IOTD …. “🏳️‍🌈 Image of the Day, Very Special, Sad Edition …. Two Years Ago Today 🏳️‍🌈 …. “!!

#TwoYearsAgoToday #StopTheHate #OrlandoLGBTCommunity #InMourning #MassShooting #GayNightClub #Pulse #HumanRightsCampaign #PulseGayClub #Orlando #Florida #WeArePulse #JeSuisPulse #OrlandoTragedy #LatinoHispaniCommunities #GunViolence #Hands #ASongForOrlando #LyricVideo #OrlandoStrong #NeverForget

#WeAllAreOne #ItIsWhatItIs #DrRex #HortyRex #hrexach

#OrlandoStrong …. “🏳️‍🌈😥 Two Years Ago Today …. #NeverForget …. Always in our Hearts 😥🏳️‍🌈 …. “!!

~~June 12, 2018~~ 

TWO YEARS AGO TODAY

Tragedy struck in the early hours of the night

It was a night of fun and celebration at a Latin even at Pulse, a local LGBTQ night club in Orlando.

Most victims were Latino and Hispanic.

It was Pulse’s Latin Night. 

It was a horrible situation.

It was a huge hit for the Latino and Hispanic communities.

It was reported that 90% of the victims were Latino/Hispanic with 23 of the victims from Puerto Rico.

HortyRex©

Today we remember and honor the 49 souls lost 2 years ago today at #Pulse

Our community is STRONG #OrlandoStrong

#PRIDE⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠#NeverAgain … we honor them with action! \#GunReformNow #ForThe49 #IAmHRCOrlando

HRC Orlando/Central Florida

https://www.facebook.com/hrcorlando/

#TwoYearsAgoToday #StopTheHate #OrlandoLGBTCommunity #InMourning #MassShooting #GayNightClub #Pulse #HumanRightsCampaign #PulseGayClub #Orlando #Florida #WeArePulse #JeSuisPulse #OrlandoTragedy #PulseTributeSong #SongTributesToPulse #LatinoHispaniCommunities #GunViolence #Hands #ASongForOrlando #LyricVideo #OrlandoStrong #NeverForget

~~”Hands”~~

A Song for Orlando

~~Published on Jul 12, 2016~~

“Hands”, available now exclusively on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/HandsTribute

“Hands,” is a musical tribute to the 49 victims of the shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

The track features Mary J Blige, Jason Derulo, Britney Spears, Tyler Glenn, Selena Gomez, Halsey, Ty Herndon, Imagine Dragons, Juanes, Adam Lambert, Mary Lambert, Jennifer Lopez, the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles, Kacey Musgraves, MNEK, Alex Newell, P!nk, Prince Royce, Nate Ruess, RuPaul, Troye Sivan, Jussie Smollett, Gwen Stefani, and Meghan Trainor.

~Lyric Video~

HRC Orlando/Central Florida

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PULSE Tribute …. “Dear Evan Hansen: You Will Be Found …. One Year Later …. “!!

~~June 23 ,2017~~ 

MOVING RENDITION

It’s been one year since the worse night that the city of Orlando, Florida, has experienced.

I could very easily could have been at Pulse that night.

This will never be forgotten.

One too many lost … gone too soon!

HortyRex©

~Dear Evan Hansen Song in Memory of the Orlando Victims~

In recognition of the one-year anniversary of the attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, where, on June 12, 2016, 49 people were killed and 53 others were wounded, the creators of mashup music videos #HAM4BEY have released their newest collaboration: a moving rendition of “You Will Be Found” from Dear Evan Hansen in memory of the victims.

The music video series was created by artist Michael Korte.

The performers featured are Mario Jose, Vincint, Danielle Withers, and Eric Lyn.

The track was arranged by David Rowen, with vocal production by Alexander Blake. The video was filmed and edited by Baxter Stapleton.

On June 12, 2016 – the same day as the Tony Awards – a gunman opened fire around 2 AM in Orlando’s Pulse gay nightclub, where more than 300 people were inside.

The attack marked one of the deadliest against the LGBTQ community in the nation’s history.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

http://www.playbill.com/article/creators-ham4bey-release-you-will-be-found-tribute-to-pulse

~~GRAPHICS SOURCE~~ 

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No intention of taking credit.

If anyone knows the owner of any, please advise and it will be corrected immediately.

