York, a New York I never got to experience & will never experience. No one else was doing it Nelson & you did it, many people thought you were odd to record everything & yourself, like you said in the "McDonald's Outlaw Party" video, the people in the restaurant you were in kept asking you questions about why you record everything & yourself & you said how awful it was that they kept asking you that.. Oh, Nelson.. I am sooooooo happy you didn't let anyone stop you. It took a lot of guts to be recording in those times especially with a giant camera but you did it & now so many people around the world love you & your memories. I'm writing on here like you're gonna see this hahaha but I just wanted to let this all out because I really do admire you, I'm in awe of you. So genuine & so sweet you were. Love you, always.
@@TS-qq7vr bro, blackout's been around since at least the late 70s or the early 80s. iirc nelson's first blog video in 83 starts off with him and 2 of his pets, blackout and douglas.
Maritza Aponte I think so, too. I think he was a very handsome guy. I'd have like to hang out with him, I think it would be really fun, and relaxed at the same time.
My mom cam to NYC in 86. She tells me stories about her youth, her hopes, fears, what and who she loved back then, of the city now gone, and how much she loved. She still loves it here. But, its more of that nostalgic love. I feel like I inherited it from her. I was born in 89, way too late to catch any of this during my coming of age years. I love walking these streets, not so much for what they represent now, but for what they use to. I imagine my youthful mom running around, living, getting to know people, the city. I grow more nostalgic for a city that doesn't exist anymore.
Love Blackout! Lol. Aww man, do I remember these days. The Meatpacking District looked more dangerous than it actually was back then. I always felt safe down there, and had so much fun. I never thought that it would become the expensive, glitzy neighborhood that it is today.
So Rhonda thought it’d be fun to try to get Blackout to chase a stick into a hole in the pier from which there’d be no escape, and Jon thought it was fun to throw water in his face?? Nelson called them both out on their insensitivity. Such a kind and sweet man. And they were kind of assholes, at least as far as Blackout was concerned. Got it. 👍
Nealson is a homeboy from Kershaw South Carolina me and my dad used to drive by Aunt Nancy house when we went fishing God bless you nelson and blackout
There's a video where he goes to his job at patelsons and the owner films him for a few seconds. It's a special few moments as they are both notable people who are now gone.
Watching these videos makes me yearn to have an afternoon with these real New Yorkers. Just a perfect day Drink sangria in the park And then later, when it gets dark We go home Just a perfect day Feed animals in the zoo Then later a movie, too And then home Oh, it's such a perfect day I'm glad I spent it with you Oh, such a perfect day You just keep me hanging on You just keep me hanging on Just a perfect day Problems all left alone Weekenders on our own It's such fun Just a perfect day You made me forget myself I thought I was someone else Someone good Oh, it's such a perfect day I'm glad I spent it with you Oh,…
Love Blackout, what a great dog! Pre-gentrification NYC is just fantastic to see too, more freedom and creativity and young people having the ability to go live in major cities without needing a trust fund. Society really took a wrong turn when it sold out the young generations.
I feel so sorry for young people today living in cities all over the country...everything is so gentrified and greedy until you can't be poor and creative and live in anything resembling dignity...you have to be a corporate cog to survive the high cost of living...this is somehow supposed to be progress???? I am glad I was young when I was young...these poor robots today are never going to know what being young and free is
Great stuff. I was 17 that summer and was down by the river often. What a flashback. Is it true that Rhonda passed away last year? I remember seeing Jon W around then. Is he still in NYC?
Nope, that's not true. Rhonda is still living and is currently traveling across the country via bus/rv. Jon Witherspoon was last spotted at the Nelson exhibit at Fort Gansevoort in 2017 I believe.
So sad that black out died one year after, i do hope who ever had him took good care of him. Seeing this video Rhonda was daring to see if blackout would jump in that gap/hole and nelson did not find it funny. So sad ... poor blackout.
I’m from England, 1988 was my first visit to NYC as a naive 🌈20yo . Fell in love with it and been back 50/60 times since. That fabulous buzz the city had in the 80s is long gone with major help from Gulianni 😢
Nelson you took the words out of my mouth " No Rhonda, that wouldn't be funny"...... Blackout liked you for a reason! You were so empathetic to everyone including the animals. That makes my heart happy.
Blackout is so beautiful and had such a wonderful walk. Made me feel happy seeing his tail wag with delight when he got to play with a friend. And when he looked up so lovingly at Nelson at the end of the pier my eyes got watery. Two sweethearts and best friends. ❤️
So much to see: Blackout, Rhonda, Twin Towers and a very handsome, youthful-looking Nelson! Thanks for sharing, jg
@Robert Ward That is Nelson at 5:14.
