Slab City - The City With No Laws

[@TommyGMcGee]

FULL Version of this episode is on Patreon! www.patreon.com/tommygmcgee

[@abody3476]

W Da real Sandy Shores Onb

[@anything_idc_]

Big dogs gotta eat!

[@Jai.money.]

i was the 1000 person to like

[@Conner_Koskela]

@Tommy G Luis has a two youtube channels where he used to post AI stuff. ones called @Luis Arana

[@jovanniuriostegui2375]

@@Conner_Koskela really?

[@corriesmith5856]

Milwaukee Wi, I want to say thank you, I seen my uncle on this video for the first time in decades! Thank U! I been watching slab city videos for years and today I finally seen him. To hear him say Nerd just brought me to tears!! 33rd & north ave. Uncle No Matter What I Love You & Know you’re still alive!!

[@caycayy]

i hope poppa cat sees this somehow someday

[@yamomsass1263]

Foo took some LSD and never went back 😂😂

[@Adam-qz3wh]

​@@yamomsass1263 after a good dose, there's no reason to come back!

[@malloryfraney1683]

Poppa Cat's bit moved me. I really hope you get a reunion with him ❤

[@BackroadsStreetcars]

Papa Cat kept making me smile and laugh! Seems like a very genuine person who’s lived a hell of a life!

[@keptleroymg6877]

I want to believe

[@awesomeapple-jt8jd]

Guys like him really make me rethink what success even means. He has nothing, but he’s living life and genuinely happy. Meanwhile I’m on a path of conventional “success”; am in college but absolutely miserable. Idk who’s really winning here

[@bricklifeosama7881]

@@awesomeapple-jt8jd you got me thinkn on this one

[@wiserliving4840]

Papa Cat is an interesting guy that "rescues" cats even if they don't need rescued and have owners.

[@mixedmedia_artist]

Did he say he was 52?😮

[@hypgmrboy1785]

“You can train a monkey to bounce a basketball, but you can’t train a monkey to build a bridge” - papa cap…… classic!!

[@A1un9ine]

True

[@miloborer5526]

Legend

[@WhuDhat]

mildly racist bit ig lol

[@ahmedhamm5464]

@@WhuDhat thats a stretch

[@jordi1971]

@@WhuDhat against monkeys?

[@rugerboyks6288]

“I’m always working I’m too busy to get a job” is the best line I’ve heard yet 2:33

[@spoobini]

"everybody dies, not everybody lives" this is one of the most profound sayings ive ever heard

[@Loregasmo]

He got it from watching Mel Gibson’s Braveheart lol. It’s a William Wallace quote.

[@gfp1464]

@@Loregasmo how do you know that?? What if what your saying is OPPOSITE and that dude got it from THIS dude? Stfu dummy he couldve thought of that not everybody has to listen to someone else to come up with the same ideas or sayings as someone else lmao

[@Riikkyy]

We all end up dead, it's just a question of how and why. Every man dies, not every man really lives. William Wallace 1297

[@dinobuddy]

​@levib.6640 Mel Gibson borrowed it from Blade Runner..."It's too bad she won't live. But then again, who does?"

[@detail1090]

It’s drake on moment for life with nicki Minaj! It’s literally the last thing he says on his verse. I would almost put money on it

[@GeorgeBrinkmanJr]

“I’ve gone to hell, and the devil told me eat some black cherry Mike’s hard lemonade and I felt myself come back to life”. At 15:00 😂😂😂😂 omg that’s the best line EVER 😂😂😂😂

[@user-ye6hw5hw2i]

Yea that got me sold

[@BrandonBuckingham]

just watched mr beasts slab city video, and tommy g’s blows his out of the water. great production tommy! you just keep getting better

[@TommyGMcGee]

Thanks brother 🙏

[@alonawhalen]

This is an awesome example of unbiased reporting. It's extremely rare. Most do everything to search out the problems and perpetuate them or they promote the problems then cry when they don't profit. No one deserves to make a profit off other people who are suffering.

