Nelson in Atlanta 1988: The Pop Tarts' soundcheck at Club Rio

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Published 2018-04-14

Atlanta's Club Rio was a sophisticated establishment in the building that once housed a 20th Century Fox film library. In this video Michael Musto practices a song for the show that night and there are surprise appearances by Jayne County and Rebecca Weinberg (later a stylist for Sex and the City). Video by Nelson Sullivan.

All Comments (21)

@pin7striped 3 years ago

Oh wow! My family owned clubbed Rio!. At the one minute mark that’s my Nana, her mother and my aunt!
@humankudzu2456 6 years ago

It's like going back in time. Fascinating
@SusieSynth 5 years ago

Everyone enjoy these videos while you can. Dick passed away 2 weeks ago. I'm heartbroken and shocked. I know NYU was helping him upload these and if course Nelson's videos will always be kept in their video archive. Please keep uploading them NYU!! I feel like after years of watching these videos that these people are my friends. Especially Nelson and what a sweet and dear friend Dick was to post these. Now they are together. Rip Dick and Nelson🌻
@brooklynbutterfly3240 3 years ago

I was born in ‘87 grew up Brooklyn Heights.. now I live in Atlanta. This footage is so interesting to me ☺️
@chrism.2711 3 years ago

My favorite videos are of Nelson in Atlanta and back home in Kershaw.
@NautiParrot 6 years ago

Michael hasn't aged a bit. Still looks 65.
@chrisborges7344 6 years ago

I'm curious as to what some of these people look like now
@seanholland6132 1 year ago

I only live a few miles from where they are here and it's amazing to see how different Atlanta is but the unique concert scene has stayed very similar.
@christiancardenas6811 5 years ago

Best version of "God Bless America" Ive ever heard. Epic!
@kengeorgejones6855 6 years ago

Michael has a decent voice. And I love the arrangement. It's nice to hear some of the music, and then see the little bits we only know hints of, like Nelson being annoyed with not getting more media coverage.
@brinsonopinion 8 days ago

I remember Rio!
@Wen1515 6 years ago

Wait. Did we know Michael could sing?! I thought he could only whine. 😂
@HRH-THO-II 6 years ago

Omgeeeee jane county.....amaaaaaaaaazing.
@anydeadlyfriend 5 years ago

Sweet, sweet synth @ 11:00-11:10
@BW-kv9wj 1 year ago

Nelson was ahead of his time. If he was still alive, he would be very successful and filthy rich.
@edeneverly2573 5 years ago

Oh my god! I died. PLEASE someone invent a time machine and take me back to the 80s where I belong. They were the best years of my life and I’m not happy now. I was happy then. I fucking hate the current culture. Pleeeeaaaase.
@wesbulltex 5 years ago

Back in the day everyone was Patriotic even gays
@drewkatchen805 6 years ago

Do we get video of the actual night and of the performance? Not complaining. I feel so invested in this multi-episode arc, that I'm kind of wondering why that part has been left out.
@angelanetherton8240 3 years ago

You can tell it’s the 80s the shorts guys wore then😄😂🤣
@mrmikeyd2 3 years ago

Michael Musto has a wonderful voice! And isn't that Albert watching him sing? What is HE doing in Atlanta?