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  • Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024

Комментарии • 595

  • @crowbadour1619
    @crowbadour1619 Год назад +659

    I've been watching and listening to Cranius (my dad) make WoW music since the very beginning with Big Blue Dress in 2006. I've played a minor role in a couple of his earlier videos like making occasional lyrical suggestions or appearing as an extra in a few scenes (Tren, my dwarf hunter from this video, can be seen all the way back in "Beer For My Horses").
    This video is special to me. For me, it isn't just fun to watch and listen to, it's also a nostalgiac reminder of the good times I had playing WoW with my family. I had such a blast working with Cranius and Legs the last couple months, and I am thankful for those of you who are still here to enjoy their content year after year.
    Hoping you all have a great holiday, gamers!

    • @robm6726
      @robm6726 Год назад +12

      Thank you for helping with this content, it came out very well and reminded me of listening to those songs, big blue dress especially back in high school for me years ago. Keep the good times rolling and Rock on everyone.

    • @Oddigan
      @Oddigan Год назад +10

      My dad introduced me to these videos in 2007 and it carries a similar level of nostalgia to me. Beer For My Horses was actually the video that got me to create a Human character for the first time, having only played my Night Elf Hunter until then. Glad you're doing well Crowbadour; happy holidays. :^)

    • @Doughy_in_the_Middle
      @Doughy_in_the_Middle Год назад +12

      "The family that raids together stays together."

    • @raychav1
      @raychav1 Год назад +5

      My thanks to all of you for this wonderful gift. Have a wonderful holiday season yourselves.

    • @BitterComments
      @BitterComments Год назад +6

      So cool that you got to play WoW with your family!
      Side note, is Tren short for trenbolone? I had a tauren warrior with the same name haha

  • @NixxiomOnYouTube
    @NixxiomOnYouTube Год назад +333

    Listening to Cranius always takes me back to my younger years. His voice is instantly nostalgic, and I love it! I'm really happy to see that you guys are back to making music. 😀

  • @necrisro
    @necrisro Год назад +234

    Imagine starting to play a bit of WoW for the first time in a decade and this legend comes back a few days later. I'll take it as a sign cause after a decade of grind and work I really need to unwind a bit in the place I used to call my second home

    • @LardAss420
      @LardAss420 Год назад +3

      It really is relaxing to come back to classic wow. Nostalgic too, but i can honestly say it's held up. #ChangesWelcome!

    • @nicolastorres5945
      @nicolastorres5945 Год назад

      Welcome back, brother.

    • @Blitzkrieg1605
      @Blitzkrieg1605 Год назад

      @@LardAss420 The problem with classic WOW is that it's a solved game. Discovery is dead. Even if you don't remember the META and ignore all the information available, you will get left behind. You will be under geared and unable to enter endgame content. The community expects you to use guides or know everything.

    • @icenhorn4744
      @icenhorn4744 Год назад

      all of this is accurate!

    • @LardAss420
      @LardAss420 Год назад

      @@Blitzkrieg1605 I know, but I still try to bathe in the nostalgia a bit. The world is truly amazing.

  • @Doughy_in_the_Middle
    @Doughy_in_the_Middle Год назад +71

    Brain at 7am, "Wait, Cranius? The Darrowshire guy? How long has it...OMG, five years?" And this is why it pays to "ring that bell" even if your favorite content creator hasn't done anything in awhile.

    • @cyprex
      @cyprex Год назад +6

      Same thing happened to me lol. I enabled the bell, I could have easily missed this upload.

  • @IAmAki
    @IAmAki Год назад +22

    I am honestly so surprised to see you pop up in my subfeed, i love your content man

  • @Blitzkrieg1605
    @Blitzkrieg1605 Год назад +5

    Don't feel let down by the low views. We, the few who saw this, love it. You did amazing work with this video. Look at the view/ like ratio.

  • @PolarIceCapEnjoyer
    @PolarIceCapEnjoyer Год назад +177

    To say you've been missed is an understatement. Your songs always hit the right spots between having a story to tell and a great piece of cinematography. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

  • @zmilla1974
    @zmilla1974 Год назад +119

    Very welcome back! You guys have been greatly missed!

