Walking with Tish Gervais in the East Village - mid 1980s

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At this time in the mid-1980s, Tish Gervais was the transgendered star of the moment in New York - not only because she was transgendered but also because she was sexy and talented too. Along the way, Tish and Nelson encountered Lady Bunny with DJ Dmitry and Tish found serveral magazines featuring her photograph. Video by Nelson Sullivan.

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@crow33215 4 года назад

This had to be 1986 as the DOW was near 1854.40 with a high of 1895.95 and the American Express card redesign could be referencing the Amex Optima which finally released in 1987. Also the NY Talk magazine featuring Keith Haring on the cover came out in June 1986!

@mez4799 4 года назад

People really went about their every day business wearing roller skates in the 80’s lol. I Love that.

@Antny.25 Год назад

Lmao Liz is so cool ❤️ I really hope she’s doing good these days.

@theshypersistence Год назад

Just read up on Tish Gervais and they lead a fascinating - albeit troubled - life! Round about the time of this video (1986) she decided to de-transition back to Brian Belovitch. I find Nelson's videos so culturally and historically important and thankful they're out there for anyone to discover 😊

@priceofsilver 5 лет назад

I've seen a number of these videos now. Everyone seemed so much more relaxed back then and less anxious in social situations. My how things have changed

@oochiewally2783 5 лет назад

Ha you crazy brooklyn was the high murder rate..dont let these happy vids fool you..just.type on youtube 80s in the bronx...thats where my.family left. Was a true shit hole

@kabardinka1 2 года назад

Don't idealize it... there was lots of violence and aggression. I lived in the Lower East Side all through the 80s and for every groovin' video like this, there were a half-dozen cases of people OD'ing, getting mugged, cases of brutality, vicious cops, etc.

@djRoyalTee 2 года назад

LES born and raised.... Don't let 1 vid mold your perspective. The LES was fantastic and deplorable at the same time.

@whatwhat7798 Год назад

The internet has the effect of constantly reminding you that someone could be recording you at your lowest just to get some views on the internet. This feels like the Antithesis of that, it’s merely a friend wanting to record an outing with another friend. Just peaceful and very in the moment lest he forget this beautiful day out.

@brockbaby Год назад

Get off social media and it'll all correct.

@gabbygirl3951 6 лет назад

I was born in the mid 70s so grew up during this time. I miss it so much, families and friends got together to do things and children played together outside together. People greeted each other on the streets and had actual conversations. The diners and stores were original and friendly as customer service meant something. It pains me to think my children never got to experience this. Now I'm sitting typing this and my kids are on their tablets, they have friends over who are also just sitting on their phones. It's just sad.

@jennytaylor4165 5 лет назад

Mid-70s, like yourself. Harder when you remember the good old days, isn't it. I think humankind has been more cursed than blessed with all this 'tech'. Hardly anybody's living real-time. I notice it more with not having a phone atm, and I realise I was recently one of the morons, nearly getting hit by a car because I was crossing the road whilst texting! Maybe make your kids put their devices away for family time every day. They'll thank you later in life.

@oochiewally2783 5 лет назад

Say what? Mid 70s sorry i was born in mid 70s too but we grew up in the 90s not the 80s... This lady was in her 20s lol

@themadrapper101 5 лет назад

Lol so true

@Pholoxo 5 лет назад

This type of comment has been said by generations. There have been recordings since the Roman times of people saying that the youth are doing things stupid and will cause the downfall of civilizations. Sooner or later those kids you speak of will say the same exact thing to their children in the future.

@erinmefford8041 5 лет назад

Gabby Girl same I was born in 77 I miss the 80’s remember when cartoons were good and a tv shows had a cool message

@punkboy713 9 лет назад

so glad not having to see a God Damn! starbucks every 5minutes u walk! I miss my Ma&Pa NYC the diners the real coffee shops where u got a decent Bagel!

