Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: “Can’t Let Go” (Live From Sound Emporium Studios)

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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss performing ‘Can’t Let Go’ live from Nashville’s Sound Emporium Studios.
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Lyrics:
Told you, baby, one more time
Don’t make me sit all alone and cry
Well, it’s over, I know it but I can’t let go

I’m like a fish out of water, a cat in a tree
You don’t even want to talk to me
Well, it’s over, I know it but I can’t let go

He won’t take me back when I come around
Says he’s sorry then he pulls me out
I got a big chain around my neck
And I’m broken down like a train wreck
Well, it’s over, I know it but I can’t let go

See I got a candle and it burns so bright
In my window every night
Well, it’s over, I know it but I can’t let go

You don’t like to see me standing around
Feel like I been shot and didn’t fall down
Well, it’s over, I know it but I can’t let go

He won’t take me back when I come around
Says he’s sorry then he pulls me out
I got a big chain around my neck
And I’m broken down like a train wreck
Well, it’s over, I know it but I can’t let go

Turn off the trouble like you turn off a light
Went off and left me, it just ain’t right
Well, it’s over I know it but I can’t let go

Around every corner, something I see
Brings me right back how it used to be
Well, it’s over, I know it but I can’t let go

He won’t take me back when I come around
Says he’s sorry then he pulls me out
I got a big chain around my neck
And I’m broken down like a train wreck
Well, it’s over, I know it but I can’t let go

He won’t take me back when I come around
Says he’s sorry then he pulls me out
I got a big chain around my neck
And I’m broken down like a train wreck
Well, it’s over, I know it but I can’t let go

It’s over, I know it but I can’t let go
It’s over, I know it but I can’t let go
It’s over, I know it but I can’t let go

#CantLetGo #RobertPlant #AlisonKrauss #Live #SoundEmporiumStudios

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151 comments
1
Mattand  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:09:59pm

I think the last Before Times concert I went to was Robert Plant at Philly’s Mann Music Center. We were there to see one of his openers, Nathaniel Ratliffe and the Night Sweats, but we were like, “Eh, let’s see what the Lead Balloon guy has to offer.”

Was really surprised at how good he sounded. It’s obviously not 1975, but Plant knows this and adjusts accordingly. He opened with “What Is and What Will Be” and did a smattering of Zep songs, including “The Battle of Evermore” with the other opener (I forget the lady’s name.). The guy playing guitar with Plant was just as good or possibly better than Page.

2
Barefoot Grin  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:29:06pm

re: #60 Ace Rothstein

Black woman should be “chastened” and “humbled.”

White woman is “self-assured” and “driven.”

Remember how Obama and Biden did those short videos to show their tight relationship? Well, just spitballing here, but maybe Biden and Harris could make some too. You know, she greets him at the door, helps him slip out of his coat and into a nice velvet smoking jacket, puts the slippers on his feet, that kind of thing. /////

3
darthstar  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:34:18pm

New vulnerability in log4j…

4
PhillyPretzel  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:35:03pm

re: #2 Barefoot Grin

Or maybe Joe giving Kamala a nice chilled martini and a fluffy pink robe to relax in.

5
Barefoot Grin  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:36:58pm

re: #4 PhillyPretzel

Or maybe Joe giving Kamala a nice chilled martini and a fluffy pink robe to relax in.

I’d like to see something in the genre of the Obama/Biden ones—action. Not sure Joe is up for it right now, but who knows.

6
Barefoot Grin  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:38:09pm

Every once in a while I see something that reminds me, tangentially, of the role Rudy and the NYC FBI field office played in torpedoing HRC, and I wonder why nothing was ever done.

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JC1  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:49:59pm

re: #6 Barefoot Grin

Every once in a while I see something that reminds me, tangentially, of the role Rudy and the NYC FBI field office played in torpedoing HRC, and I wonder why nothing was ever done.

I wonder if the NYC FBI field office actually had a role in it, or if Rudy was just blowing smoke and spreading FUD and Comey blinked.

8
nines09  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:55:59pm

Rush Limbaugh is still drug free and…

9
Dave In Austin  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:56:37pm

Bob’s having a rough day. Send hugs.

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Barefoot Grin  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:56:52pm

re: #7 JC1

I wonder if the NYC FBI field office actually had a role in it, or if Rudy was just blowing smoke and spreading FUD and Comey blinked.

I hadn’t thought of that. I mean, it’s a huge operation and likely was just Rudy and maybe some old (retired?) cronies. But they inserted themselves into the “oh, new stuff discovered on Huma’s computer” BS, iirc.

