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There was something deeply moving in Colin Davidson paintings when they first caught my eye… the unadorned humanity, the sense of people and place, realism and impressionism symbiotically coexisting… pain and beauty, reflections, mystery, stillness, movement, getting to the raw heart of the matter. The wonder of it all... pulled me right in, and held my gaze. When I sent Colin a note conveying my admiration a few years ago he revealed to me his love of music and how a hothouseflowers gig in East Belfast back in 1988 was the first ever gig he went to! A night of joy and celebration during a time on our island that really needed joy and celebration! I invited Colin to a gig in Bangor a couple of years ago and while we were hanging out afterwards he asked me could he paint my portrait! My heart stopped in giddy delight! We’ve since become good pals.. and one of the great honours of my life has been sit for him in his studio.. where we talked, and listened to music, as he sketched and planned the portrait which he unveiled to me just a few days ago! It was a truly beautiful experience… for which I’m eternally grateful! Here it is!! ❤️show more

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Brian Lally2 years ago

@colin_davidson What a wonderful piece .. I feel a sequence of painting tracks next show.. Mona Lisa .. When I paint my masterpiece….Andy Warhol .. Vincent..

Fiachna Ó Braonáin2 years ago

@colin_davidson Excellent idea!

Brian MacCraith2 years ago

@colin_davidson Íomhá iontach, Fiachna! Another beautiful piece of work from Colin @colin_davidson!

Moloch502 years ago

@colin_davidson Stunning! What a great capture of spirit.

TOBIAH 💜2 years ago

@colin_davidson Tres distingue, Fiachna! xx*

@AirConJohn32 years ago

@colin_davidson Absolutely Brilliant

Stephen Reid2 years ago

@colin_davidson A brilliant likeness Fiachna - Colin always gets the eyes - great gig on Sat night btw 🎸

Carol Garland2 years ago

@colin_davidson Wonderful story, and super wonderful 🎨

Helen O'Hara2 years ago

@colin_davidson Beautiful 🧡

Mark O’Brien2 years ago

@colin_davidson That’s such a beautiful portrait

helen mclaughlin2 years ago

@colin_davidson Stunning …surely one for the @NGIreland

Angela Gallagher2 years ago

@colin_davidson It’s a great work too! What an honour.. for both of you!

Des Power2 years ago

@colin_davidson Fab !

CathyCregan2 years ago

@colin_davidson What a great portrait!

IMPACT PROMOTIONS IRELAND2 years ago

@colin_davidson Captivating

Donna 🇮🇪2 years ago

@colin_davidson What a talent & fabulous capture, you must be chuffed! 🎨

Alastair Mackay2 years ago

@colin_davidson 👌

Guy B2 years ago

@colin_davidson wonderful

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43,038 views • 6 months ago

Dear Everyone, The last few days have been hell. Losing Kiyo has not been easy and I’m not ok. Kiyo gave me the best time of my life. The level of joy you brought into my word and any space he was able to exist in was incomparable. Kiyo was my lover, my best friend, and my truth. He truly saw me for who I was and I saw him for who he was. I didn’t just love him, I believed in him, prayed for his victory. I cared for him. Who would have thought that bringing back a piece of Tupperware would invite me into the world of the purest, kindest soul in the world. Kiyo would do anything for anyone. He was my hero and I was his. We both kept our capes on for each other whenever we needed to save the other person. I am grateful that I got to experience a love like his. I am grateful I got to spend some of the best moments of my life with him. I am grateful that even I grieve I still feel his warmth and care. Kiyo taught me be more patient and understanding and no matter how we came into this world and no matter how bad the world treated us, it doesn’t give us the right to exact that same unkindness to others. He loves animals, anime, a good meal, Steven Universe, a really inappropriate joke, and you never had to guess how he felt about you. As he was goofy he was charming. I still feel his hands interlocked into mine and he was fearless. He loved like no other man I have met in this world could. The first night we reconnected he gave my cat Patrick the middle name Bayard. He gave me first Christmas full of love and laughs. The first man in my life to actually pay attention to me and surprise me with gifts that he knew I would love and were true to who I was as a nerd. Anytime I could get it, I was with him. He had full access to my home and my heart. To Mike and Rico thank you for always being there for him and caring for him, Mike you coming into town in March really lit him up. First time I got to dance with him. Rico thank you for taking him to there museum. He loved every moment of it. All he could do was rave about how much made his day. To Tony, his wife and his gaming community on Destiny 2, thank you for being patient with my baby and giving him space to be man that he was and to his Dad and his brothers. He loved y’all more than you know. All he wanted was for y’all to be ok. And to all his true friends and loved ones know that he always thought of y’all. I will never say goodbye to Kiyoki-D’Andre Marcel Toliver, I will say see you later because no matter where you are I know you are watching me because what we had was Immortal. As I grieve I will try to give any notice on his memorial service which will be in NYC because his grandmother sent him here to find the best version of himself and I know he truly did. I want to share this video I made months ago because I was so proud of the man I had. I want to share also the last video he took of me before we went to Brooklyn Comic-Con. If there are typos forgive me.

