One of the songs I wrote, Taste Of Sin, has the line "Watch the new moon rising on the crest of the hill." One time after I sang it, someone came over to me from the audience and said "How can you see a new moon? It is completely dark." Now, I taught astronomy for a few years, but before that I was normal, and thought of a new moon as probably a quarter moon. Of course, the person was right, and I agreed with him. I told him that it is a very mystical gift to be able to see the new moon, and was sorry that he didn't have it.

And I still sing it "Watch the new moon rising."

Jerry