The guy with the shower place seems like a really nice dude, just being happy because somebody waved at him, grand!

@jedidiah5131

3 жыл бұрын

Until he's intoxicated.

@HypePerformanceGroup

3 жыл бұрын

@@jedidiah5131 how do you know that?

@1_atg_4

2 жыл бұрын

Dude shut up

@swapmeetsheriffdonknottexp3046

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that would be my guy! I don't think I could take the flys!

@jamesalbright4666

2 жыл бұрын

@@swapmeetsheriffdonknottexp3046 Yes the fly’s are bad there & the smaller the fly the harder they bite!

You know Robert is something else when he has the consideration to convert Fahrenheit to Celcius for those of us who don't undestand.

@kazmosis5326

3 жыл бұрын

Mate he said 50 and I melt at 27. Jeezus lol

@paullangton-rogers2390

3 жыл бұрын

He is clearly the brains behind this little community and the glue that holds it together, quite remarkable guy and he chose this lifestyle too. It's what Charlie Manson was doing also in the California desert, but at least these are decent people.

@zendyk

3 жыл бұрын

I wish more people would be willing to do it the other way around. When someone says "50 degrees" to me, I think that's quite cool. I don't understand celcius.

@tylerhutchinson1326

3 жыл бұрын

@@zendyk don't expect it. They are not very reasonable people and consider everyone on F instead of C to be retarded. They hate it so much they won't even learn conversion nor even swing by Google to get exacts. The funny thing is the C system 0 is freezing temps of water and 50 is our 115. We go from 32-115 in the same span meaning we have more close and relative temp's.

@lastnamefirst4035

3 жыл бұрын

😃

I am heartbroken for the young guy that said so many people have kicked him in his bad foot that he’s used to it. That just breaks me, poor kid. I wish them all happiness, peace, good will, health, and a joyful life in which they’re good to themselves and others.

@sonjamorris7085

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if rickets caused his lower limbs to form wrong.

@Christina-cm8ze

Жыл бұрын

I agree I wish them the same

@Arthurian.

Жыл бұрын

@@Christina-cm8ze Humans are not nice animals, never have been, never will be.

@carculturenation2166

Жыл бұрын

that and the fact his best friend there is a racist and a big story teller. When they were wrestling and his friend called him the N word. you can see soo many bad things in zack sad thats all the other dude has

@hopworksup

Жыл бұрын

@@carculturenation2166 Dude that was phenom saying that to Zack not the other way around. Their voices aren't even remotely similar.

My grandpa was the UPS man for Slab City from the 60’s to the late 90’s, drove there almost daily from imperial valley, never realized how cool of a job that must’ve been!

@gertpacu3926

Жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome. So I was back in winter of last year and it was weird.. There weren't as many people as June of last year. Usually they said more people in winter, but not this time, unless people were indoors hanging out. I got a few games of Magic on their borrowed cards.. I collect baseball cards, pokemon, and used to collect magic before selling them. The lady had some AWESOME cards, but they were all played. The card collector in me was crying inside, seeing that if they were PSA rated 10 cards she had that would have went for 2k-10k easily. She had about 30k or more worth of cards if they were graded 10s. A lot of junk, but I told her that she needs to stop playing with the Mox Ruby ect ect.

@pansexualboy377

Жыл бұрын

Must have some stories

@ritzharris1303

Жыл бұрын

Sure he was.

@pansexualboy377

Жыл бұрын

@@ritzharris1303 uh what

@_mikeybuddzz_otffrmdben7825

Жыл бұрын

Stop.lying bro

Under his crazy nomadic exterior Rob is actually a very intelligent, charismatic person. Seems like he holds that place together.

@donitsi6095

2 жыл бұрын

For real, i bet he's secretly a millionaire or something 😄

@ashiacameron

2 жыл бұрын

❤️

@marcelinoperez2926

2 жыл бұрын

@@cyrusthevirus3175 Have fun with the flies.

@yubright8484

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcelinoperez2926 no problem

@patjohnson5633

2 жыл бұрын

@@ashiacameron ,

Life can be lived in so many ways. The way we live ours doesn't give us the right to judge other people's lives...

@joesmobody5152

3 жыл бұрын

Well to some extent. I don't feel bad about judging Jeffery Epstein negatively for the way he lived his life.

@lailanimessina1473

3 жыл бұрын

That part !!!

@lailanimessina1473

3 жыл бұрын

joe smobody touché 😂😂

@Kimbrly23

3 жыл бұрын

joe smobody well damn that’s a good point lol

@orange70383

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, yes it does.

it was really lovely to see rob and that girl start of yelling at each other and end up sitting down, talking about it, and apologizing. Rob seems like such a wise and vital presence in the community

@merrileelee7858

2 жыл бұрын

Good glue! I truly would love to meet this man! Not enough of people like Rob.

@maryannlane6393

2 жыл бұрын

@@merrileelee7858 That's my dad and he's great people :)

@jimjones5700

2 жыл бұрын

Who was the Girl ?

@Fidz27013

Жыл бұрын

@@maryannlane6393 which mam is your daddy? This is awesome id luv to visit this place:)

@johanneswiklund7791

Жыл бұрын

@@merrileelee7858 Imagine someone starting a gofundme for his trip to the moon x)

I love how the dogs names are included in the credits, that made me smile🙂

@apoliticallevi

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@tobarragl

2 жыл бұрын

… and the cat.

@Arthurian.

Жыл бұрын

Why does that make you happy? The dog and cat don't care.

@leestaggers2583

Жыл бұрын

@@Arthurian. because I find it cute and wholesome and I'm not a cold, unfeeling robot.

@Arthurian.