@musicforthepeople4701 8 лет назад

+punkboy713 NYC sold out to corporate America & greedy real estate whores It's the suburbs in a city setting.

@jcincorporated6207 6 лет назад

Music For The People It even worse now in 2018. Only a few working class people are left in NYC

@athanasiospotakis6809 5 лет назад

Yeah here in Chicago we've also lost a lot of food and drink gems to condos and fast food giants

@melissaonorati2243 5 лет назад

Punkboy713 please do not take the Lord's name in vein, Repent to God for that

@fucker661 4 года назад

@@melissaonorati2243 fuck god

@VividFilmProductions 9 лет назад

although I'm not a native new yorker, i can tell that new york, pre 9/11 was a much more open and free place people just talked to people this chick gave that dude her cig without missing a beat. i love old new york. my father was raised in lower eastside from 64-86 so i love his stories.

@poopmcscoopface 8 лет назад

+Brandon Castillo nah it was violent dirty and drug infested old new york

@VividFilmProductions 8 лет назад

poopmcscoopface yes but still more real than present day new york.

@poopmcscoopface 8 лет назад

***** every city in europe is walkable but safe….as well as india, china etc only the west coast of the US has unworkable cities. know too many people sucked by the streets in ny glad I'm out it eats you away ages you being from nyc but everyone has their own a option one isn't better over another

@miketate8554 6 лет назад

Poopy 911 changed our reallity we were in and gave us a new reallity. New world order was ushered in . We are fucked. They are tryin to sicken and kill us slowly

@destro513 5 лет назад

There are almost 3 new York's the pre sweep the streets Gilani years then up to 911 then post 911

@nycbugs 9 лет назад

I vaguely remember Tish. I believe Tish lived on 5th sTreet between 2nd & 3rd Avenue. I grew up on 9th Street & 2nd Avenue. Nice to see videos from back then.

@aviratica6370 5 лет назад

She is Brian Belovitch and has an autobiography coming out on Amazon later this month.

@bman342a 3 года назад

Had a crush on Tish from the clubs, and later became close with Brian. I was stunned when he told me about Tish, an awkward moment.

@myheartisinjapan3184 3 года назад

@@aviratica6370 I cannot find it on Amazon, Avi. Do you happen to know what it’s called or what I should use to search for it? I tried both Tish Gervais as well as his real name.

@dahliah.1689 3 года назад

@@myheartisinjapan3184 it’s called Trans Figured

@myheartisinjapan3184 3 года назад

@@dahliah.1689 thank you!

@Rhythm973 11 лет назад

No cell phones glued to everyones ear.. people actually interacting.. what a great time

@athanasiospotakis6809 5 лет назад

I'm from Chicago. I was born in 1970. I miss the 80s when cities were alive. Visited NYC in 1992. Had a great time.

@bretdouglas9407 6 лет назад

Now I just watch youtube videos of the past. I was in high school at this time. Glorious

@blahblah1438 5 лет назад

bret douglas I was 16

@ryanknox1605 5 лет назад

To look at this stuff as a older person now is like watching a fantasy land

@stinknyc8041 8 лет назад

God I miss that new York

@ESKreitzer 7 лет назад

Yeah, right?

@TLJAWSIMIB 5 лет назад

ME TOO.

@ColdSid 4 года назад

Same New York just a bunch of shitty people now

@gra-emed3617 4 года назад

I’m gutted I missed this New York 😩

@Imgoingwierd77 11 лет назад

I love every single one of these videos.

@zenbikesjohn 10 лет назад

This is all before Chancellor Giuliani and his successor President of NYC Michael Bloomberg made it a playground for the 2 dimensional rich. It's true money can't buy you love and in the case of modern NYC it can't buy you culture. I'm so glad I got to live through some of this (I was in my late teens) and now I only long for the past.

@ColtSSR 6 лет назад

John Keoshgerian what you smokin hippy?

@JokersAce0 4 года назад

There's still culture but not in places completely gentrified.

