i had "Arrival" on LP when i was a kid. almost every song on it was good. i loved the "tiger" one, but "knowing me...." is probably my favorite song from ABBA. what about "the visitors" and "voulez - vous"? see, i like ABBA's pop and light rock stuff, but not the ballads or the mellow love songs (not a fan of "Fernando"). so do "the visitors" and "voulez vous" sound similar to "arrival"? thanks.
This was on the first ABBA album i listened too when i was 7,we moved to a new house and my mum gave me a tape to keep me busy. Almost 20 years later and im still singing along.
My favorite parts of this song are from :23 to :30 and from 1:27 to 1:34 -----cool!! This song always sounds so "progressive", if I can use that word. Timeless. I've always said that ABBA were "Masters of Melody", and this song truly epitomizes that!
@mrshinyshoes OMG !!! those are my favourite parts too !.. I love just how much what they say and how the music and the bass sound bounces and bounces....I love this song a lot ...how it movess.. with all the sounds... you know what's a good combo .? To hear this one and then ''That's Me'' ..I get completely electrified!!! ... It's awesome =D
Yes, i love ELO and i The Beatles too but i look at them more as ''rock'' bands, not pop,so for pure commercial pop music, this is the greatest pop band ever in my opinion, again, just my opinion.
Weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! this is one of my favorites from this great quartet--i bought this album when it came out both record and --ugh !! 8 track (i know)...Benny is the master on keyboards -BRILLIANT !! and ooooo i had such a crush on him -- mmmmmm Teddy Bear !!!!
Are we having fun yet??? In my opinion, there was nothing wrong with 8-track tapes!.... They were pretty damn reliable ( unless the tape broke ) and I never had one break! I'll let Benny know!...
The same boys did One Night In Bangkok.Not so nice for those living there...Love the way Frida does her "afterlife".Agnetha is still hung up in her things.Let her have them.ABBA was so so long ago!
I like this song. It is one the easiest songs to learn by lyrics. I can tell they had alots of fun doing this song. Some people say it was the wierdest song they ever did I don't think so.
It was definitly a weird one if you look at the comments in the early days. Me and some friends just rambled in no particular direction...hey, it got me some of my first honors for "most discussed". Thanks for looking in.
Hi Melissa, stop by my channel anytime. I've personally made 256 videos of ABBA and from their solo careers, before and after ABBA! By the way, I'm a big Agnetha fan...Thanks for looking in.
Fantastic!!! I started writing all the ones i knew of and got to about 80, I've got some more to look forward to then. Are you including remixes? (i.e. Rubber Ball Man became Under My Sun for example)
You'll find a few remixes in there but not many. I tend to focus on their careers before and after ABBA. You will find many videos to their "Undeleted" works or songs that were never released officially. Enjoy the trip.
tought i had all the abba songs until i came onto youtube, well my god i will just have to burn them thank u abba sooooooooo much cos i have always loved ya
picturesof... saw the stage show a couple of times... and it was great... the audience were jumping and jiving in the aisles... singing along...... but the film.. oy...
Oh Man! I thought it was one of my vids that this went down on Jim! I heard that Frida LOVED doing this song. I think she even told me personally. :P Rochester Terror...Phhhtt! :P
Your still here in all your former (sad) glory. But you're back now...and I believe you left the keys with angel. Know wonder we never hear from her anymore, she boot-scooted on outta here! Why did we leave her in charge, she left the lights on!
I think she digs the ABBA forum or has a multitude of jobs that preoccupy her. :P That abbadabbadoo7 fellow sure is a snappy dresser though isn't he? I believe he actually dated Frida after he found about the crush. AND she would sing DDD to him every night. LoL! Rattle her cage Jim. Angels not Fridas.:P
I just put in my Arrival remastered cause I've heard Dum Dum Diddle so much the last two days. It is so clean and amped up I may lose my mind. Happily! Thanks Jimmy Jim Jim!