Жыл бұрын

@@leestaggers2583 you're emotionally broken if you think that makes you caring 😆

I grew up around old guys like the Budweiser guy with the beard. Society treats them as outcasts for drinking, but they truly are usually the most genuine people. It got me in my feelings when he said he likes being alone because I knew what he meant. And then he said I wish I had a woman. I hope he finds a life partner he deserves the comfort of companionship

@buggiebuild1

Жыл бұрын

My grandpa,uncles& a few cousins were exactly like them,some of the best stories/history,they really were smart &definitely living off the grid,b4 their really was a grid😂,T Y 4 ur comment,has me remembering some true blue times 👍🏻👍🏻✌🏻

@samanthaorologio6866

Жыл бұрын

So absolutely true. The realest, rawest, most legitimate men. And usually so very wise. You can come to them with anything and get the raw honest truth. Every time I see a man like it’s, like the men in my family growing up, I get so emotional and nostalgic. I miss ‘em.

@jdos5643

10 ай бұрын

Kesha pretty much put this place on the map.

@kennethblachlyjr3040

7 ай бұрын

Yeah George looks like a cool old dude. I would totally kick it with him.

All the people in this documentary are broken, but aren't we all? God bless all of the residents of Slab City.

@datapatch7381

2 жыл бұрын

Naw some people are enlightened and strive for the betterment of us all with their indomitable will

@scootersonlyrepair6773

2 жыл бұрын

#thereisnogod stupid

@illumitommy

Жыл бұрын

@@Automedon2 as a guy that lived like that you need to be someone a place needs you to go. You look at those people and see many of them living like they're worried about anyone? You can only help someone if you're beyond needing it, or they'll just drown each other.

@gertpacu3926

Жыл бұрын

These people are mostly drug using people. I had quite the experience. I ended up going back about 7 months ago because I was on the other side of the sea with the real RVers, but I went back to that side and nothing has really changed. It seems that there are travelers there that stop and stay there for a month here and a month there. The people I saw about 6 months prior weren't there anymore. The guy that runs the internet was still there though. But people don't really need the internet cafe anymore. Seems in the last 6 months everyone has the internet now out there. People were still dirty though and the residents in real homes seem to be bother3ed by the transients more than they had used to have been. More cops, so in the last 6 months something must have happened because I saw more police or security there. Sure sure if they were plain clothes or just wannabes. I only stayed one night the second time, and it was winter before christmas when I last went. I assume summer brings more people. The time before I was there in May of 21.

@doctork1708

Жыл бұрын

NO, we AREN’T ALL broken.

I love that he makes coffee every single morning for his customers and he doesn’t even like coffee all people seem like real characters I love them they’re like a little family

Rob is genuinely a cornerstone of that entire community

I was so worried he wasn't gonna to find his dog alive. Such relief when she came back. For a lawless place. Rob seems very Mayor- like.

@jimmyhallmark2861

3 жыл бұрын

Tough people

@pdavies8551

3 жыл бұрын

From a film making perspective, I thought finding his dog should have been the last scene. After Rob's wisdom-laden monologue, finally finding Seika alive and well would leave the viewer with a sense of hope and optimism.

@SandiegoChapo

2 жыл бұрын

Way better than the mayor of Schitt's Creek 😆

@no_peace

2 жыл бұрын

Man thank you for telling us she came back, I was gonna have to watch something else

@richardmorris7063

2 жыл бұрын

I said the exact same thing,mayor rob & yea I was worried about the dog.covid doesn't seem like a problem here,maybe they didn't get the news!

A soldier waved back and made that mans day. Such small gesture made him and is still making him happy. ❤️

@davidbooker11

2 жыл бұрын

What is a solider?

@simplenv4740

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidbooker11 Oops typo

@davidbooker11

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry I read that wrong

@simplenv4740

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidbooker11 You were right, my spelling is off. I didn’t even notice it😂 Has been corrected.

@davidbooker11

2 жыл бұрын

@@simplenv4740 I'm so sorry for bothering you about that. I thought I was missing something. I hope your having a good weekend!!

As a Mama, I wish I could reach through this screen and hug all of you especially the young men who have suffered so much loss and grief. Thank you for giving us such a transparent and vulnerable peek inside your lives, and for sharing your stories with us. I hope all y'all are still well!

@mirinah4719

Жыл бұрын

hug yo kids when they die. everything bad that happens to your kids is your fault

@lisadolan689

Жыл бұрын

I hear you. I want to go adopt them all too ❤️

Rob is an inspiration - his mentioning of his mother and sister is so generous and heartfelt

Seems like the place for people who feel, there is no place for them.

@peterpalmer9755

3 жыл бұрын

This is sad. Totally disenfranchised. .

@jackriley5974

3 жыл бұрын

For good reason!!

@thegrudge6495

3 жыл бұрын

At least there's somewhere for your ugly dog to go the druggies will eat it but

@cloudwardannor4096

3 жыл бұрын

the way we live ours doesn't give us the right to judge other people's lives

@JFKilluminati662

3 жыл бұрын

I want to move there.

Lil cross eyed boy is heartwrenching. He needs to get out of there. He's got dreams . You can tell he wants a normal life.

@vutEwa

3 жыл бұрын

hope he's not there due to alcoholic-druggie father/mother. Yeah, I definitely felt like helping him out too. Give him a safe place to expand his understanding and maybe find some productive goal rather than run to the military. Maybe he could be a software developer, maybe he could be a small business owner, something other than the military option.

@rubenrodriguez3164

3 жыл бұрын

​@@vutEwa How can you start a business in that condition? I live in the town close to Slabs. Would love to know how to get out...

@vutEwa

3 жыл бұрын

@@rubenrodriguez3164 how can I answer your question fully in a KZread comment space? Hmm.. are you in Salton Sea? Do you have dedicated high speed internet and a PC?

