Returning from Thrift Store Shopping in Atlanta in 1989
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- čas přidán 22. 10. 2017
- After a busy afternoon of thrift store shopping in Atlanta, Nelson Sullivan returns to Funtone USA World Headquarters to show the gang there his loot. Video by Nelson Sullivan
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I stay awake all night and watch these...I'm living in the past...
Peter Carlson Jag med
Zhiivago lol ikr
KT KT same
Same here
Same here as well. Just started watching Nelson's videos last week. Amazing! I can't stop watching them. I was in my twenties during this time.
He seemed like such a charismatic person. It's just such a shame he couldn't see how awesome his videos are to us today.
dena81 is this guy still alive
@@KyleK25 he passed away in 1989 :(
@@aleepinchi what did he die from if I may ask.
@@justing9528
Heart attack
Nelson Sullivan
March 15, 1948 - July 4, 1989
That 80s music on the car radio is a dream
do you know who it is?
I'm 23 and I love watching these. Nelson makes me feel like being yourself is OK, however cheesy that sounds
MrHidden29 yeah same
Not cheesy at all. It's great to see Nelson having an effect on people's lives, nearly thirty years later.
Same here
You're so right, I never thought of it that way ✌🏻
I bet that party was splendid.
I find Nelson's videos so comforting and I'm not even sure why. I have bad insomnia and I always find myself watching them when I'm having trouble sleeping.
vlogging in the 80's
This is literally a time machine.
I wish so bad Nelson was still with us. Could you imagine how successful he would be!?
I think Nelson would be in his mid-70s today
IKR. Imagine if he had a CZcams channel too. Just before he died in July 1989 he quit his job because he was about to start a television show.
Hoping ru Paul appreciates these videos that captured his earlier life unfiltered. These are gems ... thank you Nelson.......
Rupaul hates these. Hates that they are on the internet.
Brent Audi dont lie. Ru Paul speaks very highly of Nelson. I do think RuPaul needs to stop calling himself the first club kid
Denny Benz He probably doesn’t appreciate it. I’m sure he wants along with other celebrities to be in control of what’s out there. Even though he speaks highly of Nelson (Why wouldn’t he) he still probably wished they weren’t out there. I wonder if he even talked about Nelson publicly BEFORE the tapes came out. I feel like now he’s obligated too.
It's apparent from the videos that many of the folks being taped didn't want to be, if only for aesthetic reasons. After all, the performers among them were usually not made up for their closeups, the lighting was always terrible, and Nelson's fisheye lens distorted everything. And RuPaul no doubt feels that his stage routine in the mid 80s wasn't all that slick.
I have no idea why these videos showed up on my "recommended" list but I love them!
that lamp is gorgeous...he's so nice to bring them that....
I looove Nelson 💜 Every party he goes to looks 80s fabulous. I love going back in time to 80s NYC as an adult lol I was actually only 11 at this time
Thanks. Love seeing more new material. It always takes me back to how I felt at the time, which was happy but also somewhat uneasy over what was to come. I get that with him as well, in these later videos. I'm sorry he didn't get to see the changes of the world but also glad he didn't have to see them. It's always a bit eerie to me though how much more modern he feels than a lot of what is around from this timeframe.
I can't stop watching these videos. They are so cool. Although I was only 4 years old in 1989, I still love the 80's..
Times were definitely different, I was 21 in 1987. I use hit those thrift stores back in the day, they were practically giving things away, they were so much fun and amazing.....wearing vintage clothing was all the rage in 1987!!!!! Then my boyfriend told me about a show he had seen on PBS called "Antique Roadshow." He said, u can say goodbye to all "those good finds" u find thrift stores, he was right....
@Lance Lanny omg-yes I remember.... And all the amazing furniture they were practically selling for nothing, amazing times!!!
Ahhhhh the gorgeous one eared headphone sound of Mono! Beautiful!