@FerenswayRecords 7 лет назад

I wish I could have lived through this. The 21st Century is just horrible.

@JustinLHopkins 6 лет назад

pal joey Except it was conservative politicians who changed NYC into what people dislike, not liberals. Liberals would have kept the city the way it was. All of America’s premier, world class cities are liberal and that’s why they thrive and attract people from all over the world. No one likes what conservatives turn cities into.

@JustinLHopkins 6 лет назад

pal joey Ok, it’s apparent that you’re the type who blames everything on the side you disagree with because nothing your side has done resulted in negative outcomes. There was a time when I’d engage, but there’s nothing we can say that will change each others minds. I will say that Stockholm is one of my favorite cities and I’m sorry to inform you that Muslims haven’t taken over. You should be smart enough to know that both the right and the left greatly exaggerate things to promote an agenda. Also, Tokyo and Seoul aren’t conservative by any means. Have you actually visited these cities, like me, or have you simply read someone’s biased take on them?

@JustinLHopkins 6 лет назад

pal joey Liberal states are the economic engine of the U.S.. The higher ones education the more likely they are to identify as liberal, which is why liberal cities contain the majority of intellectuals and highly productive people. Drop outs are more likely to vote republican, whereas people who’ve attained advanced degrees tend to be democrat. Conservative states are the poorest, rank at the bottom in education and have the highest percentages of people on welfare. These states actually cost the country money. Liberal cities also have far lower crime rates than most conservative cities in the Midwest and south. Your opinions simply do not align with reality, which is common amongst conservatives. Studies show conservatives are more susceptible to propaganda. Bottom line. If it weren’t for liberals, we’d still be in the dark ages.

@lightsoff9008 6 лет назад

pal joey NYC is actually being more modernized and cleaned up. This was when NYC was a straight up shithole with every building looking like it’s about to fall any moment even in the downtown area.

@Untilhecomes85 5 лет назад

Horrible and boring hate i was born in the 80s.. No good times at all now

@madsketcher 11 лет назад

So much is different, and yet so much looks the same! We never had access to so many video time capsules until recently. Thanks for posting :)

@dwilloughby13 5 лет назад

So homesick for this era and my city, having relocated 5 years ago, so glad I found this

@rishelschimmel7358 5 лет назад

Ha! I relocated to Pittsburgh so i could hear myself think.

@MichaelPaulEastVillageHawkeye 10 лет назад

Great document of the east village in june, 1986

@williambyron772 8 лет назад

+Michael Paul (Hawkeye) you are correct Sir, the TALK Magazine made this easier to specify with the date

@musicforthepeople4701 8 лет назад

+Michael Paul (Hawkeye) Only a few years later things would begin to change as the greedy real estate and corporate fuckers figured out how to take over NYC and push the regular folks out. Dictator Rudy sold out the heart and soul of NYC.

@Trini190 5 лет назад

My mother was 4 months pregnant with me around this time at the age of 19 wow

@alvreyes28 3 года назад

@@Trini190 I was born in April of that year.

@kolsiewicz 10 лет назад

Thanks for posting this! I lived on E9th between 1st & A at that time.

@dadgonewild381 3 года назад

Did else notice the NYC relic at 3:40? I mean the Austrian dude's basement apt with a streetside terrace! They were awesome and the cheapest because they were usually one room spaces & people didn't like living at street level back then. Long gone as living spaces, they were all turned into spas or restaurants by the mid 1990s. Simply seeing video of it is awesome - these little reminders are why many people love this channel...

@brianhickson8498 8 месяцев назад

It was also directly across the street from the physical. Graffiti building. The block still looks pretty much the same today

@steveabitante8220 5 лет назад

Classic 1980's that we Can't Bring Back.

@ariannapac6535 5 лет назад

I know....wow....I can remember it so well tho ..that feeling that's nowhere to be found today .....

