I've never managed to hear the end of this without falling asleep. I love it so much. Furthest I've got is to the little dog.
@mayanovak2497 Жыл бұрын
Omg I didn’t even know there was a little dog lol
@British_bloke Жыл бұрын
I just get to the hippo ;-;
@kryptickiddo8481 Жыл бұрын
@@British_bloke hippo ??????
@saravanderschee1539 Жыл бұрын
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN MADE IT TO THE HIPPO??? Lol
@iLikeDEERz Жыл бұрын
@@kryptickiddo8481 😂
@openmind13352 жыл бұрын
It should have an award. This is the most relaxing sleep story. It’s gotten me through severe anxiety and sleepless nights for a really long time. Thank you for this!
@catcolb112 жыл бұрын
This sleep story got me thru lockdown during the pandemic. I was gutted when headspace locked it in the app. I'm disabled and can't afford the app, so I'm grateful to have it here. I agree this is the best one.
@kobwen_kitty Жыл бұрын
😅😅😅
@bozzman7458 Жыл бұрын
I quite like the midnight launderette one
@janisfregoso5031 Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@dennisterrett39034 ай бұрын
26:02 crazy bro💀💀💀 bro pooped his pants 💀💀💀💀💀💀
@zoepandapaw1652 жыл бұрын
Felt utterly gutted when this sleepcast suddenly was locked the other day - with not even a single free sleepcast or wind down available anymore. Rainday antiques single handedly made me fall asleep within minutes for years when nothing else would help. After a pang of panic that my one and only sleeping aid had disappeared I was so glad to find it here. Thank you!
@StardowgChampion2 жыл бұрын
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@StardowgChampion2 жыл бұрын
Yyyyyyyyyy
@StardowgChampion2 жыл бұрын
Eye
@StardowgChampion2 жыл бұрын
I’m I’m your not getting
@StardowgChampion2 жыл бұрын
Yeah y
@JoshuaDracul2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for adding this. When it became locked in the app on my phone one day i was let down a little. Rainday Antiques has helped me get to sleep almost nightly for a couple years now. I am very glad you added this here! thanks again! 😃🙏✌️❤️
@plxnetplut0422 жыл бұрын
me too, I was quite worried when I went to play it like 5 nights ago and couldn’t find it💀 super glad they added it here
@therowinggamer2 жыл бұрын
Samee
@totallynate14082 жыл бұрын
same
@161cjl2 жыл бұрын
i can't afford headspace unfortunately so i love this
@dragonryder72 жыл бұрын
Very kind of them.
@GreenGiant2007 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know the name of the man who narrates this story, but he needs his own ASMR channel. His voice is incredibly soothing.
@tobirobinson7717 Жыл бұрын
simon
@elizabethrobertson4542 Жыл бұрын
I used to pay for the app and Simon was the only person I'd listen too 😂
@beetlebell3055 Жыл бұрын
@@elizabethrobertson4542 do you know the name of the other ones he does?
@elizabethrobertson4542 Жыл бұрын
@Beetle Bell there was rainday antiques part 2, one about a train and one set in botanical garden. He didn't do many which is disappointing but I stopped using the app last year so could be more
@GreenGiant2007 Жыл бұрын
@luckystar6421 I’m saddened to hear that.
@mayanovak24978 ай бұрын
Idk what they put in this video but literally nothing can make me fall asleep the way it does
@CandysChannel Жыл бұрын
This sleepcast in particular, is a favorite that got me through the early pandemic in 2020. I listened to it every night. When my mom got sick, I listened to it even more. Thank you!
@PuddilyOops10 ай бұрын
Me too, it’s not just relaxing it’s soothing.
@Leop.73010 ай бұрын
I downloaded the app and they sadly make you pay for everything on there
@Sunkissedspirit10 ай бұрын
@@Leop.730 I noticed that too, when I saw comments about a part two I had rushed to reinstall to see it locked behind the subscription wall. I'm getting around it though, I'm gonna record the 2nd story of this so people can hear it for free
@Apollo_Nerd_2378 ай бұрын
@@Sunkissedspirit you actually did it as well. 🫡 Thank you
@catcolb11Ай бұрын
@@Sunkissedspiritthere's a second part?