HortyRex©

~~GALLERY~~

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Creators #HAM4BEY Released “You Will Be Found” Tribute to Pulse

BY OLIVIA CLEMENT
JUN 09, 2017

#OrlandoVictims #MajorityOfVictims #LatinasAndLatinos #PuertoRican #LatinAmericanPuertoRicanCommunity #LargestMassShooting #AmericanHistory #LevelOfHatred #PrejudicialCrimes #AttackOnHumanity #PulseNightClub #OrlandoLGBTCommunity #GayNightClub #PulseGayClub #Massacre #HateCrime #WeArePulse #Central Florida #OrlandoNightclubShooting #OrlandoUnited #DearEvanHansen #YouWillBeFound #OneYearLater #MichaelKorte #Performers #MarioJose #Vincint #DanielleWithers #EricLyn

#WeAllAreOne #ItIsWhatItIs #DrRex #HortyRex #hrexach

~~You Will Be Found~~

Dear Evan Hansen

~~Published on Jun 9, 2017~~

Pulse Tribute
On June 12, 2016, 49 people were killed & 53 others were wounded at Pulse in Orlando. The attack is the deadliest mass shooting in United States history & the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in U.S. history.

One year later, we sing for Pulse.

We sing for Orlando. We sing for you. We sing as one.

We will not be silenced.

Michael Korte

We ALL are ONE!! 

IOTD …. “Image of the Day …. Special Edition …. One year ago today, our PULSE skipped a beat …. We still Mourn …. “!!

~~June 12, 2017~~ 

FLYING HALF MAST 

On June 12, 2016, a 29-year-old security guard, killed 49 people and wounded 58 others in a terrorist attack/hate crime inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States.

Pulse was hosting a “Latin Night” and thus most of the victims were Latinos. It was both the deadliest mass shooting by a single shooter and the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in United States history.

It was also the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States since the September 11 attacks in 2001.

~~Wikipedia~~

~~GRAPHIC SOURCE~~ 

Andy Marlette

https://www.facebook.com/marlette.cartoons/

Andy Marlette, Cartoonist

He lives and works in Pensacola, FL

Born and raised by underpaid public school teachers in Sanford, Fla., Andy Marlette graduated from the University of Florida and became staff editorial cartoonist at the Pensacola News Journal in 2007.
Andy’s editorial cartoons have become both hated and adored by daily readers. His work has been awarded by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors for best editorial cartoons on state issues.

~Andy Marlette Facebook Page~

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008504012338

#IOTD #ImageOfTheDay #SpecialEdition #DearBloggerFriend #HerOwnWords #Concept #Serious #OneYearAgoToday #StopTheHate #OrlandoLGBTCommunity #InMourning #MassShooting #GayNightClub #Pulse #PulseGayClub #Orlando #Florida #WeArePulse #JeSuisPulse #OrlandoTragedy #AndyMarlette #Cartoonist #PensacolaFL #PensacolaNewsJournal 

#WeAllAreOne #ItIsWhatItIs #DrRex #HortyRex #hrexach

We ALL are ONE!! 

#OrlandoStrong …. “One Year Ago Today …. #NeverForget …. Always in our Hearts …. “!!

~~June 12, 2017~~ 

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

Tragedy struck in the early hours of the night

It was a night of fun and celebration at a Latin even at Pulse, a local LGBTQ night club in Orlando.

Most victims were Latino and Hispanic.

It was Pulse’s Latin Night. 

It was a horrible situation. It was a huge hit for the Latino and Hispanic communities. It was reported that 90% of the victims were Latino/Hispanic with 23 of the victims from Puerto Rico.

HortyRex©

~~GRAPHICS SOURCE~~ 

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Facebook Pages

DISCLAIMER

I do not own these images.

No intention of taking credit.

If anyone knows the owner of any, please advise and it will be corrected immediately.

HortyRex©

~~GALLERY~~ 

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~~RELATED~

Our Pulse Skipped a Beat that Day …. “It skips everyday …. ‘#OrlandoStrong’ …. “!!

https://hrexach.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/our-pulse-skipped-a-beat-that-day-it-skips-everyday-orlandostrong/

49 Victims …. 49 Celebritites …. “Human Rights Campaign’ …. !!

https://hrexach.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/49-victims-49-celebritites-human-rights-campaign/

#OneYearAgoToday #StopTheHate #OrlandoLGBTCommunity #InMourning #MassShooting #GayNightClub #Pulse #HumanRightsCampaign #PulseGayClub #Orlando #Florida #WeArePulse #JeSuisPulse #OrlandoTragedy #MelissaEtheridge #PulseTributeSong #SongTributesToPulse #WeHoldTheseTruthsToBeSelfEvident 

#WeAllAreOne #ItIsWhatItIs #DrRex #HortyRex #hrexach

~~Pulse~~

Melissa Etheridge

~~Published on Jun 17, 2016~~

Pulse – Dedicated to the victims of the attack on the Orlando LGBT community.