@teeniebeenie8774 3 года назад

we can time travel often thx to nelsons vids

@stolperhaiku 10 лет назад

I lived on 3rd st between B and C Avenue in 1979 and 1982 till '89 later on on 10TH just off 1.st Ave and people never believed me that you can actually hear birds in the city...well this video dating back to my late teens till end twenns is just great thanks a lot

@TheBohemianReport 8 лет назад

One could say there was more blue collar crime, but you could actually afford to live there; where the corporate hotels now stand once stood small family owned apartments above the proudly owned mom and pop shops. They didn't just have street vendors, they had entire street shops with all the windows and doors busted out where they'd sell handmade art, posters, t-shirts, and vinyl. You could actually sell part of your store on the sidewalk, so when walking by you were forced to stop. All the cars you'd see were made in America up until the 1990's, there were spots to graffiti and paint on the walls. No police up your ass with their stop and frisk and you weren't under surveillance 24/7, you could smoke pot or even snort coke on the sidewalk and no one would care or bother you, and jaywalking was legal. Music and comedy basement clubs were everywhere that seems to have disappeared, and Greenwich Village and Times Square was more then just a family friendly tourist attraction; quite the opposite. Folks still had the distinguished New York and Jersey accents, and people were happy to talk to one another. You could find a good paying job no problem without a college degree, and we actually made everything in America at the NYC factories. They'd have you use tokens on the subway instead of cards which totally makes sense; you lose one token no problem, you lose your entire card and you can't get on. They actually gave you real silverware and ceramic coffee mugs at real coffee shops, instead of the plastic and styrofoam everything given out by corporate Starbucks that have taken over. Loitering was allowed, and hey the magazines weren't glossy and not half filled with ads! When there was a heat wave the fire department would come around and crack open the fire hydrants for all to run through like a sprinkler spilling over into the streets. People also used to take care of the city themselves, instead of waiting for a city official to rake the leaves or so on; it was pride, and you could actually afford a ticket to a Yankees game. Point being, people used to mind their own business, live and let live in a carefree world; too many over sensitive wealthy entitled snobbies overtaking the city today and they're so judgmental. I don't know what it is, people weren't in such a rush and they were happy. Now it's sadly only a place to live if you are the best of the best Harvard material to work on Wall Street, so you can afford to live there. The freaks who built the city were kicked out and it happened in San Francisco too. I think to put it best, NYC was sterilized by Bloomberg and Giuliani that came before, so this period is commonly referred to as the pre Giuliani New York. They were Republican fascists that sold out the city to corporate oligarchs on Wall Street, we need an Ed Koch again; a liberal with sanity. luckily Mayor de Blasio even though he’s not perfect has been a breath of fresh air.

@xenobya111 6 лет назад

Thank you for taking the time to illustrate your memories so nicely, really appreciate the visuals you gave me - & so well said, it truly is heart wrenching to see us (people) going further & further in the wrong direction. I remember being a kid in the 80s & going into the city with my mother for work. She would always give this one homeless man half her sandwich and she'd always tell me to stay close, as not every area en route was too safe... you'd see more of a variety of people, less fearful of self-expression and yes, sometimes there were more ... "less favorable" types on the street, but the city felt Alive. It was extremely diverse, not that it isn't anymore, but it felt more authentic then- street artists and vendors and graffiti... Being unique was cool, now it seems being a narcissistic selfie taking poser is. & Times Square looks like Disney World:/. I long for the raves & outlaws that use to take place too. The system was looser, no stupid, archaic cabaret law being enforced, for ex. We could Truly let go and be free to party and dance all night, without there being an absurd amount of cops outside and nowadays if anything even does go down, it tends to get shut down. Limelight, Key Skate, The Tunnel, Exit ETC. So many good memories, I got the tail end but I'm so grateful I at least got a taste of the real Apple!

@FireFox-xx1nu 6 лет назад

Sovereign Rebellion i

@jackmac6965 5 лет назад

I enjoyed reading that.

@raikhovalencia3835 5 лет назад

yikes

@LillyAugusta Год назад

This video is sooooo....soooo good!! Cheers!