Dear Everyone, The last few days have been hell. Losing Kiyo has not been easy and I’m not ok. Kiyo gave me the best time of my life. The level of joy you brought into my word and any space he was able to exist in was incomparable. Kiyo was my lover, my best friend, and my truth. He truly saw me for who I was and I saw him for who he was. I didn’t just love him, I believed in him, prayed for his victory. I cared for him. Who would have thought that bringing back a piece of Tupperware would invite me into the world of the purest, kindest soul in the world. Kiyo would do anything for anyone. He was my hero and I was his. We both kept our capes on for each other whenever we needed to save the other person. I am grateful that I got to experience a love like his. I am grateful I got to spend some of the best moments of my life with him. I am grateful that even I grieve I still feel his warmth and care. Kiyo taught me be more patient and understanding and no matter how we came into this world and no matter how bad the world treated us, it doesn’t give us the right to exact that same unkindness to others. He loves animals, anime, a good meal, Steven Universe, a really inappropriate joke, and you never had to guess how he felt about you. As he was goofy he was charming. I still feel his hands interlocked into mine and he was fearless. He loved like no other man I have met in this world could. The first night we reconnected he gave my cat Patrick the middle name Bayard. He gave me first Christmas full of love and laughs. The first man in my life to actually pay attention to me and surprise me with gifts that he knew I would love and were true to who I was as a nerd. Anytime I could get it, I was with him. He had full access to my home and my heart. To Mike and Rico thank you for always being there for him and caring for him, Mike you coming into town in March really lit him up. First time I got to dance with him. Rico thank you for taking him to there museum. He loved every moment of it. All he could do was rave about how much made his day. To Tony, his wife and his gaming community on Destiny 2, thank you for being patient with my baby and giving him space to be man that he was and to his Dad and his brothers. He loved y’all more than you know. All he wanted was for y’all to be ok. And to all his true friends and loved ones know that he always thought of y’all. I will never say goodbye to Kiyoki-D’Andre Marcel Toliver, I will say see you later because no matter where you are I know you are watching me because what we had was Immortal. As I grieve I will try to give any notice on his memorial service which will be in NYC because his grandmother sent him here to find the best version of himself and I know he truly did. I want to share this video I made months ago because I was so proud of the man I had. I want to share also the last video he took of me before we went to Brooklyn Comic-Con. If there are typos forgive me.

𝔼𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕙 ℙ𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕖

282,974 views • 2 years ago

It breaks my heart to say this, but it’s been confirmed by friends and family that Maxon has passed away 💔 He was a good friend of my lil bro JDN, and someone whose art meant a lot to me I still remember being in the middle of a club in NYC, posting his album and playing it in my headphones Young Florida underground artists have always held a special place in my heart I grew up in the scene there, and Maxon was one of the ones who reminded me why Long live Maxon. We love you brother ❤️

