Slammunity - Slab City Short Documentary

[@stevedavidson8491]

I lived there for about 10 years, I loved it, left last year, you caught it for how I enjoyed it, great job, it is a great community if you choose to be a part of it!! This was one of the few videos that captured what I loved about it👍

[@TheLoganBoles]

I'm glad you loved it! I really wanted to be true to the community and the people and I'm glad people felt that way watching it!

[@roosternm6830]

I was wondering, did you know Rob Lane very well? I have always wondered what ever happened to him.

[@kensmith2839]

I bought a chili relleno burrito from that restaurant guy last week. I was traveling from San Diego to Pittsburgh PA and wanted to visit the Slabs. I did a quick stop at the restaurant and damn, best burrito I have ever had.

[@mrrob7531]

The first guy summed it up the best. They do their drugs in the slabs and don’t involve outsiders thus keeping the surrounding communities safe. Let them live their lives.

[@kensmith2839]

He is at the restaurant in Niland.

[@mawrshmallo]

I was stationed at the navy base in El Centro and escaped that controlling life every weekend by hanging out in the slabs. I miss it dearly. Some of the best weekends of my life

[@timmyewilkinson1918]

This is awesome.. My son has been living there since about March, he has a home in Montana, but the Slabs is where he wants to be rn..just like tht guys said..he was drawn to the slabs and when the slabs is done w him.. He will be on his next adventure..

[@TheLoganBoles]

Oh wow, that's amazing! I hope he was one of the people I was able to meet while I was out there, there was so many amazing people but I couldn't talk to all of them on camera, but I hope he continues loving his current adventure!

[@timmyewilkinson1918]

@@TheLoganBoles did you go to the handlebar? He's usually there or by the skatepark..he goes by heylel..got dark skin,short dreads n tattoos.. he's a nice kid.. usually carries around a guitar..tht wld be cool if you talked to him!

[@hollyharrison7004]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing our beloved community

[@kristinetempleman177]

"We do pay a price, blood ,sweat and tears" best quote ever and so true.

[@sk8terz11]

This was incredibly done. Very well shot and produced and loved how you made it feel real and authentic. Can’t wait to see more from you!

[@TheLoganBoles]

Thanks man! Hoping to be out there again sometime soon, hopefully can catch you next time I visit!

[@aprilderbbs42]

Live here for a few months randomly throughout the years. The place is beautiful and I believe it’s pure way if life. I spend winters and lazy days there while I travel the rest of the us

[@ezragentle7042]

Great job on this film Logan! I've spent a lot of time out there over the last 5 years making a narrative short film and you definitely accurately captured and portrayed the Slabs. Glad you took the time to get it right instead of painting with broad strokes. Best people I've ever met live there. Keep making films and keep up the good work!

[@Cujo.23]

The slabs are calling name and I will totally be there in a few months.

[@kellyharris8976]

Great job. I’ve been following the slabs for awhile now. Dope short doc.

[@iammojo9332]

You did a great job with your filming & representation of the Slabs.

[@lalovvs]

I’m honored to witness the cinematic journey of a legend

[@TheLoganBoles]

We talking legends? Cause that's all you bro! Glad you got to witness the journey that brought this together!

[@shanefogelsanger7542]

Shout out to Lurp... You make the Slabs so much Cooler 👍😁✌

[@TheLoganBoles]

Lurp was definitely one of the best parts of going to the Slabs, hope to see him again next time I'm out there!

[@makan1hans858]

Hi, ooh it's Pete, LOVE from Norway. You are one of the people I really like in slabs. I like a lot of the slabbers.

[@willd.4808]

Pete looks so cool. A little full of himself but like...he knows he's cool so I accept it 😂

[@lorriecrow7872]

He's an entertainer

[@kristinetempleman177]

"I've lived in San Diego 9 years and don't know my neighbors, I can't stand being there" right on! It's so true.

[@mikebrown9781]

I moved and live in Santa Monica. I knew no one at first. I made an effort to meet and know my neighborhood and neighbors. Did she?

[@mysocalledslablife]

I lived there 5 years. Summer is brutal but the expirience was like none other❤

[@hammerman69]

That's a very interesting place I never really herd of it. Till sharing your storey and friendly hospitality very well said and documented

[@TheLoganBoles]

Thank you, glad you liked it!

[@slickwillie9526]

Outdoor Nut House. Yeah, been there, done that.

[@barbaramorris994]

Very interesting! I am impressed with your work.

