Back in the day (1987), my then boyfriend wanted to see the upcoming David Bowie "Glass Spider Tour" concert stop in New Orleans so I purchased tickets for his birthday and we attended the Superdome performance.
I'm all about a pure music performance without all the distracting trappings of dancers and such so was a little disappointed that wasn't "just David Bowie" but oh well, my dude liked it.
At the end of the concert, the house lights were still off and the entire Dome was dimly lit by upraised cigarette lighters, indicating a desire for an encore. It was quite beautiful from the vantage point of our floor seats. My boyfriend was dazzled. A bit too much.
My jaded ass finally asked, "Have you not ever seen that before?"
"No, never."
"What?! They do it after every concert."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"I've never seen it before."
"Puh-lease! Wait, when is the last time you attended a concert?"
He scrunched his eyebrows together and looked at me with those blue eyes he was so proud of and finally said, "Jimi Hendrix".
Da-yumn!
(I was six years old when the fabulouso Jimi died.)