It breaks my heart to say this, but it’s been confirmed by friends and family that Maxon has passed away 💔 He was a good friend of my lil bro JDN, and someone whose art meant a lot to me I still remember being in the middle of a club in NYC, posting his album and playing it in my headphones Young Florida underground artists have always held a special place in my heart I grew up in the scene there, and Maxon was one of the ones who reminded me why Long live Maxon. We love you brother ❤️

flexxico

623,653 views • 8 months ago

RFK Jr. on psychedelics and how his son’s ayahuasca experience opened his mind to legalization “My inclination would be to make them available, at least in therapeutic settings and maybe more generally, but in ways that would discourage the corporate control and exploitation of it. My wife in 2012 took her own life… and one of [my kids] was worrying to me because he never processed his mom’s death in a way that I could observe. About five years ago… he went to Patagonia to kayak a white water river that I kayaked for many, many years… The night my son arrived there, the guy [he stayed with] said to him ‘I’m doing an ayahuasca trip tonight’… so my kid ended up doing this. After he drank the ayahuasca… he felt himself sinking through all the geological strata of the Earth, and he told me… he had a total understanding of all of the processes that had laid them out through the eons. He ended up being propelled out the other side of the Earth and then floating through space for what he experienced as hundreds of years. He would focus on a distant planet and be transported there, and on each planet he would have an adventure and at the end there would be a lesson that he was supposed to remember. The last planet he visited, his mother was there. And she started passing through him, in and out of him again and again and every time she did that, he felt all these experiences of forgiveness, of love, of understanding, of comprehension, of empathy and compassion. When he came back from that trip, he was completely changed. He was very open about talking about his feelings, [but] the reason I really know that it changed him is he started taking out the garbage and doing the dishes. I have a friend who’s a Navy SEAL who had severe PTSD and he went to Costa Rica and had the same kind of experience. I have a couple of other friends who are in the NFL and they also had severe brain injuries and depression, and the same thing happened. So, my mind is open to the idea that there may be things that I don’t know about and that people ought to have the freedom and liberty to experiment with these things.”

RFK Jr. on psychedelics and how his son’s ayahuasca experience opened his mind to legalization “My inclination would be to make them available, at least in therapeutic settings and maybe more generally, but in ways that would discourage the corporate control and exploitation of it. My wife in 2012 took her own life… and one of [my kids] was worrying to me because he never processed his mom’s death in a way that I could observe. About five years ago… he went to Patagonia to kayak a white water river that I kayaked for many, many years… The night my son arrived there, the guy [he stayed with] said to him ‘I’m doing an ayahuasca trip tonight’… so my kid ended up doing this. After he drank the ayahuasca… he felt himself sinking through all the geological strata of the Earth, and he told me… he had a total understanding of all of the processes that had laid them out through the eons. He ended up being propelled out the other side of the Earth and then floating through space for what he experienced as hundreds of years. He would focus on a distant planet and be transported there, and on each planet he would have an adventure and at the end there would be a lesson that he was supposed to remember. The last planet he visited, his mother was there. And she started passing through him, in and out of him again and again and every time she did that, he felt all these experiences of forgiveness, of love, of understanding, of comprehension, of empathy and compassion. When he came back from that trip, he was completely changed. He was very open about talking about his feelings, [but] the reason I really know that it changed him is he started taking out the garbage and doing the dishes. I have a friend who’s a Navy SEAL who had severe PTSD and he went to Costa Rica and had the same kind of experience. I have a couple of other friends who are in the NFL and they also had severe brain injuries and depression, and the same thing happened. So, my mind is open to the idea that there may be things that I don’t know about and that people ought to have the freedom and liberty to experiment with these things.”

Holden Culotta

345,980 views • 2 years ago

I went sourcing for my rent, and I came back home a Landlord. My rent was due since March, I had pleaded with the landlord to give me some time to sort it out, and he had been patient. Business was not doing very well, and we were depending on my wife’s earnings to survive. I have a big brother who grew up in our neighbourhood. He was an artist at the time, and I used to hang around him while he worked. I developed an interest in artwork because of him, and he was my inspiration for studying sculpture and other art forms, which led me to become who I am today. This man had become a politician in another state. I had not seen him in several years, but we exchange messages via text and WhatsApp once in a while, especially regarding some artworks and politics. I never gave him the impression that I was struggling because I felt it would affect our relationship but I was desperate this time around and decided to go and see him. During the Night of Glory, as we ministered to the Lord and words of prophecy were being spoken, the man of God said “I have given it to you, I have supplied you with that heart desire. That thing you have been waiting for and trusting God for is now yours. Share your testimony with me when you receive it.” I heard these words from brother Gbenga, and I couldn’t relate. The only thing I had been thinking about in my heart was how to visit this mentor of mine and ask him for support regarding my rent. I decided that the prophecy was a green light for me to take a step of faith I gathered as much money as my wife could loan me and travelled to this man’s state. I deliberately targeted the primary election period when I was sure he would have to be on the ground in his state and not in Abuja. I met him at home; he had just won his primary election and was in a very good mood. He felt i came around to give him moral support. Later that evening, I told him about my rent issue. He made two calls and told me to go and pick up the keys to the house in Lagos. He also gave me some money to settle all the estate bills and meet other needs. Above all, he gave me a contract that will keep me and my team occupied with good income for a very long time. This is how God turned my story to a song of victory. I picked up the keys to the house yesterday. Glory!!!!!