[@mbawg]

Glad I didn't skip based on the intro music. Everything else is super pro. Nice job

[@shandalear3717]

Very well done! I appreciate your work👍thank you for sharing.😃

[@karinabowden9123]

Love this!! Amazing job you guys ❣️❣️❣️

[@TheLoganBoles]

Thank you so much Karina!

[@marumarquez1821]

this is amazing Logan, keep up the incredible work dude

[@NeilDavidAdams]

Love this movie! Visited a little while ago and did a video on it as well. Such an interesting place

[@TheLoganBoles]

Thanks! I'll have to check out your video next!

[@NeilDavidAdams]

@@TheLoganBoles :D

[@binaboles1969]

This was GREAT & I want to see more of their stories!

[@Blamejames78]

Just found your channel through this video. This is fantastic

[@TheLoganBoles]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@Brelinka128]

Great video!!

[@egbertsouse8487]

Very good film, learned a lot about the place. Question for you are the flies and smells as bad as I have heard? Keep up the good work.

[@TheLoganBoles]

Honestly, the smell isn't bad, but there were a few locations were the flies were more prominent than in other areas. However, having grown up in the desert most of my life, it wasn't out of the ordinary, just less AC than I'm used to!

[@stinkfist4205]

Everyone looks like LSD is a Saturday night ritual 😂🤣👍🤘🙏

[@leansarkin]

this is incredible, i love this.

[@swiderski231]

Very weird ppl but a good place to keep them together.. good to see a place we're everyone is accepted. Nice work on the video

[@TheLoganBoles]

Thank you!

[@kristinetempleman177]

"They shut the water off here, we are struggling, there's people dying" this is a tragedy that should absolutely not be happening 💔

[@mikebrown9781]

There should have been a follow up question. When did they shut it off? I was there for the first time in 1979, long before any of these rejects have been and I can assure you there was no municipal water then.

[@alexslater6456]

Nope. I’d go nuts, and I’m already nuts.

[@Bettinasisrg]

Drugs don't make people do bad things, bad people choose to do bad things. Also true communities watchdog the community and a lot less bad happens. Politicians don't want these things known, the war on drugs is VERY profitable!!!

[@jadedmonk7001]

@13:00 "Love is an action word." I agree💯. Love is a Verb and not a noun. It's a do-ing word. It moves, flows and is never stagnant. The only burning question I have that I can't resolve is the whereabouts of "Builder" Bill Ammon. I have followed life in Slab City for about a decade and recently I was alarmed by recent uploads from "Rob" who appears to have traded his truck for the Internet Cafe and another upload mentioned Bill's death. (Do you know???) Stay well Slabbers ❤

[@TheLoganBoles]

While I was out there, I did actually intend to interview Builder Bill, but he was unavailable to be interviewed while I was out there and I couldn't make another trip out during the time frame to attempt to reach him again. To my knowledge he should still be alive, unless he's passed away since May, which would be news to me.

[@jadedmonk7001]

@@TheLoganBoles Thanks so much for your update Logan. It's appreciated. I've grown fond of many Slabbers over time and Bill heads the top of the list so it's good to hear. Stay well💛

[@emacdaddyfunk]

Good stuff Logan!

[@wrldisyours3328]

Why should the state leave the water on out there? Getting water in your house costs money lol.

[@TheLoganBoles]

Imagine thinking basic human rights should cost money, cringe.

[@VK-qo1gm]

@@TheLoganBoles So you 'cringe' & don't pay for your water bc it's a basic human right? I, like many others, work & pay for what we need, like it or not. Perhaps if you feel so strongly about our human rights, you could have done a video by interviewing the law makers that make you & others cringe, & demand that our rights are respected? didn't think so... Portraying slabcity as a place of freedom & happiness, no work & drugs is the solution? Is that your message? There are so many ways a person can better their lives, running away to live on drugs, & live in squalor isn't the answer. You seem to glamorise this lifestyle & portray it as something that it isn't. Why not portray the ' other side' of that 'city', so that young ppl aren't totally misled & actually think it's worth throwing their life away to move to a place to simply use drugs & alcohol freely, to not work & who would fund this lifestyle? I wonder whether you reside in this place or somewhere similar? Or do you enjoy air con, hot showers, a normal roof over your head?