  • @ForcemasterOM
    @ForcemasterOM Год назад +76

    God, it was 5 long years, man! Great to hear you again. You rock! 🤘

  • @GenericDifference
    @GenericDifference Год назад +100

    I’ve seen a great many things… and Seeing Cranius again may just tear my heart asunder.

  • @Dongerbread
    @Dongerbread Год назад +131

    When the world needed him most, he returned 🙏

  • @LeuvahkTrigger
    @LeuvahkTrigger Год назад +20

    It took me a moment to realize that this was a new video after all these years.
    The next moment there was this nice, happy smile on my face.

  • @Disock
    @Disock Год назад +42

    Welcome back Cranius! We have missed you!

  • @Blitzkrieg1605
    @Blitzkrieg1605 Год назад +34

    The nostalgia from this. The old 3D models, animations, uploaded in 720p. Haven't touched WOW since WOTLK.

    • @PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi
      @PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi Год назад

      sameeee

    • @Varindran
      @Varindran Год назад

      Wrath classic is live if you want to give it a try.

    • @PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi
      @PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi Год назад

      @@Varindran
      Why would anyone invest time in Blizzard games lol, its foolish to trust them they'll just close the server, change the game or delete your character at some point
      Effectively dead company.

    • @Blitzkrieg1605
      @Blitzkrieg1605 Год назад +1

      ​@@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi Yeah. Pretty much this. I tried private servers as well. Just as bad. Played WOW on some so called "best wow servers" which had huge populations of up to thousands of active players at a time. Servers either got shut down or my characters got deleted for inactivity. The GS requirements for raids are absolutely insane making these servers p2w. No full ICC gear, can't join ICC.
      WOW is a dead game. Only the memories are left.
      Guild Wars 2 is very good. Almost 2k played hours since 2013. My gear is still BIS due to horizontal progression, never had any character deleted for inactivity. Least toxic (basically 0 toxicity) and most friendly community I have ever seen in any online game.

    • @PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi
      @PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi Год назад

      @@Blitzkrieg1605
      I actually had good experiences with private servers but im not that big into MMOs anymore. There is a WOTLK German one called Rising Gods, got my chars there since god knows how many years and nothing ever got deleted.
      Also that sounds crazy - are you sure they were blizzlike servers? cause thats what you should aim for cuz thats unmodified vanilla gameplay.
      Good to know about GW2, I tried to get into FF14 but was too annoyed to continue cause their antialising is the worst thing I've ever seen.

  • @omnitheman9254
    @omnitheman9254 Год назад +3

    The Legend Returns!
    Also I think "Nobody Noticed" but that was Joseph Redpath (Redpath the Corrupted) and Pamela Redpath at 4:44 in Darrowshire, nice touch.
    It's the little details that make me happy.

  • @Sunmourn
    @Sunmourn Год назад +11

    I can't believe I lived long enough to see your amazing work again, thank you for the awesome content

  • @PalomaLionna
    @PalomaLionna Год назад +19

    So glad to hear your voice again! We missed you ❤
    Thanks to Legs and Crowbadour ☺

  • @undeadelite
    @undeadelite Год назад +3

    I'm just gonna leave this comment here, so when I come back in 13 years or so, I can remember I listened to this song when it was just released, just like I did with all your bangers from once upon, Big blue dress, Darrowshire, Wroght, etc. You are awesome. Thank you for the journey through time.

  • @jvstice56
    @jvstice56 10 месяцев назад +2

    This hits in many ways. I had always wondered what Brill looked like pre-plague, even including it in my human paladin's backstory that she was from Brill and was in Southshore at the time the plague happened. This is perfect.
    I tip my hat to you, good mage. You inspired dozens, including myself, with your songs.

  • @SaucerheadTharp
    @SaucerheadTharp Год назад +2

    Still good Cranius. Damn, your old videos are going to qualify for golden oldies before to much longer!

  • @FratinandMadrik
    @FratinandMadrik Год назад +1

    WHAT! I was SURE this was going to be a reupload of some kind that I had missed back in the day. Welcome back, sir, you're a legend! I hope you stick around for a while!

  • @KooriWoW
    @KooriWoW Год назад +16

    Haven’t played WoW in almost a decade, but I still have many of your songs on my playlist. Your voice is as wonderful as always. Glad you and the family are doing well! Thanks for the early Christmas gift!