I went sourcing for my rent, and I came back home a Landlord. My rent was due since March, I had pleaded with the landlord to give me some time to sort it out, and he had been patient. Business was not doing very well, and we were depending on my wife’s earnings to survive. I have a big brother who grew up in our neighbourhood. He was an artist at the time, and I used to hang around him while he worked. I developed an interest in artwork because of him, and he was my inspiration for studying sculpture and other art forms, which led me to become who I am today. This man had become a politician in another state. I had not seen him in several years, but we exchange messages via text and WhatsApp once in a while, especially regarding some artworks and politics. I never gave him the impression that I was struggling because I felt it would affect our relationship but I was desperate this time around and decided to go and see him. During the Night of Glory, as we ministered to the Lord and words of prophecy were being spoken, the man of God said “I have given it to you, I have supplied you with that heart desire. That thing you have been waiting for and trusting God for is now yours. Share your testimony with me when you receive it.” I heard these words from brother Gbenga, and I couldn’t relate. The only thing I had been thinking about in my heart was how to visit this mentor of mine and ask him for support regarding my rent. I decided that the prophecy was a green light for me to take a step of faith I gathered as much money as my wife could loan me and travelled to this man’s state. I deliberately targeted the primary election period when I was sure he would have to be on the ground in his state and not in Abuja. I met him at home; he had just won his primary election and was in a very good mood. He felt i came around to give him moral support. Later that evening, I told him about my rent issue. He made two calls and told me to go and pick up the keys to the house in Lagos. He also gave me some money to settle all the estate bills and meet other needs. Above all, he gave me a contract that will keep me and my team occupied with good income for a very long time. This is how God turned my story to a song of victory. I picked up the keys to the house yesterday. Glory!!!!!

Gbenga Samuel-Wemimo

20,351 views • 1 month ago

It has always been one of my dreams to share with my favorite person in the world how I became his fan, and how I’m still here after 12 years. When I asked him if I could tell the story of how I became his fan 12 years ago, he said “Yes!” and the way he looked curious and eager to listen just made my heart so full. I told Kyungsoo that it all began when I came across a video of him way back in 2013 singing “Catching Feelings” by Justin Bieber. When I mentioned it, he gave me this sweet look of agreement and softly muttered “Ahhh~”, almost like he remembered that moment too.. From the very first time I watched it, I couldn’t help but be curious about him… I told him that he sounded so good and I really liked his voice (honestly, I find him cute too hehe) it was what drew me in and made me become a fan. I told myself that if I was ever given the chance, I’d love to hear him sing that song again, since we haven’t heard him sing it since 2013. I even tried requesting it with the sticky notes, handwritten banners during the Bloom FanCon and tweeted about it too way back, almost like I was manifesting it. So when I won this fansign, I promised myself I had to ask this time. So I asked if he could sing it for me. For a few seconds, he just stared at me blankly, and then he looked up as if he was trying to recall the song. Knowing that he might not remember the lyrics 😅, I told him that I have the lyrics with me and showed it in the screen. He looked at it, and then he started singing. In that moment, my heart completely sank… I was into the moment and I just couldn’t believe it was really happening right in front of me. This might sound like just a simple story, but to me, it was such a precious moment. Something I’ll always hold close to my heart. Meeting someone at such a young age and growing up with them throughout your youth... and who would’ve thought they’d end up having such a beautiful, positive impact on my life? I’m literally tearing up while typing this ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ. I was a little hesitant to share this at first, but it was such a beautiful moment. And honestly, you all have to hear how amazing he sounded, because he was just so, so good. 도경수씨 너무너무너무 감사합니다~ 🙇‍♀️❤️ first video credit to DOH HEART please do not re-upload

