{"id":416,"title":"ABANDONED city in America with NO LAWS | Yes Theory","description":"The Yes Theory team, along with friends from the channel Playthegame Films, embarks on a journey to Slab City, California, rumored to be the last lawless place in America. Their first stop is the Salton Sea, a man-made ecological disaster site where the beach is made of countless dead fish skeletons. They then arrive at Slab City, first exploring the vibrant and sprawling folk art installation of Salvation Mountain before venturing into the main community and the eclectic art haven of East Jesus. They meet several residents, including a man named Wizard, who share their philosophies on freedom, community, and living off-grid.","slug":"abandoned-city-in-america-with-no-laws-yes-theory","creator":"YesTheory","duration":618.254512,"tags":["Yes Theory","Slab City","Salton Sea","Salvation Mountain","East Jesus","off-grid living","desert","California","adventure","art installation","community"],"transcription":"We've only heard stories about the city we're heading to. Most importantly, it's rumored to be the last city in America with no laws. So I'm going to try to give you my take on what this lost city in the desert of California called Slab City really is. And our friends Justin Escalona, his girlfriend Marissa and his best friend Nick from the YouTube channel Playthegame Films were too curious not to tag along on the adventure. But before we explored Slab City, there was a fascinating place we simply couldn't avoid. So my favorite YouTube video ever, I'll call it, was filmed about this sea right here. So it's pretty surreal to be here. I will link it. Everyone should go watch it because it's amazing. All of this right here is all dead fish. It's not sand. I found an eyeball, like a skeleton of an eyeball. Damn. How crazy is this? This is not a beach. This is not sand. This is dead fish. In the 1950s, a catastrophic engineering mistake deviated the Colorado River into one of the lowest basins in the country, leading to the unexpected creation of the largest body of water in California, the Salton Sea. But after an entire town was created around it, the water started to dry up and became so salty that barely any living organisms survived. The water turned toxic, the accidental paradise was left abandoned and the millions of fish dead. It got stuck in a fishnet. There's still like some hints that all of this is just fish. Okay, so there's insects everywhere here. In this swampy water, it looks like, I don't know, it looks very toxic. It's been dry for a long time. Oh, whoa. Wait, slow down, slow down. This is the entrance. This is the entrance of Slab City. Slab City. Almost there. This is crazy. Are you guys good back there? This is crazy. Have you been there before? No, I've never been. Oh shit, yeah that's right there. Oh wow. It's crazy. I've seen it on film, but seeing it in person is totally different. Wow. It's surreal. When we arrived, we found what might qualify as the strangest entrance to a town: Salvation Mountain. A man called Leonard Knight spent 30 years of his life building this gigantic art piece. His desire was to spread a simple message he so deeply believed in: God is love. One of the craziest things I've ever seen in person. After his first attempt crumbled into the ground after four years of hard work, thousands of people came from around the world to donate paint. And he ended up coating the mountain with 100,000 gallons. He passed away in 2014 and his art has since then been qualified as a national treasure. You know, he was doing this when he was probably like between 80 and 82. Taking these hay bales and end over end. But now, as he's pumping them up there and bolting them in, he'd know time is running short. But he couldn't do it anymore. He couldn't see, he could barely work. I love this. This is the most inspiring thing I've probably ever seen in my life. These flowers, all of these flowers here, Leonard would take them, put a ball of clay on there and pow, and punch it with his fist. If nobody remembers my name or sees, you know, mentions me again when I'm done, cool. I don't care. Leonard did this and it's his baby and I'm just honored to be the dude that they let, you know, be here. Thank you. Hey, thank you. Yeah. This is why we do it. Everybody loves this place. They come from around the world. So now we're going to try and go to Slab City, which is about two minutes away. And we're going to try and meet some locals and see these people living in this lawless city, I guess, are like. Do you think we'll be able to meet somebody? I don't know. We arrived in Slab City and felt both shocked and weirdly welcomed. This is East Jesus. So you see the big statue over there? Oh shit. All of these things right here are just art installations. Oh my god. Look at this. I thought it was going to be super hostile, but it's like not. Yeah, it's very welcoming. It's like, come join. Okay, we have arrived at East Jesus. As we rolled in, we realized there's probably not a single city in the world like this one. Originally, Slab City was a military base used during World War II. But after the war ended, it was taken down and left abandoned, but is still located near an active bombing range. Quickly, the rumor spread about the abandoned land and dozens of squatters arrived and made it their homes for the winters. With no running water or electricity, this alternative living community now hosts thousands of retirees and army veterans every year. Many of the residents are attracted by the feeling of freedom and lack of government that comes with living in an uncontrolled, off-grid area in the middle of the desert. How are you doing, sir? How many people are we talking about here? Uh, first off, I must explain to you that, you know, I am certified insane. I really, I know. I have papers. I am certified insane. Uh, but this place is, is a power vortex. It's, you know, you feel this weird kind