THIS DISASTER Changed History! Avondale Mine Disaster Site (2024 Look)

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @JPVideos81
    @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +24

    Despite the amount of lives lost here, I enjoy visiting this site and being able to share it with you.

    • @Coalregionexploer22
      @Coalregionexploer22 11 месяцев назад

      Great update thanks

    • @CheapestGamer
      @CheapestGamer 11 месяцев назад +1

      You kinda wish that the historical society would be doing more to help preserve what is left there as opposed to documenting its decay into ruin even further. Though I know that these organizations don't always have the time or money to focus on such things.
      By the way I'm fairly certain that tower a bit to the right of the steps on your way down along the side of the two story building with the collapsed roof is a possible secondary air shaft for the mine workings.

    • @SR-zi6eo
      @SR-zi6eo 11 месяцев назад +2

      Very interesting, JP! I enjoyed the tour and the old photos. Thanks for walking up those stairs to show us the fixer-upper; it looked like they were dangling in midair! Great video and thank you! …….🌝

    • @TheBluesman79
      @TheBluesman79 11 месяцев назад +2

      Did anyone else's subtitles say "for" at the 11:28 mark right before the big "orb"(which was probably just a bug) flashed on screen? No? I guess I'm just reaching. So caught up in the story, I usually don't pay such no mind as being 90/10 skeptical. However, great exploration, video work, and research here! Big thumbs up!👍👍

  • @edafyrekat3676
    @edafyrekat3676 11 месяцев назад +16

    You've got me going down a rabbit hole with this tragedy. How heartbreaking. Your photography is great. Your eye for colors and texture is stellar. Photographing ruins can tend to overwhelm the picture with so many details and textures. You have a knack for showing it well so that it makes sense to the viewer.

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +4

      Thanks so much!

  • @sonplusone7059
    @sonplusone7059 11 месяцев назад +12

    Sad about the lives lost but it is so great that they have the information boards to show what the ruins were at one time. May the miners rest in peace 🤗

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +3

      It's really great that this historical society is helping keep their story and memories alive. It's a truly peaceful site that allows younger generations to learn about those who sacrificed their lives.

  • @dianacanales2526
    @dianacanales2526 11 месяцев назад +6

    Heart-wrenching, but beautifully done to honor the coal miners who perished there. The Plymouth Historical Society has done a very good job maintaining the grounds and adding informational signage throughout the site. It's sad to see the buildings crumble, but that massive wall was built to last. Loved your new camera and flashlight, Jay. Thanks for sharing as much as you possibly could, while capturing the reverence of this moving memorial. Outstanding video!

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you Diana

  • @garymessina1609
    @garymessina1609 11 месяцев назад +5

    The last time I was there was in 1965 I was 11 was visiting family it's nothing like I remember thank you Jay great adventure into the past

  • @debbieblaylock9997
    @debbieblaylock9997 11 месяцев назад +6

    Great tour of the place Thanks. Jay and RIP to all the brave Avondale miners

  • @Camden09
    @Camden09 11 месяцев назад +9

    That wall is amazing JP, looks like it could be 22 feet high. Impress to see that, and the old concrete building to.

  • @barbara-pigeonbray4579
    @barbara-pigeonbray4579 11 месяцев назад +5

    Beautiful photo montage ...the music was perfect . So glad these men ( and boys ) are respectfully remembered . Thank you for sharing another chapter in Pennsylvania's mining history . 👍💙

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +2

      Their memory and story will live on for generations to come thanks to this location and the people who visit it.

  • @pazf4384
    @pazf4384 11 месяцев назад +3

    I love seeing pictures of then and now, it's amazing how different everything looks

  • @lovesmashbox
    @lovesmashbox 11 месяцев назад +5

    While doing my ancestry my great grandfather live in that area and worked in a mine . Your videos give a glimpse into my great grandfather life .when you left us at that opening at the beginning of this video I did think I heard muffled voices .