Glad he picked the yellow/black striped shirt. He always looked good
in that ;-)
I adore how Dick called the stuffed parrot ‘gorgeous’
Love your vids and Nelson was super cool, love his style✌A person so full of life gone less than five months after this😢He sure lit up this world, lot's of love to him❤
I wish I could jump through the screen and be back in 1989
$1.39 for coke...not bad...today on sale...those can be 99¢
thought the same thing.. one of the few items in his videos that wasnt loads cheaper compared to today ;)
That was high for that time.
That's convenience store price
$1.39 is $2.84 in 2018. I wouldn't pay $3 bucks for a 2L of coke.
Star Moon back when coke wasn’t corn syrup
I love how he admired the organization of the store :)
I'm addicted to these videos, something about the year 1989 intrigues me. Maybe it was because it was the only year of the 1980s decade that I was old enough to remember strongly. There are things that seem old about it and yet futuristic at the same time. I do remember my family flying to Orlando in June of 1989 for our trip to Disney world and remember people smoking on the plane. I know Nelson films a video on his drive back at a McDonald's and I remember that in 1989 McDonald's put everything in these styrofoam containers that were not biodegradable. Anyone else remember that?? RIP Nelson
Every time I watch days I'm amazed… I love going back in time and that was the best time in my life I was in my 20s and I wish so much that Nelson could have lived to see how far ahead in time he was doing this and he is so damn good at it! I believe it's his brother that is putting these up and I sure do appreciate it I just love him and the videos and his friends & the life he shows us I've never been to New York it's always been a dream before I die and I just love the old New York! 💕
Love this video! Another great one! Thank youuuu so much for sharing!
Whenever I hear Nelson say "Coke a Cola" Ive got to drink some Coke a Cola!!
Judge Jenny Me too!! Haha!! Cheers!
Coca
*uuuultra* I think s/he was spelling it the way Nelson pronounces it.
I noticed towards the last few months of Nelson's life he yawned a lot. He seemed fatigued, and had dark circles under his eyes.
probably 👃💭
Nelson wasn't very robust, and his crowd maintained what would be an exhausting lifestyle for those of us who lead more mundane lives. And traveling about carrying a video camera at arm's length while narrating the action being recorded saps one's energy regardless of physical conditioning.
He'd hiv
@@bruhlickd pathetic spreader of rumors
Damn $1.39 for coke is alot in the 80s
“What else do I need to get for this party? I don’t want people to eat to much.” I love the way he thought and his honesty always 😂😂😂
I just love Nelson but sad news he's also been dead for years he died from a heart attack in 1989 I'm sure he would love to be here watching his videos this as he is getting really famous and probably would as famous as pewdiepie if he was still alive today RIP Nelson you will be missed
Another great video!
just realised i think this is the first time i've seen him smile in a video
where
He'd aids, a lot of friends were dying by overdose or suicide, living in a hard time... I comprehend his lack of smiles.
@@bruhlickd why do ppl like u exist spreading rumors
Alan Cummings?
I'm obsessed with his lilting southern drawl. So much class.
R.I.P. Nelson, love you future man!
Thiers more old vids out thier theae are just AESTHETIC
The best thrift store haul I could’ve hoped for
Love the lamp!! ❤❤
Candler Park Market one of the best import beer selections around. Good food in the back and decent cigars...
still around?
Loved that lamp it's so pretty
He had a nice smile.
*Even tho Nelson is no longer with us. His videos continue to inspire the new generation; people like me. I'm glad Nelson passed in an much simpler time before 9/11, Isis, & Donald Trump. RIP.*
Dickho Internal Donald Trump, exactly the only president to support gay marriage 100% I mean how terrible right???? Idiot
Don nix well I mean everyone thinks he is evil but he isn’t. He has already done a lot for our country and made things better for us. He isn’t racist just because he doesn’t want illegal immigration. (Cause it’s fucking illegal and they could do it legally) And he is trying to make the green card process easier to get through. He’s also protecting our country from outside countries we had issues with in the past.
