UpStairs Lounge
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2022
- Season 02 : Deep South
Episode 04 : UpStairs Lounge : New Orleans, LA
People go out to a nightclub to have fun. To dance the night away to the thumping music. Have some drinks and just cut loose with friends. Nightclubs become regular meeting places where groups socialize and decompress after work and to celebrate. Many of these places become a community where people feel safe opening up and being themselves. Sometimes though, communities can be ripped apart.
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"Don't let your own personal problems tear other people's communities apart"
LOVE THIS.
Just keep their hands away from our children...
@@remingtonsteel5945Exactly!👏
it breaks my heart when families are so close minded that they think finding out who their family is attracted to - changes their family person. they are still the same person you have loved all the years.
I agree.
Pedophiles get a bad rap.
If your folks have an issue with your consensual lifestyle, you're welcome at my place for the holidays.
I want to thank you for covering this tragedy. I’m from New Orleans and was in the city when the fire happened. I was upset that some people in leadership treated this as a joke or worse- as if it as nothing at all.
I knew Father Richardson who did the services for the victims and he was an earth angel. A diminutive man with grey hair, glasses, and a soft voice he was one of the gentlest, sweetest Christians I’ve ever met. The love that he showed this poor group of people was so amazing. I have a little painting he did and I treasure it.
God rest the souls of the people who died and I hope the killer and gay bashers got their just desserts when they stood before the Almighty.
It was a very clear, respectful episode. Great job.
Reminds me of the Stardust fire in Dublin Ireland where so many young people died...
I saw a vid sometime back. What a sad event. They deserved better.
Man please stop capping
Karma do your thing...
@@yoshitraylor what exactly do you think I’m lying about???
Honestly had no idea about this. I grew up in Hollywood in the 60s/70s and my Mom and I had many gay friends. We didn’t see them any differently. This is a sad, tragic story. I’m so glad we have stricter safety codes now because evil people are still out there
Thank you so much for covering this story Jiles, I had never even heard of the UpStairs Lounge until today, and it means a lot to me to learn more history of the queer community that doesn't often get discussed.
Queer is a slur. Please have some respect
@@Jimmy94411apparently that's what they want to be called now days .but on the 90s it was the worst thing you could say to a gdy person. Now days it's a compliment.they didn't mean it to be offensive you could tell that by the rest of the comment .idiot
I read this book. It's called "TENDERBOX: The Untold Story of the Upstairs Lounge Fire" by Robert W. Fieseler.
It's sad how no one cared about these people at the time. It's even more sad that some of the victim's families never claimed their bodies after having discovered they had died in a gay bar. There is a plaque that I've made sure to visit, but I was unable to find the graves of the victims who were never claimed.
I bartended on Bourbon Street for 7 years and I thought I had heard all those old French Quarter stories, but this is new to me! ...Awesome channel!
Oooh, I'd love a story time w You! Haha
Tu Jacques? That’s my fave bar.
@@HeyIwasaValedictorian 🤣🤣🤣 oh do I have some tales! lol
@@TeddyLovesAxl Mango Mango was my first job after that Old opera house and Krazy Korner
@@lolife6385 No Shit? Cool. I live in Sabine Parish myself 💜💛
That is very heart breaking & sad on so many levels. No matter what you are or how you choose to live YOUR LIFE, noone deserves to be burned to death, horrific!
This is a really nice thing to have said, however being LGBTQ+ isn’t and never has been a choice.
No one chooses to live this life. We are born this way, like you.
@@1036Frank yeah, we didn’t choose it, just happen to be sexually attracted to women.
Thank you for telling this story. It needs to be told, especially now. I have been following you on Monsters since you started and never miss a broadcast. This is an extremely well put together show. Thanks again.
The couple who died while holding each other...that got me. So sad, horrible way to die 😥
I agree that it was a terrible way to go, but they were together, not alone & that's what got me. Poignant.
He went back for him.
Monsters has always been a staple to my TH-cam watching, one of my favourites.
I was then so excited when I saw you were starting Somewhere Sinister.
It has not disappointed in any way, shape or form, from the first episode. Keep doing what you do best, you’re awesome 💜
Agreed and seconded.
Absolutely love Somewhere Sinister! You capture the intensity of our history in such a great way. I look forward to your uploads every week. They just keep getting better and better! Thank you so much!