  • @adzadzy
    @adzadzy 11 месяцев назад +2

    those miners were brave people, great footage and montage , nice one jp

  • @VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1
    @VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1 11 месяцев назад +2

    Nice Work & Video 👍

  • @snakebait5118
    @snakebait5118 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for the tour and the history! It's interesting to visit historical sites and learn what occurred back in the day! Take care and be safe!

  • @terryciavola5962
    @terryciavola5962 11 месяцев назад +2

    A very interesting but sad look at once was and now is. May they all be Resting in Peace. Thank you Jason for sharing this extremely important part of history. 🙏🏻❤️

  • @EvelynLopez-g2s
    @EvelynLopez-g2s 11 месяцев назад +2

    What a tragic history with the minors thank you for the tour Great Wall great video be safe!

  • @susanrausch7058
    @susanrausch7058 11 месяцев назад +2

    I love the history behind your tour ❤

  • @musclecarmitch908
    @musclecarmitch908 11 месяцев назад +2

    Great to make a video to honor the lives lost in this terrible accident. The old photos of the way it was is so interesting to see. Great video JP! Thanks for sharing this history with us!👍

  • @musiclighthouse1913
    @musiclighthouse1913 11 месяцев назад +4

    you always explore my favorite areas. You should try and get some permission to explore the Powder Hole in Wapwallopen. That would be a big one

  • @pameladonnelson2093
    @pameladonnelson2093 11 месяцев назад +2

    It is so sad so many men lost their lives in this disaster. Coal mining was always a dangerous job. Thank you for sharing ❤

  • @joangravel2436
    @joangravel2436 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks awesome video I enjoyed watching keep up the good work

  • @patriciasentz4950
    @patriciasentz4950 11 месяцев назад +1

    What à great tour of the mines. I would have loved to see you crawling around inside the mines. I just love those times. My heart goes out to all those miners that lost their lives down there. Maybe their spirits still linger.

  • @gaylebrodt676
    @gaylebrodt676 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for this update! Although it is such a disaster, it changed history, and is very sad, learning about this is interesting. Looking in the old mine, I can just imagine how much you would like to explore it, but it will just have to be left up to your imagination, and I can't believe the size of that wall, it's enormous! The lamp house and the wash house are fascinating old structures! Love seeing the before and after photos and the info boards and posters are helpful in explaining details and it is great that this is here for all to remember the individuals and learn about this. Beautiful photos! Amazing video JP, thank you again! 💙

  • @ksokie63
    @ksokie63 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hey JP 👋, thanks for sharing. It was an interesting place .

  • @MrIceman22
    @MrIceman22 11 месяцев назад +1

    thanks for sharing this video jp awesome one for sure keep it up buddy.

  • @alexandria8255
    @alexandria8255 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great tour of the place. Thanks Jay! God bless 🌺🌺🙏🌺🌺

  • @rikspector
    @rikspector 11 месяцев назад +1

    Jay,
    I wonder how many descendants of those miners are still in the area?
    Cheers,
    Rik Spector

  • @VickyGeib-cg5tf
    @VickyGeib-cg5tf 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hi jp that was cool to see ❤

  • @beverlydiltz2604
    @beverlydiltz2604 Месяц назад

    All your showing was my playground. As was the mountain I know much of Avondale. Great grand parents home still stands. Raised by grandmother and two great aunts.

  • @margiecooper6045
    @margiecooper6045 11 месяцев назад +1

    Very interesting JP. I was excited to see another video from you. Thanks. I enjoyed the tour and the old buildings a lot. ❤

  • @giniwalters8401
    @giniwalters8401 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Jay!
    Sad history of the men and boys losing their lives 😔 R.I.P
    Thank you for this interesting and informative video!!! I enjoyed it a lot!!! Beautiful photo montage 💙💙💙
    God bless you, keep you healthy and safe 🙏❤️🙏
    Much love ❤️

  • @Kimberly-dt4ko
    @Kimberly-dt4ko 11 месяцев назад

    As always, a great video with a lot of information. I've missed watching your videos. I have to see why I don't get notifications anymore. Sad what happened there.