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:59:52pm

re: #8 nines09

That took me to DT’s suspended account.

12
jeffreyw  Dec 11, 2021 • 2:59:57pm
13
Belafon  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:01:13pm

re: #3 darthstar

New vulnerability in log4j…

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We heard about this at work. You can also thwart the vulnerability by keeping Java up to date.

14
Patricia Kayden  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:03:47pm
15
jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:03:59pm
16
nines09  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:04:02pm

re: #11 PhillyPretzel

And Rush is drug free.

17
Charles Johnson  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:04:35pm
18
jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:04:46pm

TFW your slave labor deal is revealed by a deadly tornado.

19
nines09  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:06:19pm

re: #18 jaunte

TFW your slave labor deal is revealed by a deadly tornado.

“Part of an agreement” sounds completely legit.

20
JC1  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:08:18pm

re: #10 Barefoot Grin

I hadn’t thought of that. I mean, it’s a huge operation and likely was just Rudy and maybe some old (retired?) cronies. But they inserted themselves into the “oh, new stuff discovered on Huma’s computer” BS, iirc.

Just like how Rudy kept discovering new evidence of voter fraud that was going to blow the whole thing wide open.

21
William Lewis  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:12:01pm

re: #18 jaunte

TFW your slave labor deal is revealed by a deadly tornado.

The joy of the 13th amendment’s loophole… < spit >

22
jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:13:02pm

“…Reed would not disclose how much the inmates would make for their work, but said certain percentages would be portioned into different areas, such as a personal savings account to help them after they are eventually released. Some inmates’ “biggest fears” are starting out with no money, he added.

A portion of their income will also go back into the county, as well.”
………
“…He also said the program is an asset to companies struggling with labor shortages. Two other companies have reached out to him about the program, but he was not ready to disclose their identities.”
paducahsun.com

23
William Lewis  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:14:14pm

re: #17 Charles Johnson

You’re all clear, kid. Now let’s blow this thing and go home.

24
PhillyPretzel  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:17:12pm

re: #17 Charles Johnson

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

25
Dopamine Fish  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:17:18pm

re: #23 William Lewis

You’re all clear, kid. Now let’s blow this thing and go home.

I think you’re gonna need a bigger boat.

26
jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:17:54pm

ATTICA!

27
JC1  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:18:34pm

And for all the loss of life from the tornados, about 15x more Americans have died from covid between the time the tornados hit and I’m posting this. In fact, more Americans likely died from covid during the tornado event than from the tornados.

I’m not sure what my point is. Maybe humans sucking at judging relative risk.

28
William Lewis  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:19:17pm

Supper before work:

Rice cooker & Chicken tikka masala simmering.

29
Dopamine Fish  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:21:00pm

Ray, if someone asks you if you’re a god, YOU SAY YES!

30
PhillyPretzel  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:22:13pm

re: #23 William Lewis

“Do or do not there is no try.”

31
jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:23:00pm

“What hump?”

32
A Cranky One  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:23:34pm

…you keep using that word…

33
Dopamine Fish  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:23:42pm

The power of Christ compels thee!

34
The Squire of Logos  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:23:53pm

Did you get your precious photos?

35
Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:25:02pm

Well it finally showed up. When are they going to put DeJoy into DeJail?

36
jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:26:06pm
37
PhillyPretzel  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:26:24pm

re: #35 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

I hope soon my Benadryl came 3 days later than it should have.

38
A Cranky One  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:26:46pm

I’ll have what she’s having.

39
jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:27:11pm

“How do you like them apples?”

40
Dopamine Fish  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:27:27pm

“Keep the change, ya filthy animal.”

41
The Squire of Logos  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:27:34pm

re: #36 jaunte

All grift, no shame, no brain.

42
William Lewis  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:29:31pm

SHANE!!!

43
jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:30:29pm

“You’ll shoot your eye out!”

44
Charles Johnson  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:30:34pm
45
PhillyPretzel  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:30:59pm

We have to get out of here tonight.

46
Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:32:19pm

boop tweep squeeeeee thunk

47
jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:34:59pm

re: #46 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

Flipper!

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Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:36:37pm

re: #47 jaunte

Flipper!

Nope

49
jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:38:29pm

Is anyone really going to use up room on their space habitat for a garbage compactor?

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:39:54pm

re: #17 Charles Johnson

This movie has fallen out of favor over the past few years but this line still lives on:
“Frankly my dear I don’t give a damn.”