[@imalright1752]

LIKE ALWAYS… Tommy G managed to create more content about people who chose not to follow society’s “norm” and did it in a educational manner without shaming or degrading these individuals. Consistently Tommy G is able to give us all a inside look of people that are homeless , drug addicted, law-breaking, and sometimes dangerous.. all while not putting people down or exploiting them in a negative manner.. Thank you Tommy G for being such the compassionate, nonjudgmental guy that you are! The world would be a better place if more people had a good heart like you.

[@OldWizard.]

Every KZbinr made a Slab City video even Mr. Beast you goofy asz

[@tanteemo]

@@OldWizard. are you just incredibly dumb or just didn't bother reading.

[@BackedByReason]

I have a “papa cat” in my life. he was a white, 52 yr old, north carolinian man that got the nickname “gringo” ,,having worked on a masonry crew full of Mexicans. after suffering a heart attack, gringo, legally named “mark”, was kicked off the crew. with homelessness being the alternative, my father allowed him to move into my house that was at the time the residence of 6-10 teenage-young adult men. gringo offered us loads and loads of wisdom, but it was always spoken in backwards riddles as if he was a character from “Alice in wonderland”. Some things he would say were obviously the ramblings of a heavily drunk, ex-crack addicted, psychosis having, war veteran. But he did give me and all my brothers/friends a unique perspective on life.

[@AddictedInk]

As soon as he said " yeah thats why i usually charge people a 100 bucks for an interview" tommy whats like welp.... "thanks for showing us around" lmaoo

[@edwardsaldivar317]

"Action is the ink that writes the story of your life". Beautiful quote

[@Oldboy..]

Man thanks for pointing that out, that is profound, wrote it down

[@vamountainman2512]

"I'll try to focus" was hilarious

[@turtleteck]

From seeing the old vice doc and a few others it’s crazy to see the evolution and build up they’ve done to slab city it’s impressive and highly impressive

[@nsnemwih1994]

I love poppa cat so much right now he seems like a chill af dude. Genuinely making the very most of the life he has.

[@sanniwartinen3595]

Ive watched MANY Slab City videos and just gotta say this one is by far the BEST!! You did an excellent job capturing the spirit of the place and portrayed the people in a realistic, non sensationalized way.. Grear job!❤

[@harrymaninc]

This whole video feels like your walking thru a video game world and meeting new characters in story mode

[@hotcheese9772]

Aww you met DNA! They are such a sweet person. Incredibly talented artist! Too bad you missed out seeing their art down near the south of town. I stayed in slab city during pandemic for a month or so. It truly is a mixed bag. There’s a few things of note. The history of Slab city is interesting! It was a WWII military base, then in was a bomb testing zone then it was garbage dump now it is what is today. Slab city is incredibly special place. I felt safe if you can imagine, and I am a woman in her thirties.

[@Niko-Marino]

the old head you interviewed from the mill is an urban legend lmfao, he been in a couple music videos and used to always be dancing near north nd sherman. crazy you saw him.

[@Loregasmo]

I can’t wait to grow up and open a paintball stadium, become an engineer and develop critical AI knowledge and move out to Slab City to lend my hand in the fight against injustice. Ignore the r*pe and murder stuff people might say tho, that part isn’t true.

[@shortshorts920]

Right lol that was the only truth I got of everything he said 😂

[@bakedstreetyt]

Of course its true lay off the mushrooms

[@fleekwoodmatt4316]

He said spin ping pong club which there actually is one in Milwaukee and there is a actress named Susan Sarandon that started the company and the first one out of New York was in Milwaukee so he might not be as much of a character as people think he is because that'd be quite a random fact to know and especially to immediately think of it as soon as Tommy said Milwaukee.

