Dread Clampitt

My husband and I will be in Seaside the weekend of Dec.8th. Where can we see Dread Clampitt?

Funky Blues Shack in Destin, Friday the 8th and Saturday the 9th.
Red Bar Sunday 12-3.

Thanks. Don't want to go to Destin. Maybe we'll catch lunch at the Red Bar Sunday on our way out.

they are playing the 8th and 9th at the blues shack II in Baytowne... WaCo Ramblers are playing the Destin Blues Shack...

they are playing the 8th and 9th at the blues shack II in Baytowne... WaCo Ramblers are playing the Destin Blues Shack...

Thanks for clarification coming from someone who should know! I won't tell you where I got my info. ;-)

www.dreadclampitt.com

Smartelec. Is that a word?

Smartelec. Is that a word?

smartalec smartalek smartaleck???? good question steelemama...how do you spell that??? what is the origin of smartalec?

Final Answer, go to the source

I thought I went to the source the first time...another smartellllick.

I thought I went to the source the first time...another smartellllick.

:clap_1: ...that's the best spelling!!!!

According to G.L. Cohen, author of Studies in Slang Part 1 (1985), the phrase smart alec(k) arose from the exploits of one Alec Hoag. A celebrated pimp, thief, and confidence man operating out of New York City in the 1840's, Mr. Hoag, along with his wife Melinda and an accomplice known as "French Jack," operated a con called the "panel game," a method by which prostitutes and their pimps robbed foolish customers.

The "panel game" consisted of sliding walls that would enable Mr. Hoag to sneak in whilst the mark was sleeping and steal valuables. Before Mr. Hoag, a prostitute's accomplices would wait until the mark was asleep, then burst into the room. But the marks got wise and would block the door with a table or chair propped up under the doorknob, thinking they would then be safe from intruders. "Smart" Alec Hoag, because he never woke the victim, would be on the other side of town before the rube even knew what had happened.

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:clap_1: ...why, thank you Mr. danhall!!! You are not a smartalec, just a smartdanhall!

I'll take Smart Ass for a Thousand...Aleck (sic)

I'll take Smart Ass for a Thousand...Aleck (sic)

:clap_1: :funn: ...finally! You not only made sense to me, you made me laugh!!!