He really was handsome! He had a lot of different looks right...
I love that Nelson understood and cared for animal’s feelings and well-being
Love Blackout, I love to take walks with dogs, with my dog. I think Blackout missed Nelson too much after he died. I hope both are well and in complete happiness, taking many walks together.
I absolutely looooooove the way Nelson spoke!!! I could listen to him all day. I am so beyond grateful to be able to see your videos, I hope to one day visit your beautiful home & pay my respects to you for creating something like this & recording this New York, a New York I never got to experience & will never experience. No one else was doing it Nelson & you did it, many people thought you were odd to record everything & yourself, like you said in the "McDonald's Outlaw Party" video, the people in the restaurant you were in kept asking you questions about why you record everything & yourself & you said how awful it was that they kept asking you that.. Oh, Nelson.. I am sooooooo happy you didn't let anyone stop you. It took a lot of guts to be recording in those times especially with a giant camera but you did it & now so many people around the world love you & your memories. I'm writing on here like you're gonna see this hahaha but I just wanted to let this all out because I really do admire you, I'm in awe of you. So genuine & so sweet you were. Love you, always.
Blackout is such a good dog!!!
RIP Nelson and Blackout.
💜
I didn't know Blackout had died too! 😢
@@TS-qq7vr bro, blackout's been around since at least the late 70s or the early 80s. iirc nelson's first blog video in 83 starts off with him and 2 of his pets, blackout and douglas.
@@why-is-this-handle--a-thing: So he is still living? Cool!
@@TS-qq7vr i wish.
@@TS-qq7vr How long do you think dogs live my dude. This was over 30 years ago.
RIP Nelson and Blackout, both of you were winners. 👌👍
He was one in a million. I wish he was still alive. But his spirit and videos live on.
He left us treasure
@@ariannapac6535 he was a treasure 🗿
He was one in a billion. A true pioneer and a genuine loving soul.
Oh goodness nelson is so handsome. So nice seeing some video him for a change.
Maritza Aponte I think so, too. I think he was a very handsome guy. I'd have like to hang out with him, I think it would be really fun, and relaxed at the same time.
Great Capture! Great sights of NY! Blackout was a great fella. Love Nelson's hair in this video!
Nelson and Blackout had such a loving bond💚🌟
What Nelson was saying is very interesting. I hate when people don't care about history. Or dog safety for that matter
Jon is so quiet and different to Lahoma, I love them both.
@@peregrino9154 Absolutely
Memories of time passed. Beautiful
My mom cam to NYC in 86. She tells me stories about her youth, her hopes, fears, what and who she loved back then, of the city now gone, and how much she loved. She still loves it here. But, its more of that nostalgic love. I feel like I inherited it from her. I was born in 89, way too late to catch any of this during my coming of age years. I love walking these streets, not so much for what they represent now, but for what they use to. I imagine my youthful mom running around, living, getting to know people, the city. I grow more nostalgic for a city that doesn't exist anymore.
Always love new videos, thank you!
Love Blackout! Lol. Aww man, do I remember these days. The Meatpacking District looked more dangerous than it actually was back then. I always felt safe down there, and had so much fun. I never thought that it would become the expensive, glitzy neighborhood that it is today.
So Rhonda thought it’d be fun to try to get Blackout to chase a stick into a hole in the pier from which there’d be no escape, and Jon thought it was fun to throw water in his face??
Nelson called them both out on their insensitivity. Such a kind and sweet man.
And they were kind of assholes, at least as far as Blackout was concerned.
Got it. 👍
👍
Twin towers in the background and some interesting history about the piers from a handsome Nelson. Great video
Nealson is a homeboy from Kershaw South Carolina me and my dad used to drive by Aunt Nancy house when we went fishing God bless you nelson and blackout
Fascinating. Sad those piers are gone now. I visited NYC a few years ago and I think I remember that bit...it was boring park/concrete walkways?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone else film Nelson!!! Love this perspective
There's a video where he goes to his job at patelsons and the owner films him for a few seconds. It's a special few moments as they are both notable people who are now gone.
Michael Alig was so infamous in NYC in the 80’s that his name was just casually spray painted on the walls lol
8:11 Angel's body in the box
He died of an overdose on 12/24/20
Watching these videos makes me yearn to have an afternoon with these real New Yorkers.
Just a perfect day
Drink sangria in the park
And then later, when it gets dark
We go home
Just a perfect day
Feed animals in the zoo
Then later a movie, too
And then home
Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on
Just a perfect day
Problems all left alone
Weekenders on our own
It's such fun
Just a perfect day
You made me forget myself
I thought I was someone else
Someone good
Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh,…
What a great walkabout. Those piers look Victorian.