[@Sireal_beats]

@@fleekwoodmatt4316 That’s a funny name I like it. Also, kinda sounds a little too specific of a fact almost like it could be part of some story that he tells to keep people off his trail

[@OldWizard.]

No one asked

[@RAverySounds]

It’s like real life Fallout 3 lol

[@cassmithfilms]

i love what you do with these documentaries and you deserve so much more recognition Tommy. this is exactly what i want to do next year when i graduate

[@moe.sleezy]

Exactly he treats everyone with respect 💯💯😤

[@WhuDhat]

catalouge people?

[@cassmithfilms]

@@WhuDhat i guess so. travel places and just get to know people. kinda just give them the stand and see what stories people have to tell. i think that’s what’s the about this world. everyone has a different story and i just wanna be apart of it!

[@brandonlee1181]

​@@cassmithfilms that's awesome, I hope you learn alot from it

[@cassmithfilms]

@@brandonlee1181 appreciate you man

[@Xo.rissaa]

I just came across your channel today and I have been nonstop watching your videos back to back , truly incredible keep it coming!

[@photoshopbackgroundsetc.5193]

Video is so well put together. Tommy you kill it everytime with the different sided convos really bringing out the personality in people

[@joewiehoff928]

Great documentary about the people of slab city…really impressed with the great interviews!

[@theslowest250frider2]

you know when you get something to eat, and theres nothing to watch and you refresh yt, then you se tommy g, and finally lets go

[@kareemm916]

“But what’s interesting about an introvert is once you get em talking, it’s hard to get them not to talk” that is so true and great video again tommy g best journalist out there rtn, stay safe

[@jakemackie4960]

Out of all the slab city documentaries Tommy has done it best!

[@ZiggzMcGee]

I was just saying Tommy WASHED Poudii's video

[@joegoliver3]

Wow you interviewed Luis. He is one of the slabs most troubled souls. He ain't lying either. He has been accused if murder and all kinds of other crazy stuff. He is one of those Manson types. Looks for people down on their luck. Gives them help, then manipulates and controls them. Women have said some crazy things about him. Just be careful. He is a leach.

[@xxxxxnzjsgshbwh]

the owner of the house with the red roof is so fun i absolutely love the way he delivers his sentences

[@wendellsmith1349]

Papa Cat is fantastic. LOL "You can train a monkey to dribble a basketball ,but you cannot train one to build a bridge" Damn

[@inandoutoftheabyss9953]

"Are you guys feds" Tommy: We have no wires on our chests. That is literally how a fed would answer; he didn't say no.

[@BrewCityGillz]

Perfectly stated at the end… be kind, be thoughtful, listen to each other. We have a lot to learn. As people we can be so much better by doing those things and not trying to talk over one another. ✌️

[@chialara5302]

This was really well put together thank you! You have a lovely gentle interviewer style…

[@Knives101]

It is absolute bullcrap that Tommy doesn't have millions and millions of subscribers. This is some of the best content on KZbin. It's not just one good video and then a bunch of shit ones. The content/videos is always awesome and very well done.

[@jjcoola998]

Bro he’s already financially secure don’t worry he’ll be ok

[@Knives101]

@@jjcoola998 I wasn't referring to Tommy's financial situation. I was referring to how many subs he has versus how many he deserves to have. KZbin doesn't give his channel the push it deserves. That's all I was saying. Have a great day bro.

[@inandoutoftheabyss9953]

feds pay him really well

[@Jasmine-ji2lf]

I agree. I came across him from looking at another channel abiut homelessness in Arizona and Tommy’s vid was a suggestion video and I seen the video subscribed and been watching his stuff ever since. Tommy is such a great interviewer. He has the ability to talk to literally all kinds of ppl from diff walks of life and be accepted by them all. Not everyone can do that. That’s a gift. I hope to see him continue to grow and get bigger ❤ seems like a great dude with a great personality!

