From the video description: “Super-8 footage from the 1991 Wigstock in Union Square after the riots closed Tompkins Square Park. Onstage – RuPaul (as Star Booty!) and Dee Lite! Set to The Smiths’ “This Night Has Opened My Eyes”

Eric is a 4th generation Lower East Sider, professional NYC history author, movie & TV consultant, and founder of Lower East Side History Project.