I love you black out miss you
I love you Nelson Sullivan!!
Love that little hop/skip/walk Blackout does 😂❤️😇
Love Blackout, what a great dog! Pre-gentrification NYC is just fantastic to see too, more freedom and creativity and young people having the ability to go live in major cities without needing a trust fund. Society really took a wrong turn when it sold out the young generations.
Things like passing a building with "Michael Alig (heart) Keoki" spray-painted on it is the kind of thing I live for in these videos.
I feel so sorry for young people today living in cities all over the country...everything is so gentrified and greedy until you can't be poor and creative and live in anything resembling dignity...you have to be a corporate cog to survive the high cost of living...this is somehow supposed to be progress???? I am glad I was young when I was young...these poor robots today are never going to know what being young and free is
it’s callled neoliberalism
blackout is so beautiful
Great stuff. I was 17 that summer and was down by the river often. What a flashback. Is it true that Rhonda passed away last year? I remember seeing Jon W around then. Is he still in NYC?
Nope, that's not true. Rhonda is still living and is currently traveling across the country via bus/rv.
Jon Witherspoon was last spotted at the Nelson exhibit at Fort Gansevoort in 2017 I believe.
OMG.... I miss That New york era
The dog looks so happy
Blackout is so cute 😁
Omg Blackout makes me so happy 😍
Is that what is now the Jane Hotel @1:39?
Yes, 113 Jane St.
Love to see this west side highway back then
So sad that black out died one year after, i do hope who ever had him took good care of him. Seeing this video Rhonda was daring to see if blackout would jump in that gap/hole and nelson did not find it funny. So sad ... poor blackout.
The difference between Nelson and Rhonda was huge there.
Well Jon throwing water over Blackout s head shows who he is too. Sux. Poor Blackout.
Lahoma, Larry T and RuPaul took care of Blackout and the 2 cats after Nelson died.
Nice CRX. I had one like that 😀
Black out was an active dog for his age. Eating wood LOL.
Those piers were the place for action after dark!
....and that's why we no longer have piers for people to enjoy any more. A few people always ruin it for others.
Was this before NY became unaffordable?
J kK Yes, or gentrified. Like is happening the same sadly with several European cities. :-/
Everything is unaffordable now
When it was an economic disaster shithole.
thanks
i miss NY
love these videos so much, how did u get your hands on these?
nelsonsullivan.com/index.html
His friends don't seem very nice. But I do love Nelson and Blackout.
jon (lahoma) is literally the sweetest person in all of nelson's vlogs. maybe check some more videos out of him and nelson. he's very endearing
@@Gaish You are right !
@@Gaish so is rhonda! Rhonda is beautiful inside and out.. apparently she's still alive living in Upstate New York
He looks like JFK Junior from the side at the end
Those piers are gone now it all park space
love her outfit
Shelly Why shoulder pads are giving me life 😍
Me too look
Blackout had a lot of adventures!
Yes nelson if you were still alive you will see the gentrification now in New York, boring boring boring..
My 5th birthday.
0:30 Michael Alig
Will oh wow that's cool!
Why is it because hes a convicted murderer
The Michael Alig graffiti on the wall😮
I’m from England, 1988 was my first visit to NYC as a naive 🌈20yo . Fell in love with it and been back 50/60 times since. That fabulous buzz the city had in the 80s is long gone with major help from Gulianni 😢
Florent!!!
Where is lahoma and Rhonda now a days anyone know? I am sure they watch these videos if they are around
From what I googled, Lahoma still lives in NYC retired his stage name years ago.
The only thing that is constant is change.
45 years ago today.. July 13th 1977... the New York blackout
Nelson Would've hated new New York.
Rants from the laundry room. Blackout didnt know hate.so he wouldnt have
8:11 Angel's body pieces in the box after Michael Alig threw it in the Hudson.
0:29...
Oh wow the twin towers in the back, I live for these videos
michael aligs name on the wall. wow.
Wow, crazy
"michaelalig♡keoki" 0:32
Yeah, that's a real treat to see.
Nelson with big hair!
The pier is now a driving range.
how sad
I can tell blackout had qui a bit of age on him in this video. Appears to be part Irish setter
Bodies floating in boxes sure were a thing in those times.
How he die so young
Heart attack 😩😰
Hmmm was Rhonda a man I wounder
Watch more of Nelson's videos and you shall find out
Aids is the blame here
Used to be a lot of sex for sure. Thug boats lol
Water for blackout.
Why did Nelson never cover AIDS as an issue?