I Live in the Tennessee Valley surrounded and I mean surrounded by mountain ranges...Beeeutiful! :) Actually not far from Sharon. Shhhhhh please don't tell her. :D........Frida has the absolute biggest crush on me said Jim. I'm so happy! :)
Apparently, Shawn thinks he's the biggest fan of this song. If that's true, then that means he'd be able to play this song on a fiddle. That's the just the rule. :p
Not a fiddle. But if I learned this on what I can play and played a verse of it recognizable would you post singing? Arrival instrumental now playing...It's Heavenly. :D
Ya and before you know it, some studio hotshot will by the movie rights, give us tons of money, and we'll all be household names. THAT'S JUST GREAT!..tee,hee....It would be wouldn't it! Did I just say tee,hee?
I actually had posted so much on this when I tried to reply earlier it wouldn't let me.:( LoL I should say. That has never happened before. That was fun but I got in trouble again Jim. How's that Queen song go..I Want To Be Free? Pretty close I believe. :D
Well, we'll all 4 be goin to hollywood anyway.(Haven't heard from Shay, but he is our 4th) I heard they want us to do "ABBA, The Movie #2" Are you game????
Well we cannot forget Matt. He was in the first Movie for real. Yup! Matt was in ABBA The Movie. So we haveta (wanna) include him as well. Unless he's busy? :)
Ya know Angel, this is a really catchy tune. Short, sweet, and fun! Who is this Shawn guy, the once-a-month video valley guy..Lol, Boy is this fun....
Alright let me get this like straight..valley guy and like once a month? I posted like last week with the Espanol' medley. :P You all need to drink Red Bull and come on into the Eastern Standard Time Zone. Like Ya know? Sing to me on my comment page and I'll post that song. Like Matt.:P This is for both of ya :PP
YouTube has informed me this video has now made it to the most discussed and commented list. Or is that disgusted? What's gotten in to you two nuts? Sharon! Shay! Billy! Somebody/Anybody hellllp! :)
Plugging away at Arrival! I've always like this song even though there isn't a whole lot of deep meaning..Just Fun Fun.:D Frida has a crush on me..I'm going to keep posting that until someone contests it.:P
lol, I feel like your playing a psychological game with me, so I'll be the woman and put an end to this "debate." Sure, Frida does have a crush on you ;)
3 people are dum dums!
Bobblehead957 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for ABBA
Abba are in my opinion wrote the best music ever.
Gusdocs1 5 months ago
Oh how the times have changed.............
Fucat07 7 months ago
This song remembers me the best days in my life.
osrivera2001 10 months ago
ji61m thank you for uploading this. It has reminded me realise how good the Arrival was. Must get that vinyl copy out again and annoy the neighbours!
craine63 11 months ago
play this while youre cruising through the contryside of wales......
ec09333 1 year ago
its kinda a shame there are so many arrival albums in the charity shop, it show people have given them away, WHYY WOULD THEY DO THAT!
xxxSIANNYKINSxxx 1 year ago
@xxxSIANNYKINSxxx They may have bought the CD ! And maybe their turntable had broken or the record got scratched from being played so much ?????
ThePROTO1TYPE 2 months ago
i had "Arrival" on LP when i was a kid. almost every song on it was good. i loved the "tiger" one, but "knowing me...." is probably my favorite song from ABBA. what about "the visitors" and "voulez - vous"? see, i like ABBA's pop and light rock stuff, but not the ballads or the mellow love songs (not a fan of "Fernando"). so do "the visitors" and "voulez vous" sound similar to "arrival"? thanks.
jas22 1 year ago
@jas22 Voulez-vous is more pop and dance, the Visitors is both pop and ballads
artmarty88 10 months ago
It was a crime to not include this in 'Mamma Mia'.
Dristarg 1 year ago
@Dristarg
How do you think they could have incorperated this song into the story line of that movie?
Smartboy8877 1 year ago
Dum dum diddle what a nice song!
mrmissqing 1 year ago 2
MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE ABBA SONG!!!!! Love this to death its so catchy!!!!!
thatbigdork 1 year ago
ABBA kicks ass!
laurenhooba 1 year ago
This was on the first ABBA album i listened too when i was 7,we moved to a new house and my mum gave me a tape to keep me busy. Almost 20 years later and im still singing along.
maxisussex 1 year ago
@maxisussex
I can understand why you are still singing along! This is a beautiful song!