We ALL are connected through HUMANITY!!

We ALL are connected through MUSIC!!

What touches ONE, touches ALL!!

~~SECOND GALLERY … VICTIMS~~ 

Remember them by name

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We ALL are ONE!!

IOTD …. Image of the day, #635 …. “Pulse Shooting …. Nine Months Ago Today …. “!!

~~March 12, 2017~~ 

NINE MONTHS TODAY

On June 12, 2016, a 29-year-old security guard, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a terrorist attack/hate crime inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States.

~Wikipedia~

On a day like today, 9 months ago, I woke up to the news.

It came with a deep, gut-wrenching feeling!

49 people dead, many injured, in a gay club relatively near my house, on Latin night.

I could’ve been there.

Some friends could’ve been there too.

Time goes by so fast!!

In Memoriam

HortyRex©

~Orlando City unveils seats honoring 49 Pulse nightclub shooting victims~

Orlando City president Phil Rawlins led a private ceremony unveiling 49 rainbow-colored seats honoring 49 Pulse Nightclub shooting victims.

The seats, which honor the people killed at a popular Orlando gay nightclub on June 12, are in section 12 of the Lions’ new stadium set to open in March at the start of the 2017 Major League Soccer season.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/on-the-pitch/os-orlando-city-seats-pulse-victims-20170104-story.html

~~GRAPHIC SOURCE~~ 

Twitter Feed

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HortyRex©

~Orlando City unveils seats honoring 49 Pulse nightclub shooting victims~

~Published on Jan 5, 2017~

Orlando City president Phil Rawlins led a private ceremony unveiling 49 rainbow-colored seats honoring 49 Pulse Nightclub shooting victims

NINE MONTHS AGO TODAY

#IOTD #ImageOfTheDay #635 #DearBloggerFriend #HerOwnWords #Concept #Serious #Amazing #Awesome #AwesomeGraphic #OrlandoPulseShooting #NineMonthsToday #OrlandoCity #PresidentPhilRawlins #PrivateCeremony #Unveiling49RainbowColoredSeats #Honoring49 #PulseNightclubShootingVictims #OrlandoSentinel #LionsNewStadium #OpensInMarch2017 #MajorLeagueSoccerSeason

#WeAllAreOne #ItIsWhatItIs #DrRex #HortyRex #hrexach

We ALL are ONE!! 

Pulse Shooting …. “Six Months Ago Today …. In Memoriam …. “!!

~~December 12, 2016~~ 

SIX MONTHS AGO TODAY 

I woke up this morning with a sense of dread.

I realized the date!

It’s been ‘only’ six months ago, yet it feels like an eternity.

Since then, life has changed in plenty ways for many of us.

Life ended for 49 human beings that fatal night.

Let us not ever forget!

HortyRex©

On June 12, 2016, a 29-year-old security guard, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a terrorist attack/hate crime inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States. He was shot and killed by Orlando Police Department (OPD) officers after a three-hour standoff.

Pulse was hosting Latin Night and most of the victims were Latino.

It was both the deadliest mass shooting by a single shooter and the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in United States history. It was also the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States since the September 11 attacks in 2001.

~Wikipedia~

~~GRAPHICS SOURCE~~ 

Google Images

Human Rights Campaign

https://www.facebook.com/humanrightscampaign/?fref=ts

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No intention of taking credit.

If anyone knows the owner of any, please advise and it will be corrected immediately.

HortyRex©

#OrlandoVictims #MajorityOfVictims #LatinasAndLatinos #PuertoRican #LatinAmericanPuertoRicanCommunity #LargestMassShooting #AmericanHistory #LevelOfHatred #PrejudicialCrimes #AttackOnHumanity #PulseNightClub #OrlandoLGBTCommunity #InMourning #MassShooting #GayNightClub #PulseGayClub #Massacre #HateCrime #DomesticTerrorism #Orlando #Florida #WeArePulse #JeSuisPulse #Central Florida #OrlandoNightclubShooting #OrlandoUnited 

#WeAllAreOne #ItIsWhatItIs #DrRex #HortyRex #hrexach

~~RELATED~~

https://hrexach.wordpress.com/2016/06/21/remembering-49-lives-lost-in-orlando-shooting-pulse/

~In the arms of an Angel~

Sarah McLachlan

~~Uploaded on May 22, 2011~~

Partial Lyrics

‘In the arms of an Angel fly away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
You’re in the arms of an Angel; may you find some comfort here … ‘

We ALL are ONE!!