@pattycarljackson

3 жыл бұрын

" normal" doesn't exist. I forgot we consider "normal" being bullied, told what we can and can not say even if it's being respectful just because someone feels offended and then people feel it's ok to attack them physically. A normal life of being told we need to spend all of our hard earned money on crap we don't need and work our lives away just to get a couple of days off of work a year and hope we have health insurance or you’ll be in thousands of dollars in debt or go to college and still continue to be in debt when you can’t get a job in your field to pay for all of it lol yeah let’s all strive to live this so called great “normal” life.

@ratherbfishing455

3 жыл бұрын

Mom should have hi sd eye operated on. Its sad! America is a third world country

I'm at Slab City watching this and know about everyone in the film. Very well done.

@elievalkyrie9736

2 жыл бұрын

How's the condition now with the covid situation, if I may ask ?

@daisysummer514

Ай бұрын

Hi

44:31 Love that rob is willingly to leave slab city once he starts to physically slow down in order to take care of himself no matter how much he loves it there. I really hope he gets that trip to the moon before leaving this earth 🥰🌙

Honestly, say what you will about these people but they are deeply genuine and earnest. In what we call 'civilized society', most people are putting on some type of an act whether to please their bosses, make a sale, to impress their neighbours, to get social media following, etc. You rarely find people who are exactly as they seem, like the folks of Slab City are. What you see is what you get.

@ronaldstewart3467

2 жыл бұрын

Genuine, like me. Are you?

@BitterDemo

2 жыл бұрын

I am selling my Redding, California ranch style home with a large shop Fruit Trees as well as Irrigation every ten feet. I just may take a Trip down to Baker and then head out into Death Valley and squat on some land. I have a big Motor Home, two generators and do know how to make water with an artificial environment water savor. I was a Rain Maker working on a Resort program years ago in the Ozarks.

@Arthurian.

Жыл бұрын

@@BitterDemo you have quite possibly the most valuable and unique skill set for shtf situations.

@BitterDemo

Жыл бұрын

@@Arthurian. Thank You Jessica Stein. I wish at this time in my life I could find my last enjoyable place where I could breath without the smell of the City. I wish I was strong enough to live in Death Valley or up in Bodie, Ca. I would drive my Motor Home there towing my 1901 Oldsmobile and that would be where I would melt into the sand. I have one living daughter, and I married my wife 34 years ago and she was our Ring Bearer, and that was the last time she has ever came around. No matter how much money I have gave her and her kids. I am now all alone with the shell of the woman I married 34 years ago. I have to be alert every second of the day and night, She has no concept of time or anything. L was up with her until 01:15 this morning and got to sleep finally and she woke me up at 02:15 with Gun Smoke on the Living room TV going full blast and the Gun fire woke me up.

@jdos5643

10 ай бұрын

Eventually they will become an inbreed generation if they keep their circle small. Also it seems like it’s alot of ppl who have no care about reform. They rather live in such a way that shows it. They may seem kind of chill at first but eventually the gasket will blow off. That’s what happens when lawlessness takes over in a place where it’s do as you feel but don’t mess with me kind of attitude.

There is something so beautiful about this and yet I suspect these people are deeply damaged. A great look into their lives, showcasing such raw humanity.

@ironsandhammers359

2 жыл бұрын

it seems like it is modern tribalism

@ljvolpicelli

2 жыл бұрын

@r laze Did you watch the video? The way they interact with the world says a lot. There is trash and filth every where.

@PandaCheeks

2 жыл бұрын

@@ljvolpicelli That's irrelevant,I've been in a lot of nice houses that look worse than this place on the inside...

@ljvolpicelli

2 жыл бұрын

@@PandaCheeks and I would argue that if the inside of a nice house is kept in filth and decay, those people are also damaged in some way.

@PandaCheeks

2 жыл бұрын

@@ljvolpicelli Depends who you ask I suppose...

i feel bad for that girl rob was arguing with about the tweakers, you know she has a good heart when she was crying and apologised, hopefully ends up in a good place

For those who don't know this is a old video and some of the people in this have sadly passed away 😔 RIP to those that have passed away 🙏

I like Rob.. he’s cool, generous and a very intelligent man. I wish him the very best.

@courtneykirk478

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he is still there? I cannot find anything on him.

@VuULF

3 жыл бұрын

@@courtneykirk478 I think that's the point.

@courtneykirk478

3 жыл бұрын

@@VuULF Hhhmm, what is your point because it did not aid in my question?

@the_minimalistic_adventure

3 жыл бұрын

@@courtneykirk478 I was curious also, but I do believe he is gone now. I've seen newer videos at the internet cafe and he's never there.

@dwightsands3602

3 жыл бұрын

@@courtneykirk478 80jj hu hu joi unni

A prime example that there 'is' a place for everyone somewhere. Wishing them all good health, happiness, and safety from those who could harm them. Peace. ( from Seattle/Everett )

@carmentolomeo6931

2 жыл бұрын

Watching right here in Everett with ya! Cheers!

@bobbyd1494

2 жыл бұрын

I’m the neighbor coming in from lake Steven’s.

@Jesussavedme

Жыл бұрын

I'm here in lake city way Seattle 🙂💜

@isGrime

Жыл бұрын

NYC in da house 🏘️ Baby!...💯❤️💯❤️

@hellsbells5389

Жыл бұрын

I’m here in rural ARKANSAS ❤

I’ll be thinking about this for a long time. It occurred to me that each person we saw, although they had obviously found it impossible to live within a traditionally structured and regulated community this life was working for them (for the most part) because brokenness was the common denominator, the glue that held them together. Individually they couldn’t be tolerated or held within a “normal” social group, but in coming together being an exception became the norm that allowed them to co-exist. Interesting too how every group throws up a wise man, a mother figure, a rebellious son.

Beautiful! Rob is def the pillar of that community. I would love to talk to him and learn as much as possible. Best of luck to everyone ❤️

Robert is a pretty incredible dude. Smart, kind, caring, extremely generous. Cheers to you, sir.

@ceoofbrunestud5894

3 жыл бұрын

@Loonytoones85 ooh, be careful with that edge kid. You'rea going to cut yourself with it.