This guy is good huh? He has become my most watched besides that chapter. They're both amazing in every which way. Awesome at telling the stories and as well as the information given is almost too much at times lol which is good in my eyes . Keep it up brother your doing good
I think Mike's great too. I keep accidentally finding new channels that have amazing content. Barely Sociable, Missing Enigma, Top Mysteries, Scare Theater ... Check em out if you haven't already!
Check out Dining with death
Serial Killers Documentaries, Under the Ashtree , Treble 3’s , Tea & Crime , Dining with Death, Crime Reel , Brief Case, Stephanie Harlowe, just to mention a few!
O and this is Monsters!🥰
MCC saved me. I was so broken when I walked through the doors and the church affirmed me and gave me my sense of self and pride in who I am. I now consider myself an atheist but I'm so thankful for everything I was taught by the wonderful people I met there, I was finally given a voice and a sense of my own power and beauty.
As everyone deserves. Glad you've found your place in the world.
@@pickledragonrebel Thank you, what a lovely thing to say. ☺️
@@larry-naylor it be a far better world if ppl let everyone be and just love life. Peace
I've never understood all the hate people carry around inside themselves. Although I personally believe it's self loathing for most, they all seem to direct their cruelty at others. Especially at those who are already kept down. As far as religion, especially Christianity, I carry mostly contempt for it. If America ever falls, it won't be defeated by a army. It will be destroyed by people carrying a Bible and a flag.
Everyone deserves to live their lives in peace and happiness and no one has the right to choose how you live or who you love. It's good to hear you've found your center. That's something that gets harder and harder to find for many. I hope for the best for you and your family. Life is too short for hate.
Peace ✌️
🏳️🌈 much love 🏳️🌈
being from this area, I’m absolutely stunned to be hearing about this for the first time. Thank you for shedding some light on this
I know you're doing the deep South and I want to point out that due to the passing of time and new, horrible people doing horrible things (plus all the garbage people pay attention to that takes up their time), a surprising number of people aren't aware of the Tuskegee syphilis study. This is something that never should be forgotten and you reach a younger audience who may not be aware of this horrific bs. Just a thought.
There's so many videos about that subject already. Just search yt and you'll find 8 to watch.
@@amandahugginkiss55 it seems she was referencing the younger ppl he reaches who may not be aware of it to even search for it on TH-cam…
You're absolutely right! This would be an excellent subject to address! I'd like to see something about it done especially by this channel. Might find out more I didn't know. I hope yall consider it.
Might want to cover the mass sterilization of indigenous women without their consent and cover the trail of tears and the highway of tears where many indigenous peoples and women and children perished. Also look it to the canary boys suicides on reservation. People seem to want to ignore the people who rightfully own the lands these crimes are committed on.
@@tonguepetals
I sure wish they would! This will definitely be an excellent topic to cover for both the younger and older generations. I'm 66 and don't know much about these happenings if anything at all!
Such a tragic story, I'd never heard of this case before. A fantastic post, and you tell it with compassion and eloquence. Thank you!
I'm obsessed with both your channels, keep up your fantastic work!
Same here! There both 🔥
Great story, very painful but these stories must always be told.
Props to the fire Marshal's and fire prevention team who held up their job standard and commitments.
I absolutely love this show, even more than “This Is Monsters” which is saying a lot because I binged everything I missed. This show is a brilliant narrative that focuses on stories that are lesser known but not less impactful. I admire your storytelling, thank you for sharing it with us.
Everything you just said! This guy is amazing!
Oh, my GOD! Those Poor people!!💔💔💔💔🙏🙏🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
Just wow! This was so powerful and well done! Between this Channel and This is Monsters, you have become one of my favorites! Thank you
This is truly great subject matter. I’m from the south and always considered it a dark and sinister place. I totally dig this. Great job.
Alabama & LA especially
I love this newer series. I'd never heard of this case. It was so very tragic. Being burned alive has got to be most people's worst nightmare. I was in grade school at this time and back then I had no idea homosexuality was against the law. My parents were very open-minded and I was told to never judge anyone for any reason which is probably why I didn't know about it back then.
What your parents told you is 👌 🙌
Gay bashers/haters don't seem to know the facts. The fact is, everyone is born who they are whether gay, straight or bisexual and there is no way to change that. Everyone, accept who you were born to be and enjoy life to its fullest.