  • @mimig5357
    @mimig5357 11 месяцев назад +1

    Sad what happened there. Good to see the history is being displayed. Great informative video! Very interesting! That mine did not look inviting to me, I am claustrophobic!! Thank you for sharing!!!❤

  • @magnamanv45
    @magnamanv45 11 месяцев назад

    Very good video. Thank you for sharing.

  • @Coalregionexploer22
    @Coalregionexploer22 11 месяцев назад +1

    Good evening I was in the Glen Burn today and mentioned you in the video and a link to your channel thanks for the information

  • @hobbyfarmer62
    @hobbyfarmer62 11 месяцев назад +1

    Live in western Washington but even I have heard of this mine disaster, really sad they have had to invest in security cameras because some folks are such disrespectful of locations like this. Does explain why companies like one I worked for made mine ventilation equipment. But it was a clever idea to use fire to help air movement. Thanks for tge informative video.

  • @zakeemsworld6619
    @zakeemsworld6619 11 месяцев назад +2

    I would love to explore it too. But the loose slate roof would scare me. Maybe you can ask from a tour from the owners. I don't think it is safe at least reward the entrance. Love to explore via video with you.. unlike other channels you give the history if it is available. This is what fascinates me the most seeing the history and hearing it at the same time. It's funny because in high school I flunked history out of a book (how boring ) but I love it now. Hands on history is the way to educate. Thank you for a great video.

  • @buckshoth585
    @buckshoth585 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks for leaving us by the mine opening. I really enjoyed it. Just found your channel recently and am really digging all you do!👍

  • @debbieblaylock9997
    @debbieblaylock9997 11 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful photo montage

  • @garyholt369
    @garyholt369 11 месяцев назад +1

    Is the Bodies still down there

  • @joeslusser3081
    @joeslusser3081 3 месяца назад

    Hi JP , I belong to PHS and think you did a great job with this video , I knew Steve Kondrad who was the care taker of this site and was influential in preserving it . He passed away a few weeks before you did this video . I think he would've been very happy with the way you presented it . Before it was gated he explored about 100 yds in and took pictures . I think he would've enjoyed talking with you .

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  3 месяца назад

      Thanks so much. I hope this site remains in this condition for future generations to enjoy.

  • @walterlangston4484
    @walterlangston4484 Месяц назад +1

    Here in West Virginia there are so Manny old coal camps and a lot in the new river fun to hike to

  • @paulbergen9114
    @paulbergen9114 11 месяцев назад

    I'm glad I found your Channel and have subscribed. I think of All Those ads that showed an industry with the smokestacks turning on Plenty of smoke because that meant your business was doing well. I live a few hours away from the Cherry Valley Illinois mine disaster and it too employed a number of younger boys. While people may say the good old days are gone certain parts like the disasters were life-changing and heartbreaking for many families. It is nice to see some good preservation efforts as all too often it is forgotten

  • @SR-zi6eo
    @SR-zi6eo 11 месяцев назад +2

    Got to thinking about how the families of the folks who died were affected. Were they able to continue living there or did they have to move away? Very sad for all involved. God bless those workers and the rescuers who tried to save them. Thank you again!………🌝

    • @SR-zi6eo
      @SR-zi6eo 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@AnthraciteHorrorStories Thank you for the information! Good to know families got helped…..🌝

  • @caramel5352
    @caramel5352 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you heck yes another video love you man ❤

  • @703am
    @703am 11 месяцев назад +1

    it would be so cool if they could rebuild all the structures but I'm sure it would cost tons of money to do.... if your ever in southwestern Pa there is another mine disaster that took place around 1900 or so, Darr mine disaster, if I remember 100 plus were killed there...there are.
    still, some remains left to see although like you said in your video pretty gown over in the summer.

  • @russelltrupia4479
    @russelltrupia4479 11 месяцев назад

    Your new camera is awesome as are all your videos, these adventures have become so interesting you now have my wife as a fan. Great job JT👍👍

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +1

      I'm glad to have her as a viewer. Glad you both enjoy the content.

