Going with RuPaul to Carlos' Birthday Party in 1989 

GIRL SAME I just started a new warehouse job three days ago and these have been my saving grace

Doing that now. In my recliner, still in my work clothes lol.

Exactly...me too

What is the song at 8:27?

Yeah it's kool, esp due to the technology being much lower (better). I was just a kid in 1989, but I miss it just the same (prob even moreso).

Nova Chandra so true and I love the footage of the winding staircases I think that was his thing

Nelson would've been a judge on Drag Race. lol

Just like Lady Bunny is.....you poor little 12 year old RPDR fans have no idea how the real world works and worked.......Ru Paul was phony as hell and used everyone he ever came in contact with

@@mrmikeyd2 Rupaul did what he had to do and props to him for it. But yeah there's a reason why no one from his days in NYC are close to him anymore

@@ratqueen3809 Can u elaborate on the problems between ru and his old nyc friends?? I’m genuinely curious in knowing

@ratqueen I'm curious too for some reason lol even though it isn't my business.

Do you know the song at 8:08?

@@BigLee93 I wanted to know too! It’s a banger 😝 Sounds like beastie boys? 🤔

I discovered these treasures during pandemic and it sure is a fantastic glimpse into past. Great they were archived for our viewing pleasure. You did good Nel

EXEMPT : NOBODY is gonna wanna remember 2020 onward. Even if they came out and the world was their OYSTER in 2021 . Nobody will want to remember these years . 2019 will be relished though

His home is now a restaurant :( i wish they would have preserved it.

It does exist nowadays, just in bohemian/ rich crowds within cities Not the normal every day folk

@Konga 5000 yes, I really don't like that hipster rich kid vibe, but what can you do?!

@Konga 5000 That's really not that different from back then from what I've gathered.

No more freedom hello 2020

@Konga 5000 as a 20 year old regular income having person in nyc, I can tell you that NYC’s fate for the youth has been destroyed for the last 3 years. The divide is scary. I wish I could enjoy the my youth in nyc during the 80’s or 90’s

Same here

Might be on the outside but he was saturated with ideas in his mind

just like your mom

He was talking about his sense of humour..

The perfect narration

He's like Mr. Roger's southern cousin.

Mr. Rogers was a Presbyterian minister, just a bit of trivia.

80’s-90’s were the best time ever to grow up.

Susana MORALES I visited NYC in 1982 it was so bohemian!

Wasn't it? This is such a beautiful form of time travel, plain and simple.

Susan Berman how did he die?

@@pugiemcrufus6050 Heart attack according to his wiki. Poor guy. He died on July 4th, 1989 at 41. That's way too early to leave this Earth.

Neshama I am infatuated with the guy. He seems so awesome. Such a wholesome person

Very well put.

Nelson "more than paid his way"… He supported those characters.

Salicious Bum I agree, back when ppl were respectable to their host and other guests.

Salicious Bum I do not agree...just don't hang out with those idiots ...

Yes, on that time was amazing

Dude parties are still parties ? Wtf

@@harrymonk6 Yes, real parties

Kate is so beautiful 😍

music or song never get old

Korn fan

Been since 1998

That's awesome. Thanks for this piece of info. Been trying to figure this out, especially after hearing Nelson telling the cab driver to head to 21st Street between 10th and 11th. Maybe that was a stopover on the way to the party. Such a sweet video. EDIT: Just realized Carlos actually names the hotel and gives the right address at the end of the video.

I partied in Manhattan in the 90’s and it was still wild.

HollywoodCreeper yes that’s something I think about as well from time to time even before Nelson’s videos. How many lives we aren’t witnessing that we will never know about.

He looks very young... trust fund

@@Hallahanify Oh that dude was definitely living off of mommy and daddy, 100%. He kinda seems like a douchebag poser, doesn't he? This entire video is HILARIOUS though.

It was cheap

@@THEARTURLIVE I doubt it was that cheap, at the beginning of the video he says Keith Richards lived in the building

I was kinda trying to figure out if they were all rich kids or not

He won't. He finds it painful and he wants to live in the present.

Hé doesn’t!

*SlyDoll7* why does he find them painful?

@@musicaltheatergeek79 Well, when you've lived a life like Ru has, full of creativity and amazing people...it also means he's lost a lot of people along the way. Many of the people in these films are dead. Others have got lost to drugs along the way...it's sad when you get over 40 and look back. It's just best to look forward that's all.

@@Bj_mc31 He said he couldn't watch them. He finds it hard. He said it in his and Michelle's podcast.

Christian Bravo Rojas best snap chat story ever

Tina Baker - I knew a Tina Baker in the seventies...😊

Tina Baker - I knew a Tina Baker in the seventies...😉

Who was Carlos and how did he die? Was he a trust fund baby?

Any more info on Carlos? Who he was etc?

Hello??? Ppl are asking how Carlos died?

Who was Carlos? I've seen him in Nelson's videos before.

Better times.

It meant that whereever you ended up, whoever you were with, became interesting and mattered to you. So parties like this or nights like this felt adventurous because you had no idea who you might meet or where you might end up. Life could be lived in the moment. Nobody had phones so nobody was stressing that they might be at the wrong party or the best party. They were just try to fit in as many as they could in a night. Going to a party where you knew few people was an adventure. Nobody took photos, this guy was exceptional. We took a few photos occasionally but only when it was a special occasion. That meant you did not worry about how you would look online, because online did not exist. Real life was just that. It was beautiful and it is still available to you. Just keep your phone in your pocket. Just leave it home. Just go away for a night and leave it at home. It will open your eyes.

THE SUZIE MONSTER I agree 100% True destiny🌷🌸💐 amazing ❤️ Beautiful🦋

Do you think it's because of Nelson's videos?

flappy188 no because he died in 89

@@jaketv3307 Carlos died the same year as Nelson?

flappy188 do you know where to find him or do you have any more info on his whereabouts?

hearts truth no Carlos died around 2010s

@@jaketv3307 Can you elaborate? You say 89, someone else says 2010. When did Carlos die and how?

Edmund Power I can relate. That was me, in my group of friends

priceofsilver I notice that too in his videos. Always wondering where the hell is everyone. I know NY was packed so it’s weird.

Mels M Wow - well put. I was 19 at the time and didn’t live in NY and I am hetero female BUT I know exactly what you mean.

@Mels M It's "clique" when you're talking about a group of people.

Because there were no illegal immigants.

@@starlightrocks7 “illegal” as in the the Europeans that are in America?

Rene V - was thinking same....

Me too 😔

Amy Yngsdal been to so many...not in NY ..but my hometown back then had parties all over...usually Friday... Saturday...some Sundays...so much fun

What happened to Christina?

Christina died few weeks before Nelson, probably cause of drugs overdose