In a matter of moments that amphitheater that fits close to twenty thousand folks was glowing with the soft light, just like they did when I was a kid.

I knew the song, what I didn’t know was the evolution of the “Flick your Bic” The skinny kid on stage shouted something about “Get Your Shine On” and the roar of the younger crowd rattled my eardrums. One of the few fads I was ahead of the curve on was cell phones, but purely for business purposes.Īfter more than three decades steamrolled by with my absence from the mega concert scene, I realized not that much had changed… except for the tradition of “Flick your Bic”. Somewhere along the way things changed… and more than just me and my priorities. So cool, in fact, that more than a few album covers back in the days of vinyl, sported photos with thousands of little flames lighting the darkness of night in the massive venues. I will admit that it did look pretty cool. I never had need of a lighter nor was I willing to part with my scarce cash to get one just to take part in the fad of “Flicking my Bic”. Image courtesy of Back in the seventies and eighties, it was considered cool to “Flick your Bic” at rock and roll concerts.