RYKERS DAD 420 AKA FATDABZ I have not forgotten about Obama, how could anyone forget a president who did nothing to help people In the black community he claimed to care about. There is no way I could forget about the president who ran up our debt more than all previous presidents combined.Don't worry, I didn't forget about him.
Always some fucktard has to bring politics into it.
Betsy Marin You can thank Mr.NWP for that, I had no interest in going down that road
1:49 he had me at hello.
2:48
Bill Nelson’s Orchestra Arcana - Exactly the Way You Want It 🎶💕
Fluffy dice in the car!;
ahh, another to notch Nelson vid!
*top
$1.39 in 1989 is equivalent to roughly $3.07 today
dang Coke was expensive even back then
Even more expensive really with inflation considered.
I have a similar lamp like that I got for $5. At the flea market a few years ago.
love him
Nelson wore that shirt when the club kids went to DC. lol
$1.39 for a 2 liter of Coke! In my town a 2 liter of Coke that is not on sale is $1.29. It is crazy how some things were more expensive back in the day than now.
Don't forget, $1.39 in 1989 was the equivalent of $2.84 today!
Bought at night in some kind of cornerstore...no wonder they had to charge a bit more.
My left ear enjoyd this
what was that music in the car at the beginning?
Any other 17 year olds love this guy's videos?
Candler Park Market looked bigger back then, and was definitely more packed with stuff. Now, it's a great place, but a bit more sparse...seemingly smaller.
Thrift store haul video.
Wish I was alvive back then
We had a lamp like that. I also remember my mom buying those Legg's at the gas station. Lol. SURFS UP! HERE IN SOUTH PADRE ISLAND TX.
Marcus Smith I remember my mom buying those leggs too!!! Do you remember going to McDonald's in 1989 when all the food was put in those non biodegradable styrofoam containers??
I was 8 when this video took place
I love ginger ale
He feels like an old friend and I've never met him. Nelson Sullivan is one of my personal saints 🌈💞🔥🦄
I hate to be _that_ person, but I just love Nelson and his videos so much, that I just want to know everything....did he contract aids? Is that why he passed?
No. He died of a heart attack. Wikipedia
@@sw_fit50s oh, ok thanks
Nelson's outfit in this video is A LOOK
I've been watching all his videos love him. Silly question ..Who is Dick? He mentions him in every Video.
Loveeeee Nelson...RI.P..
Dick Richards...his childhood friend and the one who uploaded all of these videos. He died 2 years ago though 😥. www.artsatl.org/obituary-funtone-founder-dick-richards-first-to-televise-rupaul/
i got popcorn i got popcorn, what should i get i dont want them eatting to much lmao.
I never knew he was a famous person I thought he was just a person who recorded videos of him doing things. But I searched him up he is photographer wow and he dead.
Yeah, he died in New York in '89, and buried here in my home state of South Carolina. He's originally from Kershaw.
Man was ahead of his time yet didn't get to live now.
I feel like met a new friend. He and I would of been friends.
Did he buy the Coke shirt?
I just bought a 2 liter of Pepsi on sale for $1.35 2018 lol
He looked a little bit like Mr. Bean loll
Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman too.
Yup, about 9 months after this I was born 😅
This is when tape costed money
Feb 10th 1989 the day I was born.
😊😊
How about one more stick of gum!?
Why did Nelson never drink alcohol?
Why should he?
Waites wayyy to long to see his Face again
Where is Galileo Galilei
Hostile Guns ikr it's not right right if he's not here commenting
I love the looks he gets from people.. lol... the size of that camera was probably pretty awkward looking ;)
William A I have seen still pictures other people took of him while he would shoot like this. The camera was huge and it looked odd but he was a master videographer way ahead of his time. I think by 89 he had gotten an 8 mm camera that was a little less awkward looking.
thrift haul
No booze for the party? 😁