    • @russelltrupia4479
      @russelltrupia4479 11 месяцев назад

      @@JPVideos81 We always do👍

  • @gregdiamond6023
    @gregdiamond6023 11 месяцев назад +1

    I enjoyed that little tour J. Are there any plans by the PHS to keep the buildings from crumbling into nothing? It’s a shame to lose a piece of history like that.

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +1

      I learned that the president of the historical society recently passed away, so I'm unsure what future plans will be.

  • @glennsmith3303
    @glennsmith3303 11 месяцев назад

    Super interesting, thank you. I love the thermal gun.., Not sure I remember seeing you use that.

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +1

      I've used it on my most recent visits to Centralia and Laurel Run mine fire.

  • @Vegasparanormal
    @Vegasparanormal 11 месяцев назад

    Loved the video, great information and it sucks about the history

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +1

      It's unfortunate disasters like this that helps change and mold things to be safer for future generations.

  • @patricksparks6631
    @patricksparks6631 11 месяцев назад

    Hi Jay, liked this video, nice work. DLW always amazes me.
    The White stuff coming out of the concrete is called "Effervescence".
    What does effervescence mean?
    Definition: Effervescence is the formation of gas bubbles in a liquid by a chemical reaction. An example of effervescence is the release of carbon dioxide which bubbles as a gas from the liquid when limestone chips, which are composed of calcium carbonate, are added to dilute hydrochloric acid.
    You see it on masonry block walls and other stone/concrete products. Pretty common.

  • @abossman3861
    @abossman3861 4 месяца назад

    Very interesting history

  • @carlavision6143
    @carlavision6143 11 месяцев назад

    JP, really enjoyed your video! I wish I could explore places like that! The only place I explore is our detiorating dairy barn which is getting worse and worse. Very interesting tho!

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +1

      Appreciate you coming along with me.

  • @S1337theoddoneout-ip9xc
    @S1337theoddoneout-ip9xc 11 месяцев назад

    Man this guy is Bruce Willis exact double! great video, highly informative, keep it up! you've great content here.

  • @darlenegood4101
    @darlenegood4101 11 месяцев назад +1

    I think it would be good to revisit the other mine disaster where the train cars and items were "thrown" down the hole that opened up in the river. Sorry I can remember the name.

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад

      Knox mine. I did do a few videos there, but there's not much to see.

    • @darlenegood4101
      @darlenegood4101 11 месяцев назад

      I will have to go back and find that video and rewatch it then. Thanks JP..@@JPVideos81

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад

      @@darlenegood4101 ruclips.net/video/2MpeP2RGGRQ/видео.html

  • @paulbergen9114
    @paulbergen9114 6 месяцев назад

    It seems like so many new autoracks have been delivered the artists can't keep up with them. A great way to spend the evening and even though I haven't been there in decades I'll always remember the sound along the Illinois River Valley near Starved Rock State Park where are the Rock Island ran

  • @M_ondo
    @M_ondo 10 месяцев назад

    Very good presentation, video.Am I correct the temps obtained by the gun were much higher at the Laurel Run Fire? So thankful the fire never reached Georgetown, but there was a chance it would.

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  10 месяцев назад

      Yes, laurel run had high temps.

  • @jamesalinio5277
    @jamesalinio5277 11 месяцев назад

    Cool video JP, for some reason I'm thinking this was the mine that they pushed rail cars into to stop a flood? Pretty sure what I'm thinking was another video, it's been a good while since I seen that video

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +1

      That was the knox mine disaster that happened on January 22, 1959.

    • @jamesalinio5277
      @jamesalinio5277 11 месяцев назад

      @@JPVideos81 okay, I knew I saw a video on it, but couldn't remember exactly which disaster it was thanks

  • @beeamazzzinghives
    @beeamazzzinghives 11 месяцев назад

    All these old ruins interest me and the history. I did notice that the dust seemed to be heading into the entrance of the mine when you went to get the thermo camera. Maybe it vents out somewhere else and that's why you didn't see much of a heat signature.