[@jeremymitchell5998]

This is about ten thousanth video done on slab city.Hes just doing video of what others have done.You here them say people show up with cameras EVERY DAY.Not original.

[@willyum1717]

I know the dad meant well towards the end but I can't help but feel like raising a younger kid in Slab City is horribly irresponsible parenting, no matter the financial situation

[@MELTED_Hairline]

Nah that kid finna be humbled to a point were he inspires other to not be materialistic. Tough strong kid tbh.

[@ONIFV]

im not raied here im just staying for a few months

[@caspay21]

Yeah I mean no one says it, but obviously drugs are the major rallying point of Slab City

[@bigruckus8664]

@@ONIFV lol is that actually u.

[@ONIFV]

@@bigruckus8664 yep

[@sydneyriver9927]

Great video y'all! Glad you enjoyed the slabs and took time to meet people. Not many do. Happy trails!

[@bobkin611]

The kid in the kitchen seems more self-aware than most kids in a city.

[@ONIFV]

Thank you for that

[@itswilbur52]

@@ONIFV no way

[@ONIFV]

@@itswilbur52 no way what

[@michael510D]

​@@ONIFV Stick with the exercise and discipline son. You'll have the biggest fighting chance against drugs. Best medicine is prevention.

[@itswilbur52]

@@ONIFV it’s you lol

[@rodrissanen7047]

Thanks for the tour, I've seen a few on Slab City and yours was a little deeper than most..

[@tyleroutingdyke849]

"You can train a monkey to bounce a ball, but you can't train em to build a bridge" man papa cat knows what's up

[@yallpoopy]

Tyler on bhm?

[@bobjoe5937]

I'm so happy Congress increased the number of medical residency slots. It's so nice and inspiring to see all these future physicians amongst us!

[@DankAk-47]

😂

[@WhuDhat]

pharmacists*

[@rudycruz1461]

said the guy whos name is bob joe

[@bobjoe5937]

@@rudycruz1461 keep barking for me.

[@zatomlzxzanamolzy1253]

Are you taking up one of those slots? I'm not being critical and I'm just genuinely interested and I have a few more related questions for someone that had. I asked because your comment only makes sense from the position of a person who's taking advantage of the program used to sarcastically imply these people won't.

[@IHamDogg]

Watching you and Brandon grow over the last couple years is SO fucking awesome.

[@cheddablanco]

When he said “well we just heard our first explosion “ 🤣🔥 NoLimitTommyG

[@therealquingtarzan911]

Loved everytime he said “NERD😌🤓”

[@fubar4fpv]

U shoot white people also?

[@FastwayIndustries]

The editing in this video was amazing, good job

[@FastwayIndustries]

@@FIFTYMARO 😂

[@420Flare]

it was severely overedited, making it unwatchable. horrible color grading excessive jump cuts irrelevant use of B-roll, not emphasizing the right shots. very sloppy editing job imo. would be better suit for a rap tour video or something, not a vlog.

[@FastwayIndustries]

@@420Flare ok

[@LOOKE_]

yeah editing was over the top shoulda chilled on some of the cuts

[@hunterbidenscrackpipe69]

@@420Flare cry

[@EndTimesWokeProductions]

Who else is in Love with Salvation Mountain from the epic movie, based on true events, 'Into the Wild'? Great content , as always, Tommy G!❤ Your Wild, adventurous spirit is contageous and so fun! ❤

[@_diego_da_goat_3778]

They all tweaked out

[@Backwoodsandblades]

Very well done. So right about Introverts and talking. John Muir obviously was more comfortable alone in the Mountains, but it was also reported that if he was around a campfire with others? No one could get a word in.

[@LilHomieColt]

Anytime I see a Tommy G video I know it’s gonna be a banger 💯

[@Smuffy]

Best documentary you have done so far. Keep up the work we love it!