@strafniki1080

3 жыл бұрын

@Tanya Mushaney true

@PeaceJourney...

3 жыл бұрын

...

@patrickquain1220

3 жыл бұрын

@@ceoofbrunestud5894m

@honeybadger2986

3 жыл бұрын

No he’s a creeper in disguise. It’s my feeling His nice guy routine masks a very bad man. Someone who is incredibly manipulative and smart.

This is nice BUT you can still live cleanly👍🏼 trash, dog crap, etc. be organized. Keep your area tidy and neat. that’s what bothers me. You can still take pride in yourself and your environment.

@Trikipum

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you dont have to keep the place looking a dumpster....

@paullangton-rogers2390

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. This place has potential but at the moment it's barely living. If they got more organised and had some proper skilled people to help and a bit of State aid money, they could build proper residences from lumber, get more solar panels, build wells, water filtration and pump systems, grow foods etc. Just like the Native American's do on their reserve areas. It's like these people have become modern day nomad's, living just day to day. There's a certain irony there, that the Native American peoples actually live better in a more developed land by their own efforts, but they have State aid and resources given to them.

@denniscarver7681

3 жыл бұрын

Don't you think that keeps county and city off them? It's a shithole. would you go there if you do not need to?@@Trikipum

@dr.skinnum721

3 жыл бұрын

Yuh.... in my pouya voice.

@chocolatetownforever7537

3 жыл бұрын

Amen Jo. I thought hippies were supposed to love the environment. Many in slab city seem to be trashing it.

I'm happy to see a bunch of different people getting along well and enjoying life.

@msjujuz266

Жыл бұрын

Not crying about "micro aggressions", "misgendering", "marginalization" or other made up ways to pretend life is soooo much harder for them!.

These people have my heart. I understand... they are where they need to be and they know it. It may seem impossible to imagine this way of life... but that's ok too. What we have no right to do, is criticize or judge them. They're just fine, they've found the peace of mind they needed. Good for them! Many of us will never have what they have.....

Best Slab City documentary I’ve seen yet. I like how the only voices you hear are the residents.

@AdolfTrumpler

3 жыл бұрын

Same. Hate when those chirpy Vice reporters have to pander to us and try to re-word whatever someone just said because Vice thinks we’re as retarded as they are.

@handelivan9124

3 жыл бұрын

Below sea level.

@TheQueenSpider

3 жыл бұрын

@@handelivan9124 thanks for the tip

I put this on expecting some gritty American culture. I didn’t expect to be emotionally touched and asking myself questions about where I am in life. Crazy. Thank you

@trissloan663

3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way.

@SirBlackReeds

3 жыл бұрын

I just feel sad looking at it. All kinds of questions are raised about the place, especially given the contradictory information coming from the residents.

@answerthecall265

3 жыл бұрын

Right on.

@leemon908

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao if you think kangaroo court out in the boonies is the way you wanna live you can go do it for free in jail. You even get 3 meals a day and a bed.

@emiche711

3 жыл бұрын

I love how I say my opinion and yall suddenly think I want to live there lol. I just said that there were sentimental parts of the documentary that I didn’t expect. Trolls are too funny these days haha

It takes a lot of discipline to stay in a place like this . A lot of people it seems haven’t experienced love from anyone and have felt lost most of their life . Running from something. Patiently waiting for death .

@vanessakrugman2781

Жыл бұрын

That is me

A rather cast of interesting characters creating their own homogeneous society insulated from the bigger world. They even managed to have wireless connection and a library, ya gotta give them credit for their ingenuity.

When Shrieka finally showed up my heart just melted into a puddle, so CUTE 🥺

@jenniferanderson9402

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@ashleystec1651

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't even. I waited for that moment for what seemed forever.

Praying safety over these young souls. Praying that these people will be blessed in some way. Be kind to folks. You never know when you’ll need that kindness back.

@spacecryptid1769

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@macmac169

2 жыл бұрын

Prayer does nothing. God doesn't exist.

@eyesup9542

2 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@cliffkonkle3467

2 жыл бұрын

@@macmac169 Neither do you

@macmac169

2 жыл бұрын

@@cliffkonkle3467 actually, I'm quite a great person. I contribute something to this world unlike your sky daddy.

Legend has it that Robert is still wandering the desert looking for his dog, Shreika..

An absolutely amazing and captivating film, thank you for throwing " Light on Life"

"We have a big problem with meth addicts out here". You don't say?

@davemojarra2666

3 жыл бұрын

@Ray West And you can fish all nite. Love it.

@ghola0

3 жыл бұрын

at what time is this

@ARC_30-06

3 жыл бұрын

Literally lol. I caught that too, wondered why Rob stated it as if it were an interesting point, lol. I didn’t feel we had to be informed of that issue ghm

@davidtwomey5937

3 жыл бұрын

@Ray West I was there in January 2019 when a meth lab blew up. I donated at the church on the hill. The police drove through twice a day, probably to be close in case of emergency.

@oenusher695

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Literally looks like a fallout settlement in the middle of nowhere.

@rubenrodriguez3164

3 жыл бұрын

Behaves the same way, you can trade anything for some chems.

@jonothandoeser

3 жыл бұрын

Lot of flies everywhere.

@melisaxo1199

3 жыл бұрын

NewVegas Mojave vibes

@Rastaa69

3 жыл бұрын

wtf

@Rastaa69

3 жыл бұрын

you sound like a discord mod😂😂😂😂😂

This gives me Gummo vibes in a way, but I love it, it seems like a unique place where people go to reset their lives, create art, be themselves, and embrace the community aspects so much of modern society seems to have forgotten. This was a good documentary, and these seem like my kind of people. Rob saying he'd end up leaving at some point makes me sad, and with the threat of land acquisition by the state, I worry about their future :/

@artg6700

Жыл бұрын

Gummo?

