Hello Terry, seems like everytime I read one of your posts I have to scurry to Wikipedia or Dictionary!
flak - flack1 [flak] Show IPA noun Sometimes Disparaging. 1. press agent. 2. publicity. verb (used without object) 3. to serve as a press agent or publicist: to flack for a new rock group. verb (used with object) 4. to promote; publicize: to flack a new record. Origin: 1935–40; said to be after Gene Flack, a movie publicity agent
But that's alright - makes me feel I'm getting my money's worth for my $20.00 yearly contribution.
Is attesting that the first eleven years of my 66 year life was spent where English is not the native language a "reason" or "excuse"??? for not knowing the meaning of flack ... which I now know the meaning of... thanxs to Terry???