    • @feorh1919
      @feorh1919 Год назад +1

      Now is not the worst time to return.

  • @SenileAlbatross
    @SenileAlbatross 2 месяца назад +1

    I miss this guy, he helped me through depression and made allt of people truly happy. I hope you're doing well C.

  • @coby9282
    @coby9282 Год назад +1

    Ah Cranius

  • @TBH148
    @TBH148 Год назад +11

    Goddamn, I had no idea we would be seeing anything new. Awesome song, great storytelling! You haven't lost your touch

  • @vRGameplayHD
    @vRGameplayHD Год назад +1

    Omg dude you give me and my son so much joy in the last 20 years please dont ever stop

  • @Norion84
    @Norion84 Год назад +7

    Well I'll be, Christmas is early this year, and what a wonderful present did we get!
    Cranius, Legs, Crowbadur, thank you for this gem! Brings back so much nostalgia, so many memories.. Damn, makes me want to go back to WoW yet again.

  • @Dartanius100
    @Dartanius100 Год назад +47

    Can we just appreciate that Cranius has been putting out banger after banger since 2008? True OG, good to have you back!

  • @thegoonies1999
    @thegoonies1999 Год назад +25

    Cranius hitting us with an early holiday surprise! 🤘

  • @kaloshade
    @kaloshade Год назад +17

    You've not lost your touch when it comes to highlighting areas and storylines in the Warcraft world people wouldn't put much thought into. Watching this makes ya wonder how many other places suffered the loss of their home and what it's become years later in their world. Thanks for releasing a great song and welcome back. :)

    • @Yogsoggeth
      @Yogsoggeth Год назад +1

      I think about it a lot. The Culling of Stratholm really puts things in perspective for me. I really want them to bust out with WoW 2. And this time we get the play the story from the beginning Humans living before the plague in a world where undead are yet to exist. And then as the plague spreads across the world we get to witness the loss of entires cities and the rise of the undead.
      That's be fun :)

  • @xxyoloproxx7230
    @xxyoloproxx7230 Год назад +1

    Warms my heart that some of the OG WoW machinima makers are still creating content

  • @gulliver9086
    @gulliver9086 Год назад +2

    Last week I was in darrowshire and decided to put on your song from there. I ended up looking back over favourites, and suddenly a song I had never heard came on. Since then I've gone through every song of yours and I have to say, from a non-nostalgic view point, this is my favourite. Here's to hoping you make some more!

  • @storrentMC
    @storrentMC Год назад +11

    This is beyond epic. A masterpiece of a return, Cranius.

  • @berge100
    @berge100 Год назад +3

    I was not expecting this when dropping on youtube today, but the suprise was definetively a welcomed one, good to hear another banger from you, Legs and Crow.

  • @jatedin1077
    @jatedin1077 Год назад +1

    Holy cow! He’s back, never though I’d see a new one of these wow music videos from him again. Super nostalgic.

  • @McCereal
    @McCereal Год назад +2

    Such amazing and fantastic work! It's literally impossible to turn your songs and videos off when they've started, such amazing stories you tell and show. Love it, every single song and video is a masterpiece.
    Tremendous respect!

  • @rikosborne1212
    @rikosborne1212 Год назад +1

    Surprised (and delighted!) to see this. I guess YT recommended it because I just shared Happy Place on a forum a couple days ago. It was actually the forums for the revived City of Heroes MMO. We were discussing the appropriateness of the various "class" names in the game, and somebody asked, "Wouldn't a Stalker be somebody who enjoyed picking flowers?" Since the CoH "stalker" is roughly equivalent to WoW's "rogue", I thought that line was the perfect lead-in to "Happy Place" :)

  • @metadoran
    @metadoran Год назад +11

    Hey man! Nice to see you back with your art!

  • @Ferelous
    @Ferelous Год назад +6

    I absolutely love Darrowshire and listen to it quite alot and seeing this new piece come out is awesome! I'm a huge fan of the Cranius lore of him knowing Joseph Redpath and fighting along side him but went different ways to flee from Brill to return to their lives. Amazing video and glad to see some more content from you!

  • @turtlemacjack
    @turtlemacjack Год назад +4

    THE LEGEND IS BACK, HOLY CRAP!