It has always been one of my dreams to share with my favorite person in the world how I became his fan, and how I’m still here after 12 years. When I asked him if I could tell the story of how I became his fan 12 years ago, he said “Yes!” and the way he looked curious and eager to listen just made my heart so full. I told Kyungsoo that it all began when I came across a video of him way back in 2013 singing “Catching Feelings” by Justin Bieber. When I mentioned it, he gave me this sweet look of agreement and softly muttered “Ahhh~”, almost like he remembered that moment too.. From the very first time I watched it, I couldn’t help but be curious about him… I told him that he sounded so good and I really liked his voice (honestly, I find him cute too hehe) it was what drew me in and made me become a fan. I told myself that if I was ever given the chance, I’d love to hear him sing that song again, since we haven’t heard him sing it since 2013. I even tried requesting it with the sticky notes, handwritten banners during the Bloom FanCon and tweeted about it too way back, almost like I was manifesting it. So when I won this fansign, I promised myself I had to ask this time. So I asked if he could sing it for me. For a few seconds, he just stared at me blankly, and then he looked up as if he was trying to recall the song. Knowing that he might not remember the lyrics 😅, I told him that I have the lyrics with me and showed it in the screen. He looked at it, and then he started singing. In that moment, my heart completely sank… I was into the moment and I just couldn’t believe it was really happening right in front of me. This might sound like just a simple story, but to me, it was such a precious moment. Something I’ll always hold close to my heart. Meeting someone at such a young age and growing up with them throughout your youth... and who would’ve thought they’d end up having such a beautiful, positive impact on my life? I’m literally tearing up while typing this ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ. I was a little hesitant to share this at first, but it was such a beautiful moment. And honestly, you all have to hear how amazing he sounded, because he was just so, so good. 도경수씨 너무너무너무 감사합니다~ 🙇‍♀️❤️ first video credit to DOH HEART please do not re-upload

c e l i n e 🌸

37,369 views • 10 months ago

My POV on the biggest Music Festival in IBADAN. It was just a very random day when a friend called me for a meeting. Apparently, we’ve worked on several projects that were successful while we were students in the University of Ibadan. I got to the venue of the meeting and he proposed the concept of the event. I locked in immediately and started setting up my PR team as the publicity manager. We rolled out contents and event day came and it was a total shutdown. We recorded audience a bit above 1k.

My POV on the biggest Music Festival in IBADAN. It was just a very random day when a friend called me for a meeting. Apparently, we’ve worked on several projects that were successful while we were students in the University of Ibadan. I got to the venue of the meeting and he proposed the concept of the event. I locked in immediately and started setting up my PR team as the publicity manager. We rolled out contents and event day came and it was a total shutdown. We recorded audience a bit above 1k.

Nuclear

94,898 views • 2 years ago

🚨 KHALEEL AHMED Cooked All the Haters of ROHIT SHARMA 🚨 Kaleel Said - I feel Rohit Sharma should play for the next 10 years for the good of Indian cricket and that's my personal feeling. When in 2019, we were playing a series against Bangladesh in Rajkot, once I didn't have a great day and only got one wicket, so he came to me and spoke to me personally in the dressing room. The team was leaving the stadium and he stayed back to have a one on one with me and told me how I should be. He told me that I am unaware of my own capabilities. When we were getting out of the stadium, all the fans were screaming for Rohit bhai and he told me that 'all of this should happen for you too' and that I should wish that for myself and stay positive. A captain like him, talking to me like that after the match, made me wonder how kind a person he was. I've seen him do the same thing with Rishabh. 'What a man! What a captain!' I would say. People don't even look at you when you have a bad match but as a captain he is something else. Recently I met him at the CoE during the Duleep Trophy and he looked very fit so I asked him to stay like that and keep playing. I have hardly seen such a captain and person in my life, he is a gem and I have a lot of respect and love for him. Respect is Earned not Begged 🫡🔥 Rohit Sharma is coming to rule the IPL and world cup too. No one even thought to stop him as soon as he is preparing himself to play it 🧡🔥.

