Nu Years rhyme

My dearest of acquaintances
My very special friends
We are upon that time of year
In which the year does end

It seems like only yesterday, ago a little while
We wore acid-washed jeans and radio was playing Foreigner
(though in williamsburg you may still see the acid-wash style,
Those are dead, yo! check the memo from the fashion world's coroner)

Now the times are quickly changing, person- and technologic-ally
What with facebook walls, gay sex in stalls, and Pam and Tommy Lee
(wait that was 5 years ago,
anybody still have that video? )


Anyway, '07 came and went.
On wars and clothes big bucks were spent,
Bob Barker died (so hard he tried

to have us get our pets neutered or spayed)

The Hollywood screen-writers told the studios to go get bent

The Broadway strike had many tourists missing out on Rent

And billions of hours of gaming marvel "Second Life" were played

Alot of people did some drugs

New Yorkers loved their tiny pugs

Who fit inside their Fendi purses

And peed upon their trendy rugs

(we hope not, but it happens sometimes.

and sometimes when rhyming you gotta use the word "rhymes")

Now that '08 is coming fast around the bend

I'm inviting all of you to buck the trend

Don't make a resolution, bail, and then make an excuse

Just make life a little better by giving love and keeping loose.

Yes the stress that we all go thru can feel tight just like a noose

But as long as you believe it, life is sweet like orange juice.

PEACE and happy nu yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!

Barsh

Peoples' Fav'rite Ice Creams and ridic pet's names

As some of you know,
When I pass out an email list at a show
I have other things  i ask as well

Like your mother's maiden name or your favorite smell

Well this last time i asked people for the names of their pets

And their favorite ice cream flavors; some were as good as it gets!

a sampling (with no alteraishs from answers given):

FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVa:

BLACK WALNUT (is there an innu in this?)

COOKIE DOUGH

ROCKY ROAD

BULLSHIT

CHOCOLATE

VANILLA

CHOCOLATE, HO

COFFEE OREO

DOG PENIS  (personal fave - name not actual flavor)

LACTOSE INTOLERANT ( REMEMBER? SOFT SERVE SUCKS)

PET'S NAME

ROCKY

PINKTERTON

IVY & CHESTER ( if that's one pet's name its def schitzo)

LILA

THE BEAST

CREAM

FLOUNDER AND CHIP

"DOG"

GOLD MEMBER

COPERNICUS

PATCH

BIX

HEPPY

Barsh's Rhyming Report Dec. '07

Welcome, everybody, to the Barsh Report
It's a periodic rhyming e-newlsetter of sort
Letting you know what i'm upto, without being too serious
And its currently 2:30 am so dont blame me if i seem delirious

First off, the Barsh Report's most delicious cherry
My new record, I Forgot What You Taught Me" is done, and will be out in February!

It features a collection of hott jams, vibe tracks, and soulful hits
And how can you go wrong with song titles such as Jew Hefner and T.I.T.S.?

(for some crazy photoshoot outtakes check out myspace.com/sambarsh ; audio previews will up soon!)

Its definitely cold outside, which is kind of a bummer
So what do we do when its freezing out? reminisce about the summer!
I got to tour with some bands i hadn't toured with before
Trombonist Sarah Morrow for a week in France, the Brand New Heavies for a little more
J Records phenom Emily King hit me up to do some hits at the last minute
And I was free and down, so I jumped up in it!

I also did some clinics with Zach Brock in Kentucky and Ohio
And ate some chili along the way at famed Skyline
And thanks to a good look by Adam Hertz
The Sam Barsh Band did our first show at The Ballroom called Highline!

Such a dope place, beautiful space, fans right in your face
If you havent seen a show there, you're a cultural discgrace

(not really, but you should check it out, a well-needed and fresh addition to the NYC music scene www.highlineballroom.com )


So that was the summer; and once the autumn came
It became time for me to step up my cyber-game.
I have a brand new website (the address is still the same - sambarsh.com or barshmusic.com)
But the content's new and fresh, in fact the opposite of lame
And all you need to get to it is just to type my name (followed by .com of course)

(shout to my mama/designer for the hard work on the graphic design www.irisb.com)

Well the most exciting news of all is saved for last
My band is back after a break, and really k icking a$$$$$$$$$$$$
We did a show at Haverford College back on the 1st of december
And rocked for 3 hours straight; the next day i felt sorer than a New York Giants practice-squad member
I'm not sure if sorer is a word, but like i said its late and im feeling a bit absurd
(shout out to the haverford peeps that just joined the email list!)


And finally, it's finally here:
The Barsh Band's first NYC show in months , and the last of the year!

Saturday nite, December 29th, just 2 weeks away
Sandwiched right between Xmas eve and New Year's Day
So come start your nite right and catch us play!

It's at the Bitter End on Bleecker st., an early show,
So you can still party after, or go play in the snow
I'll rewrite all the info below.

Thats all for now, but its really been a pleasure
Till the next time, don't freeze or work too hard, enjoy your leisure!

Love to you all,
--
Sam

www.myspace.com/sambarsh

www.barshmusic.com