@JansmaIvyАй бұрын
I've been lookin. I always only listened tot his story. This voice. Always works
@SalMcCall4 ай бұрын
ive replayed this at least once a week for 5-6 years
@catcolb1111 күн бұрын
Almost every night since the pandemic. It's so soothing.
@HollyWilly100 Жыл бұрын
This sleepcast is so good that i’ve listened to it about 100 times & have no clue how it ends.
@TejashreePonnambalam5 ай бұрын
so relatableeeee!! have a blessed life 💗
@StarlahMutiny2 ай бұрын
This is so so so accurate lol
@katiematthews88482 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for adding this and not monetizing the video. A lot of sleep videos have ads that completely wake you up when you’ve just started to fall asleep, so I really appreciate you keeping this ad free ❤️
@laurakirkland4290 Жыл бұрын
👍❤🇺🇸
@garryreid746 Жыл бұрын
WAIT! I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS AD FREE????
@Apollo_Nerd_2378 ай бұрын
@@garryreid746 well it doesn’t have ads
@Efflorescentey5 ай бұрын
They don’t need to when they’re charging those prices on their subscriptions 🙈
@eloisegoodenough62452 жыл бұрын
This place is like a home to me now, I just picture it all in detail every time and just me popping in ever night in the night, warm glow of the shop all warm and cosy the shop keeper is like a family member now, I have such severe anxiety I need to calm my brain before I sleep
@owlthepirate59972 жыл бұрын
We are in the same room with you, Eloise... we are always here waiting for you, when you're ready to escape from life, and dream along with us... 👾
@noahdegraaf8625 Жыл бұрын
Why are such small things, so powerfull ??
@saravanderschee1539 Жыл бұрын
Idk
@imjustverable38602 ай бұрын
I can't express how happy I am to be able to listen to this again, I've missed it so
@ikon29862 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys so much for releasing this for free! I loved this one so much when I heard it.
@hajfksdl2 жыл бұрын
Hero lessgoo
@Picklethatiswild Жыл бұрын
Yo it’s hero!
@connorhannaway51233 ай бұрын
gotta let the boys know i fw with rainday antiques
@godislord33772 ай бұрын
You better not tell your homies...
@JC-fs6xr2 ай бұрын
I find huge comfort from the narrator's voice, the background sounds of rain, the beautifully comforting story details and the total tone of acceptance in this recording. It has been truly life saving for me. It allows me to believe in the goodness of human kindness and gives me hope for the future. I truly hope that we can bring our beautiful planet back from the brink of destruction xxx
@jollyskull076 ай бұрын
This man helped me sleep through a nasty break up. Thank you for this
@simone.lauritsen41333 ай бұрын
i come here every night
@aviana38418 ай бұрын
This piece is national treasure!
@avataranime32 жыл бұрын
The short version of this convinced me to get the premium app. I have the premium subscription and this is still my fav lol. Anything voiced by Simon is so soothing to me that I fall asleep comfortably. Also the noting technique is awesome
@trudythompson53782 жыл бұрын
I wish they had a whole app of Simon. I stopped paying for Headspace it because this was the only one I listened too.
@nobietaladua50832 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. I also listened to Simon's sleepcast
@jackielee58372 жыл бұрын
What other sleepcasts does Simon speak on??? He could make me get premium!
@peasantinabottle46092 жыл бұрын
@@jackielee5837 sleep train
@WintersGuile2 жыл бұрын
Is premium worth the money?
@hannahscottp43898 ай бұрын
I have OCD and sometimes falling asleep feels IMPOSSIBLE. Mindfulness and beating my ruminations feels a little more possible when rainy day Antiques is there to calm me down. ✨💕
@Dani101stАй бұрын
This is my very favorite meditation. You could do a Rainday Antiques part 1,562, and I'd still listen with the same enthusiasm.
@Soyosauce Жыл бұрын
I struggled for two years of sleeping when I came upon this, I was fourteen and this was the only thing that helped me slept. I then moved on to sad audio, to music to minecraft music to sound baths. I've returned my way back to this three years later as nothing else will send me to sleep. Thank you so much, I cant use anything but this. It's my refuge-- my safe Haven.
@theelectricalengineerguy2121 Жыл бұрын
lol turned 14 and started listening
@Apollo_Nerd_2378 ай бұрын
@@theelectricalengineerguy2121 how’s it funny?