Sia – The Greatest …. “Three months ago today …. “!!

~~September 12, 2016~~ 

THREE MONTHS AGO TODAY

It’s been three long months.

It seems like an eternity ago.

Tributes continue to surface.

Sia has released a song Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar.

It’s powerful.

I’m sharing it today, on the 3rd month after the Orlando tragedy.

Hoping this event doesn’t get lost amid all the current events our society is continually going through.

HortyRex©

On June 12, 2016, a heartless man, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a terrorist attack/hate crime inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States.

He was shot and killed by Orlando Police Department (OPD) officers after a three-hour standoff. Pulse was hosting Latin Night and most of the victims were Latino.

It was the deadliest mass shooting by a single shooter, the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in United States history, and the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States since the September 11 attacks in 2001.

“As it appears in …. full read/full credit”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Orlando_nightclub_shooting

~~GRAPHICS SOURCE~~

Google Images

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Human Rights Campaign

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I do not own these images.

No intention of taking credit.

If anyone knows the owner of any, please advise and it will be corrected immediately.

HortyRex©

“The Greatest” is a song by Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar

The single was released on 6 September 2016 through Monkey Puzzle Records and RCA Records as the lead single from her upcoming eighth studio album, We Are Your Children. The song was written by Sia alongside Greg Kurstin, who produced the song with AJ Santos also known as Yektro.

The video for the single features dancer Maddie Ziegler, and was directed by Daniel Askill for Radical Media.

Jessica Goodman from Entertainment Weekly found the chorus “massive and catchy.” Once the critics had picked up on the song’s connection with the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic wrote:

Making pop about a specific tragedy is necessarily a tricky job. So it’s no crime that some of the other mainstream original songs memorializing Orlando have been as rote as issue-oriented singles are often stereotyped as being. But “The Greatest” is very potent, a work of art, not charity.There’s no break here from the rest of Sia’s catalogue about pain and release in everyday life: You hear a sad voice wailing about bucking up, very stark emotional peaks and valleys, and a danceable backing of explosive drums, toy-box melodies, and reggae grooves.

Sia and Greg Kurstin may have written the song even before the massacre. But in the context of Orlando, the possible platitude of the chorus becomes gutting:

“I’m free to be the greatest/I’m alive.”

She’s pepping the listener up, but she’s also defining the value of life, marking the human potential that’s been lost.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_(Sia_song)

#OrlandoLGBTCommunity #InMourning #MassShooting #GayNightClub #Pulse #PulseGayClubKiller #Orlando #Florida #LGBTCenter #GriefCounseling #WeArePulse #JeSuisPulse #OrlandoStrong #Sia #TheGreatest #ThreeMonthsAgoToday #OrlandoTribute #KendrickLamar #WeAreYourChildren #GregKurstin #Yektro #Dancer #MaddieZiegler, #Director #DanielAskill #RadicalMedia

#WeAllAreOne #ItIsWhatItIs #DrRex #HortyRex #hrexach

~~The Greatest~~

~~Published on Sep 5, 2016~~

LYRICS

uh oh
running out of breath but i
oh i i got stamina
uh oh
running now i close my eyes
butoh oh i got stamina

uh oh
i see another mountain to climb
but i i got stamina
uh oh
i need another lover be mine
cos i i got stamina

Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no
Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no

Chorus

i’m free to be the greatest i’m alive
i’m free to be the greatest here tonight
the greatest the greatest the greatest alive
the greatest the greatest alive

uh oh
running out of breath but i
oh i i got stamina
uh oh
running now i close my eyes
but oh oh i got stamina

oh yeah
running through the waves of love
oh i i got stamina
oh yeah
i’m running and i’ve just enough
oh i i got stamina

Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no
Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no

Chorus

i’m free to be the greatest i’m alive
i’m free to be the greatest here tonight
the greatest the greatest the greatest alive
the greatest the greatest alive

(oh, oh i’ve got stamina
oh, ohi’ve got stamina X2)

Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no
Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no

Chorus

i’m free to be the greatest i’m alive
i’m free to be the greatest here tonight
the greatest the greatest the greatest alive
the greatest the greatest alive

We ALL are ONE!! 

To start the day …. “Calysta …. Covers ‘BRAVE’ …. “!!

~~August 16, 2016~~ 

CALY COVERS ‘BRAVE’

‘America’s Got Talent’

Caly’s story continues to unfold. 

She’s in total remission from her ovarian cancer.