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jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:41:28pm

“Badges?”

52
Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:42:17pm

So the LA Times is running a big story about markups in hospital bills. Story is being pushed by Twitter.

I guess I’m surprised that people are surprised this happens.

P0YPj7i1O6YP1cT2OuDgIUPB72CMax4sRf20HEVxDlBSmCni2iwwbxHXOD6SchKkFxCD5pSBR+nSlD4X4aQ9YAfeReOmqX2uFfKpm9fq+k2FEHaHbtIx4/K4GV+pB1XTXdGORvri83isNNR93TwQYrJURe4XCVmwTmMep1ODPeHXiV3jtnOU9LMF2QrKytresgVuf6Qh/4Q=

What people don’t realize is why hospitals have to do some markups.

Put simply, each time I went to the ER there were beds full of people who could never pay for their care.

So people like me, with health insurance that pays for ER, get billed to pay the costs of running an ER.

This is well known.

This is the problem that the ACA tries to attack.

The uninsured are not turned away from hospitals in this country. Or, at least most of the times the uninsured are not turned away from hospitals that are run by, or operate located upon, a community health district.

This is why we need a one-payer solution. The buyer, the US gov’t, can enforce billing regulations and cost controls.

Still, healthcare is not free. IT SHOULD NOT BE free. Highly skilled workers deserve their pay.

What we have to accept as a society is that we need to prioritize our collective spending.

53
Patricia Kayden  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:42:46pm

re: #9 Dave In Austin

I remember when he passed. So sad. May he R.I.P.

54
b.d. (The war is over)  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:46:44pm

re: #44 Charles Johnson

I can now totally understand why Superman’s dad, after arguing with morons, fired his kid into space

55
Moe Avattar  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:48:18pm

re: #17 Charles Johnson

…Because all you of Earth…are IDIOTS!

56
retired cynic  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:49:27pm
57
lawhawk  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:50:47pm

re: #45 PhillyPretzel

May the Schwartz be with you.

58
Decatur Deb  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:56:22pm

Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff!

59
Dopamine Fish  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:56:56pm

So, just outta curiosity, which three casinos did you geniuses pick to rob?

60
Barefoot Grin  Dec 11, 2021 • 3:58:44pm

“Here comes two words for you: shut the fuck up!”

61
PhillyPretzel  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:00:17pm

Shaken, not stirred.

62
lawhawk  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:01:41pm

What does Marcellus Wallace look like?

63
Dopamine Fish  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:02:12pm

“I will have my vengeance, in this life, or the next.”

64
lawhawk  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:02:39pm

You can’t fight in here. This is the war room!

65
Jay C  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:02:47pm

re: #17 Charles Johnson

Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.

66
Dopamine Fish  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:03:47pm

This is my BOOMSTICK!

67
A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:06:07pm

Klaatu barada nikto. (Hope I spelled it right).

68
Dave In Austin  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:06:11pm

This is my Rifle!
This is my Gun!
This one’s for Killing!
This one’s for Fun!

69
lawhawk  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:06:36pm

I *am* Iron Man.

70
PhillyPretzel  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:07:08pm

re: #69 lawhawk

I am Sparticus

71
lawhawk  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:07:13pm

Say Hello to my little friend.

72
A hollow voice says Vaccinate the world!  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:07:21pm

Just a girl… standing in front of a boy… asking him to love her.

73
Dopamine Fish  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:07:58pm

re: #69 lawhawk

I *am* Iron Man.

Mr. Stark, I don’t feel so good…

74
carey94tt  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:10:00pm

Could be worse…could be raining.

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Barefoot Grin  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:10:16pm

I only recognize a few of these. I think it’s more like: name an instantly recognizable line that film obsessives will instantly recognize.

Anyway, next week the Fox and Friends theme will be: “Where is Major and Why are the Bidens Muzzling Him?”

76
The Pie Overlord!  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:10:40pm

“Where the white women at?”

77
dat_said  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:11:12pm

re: #73 Dopamine Fish

Yippee-ki-yay motherfu…..

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Dopamine Fish  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:11:16pm

re: #75 Barefoot Grin

I only recognize a few of these. I think it’s more like: name an instantly recognizable line that film obsessives will instantly recognize.

Anyway, next week the Fox and Friends theme will be: “Where is Major and Why are the Bidens Muzzling Him?”

Yeah, because there aren’t really a lot of movies that you could confidently say a characteristic line from and “most people” would know what movie you’re quoting. Everybody’s tastes differ.