@NerdyNatie5 ай бұрын
Ive used this story for, probably the past year, and all my sleeping issues were solved. I cannot thank the people who made this (and posted it for free) enough for such an awesome sleep audio. Alright, bouta knock out in 3 minutes
@kyr42318 күн бұрын
When I caught main covid variant (now I live with long covid..) I was going through some dark times and still do. I recall finding a way to calm my anxiety down this video helped me even for few minutes. It’s all I needed - a soft hug of narrator voice, time to time I return back here when I face another night of insomnia.
@jemg93592 жыл бұрын
i’ve listened to this sleep cast every night for the past week and i still have no idea what rainyday antiques is like cause i’m always asleep so quickly. v grateful to have this for free - more please!!
@susydyson17502 жыл бұрын
jaja ive just finished listening to it on purpose early in morning .. !
@bunbun_love74796 ай бұрын
We need rain day antiques 2 on KZbin!!
@tiffyn38042 жыл бұрын
Rainday antiques was my first introduction to sleep casts and ever since I always look forward to them. My experience with these casts are amazing, sometimes getting knocked out before the initial wind down is complete 😅
@catcolb1111 күн бұрын
Mine, too!❤
@CrafT-t4q Жыл бұрын
Today I felt inadequate as a mum and a person but here it doesn't matter I can go to the Antique shop gnight
@hellotheremygoodsirr2 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite I don't listen to any other one. I have listened to this for years every night. And the thing is I've never ever heard the whole thing
@IamAspuragus2 жыл бұрын
They have only been in 8 months
@hellotheremygoodsirr Жыл бұрын
@@IamAspuragus what do you mean? I listen to it on the headspace app. Not KZbin
@IamAspuragus Жыл бұрын
@@hellotheremygoodsirr oh
@chivonfortney1656 Жыл бұрын
Same here my favorite ❤
@hannelore2964 күн бұрын
I listen almost every night to this one to fall asleep and every time the narrator says "everything is going to be okay" a little of my stress goes away and I can relax a bit. I have a lot of stress in my life now, but this sleepcast helps me to forget about it for just a moment. Thank you so much for bringing a little peace in my stressful days.
@ellirambler61602 ай бұрын
i used to listen to this everyday before bed, i think i’ll start listening again (:
@gabbibliss3 ай бұрын
I'm almost mad how good it works. I genuinely want tk hear the story but I never make it very far in
@aaliyahpatel28192 жыл бұрын
omg these sleepcasts are SO good- i love the laundromat one too
@avataranime32 жыл бұрын
Yes!! That one is so good too
@221b-Maker-Street2 жыл бұрын
These two are my favourites. Hands down.
@denisewalker79332 жыл бұрын
omg these sleepcasts are SO good- i love the laundromat one too🤗
@pachurro27622 жыл бұрын
@@221b-Maker-Street they are the best
@Charlisyt12 жыл бұрын
Fr I sleep with it
@really66972 жыл бұрын
I’d listen to this and it’d literally send me to sleep so fast and my phone would still be beside me and not charged bc I fell asleep. this is how good this audio is.
@DanDanPlaysMusic2 жыл бұрын
This made me cry a couple times, something so comforting and perfect about it
@What-bg7ex Жыл бұрын
Made me cry too... It's the feeling of finally finding comfort... Even with a KZbin video trying to make me fall asleep
@TejashreePonnambalam5 ай бұрын
aww don't cry... spreading nothing but love and butter on toast 😅
@redfoxfarmsms4149Ай бұрын
I’ve listened to this sleep cast off and on for a couple of years now. It is my favorite and it never fails to put me to sleep. Tonight I was having trouble getting to sleep, so I put it on and as usual drifted off only to be woken at the end by a loud ad! WTF KZbin is this how it’s going to be? Now it’s well after midnight and I’m wide awake and afraid to try another sleep cast selection for fear of being hit with another loud ad. Hope this was just a glitch. @Headspace
@backcornerboy238429 күн бұрын
I love this video too! You can set a timer on your phone to turn off automatically. I’m not sure which brand of phone you have, but if you have an iPhone, you can set a timer in the Clock app. When setting it, scroll down to ‘Stop Playing’ as the option for when the timer ends. Hope this helps!
