Did anyone on the DL ever know Nelson Sullivan personally?

A videographer from the 80's. Knew a lot of people in the downtown NY scene. Died of heart attack in '89. I found out about him from the video, "Rupaul's encounter with some homophobes", because this guy knew everybody. The OG vlogger.

A videographer from the 80's. Knew a lot of people in the downtown NY scene. Died of heart attack in '89. I found out about him from the video, "Rupaul's encounter with some homophobes", because this guy knew everybody. The OG vlogger.

What was he really like? He seems as dry as a piece of toast in the Sahara desert.

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by Anonymousreply 9April 15, 2022 1:13 PM

More threads about this video???

by Anonymousreply 1October 22, 2019 1:52 AM

Rumor is that he died of a heart attack while snorting coke off of a hustler’s cock.

by Anonymousreply 2October 22, 2019 1:55 AM

R1 it's not about the video, it's about the videographer. The guy behind the camera.

R2 Good God. What a wonderful way to go!!

by Anonymousreply 3October 22, 2019 1:58 AM

I love his videos, but did not know him personally.

by Anonymousreply 4October 22, 2019 4:46 AM

He was way ahead of his time. If he had lived, he would likely be part of World of Wonder, and the Randy Barbato/Fenton Bailey crowd producing movies and Rupaul's Drag Race.

by Anonymousreply 5October 22, 2019 4:52 AM

A friend I knew back in the 1980s knew him personally. I did meet him and some of his merry band of misfits you see in his videos once, including the tall cross dresser that was Ru Paul. I didn't know her name then. They were fun in small doses but I couldn't see spending too much time with them, they seemed even back then to be exhausting. Nelson was a drugged-up mess and slutty, but then many gays of that era were. The videos began as a fun hobby and grew considerably because of interest from local public access and cable. I know he was looking to make video documentary his full time job but died before that came to be. They say he died of a heart attack, but that was most likely the result of a drug overdose. Watching all those videos in 5-10 clips can be fun in themselves, but I could not see them as being longer features or even a short film.

by Anonymousreply 6June 12, 2020 8:07 PM

I have just discovered this guy on YouTube and I am addicted to his videos! He seems so dry in personality yet I still love him.

Did anyone on DL meet him or know him? Tell us some stories of so!

by Anonymousreply 7March 27, 2021 2:07 AM

The driver is a hottie ! Ive watched those before but somehow missed him. What a doll .

by Anonymousreply 8March 27, 2021 3:41 AM

I recall seeing him and his band of friends walking down St Mark's Place in the mid to late 80s. He was carrying his video camera and filming their antics. I didn't know who they were but there was a tall black cross dresser who I now assume was Ru Paul. I recently came across some of his videos on YouTube, it's like a time capsule to streets of NYC 1980s.

by Anonymousreply 9April 15, 2022 1:13 PM

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