79
The Pie Overlord!  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:11:29pm

“That rug…held the room together.”

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stpaulbear  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:11:33pm

I just checked Amazon to see if they put up any kind of memorial to the employees who died yesterday when a tornado hit their warehouse. None that I could find. I was expecting too much.

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gocart mozart  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:12:04pm

re: #56 retired cynic

82
Dave In Austin  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:13:25pm

re: #80 stpaulbear

Has Bezo’s showed up yet

83
Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:14:22pm

Since mine was intentionally vague. It’s R2D2 getting zapped by the Jawas.

84
Charles Johnson  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:15:45pm

Warren Zevon - My Shits Fucked Up

85
stpaulbear  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:16:19pm

re: #82 Dave In Austin

Has Bezo’s showed up yet

Has he written a check yet? I’m pretty sure I heard on the news today that Amazon’s applied for disaster assistance. 48 hour rule on that, but it feels like something any business would do. Pissed me off anyway.

86
Barefoot Grin  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:16:52pm

I love this song. Thanks.

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JC1  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:17:31pm

re: #80 stpaulbear

I just checked Amazon to see if they put up any kind of memorial to the employees who died yesterday when a tornado hit their warehouse. None that I could find. I was expecting too much.

I wonder how many Amazon employees die weekly on the job. They have 1.5 million employees. Just through random chance, they must get a lot of death.

88
lawhawk  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:22:10pm

So, it’s 66 degrees here in northern NJ… at 7:15pm on December 10.

That ain’t right.

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Patricia Kayden  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:22:41pm

re: #81 gocart mozart

Thank goodness I have never cared about Noonan’s opinion on any dang thing. She looks like a wasted alcoholic. And sounds like one too. She has nothing on VP Harris.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:23:34pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:25:47pm
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PhillyPretzel  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:26:20pm

re: #90 Backwoods_Sleuth

Looks like Philly is going to have some action tonight.
weather.gov

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The Pie Overlord!  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:27:02pm

Our power was out for 5 hours this afternoon.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:27:22pm

Not to be a downer, but did you folks realize next year is called 2020 too?

/

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:28:11pm
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Romantic Heretic  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:30:32pm

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe.

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Captain Magic  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:31:57pm

Now if only I can find a place to get these printed….

98
A Mom Anon  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:32:16pm

As…youuuu….wish……..

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JC1  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:35:43pm

re: #88 lawhawk

So, it’s 66 degrees here in northern NJ… at 7:15pm on December 10.

That ain’t right.

I remember a weekend of 70+ temps in December 2001 or 2002 in northern CT. I also remember over a foot of snow in the mid 90s in Boston in mid April. If you look at all time high and low temperatures for various times of the year, many will be pre WW2. It’s the overall average that matters, not local extremes.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:38:59pm

re: #15 jaunte

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Barefoot Grin  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:42:28pm

I guess I’d also want to know the strain the maker smoked before creation:

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stpaulbear  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:45:13pm

re: #101 Barefoot Grin

Maybe bacon and waffle…

103
A Mom Anon  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:46:23pm

re: #101 Barefoot Grin

That is a waste of chicken, waffles and pizza.

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lawhawk  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:47:09pm

re: #99 JC1

Oh, I get that the single day temp isn’t indicative of anything in particular, but the entire month has been warmer than normal.. 3-5 degrees warmer than normal. November? Warmer than normal. The entire year has been like that.

And the extremes within the year are becoming more extreme. More extreme rains. More extreme snow. More extreme flooding events. More extreme

105
Moe Avattar  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:47:35pm

re: #101 Barefoot Grin

Needs grits

106
Barefoot Grin  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:48:06pm

re: #102 stpaulbear

Maybe bacon and waffle…

Yes, definitely calls for Lingonberry over maple-flavored sauce.

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William Lewis  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:48:08pm

re: #101 Barefoot Grin

I guess I’d also want to know the strain the maker smoked before creation:

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Oh, I don’t know. Use waffle batter for the crust, alfredo sauce, diced fried chicken and a layer of mozzy over top could work.

I wouldn’t buy it but it could work.

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Barefoot Grin  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:48:30pm

re: #105 Moe Avattar

Needs grits

Yep. Or hash browns.

ETA: I’m sorry, meant to say hash browns drowned in sausage gravy.

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Jay C  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:48:34pm

re: #103 A Mom Anon

That is a waste of chicken, waffles and pizza.

And time.

110
Barefoot Grin  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:51:42pm

re: #109 Jay C

And time.