@alexd31492 жыл бұрын
I've been very ill the last week and barely slept at all, listening to this distracted me from the pain enough that I could finally relax and I managed to get a solid six hours and feel much better for it. Thank you!
@catcolb11 Жыл бұрын
This got me thru the pandemic lockdown when I was alone and dealing with severe insomnia. Unable to afford the app, I'm grateful it's here to use. Thank you.
@therowinggamer2 жыл бұрын
I have been listening to this on youtube everyday for 10 months and plus a year on the app when it was free
@StellarSaturn74402 жыл бұрын
Yess!! They heard our pleas after removing it for free from the app and brought it here!! Thank you so much I take back everything bad I ever said about y'all and I hope the narrator (I forgot his name) is doing great!
@JoannaEversonАй бұрын
This is my absolute favourite sleepcast ever 💜
@chaunguyenthiminh37362 жыл бұрын
I cried today, had painful headache and panic attack. And could not sleep, even when feel restless. Exhausted. But the voice story teller helped me, calm me down, as the voice of my grandad “ It’s okey, I am here”. I have depression, the daily tasks seemly overwhelmed with me. These days, seemly difficult for me. Anw, thanks for this sleeping session, I gradually calm enough to type this comment.
@darkclashtag34472 ай бұрын
☺️❤️🩹hope ur ok
@TwoPlatesOfHam4 ай бұрын
This helps me so much, i have chronic insomnia and this helps atleast ease it slightly
@sophielee.87745 ай бұрын
I really really wish they would make more of these so we could explore the shop more. It could be endless!
@mayanovak24975 ай бұрын
I would LOVE that
@olivekwan92814 ай бұрын
there is a rain day antiques 2
@KITT.0079 ай бұрын
This is the secret place I’ve been dreaming about for a while. I keep coming back to this video.
@cousinsquid87652 жыл бұрын
I've been watching your sleepcasts every night for 2 years, I was about to fall asleep and saw this, immediately watching it!
@user-de4xw9qm4v11 ай бұрын
After my grandmother died unexpectedly about two weeks before I moved back to university I spent a year physically ill, suffering from serve anxiety, grief, barely slept and mentally I was not present. This is the only thing that helped me sleep during that year. Thank you for this
@2015-Bluebird2 ай бұрын
I have been using this for like 2 years now and it’s still very relaxing😺
@2015-BluebirdАй бұрын
So I live in Bragg Creek for 2 and a half years
@RavenXWritingdesk Жыл бұрын
My dog is having serious health issues and I'm laying awake for hours. This is so wonderful, by far my favorite. There was a shop like this in my hometown and I always loved going in. Thanks for making this accessible. 💜
@enchantress7311 Жыл бұрын
I hope your dog is doing ok. 🌸
@rowlands_ Жыл бұрын
Here’s the time stamp if u want to skip the wind down in the beginning 5:02
@chriszelaya9478 Жыл бұрын
Thank youuuu
@megsway2 ай бұрын
I hate the wind down thing - the app doesn’t let you skip it and they’ve no plan to change that which is why I cancelled my plan!
@nandypanwar2 ай бұрын
Thanksss
@catcolb1111 күн бұрын
I actually love the wind down.
@boffgirl2 жыл бұрын
Yes, my favourite! This speaker needs to do more..his voice reminds me of Sir David and I want more
@lindat.81572 жыл бұрын
totally agree! would love to know the speakers name though!
@cutedogsweetsugar2 жыл бұрын
According to the app his name is Simon.
@lindat.81572 жыл бұрын
@@cutedogsweetsugar yeah I knew that already 🙈
@helenahandkart18572 жыл бұрын
@@lindat.8157 , Simon Prebble.
@vvelvettearss Жыл бұрын
i found out he used to narrate Thomas the Tank Engine. I knew his voice sounded familar!
@Pigruli Жыл бұрын
I lost count how many nights I haven't finished it because I suddenly fell asleep. This is one of the best.
@beyondthegospel167929 күн бұрын
Anyone remember when they first opened and everything was free so you could enjoy all the versatile types of content… I understand why it’s a paid platform now however. Just good times
@MushieKat Жыл бұрын
I listen to this almost every night to help me sleep. I can’t imagine not having it for those tough sleepless nights! I need more Simon
@SomeNoobWithCE3 ай бұрын
08-01-24 : Visited and took a nap across from Henry. Still raining.