@notsoseriousmoonlight 8 лет назад

So much fun!! Those were the days! :)

@samuelesdrucciolo 11 лет назад

How cool !! Keith Haring was on the cover of tha magazine!

@thiscorrosion900 4 года назад

I recall Haring being all over the place by 1985 or so: even having feature tie-in shows at the Swatch Store and all that. I recall going into the store around then and seeing his watches and art up on the walls, etc. I didn't live in the city but would go into the city often for books, music, etc.

@TheNatatronic 6 лет назад

The guys bumming cigarettes. Sooo 80’s! I love it.

@focusonu9668 5 лет назад

That happens now

@mariaager1924 3 года назад

That’s at every gas station where I live. Lol

@ColdSid 3 года назад

LOL people see 80s videos and be like “ omg that’s so 80s why don’t we do that today “ meanwhile it happens down the street

@grahamsmith6210 3 года назад

LOL that happens still

@yuk747 10 лет назад

Oh god..!!..The Madonna look was so trendy then.

@trueisraelite2577 5 лет назад

Minus the Adam's apple 😂🤣

@hopedunkel2298 3 года назад

I wore it...

@fattyweightloss 9 лет назад

wow everyone is so lively lol

@TS-qq7vr 4 года назад

It's the gay community.

@teeniebeenie8774 3 года назад

@@TS-qq7vr dam rite honeychild. rave ON

@blackestcat1111 5 лет назад

It's nice to see her not take out her phone while walking - she's actually looking around,😎👍👍👍👍👍

@TLJAWSIMIB 5 лет назад

BECAUSE, THIS WAS IN THE MID-1980S.

@melissaonorati2243 5 лет назад

Blackest cat it was around the 1980's 😀😄

@randyswag8187 4 года назад

Cell phones weren’t invented yet

@That80sbatgorl 4 года назад

blackestcat1111 now when I look around people ask if I’m okay 😒 like can I just observe I felt like I was born in the wrong time

@011mph 4 года назад

wow, the crop top and loose fitting pants. That style has really come back around in 2019!

@chunkyfreaky 10 лет назад

I was only a kid in the 80s but if I saw her then, I would think it was Madonna!

@oochiewally2783 5 лет назад

That was a guy lol

@brooklynnrojas9702 5 лет назад

Lmfao

@Wholesomereads 5 лет назад

Wally Sterg and they still would’ve thought it was Madonna. What was your point

@oochiewally2783 5 лет назад

@@Wholesomereads i was a kid/teen and in those days the madonna had blonde hair not black..and not with those stubble on his cheek

@Wholesomereads 5 лет назад

Wally Sterg and Fyi Madonna definitely rocked brunette hair in the 80’s as well

@michaelNYC1024 9 лет назад

September 1986 the dow was at 1,840... Today it's at 18,040.. crazy how things have changed.

@way2muchNFO 4 года назад

29housans. Iw . E

@GiantTributes8690 3 года назад

Almost 30,000 now. Thank you President Trump

@petey8887 12 лет назад

Love the footage and the magazine with Keith Haring on the cover

@kwacou 11 лет назад

Lived on 11th st. between 2nd & 3rd, across from the church late 1979 -1988 then moved up to Hell's kitchen (now Disney World hate it that's why I spend most of my time in Jamaica now). I miss the old NYC where people were just cool, unlike today where they try.

@Realitybit 3 года назад

Perfectly said

@kabardinka1 2 года назад

I lived in the Lower East Side during this era... fond memories of the grime and realness. Dearly miss The Kiev, World Club and Gem Spa. Don't miss the homophobia, crushing poverty, people OD'ing on the street from black tar heroin, and endless aggression. Ed Koch was an a*hole.

@WildWildWest30000 9 лет назад

life back then look more simpler and real. no cellphones. just real social interaction. I hate being this generation.