of, I don't know, charge in the, in the area here. And if, if, if you look out there, you see, you know, art everywhere. Like, What brought you here? How did you end up? Uh, bad luck and a poor guide. Bad luck and a poor guide. Bad luck and a poor guide, yes. This is a sheltered workshop for the work-ethic impaired. Work-ethic impaired means lazy. I have two jobs. Okay. Uh, I am a spiritual guide here at East Jesus and I empty the shit buckets. I do. So, That all over the... Yes, there's the whole, yeah, there's three of them there and I change them out and clean them out and scrub them out and everything. So, so basically, you have shit in one hand and shit in the other. A lot of people say this, this Slab City is lawless. How would, would you say it's lawless or would you say... No. No, not lawless. It's very courteous. Very courteous. And if you step over the line of discourtesy, then it's lawless. Yeah. Yeah, you know, pretty much that, you know, be courteous to your neighbor or they will, they will shoot you. Attract people who are willing to give more to a project than they got back from it. On paper, I'm a very stable person. I am certified insane. I have papers. Otherwise, I've traveled pretty much everywhere in the world. I'm here for six months and I go to Vietnam for six months. I have a wife and two grown stepdaughters. Wizard, thank you so much. Thank you so much. You're most welcome. Yes. I'll give you a hug. All right, yes. That's how you give a hug and look really good. I've found my home. You're going to move here, Darren? Dude, I'd love to come here once in a while and just set things on fire. That sounds so much fun. This is literally insane. Like this is, and that's the best part. There's, there's no logical correlation or association in anything that is made here. That's why it's amazing. So it's hard to have refrigeration here, so it's usually hard to get a cold beer. So, we bought some cold beer on the way and we're going to give it to them as a thank you. We have a bunch of beers for you guys, just as a thank you. They're still cold right now. Yeah, they're pretty cold. We just want to say thank you and yeah. It's inspiring. Thank you so much for having us. Cheers. He got so happy. I know. He hugged the beer. You went for the hug and you went for the beer. All right, so we're leaving Slab City. We're going to head home. It was a pretty incredible experience. Just people that live there are pretty much surrounded and immersed in love. It's a pretty amazing community of people just living for art and for the community. There's one thing you should ever do in your life, is to hit that subscribe button.","timeline":[{"t":0,"speech":"We've only heard stories about the city we're heading to.","visual":{"action":"A car drives along a highway next to lush green hills.","colors":{"dominant":"green","palette":["green","blue","gray","white","tan"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"the passing landscape","framing":"wide"},"mood":"adventurous","objects":[],"people":[],"setting":{"background":"Green rolling hills and a bright blue sky with some clouds.","lighting":"Bright, natural daylight.","location":"Highway in a hilly, rural area"},"text_on_screen":[{"content":"An Experience by Yes Theory","location":"center","style":"White typewriter font"}]}},{"t":8,"speech":"Most importantly, it's rumored to be the last city in America with no laws.","visual":{"action":"The view from a car windshield shows a road winding through mountains.","colors":{"dominant":"gray","palette":["gray","blue","green","white","black"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"the road ahead and the mountains","framing":"wide"},"mood":"mysterious","objects":[{"color":"black","name":"rear-view mirror","position":"top center","state":"stationary"}],"people":[],"setting":{"background":"Large, gray mountains with patches of snow under a blue sky.","lighting":"Bright daylight.","location":"Mountain highway"},"text_on_screen":[{"content":"with no laws","location":"center","style":"White typewriter font"}]}},{"t":16,"speech":"And our friends Justin Escalona, his girlfriend Marissa and his best friend Nick from the YouTube channel Playthegame Films","visual":{"action":"A quick montage introduces three young people in a fast-food restaurant.","colors":{"dominant":"beige","palette":["beige","white","gray","black","brown"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"the people","framing":"medium"},"mood":"friendly","objects":[],"people":[{"age_range":"20s","clothing":{"top":"gray hoodie"},"face":"smiling","hair":"dark, styled","hands":"arm around a woman","pose":"standing","position":"left"},{"age_range":"20s","clothing":{"top":"white t-shirt"},"face":"smiling","hair":"brown, shoulder-length","hands":"at her side","pose":"standing","position":"right"}],"setting":{"background":"The interior of a Subway restaurant, with menu boards and a service counter.","lighting":"Warm, indoor lighting.","location":"Subway restaurant"},"text_on_screen":[{"content":"Justin Escalona","location":"bottom left","style":"White text"}]}},{"t":24,"speech":"But before we explored Slab City, there was a fascinating place we simply couldn't avoid.","visual":{"action":"The view from a car window shows a vast, shimmering body of water in the distance, across a desert landscape.","colors":{"dominant":"light blue","palette":["light blue","tan","green","white","gray"]},"composition":{"angle":"eye-level","focus":"the distant lake","framing":"wide"},"mood":"anticipatory","objects":[],"people":[],"setting":{"background":"A large lake with mountains behind it, seen from a moving car.","lighting":"Bright, harsh daylight.","location":"Desert landscape near a large lake"},"text_on_screen":[]}},{"t":32,"speech":"So my favorite YouTube video ever, I'll call it, was filmed about this sea right here. 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It's crazy. 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