  • @Babalugu
    @Babalugu Год назад +1

    Holy shit. I just happened to have the urge to listen to some Cranius today and I find out he's got a new tune a month old already?? How lovely! Great tune! Love your work as always!!!

  • @naleck2922
    @naleck2922 Год назад +2

    Got chills when you showed Darrowshire, really bringing the channel full circle as well.

  • @Akasen1226
    @Akasen1226 Год назад +1

    Oh sweet, I didn't realize you had released a new video in the last year. Was listening to your cover of "The Story" again and was thinking about ya. Great to see more from you.

  • @wiktorsikora7140
    @wiktorsikora7140 Год назад +2

    This is amazing i love your music! I never stopped listening to your music. Im so glad you started to make music again!

  • @SlayerRiley
    @SlayerRiley Год назад +1

    Nice to hear from you again man! First time in 10+ years I have a WoW subscription, and there you come along, dropping more content, crazy :D

  • @xemnass
    @xemnass Год назад +1

    Wow new song! Thanks a lot. Love your songs since 2010, I think. When I first heard Lament of Captain song and remembered how I played in vanilla in 2005.

  • @icenhorn4744
    @icenhorn4744 Год назад +1

    i was so happy to see a new song, and its just as good as all the others, thank you so much! nice to see you dabling in wow music again =D

  • @rathenn6959
    @rathenn6959 Год назад +1

    Glad to see you are back. Sounds great, nostalgic listening to your stuff again

  • @kanetheboom
    @kanetheboom Год назад +1

    This man disappears for a whole ass decade, comes back completely randomly, drops 1 song and then vanishes again. What a legend.

  • @musimations5212
    @musimations5212 Год назад +1

    oh man I am so happy to see you are back to making wow videos! Havent seen one in like 13 years!

  • @Sylvanessa
    @Sylvanessa Год назад +1

    A very much unexpected yet wholeheartedly accepted early Christmas gift! Great way to start off my 3 day weekend. Welcome back man!

  • @gergoolle5773
    @gergoolle5773 Год назад +1

    The guitar gave me goosebumps, your voice hit me with nostalgic smile and the story touched my hearth. I dont need to say anything else, well done gentlemen.

  • @gatrien7617
    @gatrien7617 3 месяца назад +1

    Over a year later and I just realized that the ending shows a certain knight returning home.... to Darrowshire.

  • @ZippyMrMew
    @ZippyMrMew Год назад +1

    I wasnt sure I'd ever see another post on this channel. Words cant describe my joy at seeing this. Thank you all so much Cranius Legs and your son for coming back to give us another beautiful song.

  • @lostcause78
    @lostcause78 27 дней назад

    You're back! I've listened to your songs for most of my adult life. Thanks for all the fun listenings man.

  • @magnusthekilted
    @magnusthekilted Год назад +3

    Great too see another from one of my favourites! Your songs and videos, cinematic choices and editing have a special place in my heart!
    You all have been missed! Much love and respect and a huge Thank you for your efforts and work! ~Magnus

  • @lucasduff
    @lucasduff 11 месяцев назад +1

    Damn, this takes me back years to playing this game endlessly and jamming out to Big Blue Dress and Wrought. Hope you're doing well, Cranius!

  • @yazanessa1979
    @yazanessa1979 2 месяца назад

    you have no idea how much nostalgia your videos hold for me as a kid

  • @ladybirdOZ
    @ladybirdOZ Год назад +1

    I've been a fan of your work for I don't know how many years now (my fave is Happy Place) and while my main is a Tauren Druid...she picks flowers with a smile upon her face/beak/muzzle etc. Seeing this new vid...oh my what a heart wrenching piece. In several ways like the story of my Forsaken warlock and her background.

  • @matthewwhittall1205
    @matthewwhittall1205 Год назад +1

    It's so good to hear you again good sir. It's like an old friend has returned. Weird to see the old WoW models, I haven't really played much Classic so I've not seen them for years. Also, if you ever need a lore guy for any future projects, I'd be down, but I'm mostly happy to just hear your music again.

  • @ebolaauch
    @ebolaauch Год назад +1

    Having crainius on the playlist is like youtube calling in its main.

  • @antonjonsson424
    @antonjonsson424 11 месяцев назад +1

    Im back in wow again and the playlist is back on like old times, carrying me through northrend.