@WildWildWest30000 8 лет назад

lyfe 1zruff Lol nice name. Good to know you're illiterate

@WildWildWest30000 8 лет назад

+lyfe 1zruff ooooooo a porno shoot hahahaha

@musicforthepeople4701 8 лет назад

+Tara LS Very true!!!!!!!!!!

@kakashi101able 8 лет назад

+Tara LS Just saying around that time in the 80's cellphones were becoming the thing!!

@musicforthepeople4701 8 лет назад

kakashi101able No one had fucking cell phones in the 1980s!!!!!! They were not the thing!!!!! Maybe a few rich pricks with very early models. Maybe.

@learningchannel88 3 года назад

I love recognizing all the characters in his movies.

@jagexmoderate477 5 лет назад

Hahah wtf that lady in skates was gone like the wind

@samrindge8042 2 года назад

This video is from 1986. Tish is reading the June 1986 issue of NY Talk Magazine with Keith Haring on the cover at 3:25. Prince Andrew is on the June 1986 cover of Vanity Fair magazine at 8:08.

@WitchidWitchid 9 лет назад

Is that 80's ?? It looks more like present day. Then again the video was shot in the daytime and I only came into that area at night.

@SgtxAnus 3 года назад

2 things i got out of this. Roller skate people were real, Trish is hot

@jordanjacobson4812 2 года назад

The roller skates!! Epic !!

@friendlier 5 лет назад

That dirty old town. I miss it.

@dennybenz5846 6 лет назад

Liz lizard so cool. So nice. Where is she now a days

@Zeuszgrl 5 лет назад

Was that Liz LIzard @ 5:26ish ?

@destro513 5 лет назад

These are so awesome

@GoCotton 5 лет назад

Any way to get this with sound?

@Tamar-sz8ox 6 лет назад

This is great !

@RaoulDuke1776_ 5 лет назад

Dude you are the original daily vloger lol

@erinmefford8041 5 лет назад

B Gonzales this is not Nelson Sullivan Nelson sadly passed away from a heart attack in july of 1989 the channel was owned by his friend dick Richards who himself passed away in September in 2018

@shrineheart87 5 лет назад

@@erinmefford8041 this is why i havent seen any videos 5 months ago.

@jsarellano2 5 лет назад

Those roller skates in the 80’s now we have a junk called electronic scooters that people leave everywhere

@00BeesKnees00 4 года назад

Just been to the East Village yesterday. It's now taken over by crazy rich asian students.

@LannieLord 10 месяцев назад

As well as "Paltrows" . Thin young BLONDE pony tailed girls with TRUST funds. You always see them bopping IN and OUT of super expensive apartment buildings !

@idiosyncraticparadise1655 4 года назад

I was 5 years old here ! Oddly I remember being 4 ,vaguely I got a good memory

@packlesswolf1 6 лет назад

Who is the girl?

@miketb1010 10 лет назад

wow..king tut's wah wah hut..what a great neighborhood bar/club back in the day (got to spin records there back in the late 90s/early 00s downstairs when jessie malin owned the bar)..7A (Still there)....the outside garden on Avenue b, the east village eye magazine, old st.mark's place, gem spa..those were the days!!!

@friendlier 6 лет назад

So glad you ID'ed that for me. It was on a corner, so I thought maybe they'd walked into The Bar on 2nd Avenue.

@idiosyncraticparadise1655 5 лет назад

Wow I'm here every weekend

@TBone2000Man 5 лет назад

yeah cool time i would think could you please post avenue c and d from back

@Misscollage 5 лет назад

Lol the roller skates!!!!!!!!!! Omg...

@jennytaylor4165 5 лет назад

Tish is a survivor in every sense, and it's good to learn that he (she) is still around. What a life.

@TheVelvetLoungeLife 3 года назад

Do you guys Google the names of the characters to see if they're alive where they are now what they're doing ❓❓❓ Anyway, those were the REAL New York days.

@SmithMrCorona 3 года назад

I just looked up Tish. She is back to being a he. Interesting how lives turn out.

