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      These
      boys
      just
      want
     
     
      to
      have
      fun
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Vancouver’s
      The
      Human
      Statues
      are
      spreading
      jubilation
      across
      the
      nation
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Martha
      Macintyre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panther
      Post
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Recently,
      I
      was
      given
      the
     
     
      pleasure
      of
      reviewing
      one
     
     
      of
      the
      most
      unique
      albums
      I
     
     
      have
      ever
      listened
      to.
      Hav-
     
     
      ing
      been
      compared
      to
      Simon
     
     
      and
      Garfunkel,
      the
      Human
     
     
      Statues
      music
      is_
      interest-
     
     
      ing,
      different,
      and
      their
      own
     
     
      style.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Human
      Statues
      is
      a
     
     
      “must
      listen”
      for
      anyone
     
     
      who
      is
      not
      afraid
      to
      listen
      to
     
     
      “all
      kinds
      of
      music”,
      and
      to
     
     
      try
      new
      things.
      The
      Human
     
     
      Statues
      are
      made
      up
      of
      Zach-
     
     
      ary
      Stevenson,
      and
      Jeff
      Bry-
     
     
      ant
      originally
      from
      Vancou-
     
     
      ver,
      but
      moved
      to
      Toronto
     
     
      to
      pursue
      a
      full-time
      music
     
     
      career.
     
    

    
     
      Together
      Zachary
      and
      Jeff
     
     
      make
      up
      a
      100
      per
      cent
      folk-
     
     
      funk-pop
      duo
      (as
      they
      call
     
     
      themselves).
     
    

    
     
      The
      Human
      Statues
      use
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tony
      Lee
      sexes
      up
      the
      University
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Jarrod
      Yeo
     
     
      Panther
      Post
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      are
      getting
      very
      sleepy.
     
    

    
     
      Comedic
      hypnotist
      Tony
     
     
      Lee
      recently
      performed
      to
     
     
      a
      full
      house
      at
      The
      Wave
      as
     
     
      part
      of
      Sex
      Week,
      sponsored
     
     
      by
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Union.
     
    

    
     
      About
      a
      dozen
      brave
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      ventured
      onto
      the
      stage
     
     
      to
      be
      put
      under
      Lee’s
      spell.
     
     
      Comedy
      ensued.
     
    

    
     
      Lee,
      who
      has
      performed
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      their
      love
      for
      music,
      their
     
     
      big
      sense
      of
      humour,
      and
     
     
      tons
      of
      energy
      to
      connect
      to
     
     
      every
      audience
      they
      play
      for.
     
     
      Every
      show
      they
      perform,
     
     
      is
      complete
      with
      a
      full
      set
     
     
      of
      choreography
      which
      if
     
     
      you
      watch
      any
      of
      their
      vid-
     
     
      eos
      on
      Youtube,
      it
      will
      show
     
     
      you
      that
      these
      two
      guys
      are
     
     
      not
      afraid
      to
      do
      “any
      kind”
     
     
      of
      a
      dance.
      They
      just
      want
      to
     
     
      have
      fun.
     
    

    
     
      Their
      current
      album
      is
      self-
     
     
      titled,
      and
      is
      their
      first
      full-
     
     
      length
      band
      album.
      Every
     
     
      song
      on
      their
      album
      is
      dif-
     
     
      ferent
      and
      unique.
      I
      have
      to
     
     
      admit
      I.
      liked
      some
      songs
     
     
      more
      than
      others.
      Each
      song
     
     
      on
      their
      album
      tells
      a
      story.
     
     
      Whether
      it
      is
      about
      love,
      the
     
     
      majority
      of
      which
      are,
      life
     
     
      or
      the
      many
      different
      events
     
     
      that
      have
      happened
      in
      their
     
     
      lives.
     
    

    
     
      Every
      song
      on
      this
      album
      is
     
     
      anew
      adventure
      from
      the
      last
     
     
      one.
      Their
      songs
      are
      about
     
    
   
   
    
     
      over
      2,000
      gigs
      all
      around
     
     
      the
      world,
      said
      he
      never
      gets
     
     
      tired
      of
      putting
      people
      under
     
     
      his
      spell.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      the
      most
      fun
      job
      in
      the
     
     
      world,
      performing
      shows
      for
     
     
      the
      university
      crowds.
      Ev-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eryone
      always
      has
      a
      good
     
     
      -
      ception.
      I’ve
      been
      doing
      this
     
    
   
   
    
     
      time.”
     