I believe in coyotes and time as an abstract.

111
Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:52:36pm

Today’s Navy/Army game. 17-13 Navy. YEA!

112
William Lewis  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:54:16pm
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William Lewis  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:54:58pm

re: #111 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire

Today’s Navy/Army game. 17-13 Navy. YEA!

Pbth!!!!!

114
Shiplord Kirel: Fan of Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:57:11pm
115
Dangerman  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:58:01pm

Why don’t they tax the mega-rich and leave us merely filthy rich alone?”

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A Cranky One  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:58:07pm

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ckkatz  Dec 11, 2021 • 4:59:19pm

My brother went to West Point many years ago. Per his telling, the Corps of Cadets are going to be very miserable for the next couple of weeks.

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ckkatz  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:03:11pm

re: #101 Barefoot Grin

I assume that it is served with a side of Green Bean Casserole and comes with a vegetable gelatin salad.

119
Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:04:38pm
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ckkatz  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:05:00pm

re: #94 Eclectic Cyborg

Not to be a downer, but did you folks realize next year is called 2020 too?

/

And this year was called 2020 Won.

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William Lewis  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:05:24pm

re: #117 ckkatz

My brother went to West Point many years ago. Per his telling, the Corps of Cadets are going to be very miserable for the next couple of weeks.

They were already in for it considering the mascot abduction FOOBAR.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:08:27pm

good grief

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:11:10pm
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ckkatz  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:15:01pm

re: #121 William Lewis

They were already in for it considering the mascot abduction FOOBAR.

I had thought that they did succeed on the second attempt, though.

Reminds me of the time my unit was on an exercise and a small team of ours snuck into the opfor command tent and stole the opfor commanding Colonel’s lbe. (It was hanging on a chair.) Our commander got to return it to him in a rather amusing (at least for us) public presentation the next morning.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:17:31pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:18:26pm

re: #125 Backwoods_Sleuth

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ckkatz  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:19:17pm

I apparently lead a sheltered life. Before today, if asked, I would have ventured that Luster Dust probably came from the same vendors as Angel Dust. And I would have been wrong:

Cake Decorating Luster Dust Associated with Toxic Metal Poisonings — Rhode Island and Missouri, 2018-2019

During 2018-2019, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) investigated cases of metal poisonings associated with commercially and home-prepared cakes decorated with products referred to as luster dust.

Several types of glitters and dusts, broadly known as luster dust, for use on prepared foods can be purchased online and in craft and bakery supply stores. Decorating foods with luster dust and similar products is a current trend, popularized on television programs, instructional videos, blogs, and in magazine articles.

Some luster dusts are specifically produced with edible ingredients that can be safely consumed. Companies that make edible luster dust are required by law to include a list of ingredients on the label. Luster dusts that are safe for consumption are typically marked “edible” on the label.

Some luster dusts used as cake decorations are not edible or food grade; labeled as “nontoxic” or “for decorative purposes only,” these luster dusts are intended to be removed before consumption .

RIDOH (2018) and Missouri DHSS (2019), investigated heavy metal poisonings associated with commercially and home-prepared cakes decorated with luster dust after receiving reports of children (aged 1-11 years) who became ill after consuming birthday cake.

cdc.gov

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plansbandc  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:19:24pm
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Charles Johnson  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:20:57pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:26:26pm
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gwangung  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:30:34pm

re: #127 ckkatz

I apparently lead a sheltered life. Before today, if asked, I would have ventured that Luster Dust probably came from the same vendors as Angel Dust. And I would have been wrong:

Cake Decorating Luster Dust Associated with Toxic Metal Poisonings — Rhode Island and Missouri, 2018-2019

cdc.gov

Why would anyone sell for general use icing that has heavy metals???

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:31:38pm

thread

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Decatur Deb  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:35:30pm

re: #132 Backwoods_Sleuth

thread

Be fair. They get all the parafin they can eat.

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ckkatz  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:37:05pm

re: #131 gwangung

The Rhode Island case reported in that CDC article:

…snip…
In October 2018, the RIDOH Center for Acute Infectious Disease Epidemiology (CAIDE) investigated a report that six children aged 1-11 years became ill after attending a child’s birthday party. Symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea began 30 minutes to 10 hours after consumption of the cake, and usually lasted less than 10 hours. One person was reported to have experienced longer symptom duration and visited an emergency department for treatment. Investigators identified the birthday cake as a common food item consumed by all the children who became ill, and noted the party as the only common event. The cake, ordered from a local bakery, had been decorated with a thick layer of frosting mixed with luster dust described on the label as “gold dust” . CAIDE interviewed four persons who did not become ill and who reported either not eating any cake frosting (three) or eating no cake at all (one)

…snip…
CFP environmental health food specialists investigated the Rhode Island bakery on-site and implemented immediate control measures.