@focusonu9668 3 года назад

@@SmithMrCorona I saw her documentary on amazon prime . i the doc included Nelson's footage.

@crazygang4725 3 года назад

WHAT IS THE SONG AT 6:17

@TheIndependentLens 4 года назад

People were so much more sociable back then. Funny I remember my mother talking about antisocial and even dangerous unawareness from things like Walkmans and watching too much TV/videos. It's only gotten worse.

@billyklaklas1093 4 года назад

She’s walking around vlogging in the 80’s

@kyrerichardson4613 10 лет назад

Is she still alive

@superkrystal98 4 года назад

I always envy my parents for living to see this era. Must’ve been so much fun and free. I was born in ‘98 in Queens NY so i barely remember life pre-9/11, now the village is yuppie town

@bryansnyder9218 4 года назад

As I watch these interesting videos Nelson made, I notice he doesn't dress in glam as much as most of the others.

@lambo8637 3 года назад

I think her outfit is cute though 😍

@sammavacaist 3 года назад

I was a teen in the CT suburbs at this time. The first time I went to Manhattan with just friends and no adults was to see the Ramones at the Ritz in 1989. First time ever in the East Village and 1st time I ever saw a heroin addict in punk clothes half unconscious on the street.

@kvskvs1347 3 года назад

how cool. Did you take the subway in and did you stay at a hotel in the city or make your way back home after the show? Sounds like such fun times in the 80s. Carefree days before cell phones.

@sammavacaist 3 года назад

@@kvskvs1347 No. My friend's bf had a car so we drove in and drove back while I was drunk in the backseat. The 20 year olds at the company where I worked my afterschool job had snuck me in to their Friday happy hour bar and got me blitzed before my friends picked me up to go into the city for the concert! 😂😂

@kvskvs1347 3 года назад

@@sammavacaist that sounds like an amazingly good night hahah.

@natalkakot 5 лет назад

No sound

@letsif 5 лет назад

Maybe after the Apocalypse it will all come slowly back.

@teeniebeenie8774 3 года назад

covid has rid the city of alot of yuppies i reckoon

@drinkingpoolwater Год назад

back when new york was filled with interesting peopel.

@annielemon8067 6 лет назад

Is that larry david on the cover?

@Tristan3D 5 лет назад

The arcade game back there 8:10 is called "speed racer" and it was released by namco in 1995. That is highly odd... there must be a speed racer arcade game in the 1980's to explain this game being in a video that was shot in the mid 1980's (but I am unable to find anything about that online). If that isn't the case, I might have just spotted the first proof of a time travel gadget put into the past for Nelson to film on his videocam (but I really don't know what a time traveller would gain from putting a 1990's arcade videogame into the background of a mid 1980's video from Nelson). ;)

@Qeisama 5 лет назад

That is so trippy. But after replaying for dozens of time, I think that is not the 1995 Speed Racer arcade. Look at 8:20, the logo is different. It was not "racer" but it ends with a "g" or a "9". The gameplay is also different. Although the white racing car looks like Mach 5, the presentation is vastly different from the 1995 arcade game. EDIT: *I FOUND IT!!!* It was Speed Buggy developed by Tatsumi in 1985! The logo, the presentation, the machine, everything matched!!!

@Tristan3D 5 лет назад

Thanks! :) I saw that with the letters in the logo too, but I wasn't sure which game it actually could be. :)

@stuhh 3 года назад

@@Qeisama It was interesting to see it under the name 'Speed Buggy' as I always knew it as 'Buggy Boy'. There was a really good version for the Commodore Amiga 500 which I think a lot of people will have played. It's interesting to see the arcade version in the wild!

@marisolroman9344 3 года назад

I don't see answers

@felicecinque 2 года назад

Holy shit, look at Dmitry and Bunny!!

@RapidCycling07 11 лет назад

What year was this video made? I know it says mid 80s in the title but do you remember the specific year? It looks very clear. Gnarly video!