@petersaysthings

Жыл бұрын

@@artg6700 It’s a 1997 film by Harmony Korine.

@Myangels112

10 ай бұрын

I immediately thought of Gummo when they started wrestling on the trampoline 😂😂😂

Love the perspective of the residents of Slab City, superb documentary.

Awesome documentary! 🙏🏼 I’m in the Marine Corps, and I’m currently in Niland, CA for 6 weeks for a detachment. I drive through Slab City every single day to get to my working site, and I enjoy the drive through the city. I wanted to learn more about Slab City, so I’m glad I chose to watch this documentary! And I swear I saw Rob the other day lol!!! 😭 Hope you make it to the moon dude! 🌙✌🏽

@SmittyAZ

3 жыл бұрын

There's a guy there looking for a nice woman!

@NotOnDrugs

2 жыл бұрын

Are you still there?

@kennymartin7803

2 жыл бұрын

Buzz Aldrin said in a interview sit in a interview with a nine-year-old I think that we didn't go to the Moon. Well he ought to know because he was one of those that supposedly went there.

@celiomorais6357

2 жыл бұрын

How did you join the marines ? I would love to.

@DaniiCakezz

2 жыл бұрын

@@celiomorais6357 I went to my local Marine Recruiting Office! ☺️

Everyone at Slab City is on their own journey. Be it drug addiction, alcohol issues, mental/physical disabilities, anger management, loneliness, self-reflection, finding their own niche in this world, etc. I could not tolerate the heat, flies, lack of water/electricity, grocery store, medical care, & so on. To each their own & whatever makes you happy. I hope Slab City residents find what they are looking for. Peace....😎💐🌸

@nunamorais4392

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking. why do they choose to live in squalor, where is their creativity , their sense of hope, their sense of respect for one another their violence is out of control VIDEO GAMES ARE THEIR TEACHERS...STOP ALLOW THEM TO GROW UP WITH VIOLENT GAMES..EDUCATE THEM WITH KZread HISTORY AND SCIENCE AND NATURE AND ART..BE SMART..DONT BECOME WHAT THE SOCIETY YOUR PARENT LEFT. LET NOT THEM JUDGE YOU , YOU ARE NOT FAILURES. WHERE ARE THE TEACHERS AMOUNG THE YOUTH, WHER ARE THE LEADERS? PEACE AND LOVE WAS THE GAOL OF HIPPIES. RESPECT EACH OTHER...PARTIES SHOULD BE HELD 5 MILES FROM A SLEEPING COMMUNITY, love Rodney.. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO STOP IT! He is so right, you have the power to stop any drug including tobacco which causes cancer! Where are the artist I don't see any???? PEACE PEACE. NO ITS NOT BETTER TO SCREAM, ITS BETTER TO HAVE A "TALKING CIRCLE" NATIVE AMERICAN STYLE. GET A STICK THAT HAS BEEN CARVED AND DECORATED WITH SPECIAL BONES OF THE DOGS AND WILD ANIMALS BRING IT INTO A DARK CAVE OR SPECIAL PLACE, EACH HOLDS THE SICK AND SPEAKS THEN PASSES IT ON TO THE NEXT PERSON UNTIL THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE......PEACE..LOVE...NO WAR,, SMOKE CANNABIS, EAT MAGIC MUSHROOMS...INVITE A PSYCHOLOGIST TO LIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY. PEACE AND LOVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS .... GOOD LUCK...

@KevMac58

3 жыл бұрын

Ya sounds like a great place.I wonder who the judge I'd when all those different personalities are together an drinking!!

@KevMac58

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that's what I was saying. Who,s the judge when shi t goes down!! Haha

@enb00025

3 жыл бұрын

TheGschultz They have lawyers, dentists, doctors, vets at Slab City 🙄

@ellenorbjornsdottir1166

3 жыл бұрын

I think there is propane delivery in Slab

This was amazing just simply amazing. As dark as my life is right now this made me smile and have a little hope the whole video I wish me and my dog could be there and just live in peace and simplicity I can't be in the chaotic environments I am in here and now I need to be out someone alone like this , but a place to also co exist and keep your sanity and socialize and learn from people ... I'd just really love to be anywhere but where I am now ...

This is such an inspirational video. Thank you so much for posting it. I have Slab City on my bucket list.

These people have all been made to feel like they don’t belong because they were different (due to addiction, physical and mental illness, etc. I would imagine) and they need somewhere they feel safe and wanted. I hope they have found what they need.

@BillyWitchDoctorDotCom

3 жыл бұрын

Sure, but there's better ways to help the mentally ill and those suffering from addiction than sticking them out in the middle of a desert and forgetting about them.

@zrinkamilo

3 жыл бұрын

So true,God bless them!

@AmandalaRoo

3 жыл бұрын

Nathan Witus From what I can tell Slab City residents are there by choice. I don’t think they want anyone to “help” them. Self determination is their right.

@speedbuggy16v

3 жыл бұрын

@@BillyWitchDoctorDotCom There are, but at this time the .gov has seen fit to ignore the problem. At least on the slabs they are not hurting anyone else, and I would dare say learning to live in a society. Maybe not our "normalized" society, but they are learning, and may one day rejoin and be able to function in our "normalized" society. No matter where you go there is a social contract of behavior, maybe the slabs give them a chance to succeed in a "normal" society. Note the liberal use of quotes, not everything is "normal" nor is everyone, but we all do have to get along. In the end I wish them all well, and was very happy he found his dog, mine help me "get along" every day. Nothing like pure love to make your life better, and dogs have that, thats why I like them better than people.

@speedbuggy16v

3 жыл бұрын

@@AmandalaRoo This

I was waiting the whole video for him to find his sweet puppy Shrieka. For a bit I thought maybe he was looking for an imaginary or maybe deceased pup. I cried when she finally came to him and he was so happy to see her! These people have stolen a piece of my heart, because they are a very tight knit family even if some of them are strangers.