@catcolb116 ай бұрын
Love, love, love this sleep story! I come back to it again and again (ever since the pandemic because this sleep story got me thru the lockdown) ❤❤❤ Good night everyone! 🧸 Wishing you good health. 🌛🙏
@Kay80H5 ай бұрын
I just want to comment and say that this video is the singular reason I am able to sleep on a regular schedule. I have CFS and a big part of it, for me, is disturbed sleep. However, this video always sends me back to sleep whenever I wake up in the night. Thank you so much for making this accessible and ad free. It really has helped me.
@gitanjalip72562 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for releasing Rainy day antiques for free. I was crushed when it was locked in the app. God bless y'll.. truly!
@leilasbacktobasics.15036 ай бұрын
listen to this everynight cant sleep without it
@rb5090 Жыл бұрын
I would love more like this… if Simon Prebble does more of these kind of sleep stories… ill pay what i have to pay… but so far i cant find anything else with him… its the deep soothing and calming british voice with the skills to guide and narate a story that makes him GOLD to me….
@hayley.98 Жыл бұрын
Some angel put rainday antiques 2 on soundcloud
@3AM.. Жыл бұрын
9:27 You have no idea how much I needed to hear that
@mayanovak2497 Жыл бұрын
Such a good part
@lisagarver231210 ай бұрын
I read the comment and immediately knew what part you were talking about without looking it up.
@morgborg59642 жыл бұрын
I usually hate sleeping with any sound louder than the ceiling fan buzzing but I thought maybe I would try this and see what happens. Turned it on and thought "eh, it's admittedly soothing, but I'm still skeptical if it'll help me sleep." Then I woke up the next morning.
@yoongis.tangerine2 жыл бұрын
Give this narrator the raise he deserves.
@BurtKocain Жыл бұрын
Simon is the best sleep cast narrator. I would pay good money to have him do full audiobooks.
@mcgseafrass773 ай бұрын
Henry is brilliant... he's the best 👍
@priyap24122 жыл бұрын
Full version of rain day soaps would be great too I love that setting/scene
@jadabower6742 жыл бұрын
I am currently sick with a fever and couldn’t fall asleep last night because of racing thoughts. I had a lot of schoolwork to do today and I just kept thinking “there’s no way I’m going to get any sleep tonight and I’m not going to get anything done tomorrow.”. But I remembered seeing headspace ads in the past and when I looked it up this was the first thing that popped up. This was an absolute life saver as it allowed me to get a full night’s sleep last night! THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤️❤️❤️
@leahrice58276 ай бұрын
this is my favorite thing to listen to to help fall asleep ❤ I wish that it was still free in the app. I used to listen every night and I liked how in the app the story was in a different order every time and you could adjust the loudness of the ambience. It used to be free to listen to even without a subscription but they put it behind a paywall a few years ago. At least I can still listen to it on KZbin!!
@crocus8080 Жыл бұрын
When I was recovering from top surgery and had to sleep on my back, this is what helped get me to sleep. I've gone back to sleeping on my stomach since, but this still helps me when my medications aren't enough. Thank you headspace
@KatyBrown7 ай бұрын
So glad to see this on KZbin - was devastated when all the sleepcasts were locked behind a paywall... I've missed my trips to Rainday Antiques!
@carmentenbrink7169 Жыл бұрын
Still here this day, using this sound nightly ❤ the one thing that always works when I can not fall asleep. Big thanks to the ones writing/making this
@vx16822 жыл бұрын
the short version of this always manages to calm me down and helps me sleep, I'm so glad the full version is out now! it's exactly what I've needed lately :"))
@stuartgordon80714 ай бұрын
This man who is narrating this soothing meditation who is helping me think about a positive thing like putting the sonic gems collection video game into the xbox to improve the xbox.
@quinimusАй бұрын
I love it. His voice is so pleasant. But also the story. I am convinced that they regularly redo small details in it. Although now I don't think they mind. But it captures me for that reason 😄
@Unprotected_Lex2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing the full version. Rainday Antiques never fails to put me to sleep, maybe one day I might find out how it ends.