Smartboy8877 1 year ago
My favorite parts of this song are from :23 to :30 and from 1:27 to 1:34 -----cool!! This song always sounds so "progressive", if I can use that word. Timeless. I've always said that ABBA were "Masters of Melody", and this song truly epitomizes that!
mrshinyshoes 1 year ago
@mrshinyshoes OMG !!! those are my favourite parts too !.. I love just how much what they say and how the music and the bass sound bounces and bounces....I love this song a lot ...how it movess.. with all the sounds... you know what's a good combo .? To hear this one and then ''That's Me'' ..I get completely electrified!!! ... It's awesome =D
ladalowet1 1 year ago
Oh joy to listen to ABBA! Love the line "You're only smilin' when you play the violin"! Benny and Bjorn were masters of music and lyric. Great stuff!
pauline5248 1 year ago
Dum Dum Diddle, what a nice song! Everyone who doesn't understand Abba is an idiot! Time-and priceless, brings back memories.
paulstrummer21 1 year ago
C'est en effet, une chanson joyeuse. Elle nous rend heureux malgré les vissicitudes de la vie ! Vive Abba !
tramway58 1 year ago
I love abba, abba is my life
ANTARATRANSEX 1 year ago 2
Just a fun fun song.. with ABBA''s magic!!
cruelintentions9978 2 years ago 3
This is the funniest song from ABBA! :-) I love it - and I love ABBA, of course.
bery237 2 years ago 5
definately one of the weidest song ABBA ever recorded and i love it too
meadeser 2 years ago
This is one of my favorite ABBA songs.
Their music is even better than it was way back then.
I love ABBA.
Thank you for posting this.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 2 years ago
Almost every ABBA song is brilliantely composed and arranged. They still amaze me. Timeless musical gems.
jst1998 2 years ago 6
Like that pic of Benny at 0:48. He's fixing his hair and looks at the camera, like "OMG, he took the picture already??!" "I was fixing my hair!"
Lol!
mrshinyshoes 2 years ago 2
Nyckelharpa!
vincenoir512 2 years ago 3
Oh cute song! I love it very much! I also love the pics! Thanks for uploading! : )
roxannehilton2 2 years ago 17
Thank you for for watching Roxy...this was a well commenterd-on video of mine....better times were had then!
Peace...Jim~
ji61m 2 years ago
Arrival was an excellent album. It´s very rare that every track in an album is meant to taken seriously.
Listen to ELO´s A New World Record. The same story !
FinnMove 2 years ago 2
Another fantastic song off the Arrival Album, which in my opinion has all the best Abba tracks on it.
abhard6 2 years ago 3
Arrival is the greatest pop album of all time
colemann76 2 years ago 2
One of the best pop albums.
Have you heard ELO´s A New World Record or any Beatles album after 1965 ?
FinnMove 2 years ago
Yes, i love ELO and i The Beatles too but i look at them more as ''rock'' bands, not pop,so for pure commercial pop music, this is the greatest pop band ever in my opinion, again, just my opinion.
colemann76 2 years ago 2
you may disagree but arrival can match anyting the beatles or elo ever did.
markwelly 2 years ago 5
You're comparing apples and oranges. I have the Arrival album, been a huge beatle fan, have all of ELO's albums.
you can't compare Abba with ELO or the Beatles. They're all great in their own way.
Spectres 2 years ago 13
abba are so special muscial ahead of ther time.. the beatles are average songs abba had great range of songs the clear winner by a mile
blue4u1873 2 years ago 5
I've got videos of both on my channel, but I recommend " You Owe Me One ". It's a good one!
Peace...Jim~
ji61m 2 years ago
Dont this just make u feel happy??
wildenfree 2 years ago 6
An overlooked piece of great Abba music.
wildenfree 2 years ago 3
Okay.....dogeared....I guess I need to know now! 80's here this weekend...look out!
Peace and warm....Jim~
JustJi61m 2 years ago
ps....this is my ( ji61m ) other channel!