She’s following her dream to sing.

Quite the remarkable lady.

INSPIRING!

Enjoy.

HortyRex©

Sara Bareilles commends Calysta Bevier’s ‘Brave’ cover

Lori Melton

Aug 3, 2016

Grammy and Tony Award-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles shared some big Twitter love for 16-year-old “America’s Got Talent” contender Calysta Bevier after her emotional, inspirational cover of “Brave” during last night’s Quarterfinals live performances.

Bevier entered the round as Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer winner and she didn’t fail to disappoint Cowell, the audience and Bareilles herself who tweeted a clip of Bevier singing the song, captioned with three winking, kiss-blowing emojis.

How cool is that?

Cowell clapped longer than any of the other three judges and then told her,

“I’ve never felt so nervous during one of these performances because I just wanted this to happen for you Calysta. From the very first time we met you and I watched the clip back and I said that you’re special and you got the Golden Buzzer, I’m so happy. You’re more than a great artist Calysta. You’re a very special person and you really truly are an inspiration.”

The iconic producer summed up the 16-year-old cancer survivor perfectly.

Bevier used music to get her through a very frightening and difficult illness.

Her “Fight Song” AGT audition captured America’s heart and prompted Simon Cowell to press the Golden Buzzer. She returned to the Quarterfinals stage to deliver another important message:

be brave.

Her song choice was brilliant and couldn’t come at a more poignant time for our country. We’ve sustained tremendous losses in Orlando due to two senseless acts of gun violence. The Pulse nightclub victims lost their lives and “Voice” runner-up Christina Grimmie was murdered by a crazed fan.

The first attack was aimed at members of the LGBTQ community and Bareilles co-wrote the song “Brave” with Jack Antonoff of fun for a close friend who struggled with coming out.

‘Brave’ became a sort of civil rights anthem that was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance in 2014.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

http://www.axs.com/america-s-got-talent-sara-bareilles-commends-calysta-bevier-s-brave-co-104012

~~GRAPHICS SOURCE~~ 

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No intention of taking credit.

If anyone knows the owner of any, please advise and it will be corrected immediately.

HortyRex©

~~GALLERY~~

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#ToStartTheDay #CalystaBevier #CalysBraveSong #Cover #SaraBareilles #OvarianCancer #Survivor #AmericasGotTalent #GoldenBuzzer #SimonCowell #HowieMandell #MelB  #SpiceGirls #Heidi Klum #LoriMelton #CivilRightsAnthem #ComingOutSong #OrlandoMassacre

#WeAlllAreOne #ItIsWhatItIs #DrRex #HortyRex #hrexachwordpress

~~RELATED~~ 

At the end of the day …. “Caly’s Fight Song …. AMAZING ….”!!

https://hrexach.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/at-the-end-of-the-day-calys-fight-song-amazing/

~~Brave~~

Quarterfinals … America’s Got Talent 

~~Published on Aug 3, 2016~~

Full Segment
Quarterfinals Week 2 – Episode 13 – Season 11 – August 2, 2016

We ALL are ONE!! 

Thoughts for today, #392 …. “Can bury us …. we are seeds”!!

~~August 13, 2016~~ 

CAN’T BURY US

Two months, after 49 souls were forcibly removed from this Earth, I find this graphic.

It brought to mind, the many times that humans in the LGBT community have been silenced.

How many have given their lives to bullying, violence, abuse, discrimination, murder?

It’s been proven over and over again, those voices may be silenced.

Yet, many more come out and take their place.

One goes away, another one takes its place.

Like seed, we can’t be buried.

HortyRex©

Little Seed of Hope
Let your little seed of hope grow
nurture and protect it
and someday you will
recover
from a hopeless state of
mind and body

If i can do it
so can you

Eunsung aka Silas
Nov 2, 2015

http://hellopoetry.com/

~~GRAPHIC SOURCE~~ 

Simple Capacity

https://www.facebook.com/simplecapacity/?fref=ts

Gays and liberal ways

https://www.facebook.com/GaysAndLiberalWays/?fref=ts

#ThoughtsForToday #392 #AwesomeGraphics #Quote #Poem #Poetry #Poet #EunsungAkaSilas #LittleSeedofHope #Bullying #Violence #Abuse #Discrimination #Murder #BuryUs #MexicanProverb #WeAreSeeds #SimpleCapacity #HelloPoetry #GaysAndLiberalWays #WeAreOrlando

#WeAllAreOne #ItIsWhatItIs #DrRex #HortyRex #hrexachwordpress

We ALL are ONE!!