@isabellegapper3212 Жыл бұрын
I used to be obsessed with these sleep casts but then you had to pay for them all, so happy to have found it again after a few years lol
@jolabdon Жыл бұрын
Him: “ hello there!”👋 Me: 😴
@TejashreePonnambalam5 ай бұрын
good one good one 👯♂️
@itskindofemily2 жыл бұрын
I didn't expect to fall asleep from this, I normally have too many thoughts, but this worked a treat! I was slowly moving my thoughts into the categories, listening to the rain, listening to the narrator describe the store... And bam I wake up at 1am! I didn't even realise I fell asleep! 💖💖💖
@TristineBarry2 жыл бұрын
LOVE your voice. Thank you. Blessings are being super multiplied! 🕊😀
@lisaandpeterralph-nosewort3324 күн бұрын
I so happy he is the side of good. That voice
@Willa279 Жыл бұрын
Feel refreshed hearing this each night. The rain and his voice and all of it.
@sarahharris3502 жыл бұрын
I love how Headspace shared this on KZbin. Rainy day antiques is the most iconic sleep cast on Headspace!
@Genny-Zee2 жыл бұрын
This rain cast hits different when you’re listening on a rainy night
@owlthepirate5997 Жыл бұрын
I use this video a billion times a month! I love this video so much! Its the only video that helps me sleep, helps me when I'm horribly nauseated and throwing up everywhere! Nothing else works..
@autumnrose80912 жыл бұрын
No WHAT!!! Thank you guys so much!!!!! I loved this so much when I first heard it and had to search it up on KZbin so many times for my insomnia!! Thank you FOR RELEASING THIS FOR FREE ugh God bless y’all 💛💛💛💛
@farrahwho2 жыл бұрын
omg i was just listening to the shorter version last night, so happy the full one is now here on the channel!!
@askinni2 жыл бұрын
Love Simon's old british story-telling voice. He sounds like David Attenborough.
@DankGearFit2 жыл бұрын
This has been my holy grail the past couple years to sleep during hard nights. Thank you for making a great sleep cast
@LynnAgain832 жыл бұрын
My partner and I have been struggling with our mental health lately and this was just what we needed. They're already asleep and I'm on my way there 😌🛏️😴💤 Thank you for allowing everyone to have a chance to listen. I think we can all agree that everyone could use a restful nights sleep or two...or more! :) To those struggling right now, I want you to know that you're not alone 🫂 I care about you, wherever you are, whomever you are...everything is going to be alright. 🙏🌛✨🤍
@Picklethatiswild Жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon, you have helped me sleep. Goodnight to any future people!
@isabellaasencio1263 Жыл бұрын
I pray to headspace for giving us a free one day of accessing all of headspace. May my wish come true. We breathe. (that means amen)
@CrafT-t4q Жыл бұрын
Thank God nighty 🌃 everyone
@mh-bd2wl4 ай бұрын
I love the background clock ticking its soo wierd how it soothes the mind
@piranhaowner19672 жыл бұрын
It’s a snowy day… home from work.. snuggled under my warm blankets…and going to take a Dreamy Trip to Rainy Day Antique’s ❤❤❤
@marcuslegion36542 жыл бұрын
Be careful the owner will try and do things to you if you fall asleep .....
@piranhaowner19672 жыл бұрын
@@marcuslegion3654 🤣🤣🤣…I’ll dream of Freddy Kruger..that should take care of him…😂
@marcuslegion36542 жыл бұрын
@@piranhaowner1967 I definitely would. The owner has whisky on his breath and smelly fingers .... 😂
@redsunriseification Жыл бұрын
This is so relaxing honestly . If its all going to fail in my life and things are not going to work then these podcasts will help my mind to relax and my soul.
@sfriffin3306 Жыл бұрын
Was living with an abusive roommate and would listen to this to calm myself down before I could move out. Thankyou.
@creativeunit43576 ай бұрын
Why did ppl dislike this this is fire
@annikaglynn4788 Жыл бұрын
Im not sure if I’ve actually listened to more than like 15 minutes of this.. I fall asleep every time without fail
@tc6063-m1h Жыл бұрын
I love this. Works every time. His voice reminds me of my dear Dad.