  • @donnasilver940
    @donnasilver940 11 месяцев назад

    I enjoy these.

  • @Pink-biscuit-media
    @Pink-biscuit-media 11 месяцев назад

    This reminds me of the rosedale coke plant in Johnstown with the high walls

  • @Ratgirl2
    @Ratgirl2 11 месяцев назад

    JP not a sound did I hear the sound of silence no complaints here. 😃😃

  • @Clip.Collector
    @Clip.Collector 11 месяцев назад

    You should let the Historical Society know about that boot you found, maybe they take it and preserve it.
    I've seen your previous video on Avondale and I've noticed the changes made by the historical society. 👍

  • @luciferbringeroflight5341
    @luciferbringeroflight5341 11 месяцев назад

    I did see a bit of a flashy dot in the upper left when you left camera

    • @cherylconklin3288
      @cherylconklin3288 11 месяцев назад

      I was hoping he knew of a secret entrance & was going to pop up in the back there !

  • @Carolb66
    @Carolb66 11 месяцев назад

    RIP to all the brave Avondale miners. ❤

  • @richardtrudnak5365
    @richardtrudnak5365 11 месяцев назад

    There is a concrete and red brick building across route 11 from this site . You can go in and there is a ventilation shaft that goes down into the abyss. Hopefully you can film this building so everyone can see how far down the shaft goes …. It’s not mentioned or displayed in any pictures for some unknown reason but it’s there and visible from route 11. It is part of the original complex . The building is directly on the other side of the road and has Avondale hill painted on the side of it …..

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад

      I've seen that many times. Just looks like a wall? I can see parts of the brick, but looks like it was torn down only the foundation is left?

  • @kathygrant7277
    @kathygrant7277 11 месяцев назад

    Only an hour from where my Dad is from (Girardville). My Grandfather was a coal minor his whole life. Worked over 50 years and was President of his local Union. I’m told he was very good friends with John L. Lewis.

  • @stephaniehowe0973
    @stephaniehowe0973 11 месяцев назад

    Has your winter been wonky?
    Over here in Maine I have had a heck of alot of rain not so much snow.
    It would be beautiful there in the fall but easier to see now

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +2

      A bit crazy. We're supposed to get anywhere from an inch to a foot on Tuesday.

    • @stephaniehowe0973
      @stephaniehowe0973 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@JPVideos81
      Make sure you have the fixins for French Toast ;)
      Looks like that mess will miss me.
      I am ok with that

  • @danw4471
    @danw4471 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Jay, Thanks for posting this. It was very interesting. I had heard of this but never knew the details.

  • @neerg63
    @neerg63 11 месяцев назад

    The amount of poison ivy there is insane. I hope you escaped unscathed! 💙

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +1

      I'm immune to it thankfully

  • @Air_Devil_Leader_One
    @Air_Devil_Leader_One 5 месяцев назад

    Hya JP, I remember my dad after returning from Europe in WWII and he came home still a little injured and he wound up getting a job in coal mine somewhere in NJ. I remember him mentioning it was a filthy black dirty job and he got a good break moving over to Public Srvice Public Transporation and worked under busses in pits, still a dirt job but a lot safer and more cash each week, then really getting fortunate transferring to the PS Electric Division work all the way up to the shop leader position so he was a boss of maintenance and retired from that with a fulll pension but passed away only 2 years after retiring in 1982. Life was tough for him as a fyehouse in Paterson NJ exploded and his dad could take care of 6 boys & 2 girls so they all became wards of the state and had to later refind each other so it was a sad time for all the children. We got lucky and he bought a home in 1954 and we had our own home when I was only 7 so I lived in a nice place in a 2.9 square mile little town called Pompton Lakes. This was a very sad but interesting video. I wish you would wear a hard hat in these types of places and some eye protection from now on. Thank for all these great videos for so long now. They are very relaxing to see to me. Ray C in FLorida

  • @kathyfreeman5281
    @kathyfreeman5281 11 месяцев назад

    This is interesting

  • @dorothyseltzer8989
    @dorothyseltzer8989 11 месяцев назад

    JP, didn't you do a ghost hunt video at this site some years back?