…snip…

The cake ingredients and preparation process were recorded. The cake had been baked, frozen, and frosted; luster dust was added to a butter extract and painted on the cake with a brush in intervals to produce a thick layer. The luster dust applied as a decoration to the cake’s frosting was labeled as rose gold dust, and marked as “nonedible,” “nontoxic,” and “for decoration only.”

…snip…
CFP traced three possible sources of the rose gold dust to three local companies: a cake pop bakery that sold the rose gold dust as a cake decoration, a wholesale culinary company that sold the powder to decorate cake stands, and an importer who was able to identify that the rose gold dust was fine copper powder that had been imported from a manufacturer that initially sold the powder for use as a metallic pigment for consumer goods such as floor coverings.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:37:24pm
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jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:40:28pm

re: #132 Backwoods_Sleuth

12-hour shifts that paid $8 an hour.

I see why they made a deal to use inmate labor because they had a “labor shortage.”

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PhillyPretzel  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:41:27pm

re: #136 jaunte

Same here. :(

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Decatur Deb  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:41:58pm

re: #126 Backwoods_Sleuth

Wife had friends/family in Dawson Springs, but they died out years ago. We spent some time today tracking her cousins in Paducah, but they just had their commo down.

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calochortus  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:42:44pm

re: #131 gwangung

Why would anyone sell for general use icing that has heavy metals???

They don’t. Luster dust is a very fine powder that you can apply to various surfaces. The edible kind is fairly pricey and I’d imagine people who aren’t paying close attention think they are getting a better deal on the same thing when they buy the non-edible type.

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Decatur Deb  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:44:33pm

re: #139 calochortus

They don’t. Luster dust is a very fine powder that you can apply to various surfaces. The edible kind is fairly pricey and I’d imagine people who aren’t paying close attention think they are getting a better deal on the same thing when they buy the non-edible type.

Note that one warning said “for decoration only”. That’s poor communication to someone who sets out to decorate a cake.

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EstebanTornado1963  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:47:05pm
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Belafon  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:47:08pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:47:28pm
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jaunte  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:47:38pm

re: #141 EstebanTornado1963

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The Pie Overlord!  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:49:42pm

THREAD ON LATEST GRIFT & MONEYWASHING SCHEME

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calochortus  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:50:58pm

re: #140 Decatur Deb

Note that one warning said “for decoration only”. That’s poor communication to someone who sets out to decorate a cake.

Umm, yeah. You’d think they’d throw in a line about not being edible. Unless they don’t have lawyers to help them with it.

Reminds me of decades ago the campground restroom at Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley had signs over the sink saying the water was “not potable.” I hope it was just because it tasted bad, not that it was toxic, because I’m not sure everyone would know what that meant.

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gwangung  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:53:23pm

re: #146 calochortus

Umm, yeah. You’d think they’d throw in a line about not being edible. Unless they don’t have lawyers to help them with it.

Reminds me of decades ago the campground restroom at Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley had signs over the sink saying the water was “not potable.” I hope it was just because it tasted bad, not that it was toxic, because I’m not sure everyone would know what that meant.

As you said, “TOXIC” is a better word to use.

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calochortus  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:56:22pm

re: #147 gwangung

As you said, “TOXIC” is a better word to use.

Well, in Death Valley it could be nontoxic, but taste really hideous.

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Decatur Deb  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:57:33pm

re: #146 calochortus

Umm, yeah. You’d think they’d throw in a line about not being edible. Unless they don’t have lawyers to help them with it.

Reminds me of decades ago the campground restroom at Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley had signs over the sink saying the water was “not potable.” I hope it was just because it tasted bad, not that it was toxic, because I’m not sure everyone would know what that meant.

A lady at the post commissary once asked my wife what “comestible” meant. It was thus marked by the medics on a package of very old frozen fish.

“It won’t kill you.”

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calochortus  Dec 11, 2021 • 5:57:38pm

Dinner calls. BBL

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ckkatz  Dec 11, 2021 • 6:05:34pm

re: #145 The Pie Overlord!

Sounds like a money laundering scheme. Buy low with a clean source of money. Sell at a highly inflated rate to oneself using a dirty account. Now one has more laundered dollars.


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