THANK YOU for sharing this story! I've never heard of Reverend Perry, but I'm so grateful there were brave men like him (and Father Richardson!) before us to help pave the way for current LGBTQ+ people. Being born in the early 1970s, we made gay jokes as kids without really knowing what gay meant. I had no idea my male best friend was gay until he came out to me when we were young adults. He was raised Southern Baptist and contemplated suicide many times as a teen because he couldn't understand why God would make him this way. Even now it hurts my heart to know he went through all that alone. As a young adult, he found a gay church that helped him find peace with God.
You're the best!
Thank you for covering this story. Also thank you for respecting the dead and not posting some of the more gruesome photos.
Bless the minister that did what Jesus would have done instead of what the people wanted. He knew what Jesus taught...LOVE!
I hope you return to these stories again soon Jiles. You’re an amazing storyteller.
I’m really enjoying both channels!!
I am grateful for something longer than the shorts. I enjoy these immensely and this storyline kept me glued. Once again, thank you 😊
P.S Your not going to believe this but I have a copy of Playgirl that first edition with Burt Reynolds as the centerfold. It was a big deal..believe me!!
In 1973 I'm not aware of Pride being celebrated in New Orleans. In fact a 50 cent 🍺 mug alone was 2 gallons of gas. A pack of cigarettes 🚬 was 50 cents too. I'm in southeast Houston, 60 miles from Louisiana and 6 hours from NOLA. The bar itself would have been subject to harassment.
Here in Houston, you had patrols on Montrose St., a still high gay community but many still were beaten and killed. Today, seeing this last month would have been great. Peace to all and keep fighting the fight. #LGBTQ
LGB say no to the TQ
Yes new episode!!
Informative and tragic event covered extremely well. Thanks for your hard work!
No better way to start the days work, so excited to see you uploaded a new one
This is honestly one of the saddest tragedies. I was raised in a church, and something I was taught was “hate the sin, love the sinner” and while I no longer go to church, I live by the ethos “love everyone, wether you agree or disagree with them”.
I’m glad my mother is a very accepting person because for over 2 decades my brother hid the fact he was gay from my family. Luckily he is happy now, and I love him. My mother does too, she’s said that she may not agree with his lifestyle, but she loves him, and sees him no lower than anyone else.
Good afternoon,and Thank You! Both of your channels are Great!
This is a very intriguing story I didn't know.interesting choice of topics your channels are so unique it's genuinely refreshing! Tysm!
Thank you for doing New Orleans justice! This local appreciates.
Wonderful closing message my friend. Well done!
Your voice sounds like they guy from This is Monsters!
It’s the same guy lol 😆
🤣
Thats brilliant 🤣
Thank you Giles, I'm on a Sinister binge, great stuff ♥️
It's amazing how vicious people were in the 70's, until you realize they haven't changed at all. It's just a different group of people that society finds it acceptable to alienate
Yup, now instead of gay people it's Trans people. What I find so sad is the prevalence of Trans (and bi) phobia in the gay community. Not only would you think they'd know better having suffered outrageous persecution themselves but the person who threw the first rock at the Stonewall Inn was a Trans woman by the name of Marsha P Johnson. She was phenomenal and worth looking into if you haven't heard of her.
@@larry-naylor sorry, that’s actually historically incorrect. So Marsha was actually a homosexual drag Queen (her last interview can be found on TH-cam, she discusses this at length), she wasn’t there at the start of the riots and no bricks were actually thrown, I’m not sure where this misconception started but it was actually punches and shot glasses that were thrown! The first punch that started the riot was thrown by black lesbian Storme DeLaverie who was being attacked by police and saw drag queens getting arrested, she shouted “why won’t someone do something”, her punch started a fight which led to the riot, she was afraid of getting r@ped by cops who often r@ped lesbians.
With regards to Marsha, she went by she/her yes, but that’s part of gay culture, so in regards to her being at the riots it was after it started: “I didn’t get downtown until about two o’clock”,
and in regards to identity: “I would tell them I was a boy and I was in drag... and when I get up in the hotel and I take off all my clothes they’d say “I can’t believe it, you’re a boy”... I’m just a transvestite.”
I know Marsha is important to folk as a historical figure and I don’t wanna be rude, history is important to me and I’m bisexual myself (the “mother of pride” was a bisexual woman!), but Marsha’s actual history is completely ignored, she did so much work when she was alive with STAR and was sadly murdered, and her history is being wiped and ignored.