JustJi61m 2 years ago
Weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! this is one of my favorites from this great quartet--i bought this album when it came out both record and --ugh !! 8 track (i know)...Benny is the master on keyboards -BRILLIANT !! and ooooo i had such a crush on him -- mmmmmm Teddy Bear !!!!
hlywdplayer 2 years ago
Are we having fun yet??? In my opinion, there was nothing wrong with 8-track tapes!.... They were pretty damn reliable ( unless the tape broke ) and I never had one break! I'll let Benny know!...
Peace...Jim~
JustJi61m 2 years ago
when i was little my abuela would play this song and have me dance to it with her. :]
so many great memories. i love this song.
firework2250 3 years ago 2
ABBA is legendary!
happymimi16 3 years ago 6
J'adore cette chanson heureuse!
bermude8 3 years ago 4
Thank you. It's a happy bouncy song. Thank you for looking in.
Peace...Jim~
ji61m 3 years ago
The same boys did One Night In Bangkok.Not so nice for those living there...Love the way Frida does her "afterlife".Agnetha is still hung up in her things.Let her have them.ABBA was so so long ago!
Kunniatonpaskiainen 1 year ago
i used to underrate this song before
but now i just can't stop listening to it
they deffinitely don't have a bad song
thank you Jim
mire7o91 3 years ago 2
Good afternoon Miriana. You're not the only one. I never really cared for it, but it will grow on you if you listen to it enough times.
ji61m 3 years ago
I like this song. It is one the easiest songs to learn by lyrics. I can tell they had alots of fun doing this song. Some people say it was the wierdest song they ever did I don't think so.
meadeser 3 years ago
It was definitly a weird one if you look at the comments in the early days. Me and some friends just rambled in no particular direction...hey, it got me some of my first honors for "most discussed". Thanks for looking in.
Peace...Jim~
ji61m 3 years ago
Abba, why do I love you guys? Because you're ABBA. ;)
icyclaw123 3 years ago 2
One of my favourite songs by ABBA!
skrikon 3 years ago 2
abba has 291 songs...
Melissaswiss 3 years ago 2
Hi Melissa, stop by my channel anytime. I've personally made 256 videos of ABBA and from their solo careers, before and after ABBA! By the way, I'm a big Agnetha fan...Thanks for looking in.
Peace from Iowa...Jim~
ji61m 3 years ago
Fantastic!!! I started writing all the ones i knew of and got to about 80, I've got some more to look forward to then. Are you including remixes? (i.e. Rubber Ball Man became Under My Sun for example)
davidatcuwclubnet 3 years ago
You'll find a few remixes in there but not many. I tend to focus on their careers before and after ABBA. You will find many videos to their "Undeleted" works or songs that were never released officially. Enjoy the trip.
Peace from Iowa...Jim~
ji61m 3 years ago
Check that....Their careers before, "during". and after ABBA. I would hate to leave out the best part!
ji61m 3 years ago
tought i had all the abba songs until i came onto youtube, well my god i will just have to burn them thank u abba sooooooooo much cos i have always loved ya
newer84 3 years ago
picturesof... saw the stage show a couple of times... and it was great... the audience were jumping and jiving in the aisles... singing along...... but the film.. oy...
barrystr1959 3 years ago
Jim, enjoyed this video. I too thought Hollyweird could have done better with cast selection for 'Mamma Mia, Movie."
UBB
Unklebillybob 3 years ago
J'adore aussi cette chanson !
bermude8 3 years ago
Oh Man! I thought it was one of my vids that this went down on Jim! I heard that Frida LOVED doing this song. I think she even told me personally. :P Rochester Terror...Phhhtt! :P
7ABBA7 3 years ago
Your still here in all your former (sad) glory. But you're back now...and I believe you left the keys with angel. Know wonder we never hear from her anymore, she boot-scooted on outta here! Why did we leave her in charge, she left the lights on!
ji61m 3 years ago
I think she digs the ABBA forum or has a multitude of jobs that preoccupy her. :P That abbadabbadoo7 fellow sure is a snappy dresser though isn't he? I believe he actually dated Frida after he found about the crush. AND she would sing DDD to him every night. LoL! Rattle her cage Jim. Angels not Fridas.:P
7ABBA7 3 years ago
She's been around Shawn, because I've seen her commenting on other vids. I think she doesn't like us now that she's a doctor...almost!LOL!
