Spirit
      of
      the
      West
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Halloween
      Pub
      Review
      |
     
     
      By
      Rob
      Coffin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Halloween
      Pub
      was
      a
      Scary
      success
      as
      an
     
     
      apparently
      popular
      band
      invaded
      the
      Barn
      for
      a
     
     
      night
      of
      wine,
      witches,
      and
      song.
      "Spirit
      of
      the
     
     
      West",
      for
      those
      who
      didn’t
      make
      the
      pub,
      is
      a
     
     
      group
      of
      four
      whose
      music
      is
      danceable
      and
     
     
      intriguing.
      Often
      their
      songs
      had
      a
      political
      theme,
     
     
      protesting
      such
      things
      as
      environmental
      degradation
     
     
      and
      human
      rights.
      They
      also
      had
      lighthearted
      songs
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      about
      various
      places
      they
      have
      played
      one
      being
      St.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      John’s,
      Newfoundland.
      Many
      (very
      many)
      people
     
     
      from
      outside
      of
      our
      University
      community
      came
      to
     
     
      hear
      this
      band
      and
      none
      I
      spoke
      with
      left
     
     
      disappointed
      (or
      sober
      for
      that
      matter).
      A
      popular
     
     
      group
      such
      as
      this
      would
      do
      well
      if
      they
      were
      to
     
     
      come
      here
      again.
      Maybe.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      keeping
      with
      tradition,
      costumes
      were
      a
      big
      part
     
     
      of
      the
      night’s
      fun.
      Congratulations
      to
      Count
     
     
      Dracula
      and
      Lucy,
      winners
      of
      the
      prizes
      for
      best
     
     
      costume.
      Among
      the
      other
      dresser-uppers
      was
      hive
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      honeybees,
      three
      killer
      bunnies,
      a
      pack
      of
      wild
     
     
      dogs,
      a
      convent
      of
      nuns
      on
      the
      run,
      some
      women
      in
     
     
      bad
      need
      of
      a
      shave
      and
      George
      Bush
      whose
      advice
     
     
      was:
      "We
      must
      be
      prudent.”
      Thanks
      to
      all
      who
     
     
      dressed
      up
      for
      making
      the
      pub
      a
      success
      and
      for
     
     
      giving
      the
      CP’s
      such
      a
      good
      time
      trying
      to
      figure
     
     
      out
      whose
      J.D.
      they
      were
      reading.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Good
      luck
      to
      all
      as
      you
      endeavour
      to
      succeed
     
     
      academically
      and
      remember
      to
      come
      to
      the
      Barn
     
     
      when
      you
      need
      a
      break
      from
      your
      studies.
      And
      to
     
     
      our
      regular
      patrons,
      a
      study
      break
      is
      always
      a
     
     
      good
      idea.
      See
      you
      at
      the
      next
      pub.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      1st,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Page
      14