[@a.o.skurtt]

i love these type of videos! keep it comin man keep adventuring

[@janihatcher145]

Best part about slab city for KZbinrs and content creators is every year or two you’re guaranteed to find new residents and stories etc

[@paulbrown3302]

Dude was right in the last vids comments said he saw tommy in slab city 😂😂

[@thornehauser9511]

Dude in the dress was talking some crazy shyt. Crazzzyyyyy

[@londoninhd4430]

Papa cat is a character. intilligent yet comical

[@Yamimoto21]

I spent the weekend watching docs on the slabbers, so weird you put this out. Good shit big dawg!

[@Headtrons]

I worked at SPiN in Milwaukee from the open for a number of years before I moved west. I remember when Susan visited, she was part owner. One of our chefs saved half of the meal she ate to try and sell on eBay lol.

[@HecticTKS]

This edit is TUFF brother

[@wiserliving4840]

As a Slabber thank you forgiving an honest view by the way Prince isn't a local he got there after me in December 2022 and is gone but there is an interesting story between him, Luis "Daddy" and the burned out minivan and a peace deal brokered by Mojo and I if you ever want to know more about that for yourself.

[@WizardsPath-if5oq]

How many black people are in Slab City? How do you make money to live out there? How you get food? Where is there to live out there? Hotels? Apartments? What the cost of living like?

[@Kraftravioli]

This is like a GTA 5 side quest for youtubers

[@NPC-ss4qw]

This is a map in Fallout Filled with your favorite NPCs

[@redbarongamez2575]

California Ponderosa Cook here, just saying, Kristina and I waited for this video to drop when Tommy G filmed us. Sadly, they missed schnitzel night on Sunday.

[@AA-cw7ql]

I Love Milwaukee and Slab City

[@RonsonLambert247]

Always puttin out them gems Tommy!! I really like Slab City and met many incredible people from all walks of life, been out there over handful of times.. Such lovely an vibrant people. We’ll usually bring some goods for them, water, food and a little bit of cash. Love hangin with the folks and mainly to skate the gritty DIY skate spot, every time our friends and i make a trip back out there, there’s always new stuff and obstacles added into that gritty skate spot or being built as we show up, it’s sick! And ads so much more flavor into out clips we end up filming. Never a dull moment there!! 👊

[@WizardsPath-if5oq]

How many black people are in Slab City? How do you make money to live out there? How you get food? Where is there to live out there? Hotels? Apartments? What the cost of living like?

[@KristenHoltan]

Papa is my spirit animal

[@shortvidworld]

dude poppa cat was one of the most down to earth people ever

[@cactysjack]

Love how respectful you are man another great video keep it up 💯🔥

[@rustyshackleford1908]

I could listen to Dude answer questions all day. He clearly thought before everything he said, and his comments were intriguing. His voice also slightly reminded me of Vizzinni from the Princess Bride. Guess I'm just a big ol' nerd like POPPA CAT!!

[@KingNormie1]

This’ll probably be drowned in the comments and no one will believe me, but that’s actually my Uncle. I won’t give his name out because I respect his privacy and he’s keen on keeping it, but he’s a good dude. He’s essentially a nomad that likes, as he states at family gatherings, “following the sun.” Lots of stories I can share though.

[@Spongeknobb]

“Now you’ve seen my nipples idk if we can continue the conversation” “I mean I’ll try and focus”

[@xlrators5378]

I won't ever forget when I watched an episode and the dude said there are at least three millionaires living in slab city.

[@dawghe]

This was actually a genuine slab city video

[@witness1013]

It has all the laws. That whole 'no laws' thing is a complete and total lie.

[@DMarie-lx8ul]

"Thats something someone wearing a wire would say!" Good looking out man i agree

[@milesb_tg]

Poppa Cat probably was my favorite character in this episode. Great video once again!

