Monday, August 13, 2012

Mooning


According to folklore, when a calendar month includes two full moons the second one is called a "Blue Moon" - not necessarily because of color. This month of August includes two full moons - August 1st and August 31st - the latter being designated the Blue Moon. The famous song writing duo of Rodgers and Hart wrote a song about it recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and others and now considered a pop standard. Then we have the "Harvest Moon" in the Fall
that illuminates the countryside and provides a backdrop for hay rides. The term "half moon" was the name of Henry Hudson's ship when he first arrived in New York. And then there is the "crescent moon" the symbol of the outhouse created by cartoonists of the day. And on that note I will fade away to the strains of that 1947 song "No moon at all" - blackout!
tjs
PS - Any other reference to subject title would not pass the censor.
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