🚨 KHALEEL AHMED Cooked All the Haters of ROHIT SHARMA 🚨 Kaleel Said - I feel Rohit Sharma should play for the next 10 years for the good of Indian cricket and that's my personal feeling. When in 2019, we were playing a series against Bangladesh in Rajkot, once I didn't have a great day and only got one wicket, so he came to me and spoke to me personally in the dressing room. The team was leaving the stadium and he stayed back to have a one on one with me and told me how I should be. He told me that I am unaware of my own capabilities. When we were getting out of the stadium, all the fans were screaming for Rohit bhai and he told me that 'all of this should happen for you too' and that I should wish that for myself and stay positive. A captain like him, talking to me like that after the match, made me wonder how kind a person he was. I've seen him do the same thing with Rishabh. 'What a man! What a captain!' I would say. People don't even look at you when you have a bad match but as a captain he is something else. Recently I met him at the CoE during the Duleep Trophy and he looked very fit so I asked him to stay like that and keep playing. I have hardly seen such a captain and person in my life, he is a gem and I have a lot of respect and love for him. Respect is Earned not Begged 🫡🔥 Rohit Sharma is coming to rule the IPL and world cup too. No one even thought to stop him as soon as he is preparing himself to play it 🧡🔥.

cricketplusmeme

13,531 views • 3 months ago

I met President Trump the first time at Mar-a-Lago years ago in what turned out to be a very surreal moment. He had tweeted praisingly about me and my work multiple times, but to be really honest- when you’re meeting him face to face you really don’t know for sure if he’ll know who you are. He grabbed me by my arm and took me around to all the tables at Mar-a-Lago and said to the guests, “Do you know who he is? He’s getting everybody to WALK AWAY from the Democrat party- it’s really something.” I legit started having an out of body experience. Then he talked with me one on one for a while, and leaned in and said to me… “how do you like those retweets?” I couldn’t believe it. In a few minutes time he completely validated that he really does know and see what I’m doing, and it is really him who is commenting on it. I showed him my iPhone case, which has a copy of the first tweet he ever published about # WalkAway, saying, “congratulations to Brandon Straka for starting something very special”. He loved it. Thank you, Donald J. Trump for opening my eyes to the truth and changing my life forever. Thank you for pardoning me from a crime I didn’t commit. And thank you for all of your sacrifices to save America. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. PRESIDENT!!!

I met President Trump the first time at Mar-a-Lago years ago in what turned out to be a very surreal moment. He had tweeted praisingly about me and my work multiple times, but to be really honest- when you’re meeting him face to face you really don’t know for sure if he’ll know who you are. He grabbed me by my arm and took me around to all the tables at Mar-a-Lago and said to the guests, “Do you know who he is? He’s getting everybody to WALK AWAY from the Democrat party- it’s really something.” I legit started having an out of body experience. Then he talked with me one on one for a while, and leaned in and said to me… “how do you like those retweets?” I couldn’t believe it. In a few minutes time he completely validated that he really does know and see what I’m doing, and it is really him who is commenting on it. I showed him my iPhone case, which has a copy of the first tweet he ever published about # WalkAway, saying, “congratulations to Brandon Straka for starting something very special”. He loved it. Thank you, Donald J. Trump for opening my eyes to the truth and changing my life forever. Thank you for pardoning me from a crime I didn’t commit. And thank you for all of your sacrifices to save America. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. PRESIDENT!!!

Brandon Straka #WalkAway

421,643 views • 1 year ago

"It takes time to process. It was one of the hardest years of my life, with everything that happened to me. I had to overcome a lot of odds, working my butt off every single day. My wife went through it with me. There wasn't a lot of time off. When I look back at all the people that helped me out and believed in me, I'm really grateful for my family, friends, and everyone in that locker room." CMC on Kyle Shanahan saying his season was one of the most impressive by a player of all time 🥺

"It takes time to process. It was one of the hardest years of my life, with everything that happened to me. I had to overcome a lot of odds, working my butt off every single day. My wife went through it with me. There wasn't a lot of time off. When I look back at all the people that helped me out and believed in me, I'm really grateful for my family, friends, and everyone in that locker room." CMC on Kyle Shanahan saying his season was one of the most impressive by a player of all time 🥺

95.7 The Game

220,224 views • 6 months ago