[@mikebrown9781]

@@TheLoganBoles I first went to the slabs in 1979 . There was no municipal water then. It's a shame you did not ask a follow up question as to when and why the municipal water was shut off. What actually happened (from people who have camped there long prior to myself) was when the base was decommissioned, all services were cut off. No more water , no more latrine sewage or power. I have a difficult time with the entitlement some people have. If they want that basic human right as you call it, the solution is simple. Move to where it is accessible. Or they could pay to have these services brought to them like the hundreds of millions of people do without question because they know it costs to have infrastructure, and people to maintain it. The vast majority of us understand this and don't have that sense of entitlement and gladly contribute to society to ensure we have these luxuries such as a water system, environmentally friendly sewage treatment and electricity. If these people want to get up at 7 AM and smoke a joint. Good for them. Just don't expect everyone else to finance it.

[@fckjb284]

@@mikebrown9781 Absolutely well stated! 👍

[@fckjb284]

@@VK-qo1gm Well stated!

[@Ti0midwest]

Filming was on point wish I could work with you and make dope documentaries

[@TheLoganBoles]

I'm always down to work with people to make more documentaries!

[@stargazer4625]

I'm your 100th subscriber. What do I win?? LOL. good job on the short documentary on slabs. I went there as a child. Interesting place.

[@TheLoganBoles]

You were there as a child? Did you visit on a vacation or have family/friends that lived there?

[@kratkyhomesteader9043]

Totally love the music! Especially since I could enjoy it without trying to hear voices over it. More, please!! Video very well done. Couldn't resist subscribing!

[@gugomkrtchyan1927]

Looney town should be the name of this place

[@SheBangerang]

What Pete said about being summoned…it’s true.

[@simulationsecrets6540]

Great work

[@markwolfe6389]

This film was fucking fantastic! I've been researching slab city for a project in my geography class and this film has given me more insight into the community, people, and problems than any resource I've found thus far. Fantastic work! You did an amazing job of illustrating this community.

[@TheLoganBoles]

Thank you so much! I'm glad that this has been able to help you! Hope you're researching goes well!

[@godspeedyouyoungstreetsoldier]

you sir have dropped a slapper

[@TheLoganBoles]

Coming from an absolute KING, this means a lot!

[@SheBangerang]

I love love love this video!!!

[@AdWipe]

This is epic, I think

[@thedude5599]

SKID CITY LOLZ !!!!!

[@roosterj2599]

Great vid.

[@jimdavenport4484]

They have their own Babylon here also tweaks to the right potheads to left musicians over here and pronouns there etc etc

[@jeffhoward553]

Can I move there and put up a 12x32 shed to live in, could I build porches around the shed, wondering if move there full time, just how much area could I claim???

[@Jacksirrom]

You can definitely go build in Slabs, you just gotta spend a few days/weeks meeting folks before you put down your spot. You don't claim land, you just gotta be copacetic with your neighbors, and they'll find you a plot.

[@jeffhoward553]

@@Jacksirrom thanks for your time, jeff

[@fckjb284]

The minute you leave it unattended some of the scum tweakers would rob you and burn it down.

[@hwn8088]

🎬 Act + A = Fool , stay in school kids . . . .

[@rosesmedley8561]

DOPE LOGAN BOLES

[@redbaron0949]

But, if you're not paying Social Security, you are not going to be able to draw very much when you are old and can't provide for yourself. There is no better life than freedom,my favorite book is On Walden's Pond. But realistically, each year you don't pay into the system you get a Zero. They add your best thirty five years, and that is what you will draw. Godspeed to you all, I am only trying to help.

[@SlabCityTelevision]

Great video man

[@slickwillie9526]

They need an HOA.

[@vantastic9367]

🤣

[@africacarey]

Loollll

[@waynecote31]

I really should go there for I have extreme arthritis in both my knees due to working in commercial fishing industries, for 44 yrs. I worked the oceans and now am 70 and am paying a price, I bet I probably wouldn't have the pain that I endure every winter, huh..!! Please lmk someone's input !!

[@TheLoganBoles]

As someone who also has arthritis (I injured my knee at a young age), as far as climate goes, it’s definitely one of the better places to be. That being said, unless you have an RV or something that won’t take hard work to put together, i don’t know if I’d recommend it. Setting up a place to call your own out there is hard work, and unless you want to put in the effort, it might be more difficult than dealing with your arthritis already. That being said, the winter’s would definitely be easier.

[@AlexSmith-mr4ps]

i like the dogs hairdo

[@maryscott7055]

Where is this at what state

[@TheLoganBoles]

California, in Imperial County!