Yes, the community has a LOT of issues right now, trans people just wanna live their lives where folk think debating their existence is accepted, bisexuals are still dealing with the same old biphobia, we’re both shat on constantly by our own community, it’s incredibly difficult just navigating our own community honestly. Both B and T just wanna live as normal people, but can’t for some reason, and I wish there was a way to fix this but honestly I’m not sure there is. In any case, I apologise, but Marsha herself was a proud drag Queen who didn’t arrive until after the riots, there’s a 55 minute interview with her on TH-cam which is a wonderful watch tho, I’d highly recommend it!!
Edit - it’s called “Pay It No Mind”
@@ZombieSazza Thank you, you're absolutely right. I remember reading somewhere that she was a Trans woman, thank you for letting me know.
Yes indeed!! And lets not forget Stephen Paddock, Las Vegas mass shooting who killed *60 people in 2017.*
We have to have some group to designate as inferior. Until we figure out how to value ourselves objectively that will be the case. It's never good enough to be a great person. We have to be better than someone else.
I really like this channel and monsters. Being from the south I like this series as well. These stories are very well told and a good variety of backgrounds. Thank you for the work that you do bringing light to these horrible stories that deserve being told.
I was just binging older Monster episodes and this popped up! YAAAASSSSSSSS!!!!!! 🙌👏👍👀🥰
I hope you continue to do this program in your spare time. I quite enjoy it.
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing this important story,! Horrific
.... on some many levels..
What a heartbreaking story. I enjoyed the details about the layout and decorations in the bar. I also appreciate your respect for those impacted.
I learned about the Upstairs Lounge fire a couple of years ago. Such a tremendous tragedy. Thank you for sharing this story to a larger audience.
I watched a show and I’m not sure if this is the one I’m thinking of, but was the pastors body stuck in the window caught on a photograph? I might be confused with another tragedy…
Also, this was just terribly heartbreaking 💔
Thank you for this story. It's very heartbreaking knowing that society hasn't grown up yet.
This story broke my heart. Thanks for telling this story.
I know that there is always still work to do, but I’m so glad that the attitudes experienced by the victims on that day, would now not be tolerated by the majority.
I’m not a religious person but those words asking, would Jesus turn these people away, is a question I wish that more religious people would ask themselves - really ask themselves.
Hint: the answer is No, no he would not. That’s one thing I do remember from Sunday School - John 15:12 that you love one another as I have loved you - pretty simple commandment I think. If you’re into all that stuff.
(I had to look that one up lol)
Thanks for making and sharing this video. 🙂🐿❤️🌈
I LOVE that you made this a full episode! The people that were lost due to this fire deserve a thorough look into what had happened to them, and like always you did a fantastic job at doing just that! Thanks again like always for a wonderful job!! I love both of your channels! I don't even have to tell you to keep up the great work since you are always going above and beyond what most channels would never be able to do!!!
It's so sad that some bodies had not been claimed because some denied a gay family member
How Heartbreaking, and Heartless!! My heart hurts for them! Devastating!!💔💔💔💔🙏🙏🙏🙏 I hope the Survivors were able to Recover! I'm so glad times have changed!
Today, the Episcopal church welcomes all. It makes me sad to hear the words of the bishop at that time, but encouraged to see the courage and conviction of the local pastor at the same time.
Just awesome! Thanks for all your efforts!!
Wow, listening to the way the fire was dealt with in the aftermath is nothing short of infuriating. People can be disgustingly cruel.
You outdo yourself with each episode Jiles
I appreciate YOU 🙏🏼 💛 another amazing piece of history said beautifully. 👏
I love the intro music for SS. I had it running through my head the other day.
This one broke my heart. All these years I've known about stonewall and never knew this part of our history. Thanks so much.
So very sad...
Thank you for your excellent content.
I just completed watching all Monsters videos and this channel.
Ugh: What a HORRIFIC story!! As a hideously abused gay veteran and Naval Academy grad, I thank you deeply for your empathy for my community.
Thanks,😊 my mom literally had that center fold of Bert Reynolds and one of Tom Selleck, it was really kind of groudy👨👨
Emmet Till's story needs to be told,please 🙏
Your final comments were incredibly moving, Mr. Morgan. Thank you for covering this case I had never heard of. Will be sharing it w/my community.