@justinstransky8668

3 жыл бұрын

You CRIED when dude found SHRIEKA??? YOU HAVE A LOT OF TIME ON YOUR HANDS, AND NOT MANY FRIENDS IM GUESSING??😂😅😂😅😂

@sissy1979x

3 жыл бұрын

@@justinstransky8668 not sure how you came to that conclusion based off of me having compassion for a man and his dog, but you couldn't be more wrong. Good try on degrading someone you don't know tho.

@SuperChipperson

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't cry but I also thought he was looking for a long lost pet/wife......

@juul6633

3 жыл бұрын

@@justinstransky8668 obviously you dont have friends

@CoinsAndCapsaicin

3 жыл бұрын

@@juul6633 I would say your comment is probably accurate if that's the way he talks to strangers. Nobody wants a friend like that.

Loved this ! Many parts of this made my heart smile

i love that he said that at the end. never stop growing and learning

I would blow my head off just listening to Zach play the same guitar runs OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER. . .

@ikaikamaleko8370

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@NotOnDrugs

2 жыл бұрын

Omg. I had an old neighbor that tried to play drums.... the only song he knew was nightmare by avenged sevenfold 😐 thankfully, he moved to another state. Meth & 1 song for the drums 🤣

@nativechique7589

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

People have always told me about slab city. It really touched me when that guy said that he felt home there and all he had done in his life was hurt other people and hurt himself. I honestly believe that subsidy is more of a futuristic society rather than one that’s behind times. If humans could learn to live together like this in a functioning society maybe we would be able to grow together in consciousness and love. Maybe one day I’ll find my way out to slab city and I could call it my home aWay from home

@jessicaphillips763

5 ай бұрын

Hey maybe ill see you there! 😏

Great documentary. Seriously. These people were portrayed very seriously and accurately.

this is one of the best documentaries of this entire channel. this is awesome.

It is easy to glorify this existence...especially when Rob is presented as a sort of guru of the desert looking out for community, animals and young people --- all of which is good. There are people who live in modern homes worth a million dollars that barely even know their neighbors, much less would let one come over for a shower. There is something ironic and maybe even tragic about the human condition that only lets us self-actualize when we reduce the crap and noise in our lives. Most of us won't get there, and if we do we won't stay there. We'll visit and return to the traffic jams and working to live mind-set. On the other hand, reality in slab city is hard, violent and uncomfortable too. I'd be very careful to present it otherwise...there are people who are watching this who will think about making a visit. What they are looking for probably isn't there. You can live in the world without becoming a cog in the machine. You can have a job that makes you more you than not, and still love your neighbors and animals. You don't have to live in a tent to know that owning a fancy house and car aren't the joy your human heart is seeking.

@alicekranyk4173

3 жыл бұрын

That was beautiful. And true.

@annelewis8051

3 жыл бұрын

gridcaster I agree with you on most levels , happiness is what the person defines as happy or just stuck with what they got to be happy , like somebody said you can live in a tent and be happy , I agree you can live in a mansion , and be happy , it also very unhappy on both sides , you can’t see happiness or even feel it ,, of a person , it’s inside yourself , when you are content , with the situation you are in , that’s what I call happiness , and I’m glad to say that’s how I feel is contentment and at peace , I don’t expect every body to agree with me everybody got they’re own happiness and how it’s expressed , theses people for what ever reason , got or like living there , no place on earth 🌎 is the perfect paradise , only inside you will you find that

@maryyy718

3 жыл бұрын

I like the way you think

@kristineplummer7607

2 жыл бұрын

Well stated.

@grapeape2381

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with uou sir. What i’m looking for may or not be there, but i still wanna visit it someday.

Look like a post-apocalyptic town.

@jamesdspaderf2883

3 жыл бұрын

Have you looked at New York, Chicago, Portland etc recently - ya, thanks to the 'protestors' parts now look like Mad Max movie sets. Awesome job!

@AliciaM5555

3 жыл бұрын

It felt like that. Initially, I'm sure this started out a beautiful ideal much like a commune or a freedom school from the 60's/70's but what it became is something else entirely.....

@Manvsbeargettinfood

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesdspaderf2883 not sure how this has anything to do with the comment or the video. Get your political BS outta here.

@uscanthinkforyourself9117

3 жыл бұрын

Get used to seeing this. 🙏

@hughbowman7591

3 жыл бұрын

36 miles to the nearest Walmart

Beautiful documentary! I can't wait to come visit and check out the library and donate books! ❤

I love the guy who has the Internet cafe. Heart of gold!

@etluxaeterna

3 жыл бұрын

facts

@richardmorris7063

2 жыл бұрын

I like what he's doing,no hard drugs or alcohol.. Smart move.they need to form a haircut,makeshift government ,keep those tweakers in line it might be ok.

@veronicatlc3317

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@SuV33358

2 жыл бұрын

Seems these people are happy with what they've got. Unlike most of us who have a lot and are miserable. Maybe they have the answers🤔

@MelaniesManicures

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuV33358 when u don’t have much, you appreciate everything and all the other noise of the world is minor.

The flies would be a deal breaker for me.

@highlanderstackin3842

2 жыл бұрын

🎯

@completelyclean5024

2 жыл бұрын

The flies and the lack of daily hot showers and or baths at my leisure.. Only available shower is at the older gentlemans trailer who they say is genereous with it which is lovely but just not nearly close to sufficent..

@blkfacejr.9097

2 жыл бұрын

I hate flys

@jamesreed9669

2 жыл бұрын

The flies and those feet🤢

You have me very interested. Thanks for the knowledge.

Very good documentary Rob' english and advice is on top notch.Even in solace there is comfort.Big up dudes.We love u from Kenya.