@luiscaracciolli5705 6 лет назад

RapidCycling07 1984

@ryanknox1605 5 лет назад

@jurgenwind 5 лет назад

5:10 they have thick ny accents lol

@bobtorn1955 4 года назад

People were definitely thinner back in the day I like the old NYC than today’s version

@gluecement 10 лет назад

Bittersweet to see the last glimpses of St. Marks Theater before it was gone forever.

@KellyODo 10 лет назад

That theater is still there but under new ownership.

@gluecement 10 лет назад

No, it's long gone. I'm talking about the theater on 2nd Ave just north of St. Marks. You're probably referring to Theatre 80 St Marks.

@whackamolechamp 5 лет назад

I had seen countless movies at St Marks on 2nd Avenue growing up nearby in the 70's and 80's. As soon as the house lights were turned down the rats came out. Especially bad on a day after Rocky Horror was shown

@teeniebeenie8774 3 года назад

is st marks sq still kinda kool?

@adub8119 6 лет назад

Was that Liz Lizard on skates? Love her!!

@j.v.c6465 4 года назад

Woow same fashion! Ray bans wayfares. crop tops...The OOONLY thing missing, the simple life style...For sure is NOT coming back. I was in Dobbs Ferry in 10th grade. It was a treat going to this area in N.Y on a weekend. Min.2:38 was that Bruce Springsteen???

@rishelschimmel7358 5 лет назад

I too was cruzing around the village at this time dressing and carrying myself in this manner. I wasn't famous except in my own head though.

@PO-fs8ex 6 лет назад

Magazines dated to June 1986

@zekedallas6687 4 года назад

Everyone really did dress like Madonna in the 80s, tried to carry theirselves like her too. Not a bad thing, just an 80s thing.

@TheFreeAdviceMan 11 лет назад

The Legendary Original NYC Free Advice Man was here. [ as in: saw this video. ]

@melissaonorati2243 5 лет назад

I love that there were no cellphones, Trish was just simply reading a cool newspaper

@marisolroman9344 3 года назад

Where is Tish now?

@deannalopez6158 2 года назад

tish has an amazing story. She de transitioned after being trans woman. She is beautiful either way.

@vikingsong2068 Год назад

He simply stopped pretending to be female. It's not actually possible to "transition" into the opposite sex..

@vikingsong2068 Год назад

He simply stopped pretending to be female. It's not actually possible to "transition" into the opposite sex..

@bigma8568 7 лет назад

Love!

@perthsaint66 4 года назад

A RU-vidr before RU-vid.

@jackmac6965 5 лет назад

Did St Marks bar become Rawhide?!

@brandonsteele5608 Год назад

who is that lady on skates

@RaoulDuke1776_ 5 лет назад

Did that one cut in the yellow shirt predict that American express will create the chip in the card we have in 2018? Lol

@TS-qq7vr 4 года назад

Nope, he didn't say that whatsoever. Smoke another crazy stick.

@doobiesoda3873 5 лет назад

Why does this time look so fun? Born in a good city just a bit too late. Born in 90

@nycgirl780 3 года назад

Was that the church that recently was up in flames?

@Charlesbjtown 5 лет назад

For all the people that say the cliche "life was so much easier and simple back then", do you remember black Monday back in '87?

@Pixiee_Stardust 4 года назад

Charlesbjtown what was black Monday? I’m 19 I’m clueless

@Charlesbjtown 4 года назад

@@Pixiee_Stardust People were jumping out of windows to their death, because the stock market crashed.

@Gaish 3 года назад

life was definitely not easy for any of the people shown in nelson's videos.

@Johneladjmi76 3 года назад

I'm going back there , who wants to come ?

@LuneNova 5 лет назад

I can't resist to push the like button BEFORE the end of the video.

@catherinebarker1077 3 года назад

No one’s obese...

@dawolf4274 5 лет назад

I'm under NO ILLUSIONS as to what NYC was like back then.... But God, I miss it !!