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, I did that several years ago.

    • @dorothyseltzer8989
      @dorothyseltzer8989 11 месяцев назад

      @@JPVideos81 I enjoyed both videos.

  • @bethintexas9678
    @bethintexas9678 11 месяцев назад

    It seems to me that they would have demolished the upper stories and left the lower ones that were embedded in the hillside because it would help keep the hillsides more stable from landslides.

  • @davidhibbs6989
    @davidhibbs6989 11 месяцев назад

    That open hole in the ground looked a little bit dangerous. Wrong step would screw up your day 😅

  • @Vegasparanormal
    @Vegasparanormal 11 месяцев назад +1

    I did hear faint voices in the nine

  • @empressvogt
    @empressvogt 11 месяцев назад +1

    I thought I heard a moan in the mine and another noise but the second time I didn't.

  • @themcgeefamily7514
    @themcgeefamily7514 11 месяцев назад +1

    ❤ 💙

  • @XenobiaWinterWolfMoon
    @XenobiaWinterWolfMoon 11 месяцев назад

    By the way have you heard of Sheppton?

  • @4x4rcoff-roadtractors54
    @4x4rcoff-roadtractors54 Месяц назад

    You know what you could do to try to explore the mind a little bit without going in there you could look for like an RC remote tank for the camera on it you know something with tank tracks and you might be able to drive that in there with a camera and get some nice camera shots without actually going in

  • @jazzaroobabu1101
    @jazzaroobabu1101 7 месяцев назад

    Was expecting some cryptid to crawl out of the mine when you left the camera honestly

  • @AvengerBB1
    @AvengerBB1 11 месяцев назад

    "It looks so inviting." Just in case we needed more evidence that Jay is a Closeted Dwarf.

  • @XenobiaWinterWolfMoon
    @XenobiaWinterWolfMoon 11 месяцев назад

    They are still there inside.

  • @davidotto7666
    @davidotto7666 15 часов назад

    So you got to realize you're in a situation where if something like that's a landmark and they get a classified landmark technically they're not allowed to tear it down but if it's totally ruined on its own to the point where they can't repair it nearby laws are not allowed to repair it was bothering me you know beyond repairables so what they do is since he can't repair it what to do is to let the key on the phone cuz my laws are not allowed to touch it

  • @lukehansberry
    @lukehansberry 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hey jp hey love the historical places you go too hey I get my income tax next week its a Q7 pro dual moter one button 35 mph both moters 45 mph you can stand or sit 3 speeds adjustable voltage lock speed battery strength horn turn signals warning brake lights side lights 6 led headlight phone holder and not far from me there is a service road and heard very long time a go a old ancient structure is up in the forest and think ill start a you tube channel too and use my phone for now till I get nice helmet or handlebar camera I love exploring to finding old structures and relics when I do my first video ill let you know send you a link

    • @cherylconklin3288
      @cherylconklin3288 11 месяцев назад

      Let us know, so we can watch too ! TY

    • @lukehansberry
      @lukehansberry 11 месяцев назад

      I sure will scooter is being shipped to me can't wait lot of places to explore@@cherylconklin3288

  • @UrbanKiwiana
    @UrbanKiwiana 11 месяцев назад

    Good Morning JP, mate what a cool spot even with the tragic past events its still an amazing peice of history to be able to learn from and look around, when I see ruins of the past, I can visually imagine it as it was, definitely a place that can educate still, still has character,
    have an amazing week,

    • @JPVideos81
      @JPVideos81  11 месяцев назад +1

      Yes sir, tragic & sad, but beautiful today. This story stays alive by those who visit this beautiful site.

    • @UrbanKiwiana
      @UrbanKiwiana 11 месяцев назад

      @JPVideos81 +Ain't that the truth my friend,