I appreciate you putting a light on this story. And, I appreciate and agree with your kind words at the end! Keep up the great work! Love both channels! ❤
SOMEWHERE SINISTER, please consider doing “The Spenard Motel” in Anchorage. It’s sort of Alaska’s version of the Cecil Hotel on skid row in Los Angeles. My daughter worked there. She saw murders, found dead bodies, saved people from overdoses, etc. lots of good material for an upload! (I hope you can!)
Thank you for your message at the end of the video!
Thanks for covering this.
Thanks for the upload ☺️
Best one yet!!!! Thank you for your thorough coverage and words of wisdom!! Spot on!!!
This one’s my favorite so far
I just got back from New Orleans with my oldest. I wish I had known of this earlier. I'd have gone by and paid my respects.
Thank you for covering this story.
You make my workday go so much better with both of your shows.
Good Morning, Jiles!
I love your channels so much, the variety of stories told and they way you tell them, outstanding! Your voice, selection of words and style of expression is just brilliant! Thank you!
My 1st time watching this channel. I'm a mega Monsters fan( note Mega not MagNa lol) I subscribed immediately! Awesome channel! I hesitate to use adjectives such as enjoyed, or loved, was entertained when watching true crime as there is most often victim(s) suffer terrible and tragic deaths, however I believe it's so important to give the voiceless a voice!
P.S. as a Christian It sickens me that still today people who call themselves Christians still make homophobic statements. You were in MHO 100% correct about Jesus he accepts everyone and anyone anyone who
Accepts him! Any prejudice is wrong. We as a society have come far but still have far to go! Hate=ignorance! Again great job covering this tragedy! Education is the 1st step towards understanding & hopefully acceptance!
When you eventually do the US Northeast, check out the Holyoke MA Soldiers home. Over 80 vets died to covid due to negligence.
Great video....enjoy anything concerning this area.
Thanks for this story Jiles. I hadn't heard of this disaster. You're killing it lately with these stories! I thought you were busy moving. Best regards! We love you!
The moment you described the furnishings inside I knew this was going to be about a fire. So very sad.
I don't understand how and why I'm just finding out about this channel, of course I'm subbed to the other one and watch faithfully...😁💕
Jesus how tragic. I'm stunned. I've never heard of this atrocious attack. Buddy was a true hero. I can't help but ask have things improved? This is why hate should never be tolerated towards anyone.
Veterans who’ve been in combat know multiple exits. Glad that AF vet could save some people.
This is so heartbreaking💔🕊......Thanks Jiles 🙏🏽
Thank you for doing this. You’ve done something wonderful here, I don’t know if you’re LGBTQ+ or an ally, either way it doesn’t matter, what matters is you’ve given a group of people back some of their humanity that was stolen from the by the mayor and NOPD. You shined a light on the bigotry that was rife at the time but also on the hard work of the NOFD (who cared more than the police did) but above all you showed the strength and bravery of people who went through something horrific and wasn’t able to mourn the way that they should have been. Again, thank you.
LGB doesn’t claim the TQ! Homophobic thugs and molesters!
Great job as always. Black Wall Street aka Tuscaloosa would be a great one for the south! Those people deserved so much better in this video. It’s a shame people can’t act like decent humans simply because people don’t love who they do. Great coverage. This channel and this is monsters are one of the best on TH-cam! Thank you so much
This was so well done!
This breaks my heart!!! Why we hate anyone different, why are we so vile and empty?
The Excellence of your work. Impeccable ❤️💜
Jesus, that's such a sad story.. I do recall hearing this once before.. such a tragedy.
I'm not gay but that sounds like a bad-ass bar
I'm glad you doing well with that channel too. I'm not from USA so I didn't ear about any of these stories. They're interesting.
Thank you for telling ALL OF THE STORIES!
Kudos to the Episcopal priest who allowed the memorial service to be held at his church.
Wow! This took place before my time. I had no clue that any of this had happened. Thank you for opening my eyes.
Night clubs used to be so much fun! In the 90s! We had a club called the moon and it was always regulars! Seeing the same faces was a true comfort of sorts! Back when dancing was a huge part of our Lives and culture. I see the tiktok vids where ppl say they are dancing… but they are stiff and hardly are moving. Looks like ppl being forced to dance and are miserable to do so…. Makes me kinda sad tbh
Love the graphics, TY for awesome videos
Lol I heard "fabric on radiator pipes" and knew where this was going.