[@stevieyancey369]

Buddy at the red roof was about to get busy with the lotion on the table

[@DonnyG02]

Tommy g changing lives one documentary at a time. Appreciate all you do & show us!🐐🐐🔥

[@Scorpiobw]

I stumbled across your account by searching for vids on Baltimore. I live in Baltimore City (Eastside) one of your more recent vids you were primarily West Side and it was such a well done video. As is this one and the other 5+ I have watched this morning. These are better than the docu series & whatnot on Netflix and Hulu. Keep doing what you are doing man. Incredible work! I’m going to put you on to everyone I know! We love our city here in Baltimore baby! Do you have tiktok?

[@pasqallysquigglyjunior277]

Same💀

[@williamknows9484]

"you can teach a monkey to bounce a basketball but you cant teach a monkey to build a bridge" damnnn that's real shit

[@curiousBPM]

So this is the real Slab City. All the other videos mostly show the same people, same sites. This actully shows both sides to the city.

[@soupy7948]

I would absolutely love to see a documentary on graffiti artist, if you can get a hold of any. Love you Tommy.

[@TommyGMcGee]

Just shot one today in New York :)

[@quietbrianquiet]

That laugh at 10:35 is priceless. Thanks Tommy!

[@jasnam3955]

The most interesting part about this is the ending and it is something I will always remember. I am a true introvert. I always wondered whether I was, because I'm quite shy but I used to tell my mum every detail about my day

[@ONIFV]

Hey Tommy it’s me karsten from ponderosa kitchen I just wanna say this video was dope man yours is a lot better than me beasts, many people are being rude in the comments and some are nice I just want to clarify that it’s me!

[@ONIFV]

@@Dud3Wh3r3sMyCar thanks man 🙏

[@tysage1473]

Dude your chilling it's the internet half them are trolls just live life and stay safe

[@devineljdutryovligetnoiaaaonb]

I’m on my way right now. Thanks Tommy for showing me this.

[@resinfingers3896]

The old "nerd" or 'Papa Cat' from Milwaukee was the greatest interview ever. Such a great soul.

[@luccimryoutube]

Tommy G the REAL DEAL!!💯 GREAT VIDEO MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT YOUR BOY LUCCI MR YOU TUBE 💪💪

[@coreywinne9006]

Need longer video on this place

[@TGS940]

Tommy is only growing and getting better hope to see him on a huge stage in the future ⭐️

[@DannyLeeex]

Sometimes I feel crap about myself but then I watch these videos and think.... I'm not that bad.

[@GwasTV]

tommy ur such an inspiration, youre such a kind hearted understanding person. the world really needs more understanding and THANK YOU for helping show understanding

[@terrancesweetman8541]

Slab feels like freedom

[@4xcrust]

let’s all take a moment to thank Tommy for risking his life for our entertainment

[@snoopyjustice2141]

Danny Duncan's been here before

[@Urineil]

I have wanted to live in slab city for years... Ill get there

[@xxalmightyxx2304]

I loved this episode!!! Papa cat was the truth man. Very humble guy. Thanks for doing what you are doing Tommy G!!

[@malthompson388]

brie touched me, as a trans person who grew up in a really strict household, that scattered, hair brained, all over the place thought but also her experience as a child says so much about her as a person and i’m proud of her for finding what makes you happy

[@liftedlegend710]

Holy shit I'm from and live in Columbus Ohio that's my dude I would put his name but hes very antisocial I'm surprised he even spoke to you that means he likes you miss skating with him I thought he died from drugs because he did use fyntinal it's so good to see him alive if you see him again tell him damion misses skating with him

[@20mil_official]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@ha103844]

"I grew up in hell..." "Where'd you grow up?" "Albuquerque" 😂😂😂 that made my day

[@Adam-nv9zo]

Tommy , your videos never fail to entertain and capture my attention, man. Thank you for that.

[@lilbudget6822]

"IM JUST A GAY CAT GIRL FOR JESUS" hahah thats incredible.

[@jadenweber4009]

Papa cat is genuinely one of my favorite people ever now