[@kensmith2839]

Town 4 miles away is Niland

[@KaceyIlliot]

They are all a bunch of likable weirdos, like mad max thunderdome style.

[@happyhippy7482]

Love is only the action of giving

[@Nope_Nope]

Good video. BUT once again “The Dangers of Slab City” were not revealed. We all know that Slab City Has it’s touristy attractions, and all the other nice things one could say about it. But I’ve only seen 1 video thus far that gets real about some of the things that can happen and do happen to people in the Slabs. And that video is called “Escape Slab City...” Even THAT video is extremely tame compared to what goes on in and around Slab City! Enter with Caution. Mind your Mannersr and Watch your back. Things get Real Out there!

[@CVMaeva]

yup. this is a hit.

[@TheLoganBoles]

Yardy know it brother, and you're coming next time we go, right?

[@michaelanderson9792]

We need more slab cities leave people to do what they will they can and will take care of themselves

[@TheLoganBoles]

Completely agree, people can and will do whatever they choose to, and when given the choice and agency, proper communities can form that will be able to best suit the needs of everyone involved!

[@deanroberts4629]

Lurp!!!!!!!!

[@davidlist7507]

a lot of wasted individuals

[@jacqueline9653]

Meth Slab 😂

[@shanefogelsanger7542]

Be fair... Meth is everywhere And no one in this video does meth

[@obwhankanobee1923]

Not sure I wanna live in a place where everyone seems to spend their own 5 or 10 years there trying to explain the place or tryin to justify why they live there........

[@monicdavis6150]

Magician 🪄 on a stripper pole only in New Y…..Slab city 😆

[@rayb.457]

Not for me. I like AC and hot showers too much .

[@mannyg1750]

Lurp!

[@donHooligan]

zion is the city of god's kids...babylon is Mammon's world.

[@THEBLACKANARCHIST]

Child neglect SMH

[@Jacksirrom]

Momma Dee!

[@emikearizona]

New music is way too annoying see you later

[@twenty2082]

Water cost money.

[@nathanurick8320]

So if the rest of the world pissed & crapped on the ground how would the world smell.

[@TheLoganBoles]

Your world view must be disappointingly small if that’s all you gathered from this. The most I can hope for you is that you find a way to get out of your comfort zone and learn to realize the beauty in things instead of seeing the world the way it has always been fed to you.

[@nathanurick8320]

@@TheLoganBoles Logan these people live like they are in a 3rd world country. I like the fact that I can use the restroom like a civilized person and I can shower and keep myself clean. 9 out of 10 people that live in slab city all have a few things in common, they are drunks, addicted to drugs, very lazy, never finished school, running from the police, spent time in jail or prison but I’m looking at all this wrong. Just think what our world would be like if all of us were just like those 9 out of 10 people in slab city. They all claim to just want to live free of government rules and do art, really you actually believe this crap. Get off you ass, go to work every day it takes to support yourself and family and do your art work. Why is that so hard, well it’s because they are lazy drunks that want to smoke weed all day.

[@TheLoganBoles]

@@nathanurick8320 Comparing their lifestyles to that of a third world country and calling yourself civilized tells me all I need to know. Think what you want and have your opinions, but remember, what they’re doing isn’t harming you, so the high horse you’re choosing to ride is quite irrelevant. And last I checked, I didn’t realize you were the moral arbiter who decided what constitutes a life being lived properly. As far as I’m concerned, they’re good people, regardless of any addictions or choices they’ve made, because they’re people just like you or me. Compassion is a virtue you seem to be severely lacking in. Might I recommend rewatching the documentary to get a better idea of it?

[@nathanurick8320]

@@TheLoganBoles Logan I live in a world that has sewer and running water for a reason. These people in the slabs live just like people in 3rd world countries. If a dozen of them pulled up next to your house and set up camp would you like that. I’m assuming you have a house.

[@TheLoganBoles]

@@nathanurick8320 The difference between you and myself is I do not live in a world of aesthetics. I live in a townhouse as a college student and have quite literally had homeless people posted up in front of my front door. And you know what my reaction has been? Nothing, because they do not cause me any issues. To only see people that choose to live their lives in this way as a hinderance to yourself shows you don’t see them as humanely as you see yourself, which says a lot about your character as an individual. Again you keep conflating third world countries with a negative connotation, which begs the question in my view, what is wrong to you with third world countries? Do you simply believe you live a more civilized life than them? Does that make you better than them?