I wish they all had youtube channels so I could keep up with them. In less than an hour of video, I grew incredibly attached to them, they are friends who don't know me

@pennywollett3953

2 жыл бұрын

"The range"has a utube channel on Sat nights 🌙

@lenny5456

2 жыл бұрын

Are you sad?

@noir6268

2 жыл бұрын

@@lenny5456 I am not, but thank you for asking haha

@goughaway52

2 жыл бұрын

Well said! 💯

@Try_The_Soup

2 жыл бұрын

You wouldnt want to be their friend, they would steal from you to buy drugs in a second.

32:00 "I smile a lot because I try to hide all the pain that's inside of me" 😢 Feel u bro

@themapsarewrongandthetimel8722

3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Jaylyn Harris

@themapsarewrongandthetimel8722

3 жыл бұрын

@havecharacternow checkout Mary Star's comment under this video. It said he was murdered.

@themapsarewrongandthetimel8722

3 жыл бұрын

@havecharacternow thank you! I checked it out, watched the video from the news, and I believe you are right!!

@omar403o7

3 жыл бұрын

Omg really it can't be him

@flemishitalian

3 жыл бұрын

@davidoffon it is him... www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5605779/Virginia-killing-suspect-town-known-lawlessness.html

Awesome documentary, thank you!

Excellent work. God bless Rob and his family. I would like to see this place one day. God speed

Idk why I keep watching these docs about people in the middle of nowhere but I cant stop 🙃🙃🙃

@bridgetlyons876

2 жыл бұрын

Lol….your name is a clue….Maybe you were meant to be a Sixties generation person. 😀

@hippiebaelala

2 жыл бұрын

@@bridgetlyons876I think so! Lol when I'm done fixing my van for #vanlife I'm definitely stopping through some of these ghost towns!

“They saw me!” That guy lol seemed so sweet

Just drove through today to see salvation mountain, now in a loophole of the slab city people. love, love, love this documentary. told these stories in such an inspiring way

Great Movie. This shows us that life is Beautifully and it doesn't matter if you have money. Just don't give up in life, continue moving forward.

Someone's making a killing selling cigarettes

@sylviacadavas8135

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@BB-uu9oo

2 жыл бұрын

Somebody prob rollin cigs all day bc those were def ryos

@SuV33358

2 жыл бұрын

And weed

@bradr3541

2 жыл бұрын

Somebody selling some punani

@thomasiley6004

2 жыл бұрын

Probably the same person who sells the Meth !

The amount of flies would be enough to make me move on elsewhere! I couldn't live with those landing on me all the time!

@janethefriend-awakened33

3 жыл бұрын

exactly

@tylanway5450

3 жыл бұрын

Considering the Flies: I wish rob would have had a general knowledge of weather. always set up west of the town dump/shithole pit and upriver too...cmon that's basic civil engineering. We love him but for a guy that percolates 700 gal. of coffee every 2 weeks he should know a bit about sanitation. haha we love you man. We know the State bird of slab city tho too. Big supporter, I will get on that marketing thing "good coffee, good concerts, good schools in a close knit community" I have been in that area of the desert you are pioneers doing good work. creating art, please live long. I'm pretty hyped that this series can help you teach others the virtues.

@johnsecord8539

3 жыл бұрын

They were saying people hate the heat in the summer. It would suck but not as bad as those flies on u constantly.

@summerbreeze4630

3 жыл бұрын

Facts lol

@Adrian2140

3 жыл бұрын

This would drive me insane. Like for fuck's sake we have nets and some solar powered electric devices to keep them away.

Zack passed away back in 2020 Rip

I believe in your beats bro 100%. Excellent. If I could find your stuff online. Dope!

Didn’t know they made a realistic documentary about trevors side of the map

@RUN_IT_UP_

3 жыл бұрын

Lame

@vwclub3

3 жыл бұрын

Was just thinking the same thing ....damn meth hit slab city hard 😆

@Kobiyachi_

3 жыл бұрын

“stab city”

@ryanhubert9330

3 жыл бұрын

Not enough meth😆

@nehitaabraham8780

3 жыл бұрын

Trevor??

10 yrs ago I was going through alot. I ended up in Slab City. Thank God for that place and the people that I still call family to this day. Don't judge a book by its cover.

@spurs5677

3 жыл бұрын

You just got back home or what

@willymammoth7043

3 жыл бұрын

Wait what

@eelnetflix5196

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to here some of your story! I don't know how much more I can take of the life I'm living right now

been here, great place, love it so much. I've seen every place in this whole town and its one of my favorite places i've ever been, and i've been to tokyo and korea, this is still my favorite place.

Dude, no man has ever been nor ever will go to the moon. Gonna have to just get over that one my man.

@BasicallyOkuyasuIDK66554

2 жыл бұрын

Shiush

If the had a sitcom of the internet cafe and made Robert lane the star of the show I'd watch it religiously... I keep watching this documentary over and over again and again just too watch these people.. nicely done by the way with this story...

@SandiegoChapo

2 жыл бұрын

This whole thing needs to be a series 😂

@TUBESPECIFIC1

2 жыл бұрын

You should visit and it's almost a good time of the year to go. Fall, Winter, and Spring is it. I'd like to visit too, but not really make it a year round stay. I'm definitely keeping the Slabs in mind if the housing situation gets so terrible I have no options. I could do fine going to Slab City with $900 a month and a big car whiteouts a backseat loaded up. I wonder what is around there for resources like fishing and huntin? I could be valuable to the group to bring us fish and game charging them nothing more asking for donation to help e pay for gas, bait, a nd bullets. big car whiteout a backseat loaded up\

[very paraphrased] "1st time anyone waved back in 2.5 years. They saw me, that felt good"

@missunderstood6862

3 жыл бұрын

😔

@sontanya3

3 жыл бұрын

This was so awesome and heartbreaking at the same time.

