• 'Cuervo' and his mule 'Rock 'an' Roll'Suburbanite SlabbersBeal Rd."I gotta get back to nature. Civilization has gotten us nowhere." Selected for publication in Blurb book and online display inPhotoPlace Gallery juried competition 'Stories and Secrets'
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  • 'Preacher Dave'Slabber"I was called to Slab City by God"Selected for 'Photography Takes Over - 2015' group exhibition at the Upstream Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
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  • 'Zeigh'TransientHer quote:S labL onlinessA tonementB eautyC opsI nsanityT equilaY outhfulnessagain
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  • 'Builder Bill' SlabberAt 'The Range,' Slab City's outdoor nightclub'In Slab City you can just be."
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  • April SlabberAt the Hot Springs"My parents don't know I'm here."
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  • 'Jazzy'Slabber"It's not a city ... it's a home."
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  • Gary, the 'Water Guy'Slabber"This is as good a place as any to live. People also come here to die."
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  • 'Dream Catcher'Slabber"Slab City is a bit like lost America -- Refugees come here from around the world to be free."
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  • James, with LilySlabbers"Do yo think the state is going to turn over the insane asylum to the inmates?"
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  • 'Sail Boat Mark'Seasonal SlabberNote t-shirt: Sandoz Pharmaceuticals(original manufacturer of LSD)
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  • 'Jinx'Seasonal Slabber"You don't know peace until you've had suffering."
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  • Carl HicksSlabberRaised his children in Slab City"Things have gone from bad to worse. People used to clean up after themselves. Now the hippie-types just leave a mess."
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  • Slab City Speed Limit
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  • LorenzoSlabber"Slab-a-dab-a-do"
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  • "I'M HERE BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO BE"'Papa Jime'Slabber
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  • "JEST PASSIN' THROUGH"'Jester'Vagrant
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  • "THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY: DIVERSE, IMAGINITIVE - A VORTEX OF IT'S OWN. AND THE EPITOME OF RECYCLING" BerylSlabber
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  • PORTRAIT OF 'ROCK 'AN' ROLL' Cuervo's muleSlabber
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  • 'Dually Bob'Slabber
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  • "GLAD TO SHARE THE MAGIC."'Chocolate Jesus'
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  • "BEING HUMAN ISN'T ILLEGAL"'Mopar' the WizardSeasonal Slabber, Art Garden"The living are the dead on vacation."
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  • 'Lucky Chance'Seasonal SlabberBeal Road"There"s freedom here society doesn't allow."
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  • "IF THE ECONOMY KEEPS GOING AS IT IS, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE PEOPLE IN SLAB CITY"'Pyxie'Slabber
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  • "PEOPLE IN THE SLABS NEED HELP: WHETHER IT'S FOOD, WATER OR MEDICINE"Willie 'Fly' ®Salvation Mountain Man
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  • "I WAS SEARCHING FOR A DESTINATION, AN ARTS COMMUNITY, WITH NO RENT, AWAY FROM IT ALL."'White Wolf'Maverick Slabber"I was searching for a destination that is an arts community, with no rent, away from it all."
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  • "IF YOU'RE IN A ROOM WITH 10 CRAZY PEOPLE, PUT YOUR STRAIGHT JACKET ON."'Doc Clue'SlabberAt camp 'Paws,' home of Slab City abandoned cats: Al-e-cat, Annie, Big Bob, Big Kitty, Brandy, Bones, Buddy, Cammy, Cuddles, Gibby, Kitten, Little One, Meow, Monkey, M
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  • 'Karibe,' Gulf War VetChateau RelaxationMaverick Slabber
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  • Ambika's RV"Can't take the heat. May stay 6 to 8 months. I've been a roamer all my life."
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  • "SOCIETY IS ALWAY TRYING TO PUSH US INTO A BOX. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO STEP OUT OF THE BOX."'Frodo'Transient
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  • "I KICKED MY COCAINE HABIT HERE. IT FEELS GREAT TO BE BACK CLEANSED"'Tressa'Transient
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  • SequoiaSkate Board ParkTransient
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  • Kasey and TimmySwasonal Slabbers ... really
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  • 'AMERICAN GOTHIC II'Copyright © 2015 Bob Zahn
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PART 1 - AMERICAN GOTHIC REVISITED: SLAB CITY - THE LAST FREE PLACE IN AMERICA