I'll check on Doc Angel!
ji61m 3 years ago
Doc Angel eh? My how fast they grow up. Luckily I don't age. :P Tell her to get her Rubbable Man self out and about once in awhile! :)
7ABBA7 3 years ago
I left a message for her asking if her ears were burning because we were talking about her. And I asked for the keys back, that'll show her!
ji61m 3 years ago
I love this ABBA song!
Thanks for posting it.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 3 years ago
Hey, have you guy's and gal's heard of the Abba song called "Dum Dum Diddle"? It's a catchy tune, check it out!...Lol
ji61m 4 years ago
This was the first ABBA song I ever sang on kareoke. lol Good times...
angel585 4 years ago
Angel "AND" kareoke, when are we gonna see that video? Soon i hope.
ji61m 4 years ago
LoL!! That would be a big embarrassment. I would only post a video of me singing if you guys did it first, and thats it :p
angel585 4 years ago
Hey Angel, that could be our 15 minutes of fame we need to get "ABBA The Movie #2 off the ground!
ji61m 4 years ago
What????? I would have paid to see that. No more mps to send..Just Arrival LOUD! :D Tiger is playing now...
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
I just put in my Arrival remastered cause I've heard Dum Dum Diddle so much the last two days. It is so clean and amped up I may lose my mind. Happily! Thanks Jimmy Jim Jim!
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
Did somebody just mention my name? Frida say's hi Shawn
ji61m 4 years ago
Yay Jim! Helping with my delusions! Does it get any better?;D
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
Another can of RockStar could'nt hurt. Think i'll go get one, be back in a jiff. Angel, your in charge! Watch em.
ji61m 4 years ago
You left a Yankee in charge of a Southerner...BWAHAHAHAHA!
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
lol, you sound crazy :p
angel585 4 years ago
Hey angel, you catching all of this? Shawn's back!
ji61m 3 years ago
I'll betcha she's kareoking DDD as we type. Can we blame her? At least get an extra set of those keys fer sure. Valley speak.:P
7ABBA7 3 years ago
Hey Shawn, She's e-mailed me just now! She's back and I'll send her this way!
ji61m 3 years ago
Want to brush up on the valley speak
Anyone remember this one
Moon Unit Zappa Valley Girl
SHAYMCN 4 years ago
Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa, both really good singers! Dweezil even acted I believe, maybe they both did, I don't recall.
ji61m 4 years ago
is this Vally speak: huh? :p
angel585 4 years ago
You tell us Angel, your our resident valley girl! (probably not by choice, I'll bet.)..Lol
ji61m 4 years ago
I heard that Frida not only Loves this song she has a crush on its' biggest fan!! WoW!
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
Hey Shawn, so like, why does Jim call you "Valley guy?" It soo doesn't make any sense to me because I'm "Resident Valley Girl" a-duh.
angel585 4 years ago
I Live in the Tennessee Valley surrounded and I mean surrounded by mountain ranges...Beeeutiful! :) Actually not far from Sharon. Shhhhhh please don't tell her. :D........Frida has the absolute biggest crush on me said Jim. I'm so happy! :)
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
Hey Shawn, who's her biggest fan, do we know him?
ji61m 4 years ago
Apparently, Shawn thinks he's the biggest fan of this song. If that's true, then that means he'd be able to play this song on a fiddle. That's the just the rule. :p
angel585 4 years ago
Not a fiddle. But if I learned this on what I can play and played a verse of it recognizable would you post singing? Arrival instrumental now playing...It's Heavenly. :D
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
we'll see. ;)
Don't expect too much :p
angel585 4 years ago
Your singing into the mirror right now aren't you Angel! We know you want to sing for us.
ji61m 4 years ago
lol, you know Jim, you could do lots with a web cam. :p
angel585 4 years ago
Hey Angel, are you set up for live web cam calls? I am, I should try one of you three sometime.
ji61m 4 years ago
no, I don't have a web cam. (digital camera ;)
angel585 4 years ago
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mauvetys 4 years ago
So,are we havin fun yet!