@Rick-df7yq

3 жыл бұрын

It’s so important that people just be seen. It’s not your responsibility to adjust their path, but at the very least wave or smile. Let them be seen. They are humans having a different human experience than you.

@hkbabel

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rick-df7yq 1000% agree. I wish you a day that hopefully includes a moment of wonderment & a smile :-)

@charlotteanthony5380

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the irony in this world.

im really glad to find a shrieka in this video!!❤ im so worried honestly until Rob found her.😢 god bless you ❤

Excellent documentary.

That dude thinking he will find a woman on Facebook to do his cleaning and stuff,lol...

@michaellangston0

3 жыл бұрын

that's called confidence lol

@nhor1120

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Madskills-hw2ox

3 жыл бұрын

Think of the endless possibilities for her.

@michaellangston0

3 жыл бұрын

@@Madskills-hw2ox there's no where left but up from there. but damn that place looked like a scene out of the Mad Max movie

@Madskills-hw2ox

3 жыл бұрын

Joe Flint Which one 😂

"that's the mistake that people do, can't be resting on you accomplishments...keep learning new things" Way to GO Rob from Seattle, you are a good man!

This is the rawest form of humanity I’ve seen. It’s people living how they want to live. They have managed and organized themselves, and they seem happy; Something that not many people have in a lot of places today.

❤️‼️ Thank you for sharing 😇

I hope he does get to the moon.

@bobo-ov9os

3 жыл бұрын

Me Too ☺️

@NIGH11

3 жыл бұрын

I said the same thing to my friend when i heard that, and i was glad to see this comment saying the same thing!

@clifton669

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe we could all post this video on Twitter and tag Musk 🤷🏿‍♂️.

@timothybrown1763

3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised he doesnt think the moon landing was fake

@BigMacProDaddy

3 жыл бұрын

Good on you for saying so

There’s such a strong message and lesson here, we are able to form communities and there will be hierarchies and importantly people who help guide and educate despite the environments they find themselves in.

@KafanskaTV

3 жыл бұрын

That's something you know if you know anything about... well, any animal species out there. With exemption of few where they don't live in packs, all social animals will have a hierarchy, roles etc.. and humans have had that even before we were humans

@dang99991

2 жыл бұрын

Well duh, it’s called a country or state. 🙄

@ElDuderinoh

2 жыл бұрын

@@KafanskaTV “ exemption “

@jacpratt8608

Жыл бұрын

more than ever before people now have chances to educate themselves, cross barriers. lock downs show some that they are more capable than they thought.

Phenom seems like a really awesome dude. I’m glad that he found a community

An top good documentary quality!

I had to laugh "I feel pretty, oh so pretty" It definitely takes a different kind of person to live in slab city, but I sure am glad its there for them. They are far tougher than I, and most seem to be genuinely nice people. Kind of a shame that we cant all get along as well as they seem to for the most part.

@jahnainemoses2904

3 жыл бұрын

Real loving people find them living there nice

@dogie1070

3 жыл бұрын

You might stand out...for awhile...

That dude got to the moon, the second he touched down, he would start scouring the ground saying "SHREIKA! SHREIKA! GOD DAMN DOG, WHERE YOU GO ON ME?? ....SHREIKA!"

@AnniePBeautyDefyingAge

3 жыл бұрын

hahahaha

Well, they feed their dogs well - every mutt of any age is chubby, and I like knowing that. How a person treats companion animals says much about their character.

@NomadicZig

2 жыл бұрын

Slabs is doggy heaven. A giant dog park.

Wow. we take what we have for granted without realizing that others may have completely different and tough life. God bless them

Kudos to them. City life exacts a different toll. Humans should have options, and a place they feel at peace.

@-Oclock

2 жыл бұрын

that option should be forests and nature, not just a barren desert full of drug addicts and mentally unstable people.

@alainarchambault2331

2 жыл бұрын

@@-Oclock Yes, unfortunately, the rich have bought up all the good land. Slab City exists because no one else can make anything useful of the place.

Remember what Janis Joplin said: Freedom is just another word, for nothing left to loose.

@eskimojoe6564

3 жыл бұрын

Yea but she wouldn’t do it without bobby McGee

@linsioux217

3 жыл бұрын

Kris Kristofferson wrote Bobby McGee. Janis just sang it.

@runningthunder6923

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man. We are fast losing what freedom we do have and it ain't much....

@lymarie1974

3 жыл бұрын

@@linsioux217 truth be told

@jonmacdonald5345

3 жыл бұрын

Janis was also a rich person who drove a very nice Sports car!

I loved this ! Thanks .

Spent my summers riding around the Salton Sea on my dirt bike. I can recall when Slab City was part of an active marine base.

This helped me realize that you might see these gritty-looking people on the side of the road, or in poorer rural neighborhoods; and you will put them in the categories of "hobo, creepy, weird, dangerous, mentally ill". But if you take a moment to hang out with them, you will find that they are really cool people that are just a bit kooky and in a bad situation. Might not even seem bad to them. They could be living a dream.

@fart420fart

3 жыл бұрын

its such an eye opening realisation to have. We are ingrained to judge, when in all reality, we shouldn't judge at all.

@koipond_5370

3 жыл бұрын

@@fart420fart Yesss. I really would love to converse with someone like this after Covid

@kristineplummer7607

2 жыл бұрын

They all have mental issues. But it doesn't make them any less than anyone else.

@koipond_5370

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristineplummer7607 That's basically what I just said. I hope you're agreeing with me and not saying that I said mentally ill people are less than others.

@Connieisland0

2 жыл бұрын

Most of us will always judge others according to our society standards... In our "normal world" we are governed by materialistic wealth....and that is the first obstacle that prevents us from exiting the matrix. We take most things for granted, as if our rules for living are dictated by others...and we don't recognise that until an event or trauma, shakes our beliefs and understating of life. We all have a moral compass inside, we al know what's right and wrong..