    

    
     
      Although
      hypnosis
      was
     
     
      long
      viewed
      as
      a
      form
      of
      un-
     
     
      consciousness,
      the
      informed
     
     
      contemporary
      view
      is
      that
      it
     
     
      is
      actually
      a
      wakeful
      state
      of
     
     
      focused
      attention
      and
      low-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      real
      life,
      and
      events
      that
     
     
      could
      truly
      have
      happened
      to
     
     
      anyone,
      like“Sheila,”
      a
      song
     
     
      about
      a
      relationship
      coming
     
     
      to
      an
      end
      wondering
      why
     
     
      it
      did,
      what
      he
      could
      have
     
     
      done
      different?
      Or
      the
      song,
     
     
      “Honest
      Man”
      which
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      title
      pretty
      much
      explains
      it-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      self.
      Doesn’t
      every
      girl
      want
     
     
      an
      “honest
      man
      in
      her
      life?”
     
    

    
     
      “Carol
      That
      I
      Know”
      is
      the
     
     
      first
      single
      off
      their
      album.
     
     
      The
      first
      single
      would
      have
     
     
      to
      be
      my
      favourite
      song
      on
     
     
      the
      album.
      I
      love
      the
      beat
     
     
      to
      this
      song.
      It
      is
      so
      catchy!
     
     
      This
      is
      the
      type
      of
      song
      that
     
     
      makes
      anyone
      want
      to
      get
      up
     
     
      and
      dance!
      (Or
      at
      least
      most
     
     
      people).
     
    

    
     
      The
      Human
      Statues
      have
     
     
      been
      spreading
      their
      jubila-
     
     
      tion.
      across
      Canada.
      They
     
     
      hope
      to
      do
      a
      cross
      Mari-
     
     
      time
      tour
      in
      early
      2009,
      with
     
     
      hopes
      to
      come
      to
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      After
      getting
      the
      chance
     
     
      to
      preview
      this
      album,
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ered
      inhibitions,
      with
      di-
     
     
      minished
      awareness
      of
      one’s
     
     
      surroundings.
      :
     
    

    
     
      That
      means
      aspiring
      hyp-
     
     
      notists
      shouldn’t
      expect
      to
     
     
      achieve
      Casanova-like
      re-
     
     
      sults
      because
      of
      it.
     
    

    
     
      “There’s
      a
      bit
      of
      a
      miscon-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      over
      20
      years,
      so
      I
      know
      a
     
     
      person
      under
      hypnosis
      won’t
     
     
      do
      something
      they
      would
     
     
      normally
      be
      totally
      against.
     
     
      That
      includes
      sleeping
      with
     
     
      someone.
      The
      hypnotist
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Human
      Statues
     
    
   
   
    
     
      watching
      many
      of
      their
      vid-
     
     
      eos
      on
      Youtube,
      I
      have
      to
      say
     
     
      I
      am
      mighty
      curious
      to
      see
     
     
      if
      they
      live
      up
      to
      their
      repu-
     
     
      tation,
      and
      if
      they
      really
      do
     
     
      “spread
      jubilation
      across
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -nation”.
      I
      also
      want
      to
      see
     
    
   
   
    
     
      their
      performance
      complete
     
     
      with
      choreography.
      Ha!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      more
      information
      on
     
     
      the
      Human
      Statutes,
      you
      can
     
     
      check
      out
      these
      links:
     
    

    
     
      www.thehumanstatues.com
     
    

    
     
      www.myspace.com/thehu-
     
     
      manstatues
      —
     
    

    
     
      www.sonicbids.com/thehu-
     
     
      manstatues
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
    
   
   
    
     
      mostly
      serves
      as
      a
      guide
      for
     
     
      the
      experience.”
     
    

    
     
      Lee
      was
      however
      able
      to
     
     
      convince
      most
      of
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      to
      mount
      their
      chairs
     
     
      like
      a
      buck
      in
      mating
      season.
     
     
      Two
      gentlemen
      treated
      the
     
     
      audience
      to
      some
      dirty
      danc-
     
     
      ing
      and
      one
      even
      found
      him-
     
     
      self
      licking
      whipped
      cream
     
     
      off
      the
      seat
      of
      his
      friend’s
     
     
      pants.
      ;
     
    

    
     
      The
      nature
      of
      Lee’s
      per-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      formance
      is
      often
      adult
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nature,
      but
      there
      are
      certain
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -boundaries
      he
      won’t
      cross.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “T
      generally
      get
      guys
      to
      do
     
     
      the
      more
      provocative
      stuff.
     
     
      Society
      is
      cooler
      with
      that.”
     
    

    
     
      Regardless,
      Lee
      maintains
     
     
      that
      his
      mission
      is
      to
      ensure
     
     
      everyone
      leaves
      with
      memo-
     
     
      ries
      they
      can
      look
      back
      on
     
     
      and
      laugh.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      all
      in
      the
      name
      of
      fun.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      last
      thing
      I
      would
      want
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      for
      someone
      to
      leave
      here
     
     
      feeling
      bad,
      saying
      “Oh
      my
     
     
      God.
      I
      can’t
      believe
      I
      did
     
     
      that.”