  • @rodiniwizard6332
    @rodiniwizard6332 Год назад +11

    Cranius was a big part of my childhood man, this is amazing 🤘

  • @ookamiinori3685
    @ookamiinori3685 Год назад +2

    I ve been listening to your songs since vanilla and big blue dress is a huge part of my life. I was listening to all your songs last couple of months a lot and I was wondring if you are ok. When I found this in my feed saying new video 1 hour ago, I was shocked, I shared it to my friends, I liked it, I watched it, I cried....yes....as it should be....

  • @Grasswalker
    @Grasswalker Год назад

    Holy moly I did not expect to see this in my feed today. I grew up on your work Cranius. Thank you so much for this.

  • @selenitystar8030
    @selenitystar8030 Год назад +1

    What a lovely way to start the day! Welcome back - and thank you for all of the wonderful music!

  • @TheFoximusPrime
    @TheFoximusPrime Год назад +1

    Wow this brings me back to the old days of wow. Loved your content back the. And glad to see you’re still doing stuff. Subbed!

  • @1Kapuchu100
    @1Kapuchu100 Год назад +2

    WONDEFUL to see you and Legs back! Even if it's only for a single song. Welcome back! Hope you enjoy your stay :P

  • @zyztem8775
    @zyztem8775 Год назад +1

    The Legend is back!
    You were never forgotten!

  • @danielphillip3104
    @danielphillip3104 Год назад +2

    wow, I randomly went on a nostalgia binge and I found this video. Thank you for the memories and the songs. Cheers from a fan since the very beginning :D

  • @Arypie
    @Arypie 10 месяцев назад +1

    Holy moly! A new video after so long! I really loved your work, and this is just as excellent!

  • @AJMoustgaard
    @AJMoustgaard Год назад +3

    First video i 5 years, I'm so looking forward to this!

  • @ObstagoonGuy
    @ObstagoonGuy Год назад

    NO WAY? I came back to my Cranius playlist 2 weeks ago and been listening to it since.
    Welcome back and thanks for this early Christmas gift!

  • @unlockwall
    @unlockwall Год назад +1

    DUDE !!!!!!!!!!!! How am i just finding out your at it again after 16 years : )

  • @vadimaleshko
    @vadimaleshko Год назад +1

    Translated by google.
    Hi, I really like your videos. I myself am from Russia and fell in love with your music 8 years ago. I watched your videos on RUclips a million times, learned how to play them on the guitar and now I'm in tears. I'm not sure because of the music or because I thought I'd never hear anything new from you again. Thank you so much for the music and for being you.

  • @Adi-rb3vr
    @Adi-rb3vr Год назад

    Welcome back Cranius, from somebody that listened to you when they were a kid and are now approaching their 30s. Life has gotten real but the magic of your music is still fantastical as ever.

  • @wowgek7
    @wowgek7 Год назад +4

    this video is an pleasent surprise . glad to see you guys are still doing good and nice that you even have an kid now:)
    I wish you all the best:)

  • @123Ramble
    @123Ramble Год назад

    WOW....thank you for this! I'm so glad you've come back with this awesome song, so heartfelt, got emotional here...still invested in the classic lore. *hugs*

  • @Goldhorn1000
    @Goldhorn1000 Год назад +1

    So amazing to hear Cranius again, and with an excellent video to match. Loved it.

  • @remus2985
    @remus2985 Год назад +2

    Great to see the legends returned, got me feeling tons of nostalgia from my childhood when I first found this icon of wow's community, happy new year to you and your family

  • @driesvanmarwijk392
    @driesvanmarwijk392 Год назад +1

    Absolutely amazing seeing content from Cranius again. I remember him streaming WoW Classic some years ago on Twitch, he was casually levelling and explaining how and where they recorded certain videos, loved the details hearing from him about cpt. Placeholder video.

  • @lizzyanthus1
    @lizzyanthus1 Год назад +1

    Ever so good to see you back! Oddly enough, I was just talking to my son about gaming, and you, and your songs, and you came up in my feed a couple days later! Synchronicity!