ji61m 4 years ago
Grrrrr. :D
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
Hey Shawn, you spelled grrrrr wrong. There's supposed to be 6 r's....HA!
ji61m 4 years ago
This video has now been nominated for eight YouTube posting/comment awards and the transcript is being sold on Ebay as we speak. :D
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
Ya and before you know it, some studio hotshot will by the movie rights, give us tons of money, and we'll all be household names. THAT'S JUST GREAT!..tee,hee....It would be wouldn't it! Did I just say tee,hee?
ji61m 4 years ago
I actually had posted so much on this when I tried to reply earlier it wouldn't let me.:( LoL I should say. That has never happened before. That was fun but I got in trouble again Jim. How's that Queen song go..I Want To Be Free? Pretty close I believe. :D
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
Well, we'll all 4 be goin to hollywood anyway.(Haven't heard from Shay, but he is our 4th) I heard they want us to do "ABBA, The Movie #2" Are you game????
ji61m 4 years ago
Well we cannot forget Matt. He was in the first Movie for real. Yup! Matt was in ABBA The Movie. So we haveta (wanna) include him as well. Unless he's busy? :)
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
Thats's cool, we need a real-life hollywood type to show us the ropes anyway. What busy, this is the chance of a lifetime, he'll be there!
ji61m 4 years ago
Hey Jim, did you know that the writer of this song (Bjorn) and its lead singer (Frida) really dislike this song? Crazy isn't it?
I know Shawn hates it when I write this, but it's the awful truth.
angel585 4 years ago
GRRRRRRRRRRR. :P
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
LoL, you heard that Shawn? You're the "the once-a-month video valley guy" :p
This song definitely has a catchy tune, I agree Jim :)
angel585 4 years ago
I was distracted by a cool friend who had sent me some Frida alrighty? :P
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
Ya know Angel, this is a really catchy tune. Short, sweet, and fun! Who is this Shawn guy, the once-a-month video valley guy..Lol, Boy is this fun....
ji61m 4 years ago
Alright let me get this like straight..valley guy and like once a month? I posted like last week with the Espanol' medley. :P You all need to drink Red Bull and come on into the Eastern Standard Time Zone. Like Ya know? Sing to me on my comment page and I'll post that song. Like Matt.:P This is for both of ya :PP
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
Like in comparison to how much Jim has been posting, you totally are like once-a-month guy.
:p
angel585 4 years ago
YouTube has informed me this video has now made it to the most discussed and commented list. Or is that disgusted? What's gotten in to you two nuts? Sharon! Shay! Billy! Somebody/Anybody hellllp! :)
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
So, are we havin fun yet Shawn? Hey, did you just open another can of the bull. I heard somethin, didn't you guy's!
ji61m 4 years ago
Hey Angel, Shawn can tell ya why I call him valley guy, It's very simple actually, and he's along way from Cali!
ji61m 4 years ago
This puts a smile on your face Jim
We needed an 'up' song to lift the mood
Thanks
SHAYMCN 4 years ago
great posting thanks billy
billyknox 4 years ago
Plugging away at Arrival! I've always like this song even though there isn't a whole lot of deep meaning..Just Fun Fun.:D Frida has a crush on me..I'm going to keep posting that until someone contests it.:P
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
Not a lot left to post, but i should slow down. Now i know why you like Arrival, great music!
ji61m 4 years ago
I just talked to her Shawn, and she's well aware of the great Abbadabbadoo7! Keep on postin she say's, she wants to see more!
ji61m 4 years ago
FRIDA SO DOES NOT HAVE A CRUSH ON YOU! Prove it.
contesting you I am :p :p
angel585 4 years ago
Oh no you didn't! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR more so than before. You want proof? Well. GRRRRRRRRRR again. :D
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
This is your argument!?
angel585 4 years ago
I prefer debate. Grrrrrrr...see smaller r's. That means debate not argument.:D
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago
lol, I feel like your playing a psychological game with me, so I'll be the woman and put an end to this "debate." Sure, Frida does have a crush on you ;)
angel585 4 years ago
Now was that so hard? It's a shame we have to go on YouTube to find truth in journalism. :D
abbadabbadoo7 4 years ago