  • @_Tomon
    @_Tomon Год назад +1

    It's amazing how well it fits with your other, older songs. If you were to tell me this is some sort of lost file I would totally believe.
    Not that the quality isn't up to today standards. On the contrary. It's a top notch and I'm still listening quite regularly to the rest of your songs as well :)
    Thanks for the nice surprise of adding to the collection.

  • @BrewmasterDonegan
    @BrewmasterDonegan Год назад

    YES YES YES! Seeing you back brings so much joy! And i am sure that everyone else here is super excited about this ! The song is great!

  • @42Nightsyesterday
    @42Nightsyesterday 10 месяцев назад +1

    Damn seeing old Brill was super cool. Loved all the players in their low level armor fighting for their lives. That was truly awesome, really well done

  • @MagiconIce
    @MagiconIce Год назад +1

    Cranius with "only" 44K Subscribers is severaly underrated, for me his Big Blue Dress Song stood the test of time along other great, timeless pieces of music!

  • @hitandrunify
    @hitandrunify Год назад +2

    I don't even play WoW anymore, but this upload made my heart jump. Awesome to see that you guys still rocking

  • @threadlovert1393
    @threadlovert1393 Год назад +2

    It’s always nice to hear your voice. I haven’t played WoW in a few years; however, I have fond memories of questing in Brill with friends and listening to your music.

  • @MotherofImps
    @MotherofImps Год назад

    SO happy to see this!! Cranius, Selerene, Nyhm and Baron Soosdon were the creators that inspired me to make wow music video content on my own channel. I'll never be as good as this, but I had a blast making vids, and still come back from time to time for pure nostalgic joy. I even made my belf lock main exactly like Legs, because I admire her so much.

  • @jimbobimbo7591
    @jimbobimbo7591 Год назад +1

    Just opened Spotify and saw that you've released a new song. To say that I've been excited would be an understatement! This is incredible as always, welcome back cranius! I've missed you even tho I've only started my journey in WoW a couple years ago shortly after the release of classic wow.

  • @Callacallan
    @Callacallan Год назад +1

    Like so many people, I first heard of Cranius around the time that Big Blue Dress was created. It's still a song I occasionally listen to even though I last played WoW in 2015. I'm glad to see (and hear) you making Warcraft songs and videos again, Cranius! Having your family involved in them simply makes the songs that much better.

  • @moldovanrazvan9102
    @moldovanrazvan9102 Год назад

    This has just resurfaced some amazing old memories. I went on the channel and saw "My main" and "Blue dress" posted 13 years ago... oohh man 🥺
    Amazing song and video edit as always, thank you for one more masterpiece.

  • @NNoitraa
    @NNoitraa Год назад +1

    Welcome back Cranius! The video and the music are as beautiful as ever. I've loved the story, the characters, loved the Pamela cameo, and also the ending was beautiful, with you and your wife coming back to Brill years later :)

  • @raychav1
    @raychav1 Год назад +1

    This is such a welcome surprise so many of your songs have always been on my playlist and I would always check to see if there was ever anything new. Caught a post on Sharm's discord about this and I had to come see and I am definitely not disappointed.
    And now I watched it, and again...and again. Oh wow, this was awesome. Definitely up there with Darrowshire and Wrought. The story telling is great, my many thanks to all involved for a great piece of work. It was machinima like this that brought me to WoW, and may even...nah, probably not take me back, but will definitely have me waiting in anticipation for the next Cranius release.

  • @DariusLP
    @DariusLP Год назад +4

    Very nice song and very good storytelling! I very much enjoyed this one. Little reminder of the good old times and that they are not totally lost but still in everyones heart.

  • @brandoncastellano1858
    @brandoncastellano1858 Год назад +1

    Omg. Is this an origin story of how Cranius and Legs met??
    I use to watch your songs all the time when I was younger. Don’t make me get my main was a big thing for me. Welcome back!

  • @here_bedragons
    @here_bedragons Год назад +3

    Omg…I’ve missed your stuff! So good to hear and see y’all again! :)

  • @aegisd77
    @aegisd77 Год назад +1

    The man, the myth, the legend! I'm so glad to see you back! You and Legs always do such an amazing job!

  • @Kobalstromo
    @Kobalstromo Год назад +3

    Cranius returns, metzen back on wow team, good expansion, nature is healing. I’m gunna cry.

  • @Mechail
    @Mechail Год назад +9

    What a time to be alive