Back to Reality, our presenters discuss the Gate Station video game and remember Cirque du Soleil's show Kurios Steampunk

 Hey guys,

Richie, Labake and Duane discussed the end of lockdown restrictions and their video game Gate Station: 

Gate Station

Labake remembers the show Kurios by the famous Canadian circus Cirque du Soleil, they will come next year to the Royal Albert Hall with a new show called Luzia.

You will listen to fantastic music with surprising levels of originality.

Seat, Relax, and Play it if you Dare!

KURIOS Music & Lyrics - Sing Along with us!

Gate Kicks! remembered Leon Moody aka LM Dubz (31/09/1969- 25/10/2020) and his Storytime.

 Hey guys,

In this episode Gate Kicks! remember Leon Moody aka LM Dubz, who sadly passed away last year and everybody missed him a lot. Leon used to present the programme and used to tell wonderful stories. Leon was the bass player for 2 Decks band and the impro ensemble Jamaica. You will listen to different stories plus original music by 2 Decks and Labake & Mr Amazing,  as their song title said, life is too short,  so enjoy it!!!

 

 LEON MOODY AKA LM DUBZ

Jamaica!! @ the Rock House 21.10.19

Duane played guitar and I played saxophone and stick like a violin, Diane was singing, Leon played sounds and Josh played the drums. I enjoyed it. Here is a video of the band called Jamaica in Brighton with a introduction bit from Leon - Jason.

Pics by Dave from Carousel. Thanks to everyone at The Rock House / Green Door Store for having us.

VIDEO DRAMA - Shooting the Host

In this episode Jackie the Ripper is bored, and there's only one thing which can cure her.

VIDEO DRAMA - Last Room in Yorkshire

In this Video drama Jackie and Marissa head to Yorkshire for a lovely holiday. However upon arrival they realise that finding their room is more challenging than expected...

This is released in memory of Salim who unfortunately passed away recently; this was his last video drama performance.

VIDEO DRAMA - Birthday Bizarre

In this episode John Crawford (played expertly by Louise) realises it's his 60th birthday! He can't wait to go out and celebrate but unfortunately everyone keeps getting his age wrong... This obviously doesn't help with John's notorious bad temper!

The Gate meets Alan Courtis, 08.03.17.

Leon - I met Alan Courtis on Tuesday and I said hello. We started with taps round the chair and finger pointing and loud and soft then we started to play with him and it sounded really good. It would be nice if he could come again to do some more stuff. He's really good making sounds from instruments everywhere in the room. I was sitting on the chair watching a film before we came on it was good picture they show other films then I was cracking a story after the film. I sat with the others and listened to what he had to say and I looked back at the screen and they were playing good music on the film. It was good from the start. Oh yeah, Alan played as well right at the back on different instruments but we had to slow down and back fast we had to take turns round the room. I had to wait for a bit but I looked everywhere just in case it comes back there then it came but the whole thing was great. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS GIG AND THANKS TO ALAN FOR COMING PLEASE COME BACK IT BE NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. CHEERS MATE.

Labake - Alan Courtis came to the gate and showed us how to play great music and we had a great time and we learnt haw to play different instruments it was great, everyone had fun  it was fantastic, everyone played something. I enjoyed playing the drums something I've never done and now music is is all I think about, I write and sing my own songs and I did what i do best, I sang.

Jason - Alan was a pretty cool guy, I'd like him to come again. I liked the talk he gave about people with disabilities because he showed pictures of people with learning disabilities playing music.

Kashan - It was very nice music. Alan was very good.

And here's our radio show featuring music from the show and interviews with Alan and various audience members -

VIDEO DRAMA - Granny on the Run

In this episode Arlo's feeling sad as he's just lost his beloved grandmother. Luckily Leon and Duane are on hand with a brilliant suggestion, he could go and pick up a new one at the old folks home...

VIDEO DRAMA - The Heat

Again internet problems have put a lot of difficulty on uploading video drama's, but managed to get a few uploaded from home last night...

In this episode all the guys gather around the swimming pool to relax in the sunshine. But one man's pleasure is another's pain, and Leon and Duane can't take the heat, so they decide to pray to god for a meteorological change.

VIDEO DRAMA - A night in the night club with violence and love

In this episode Duane, Leon and Shivash convince mother Mary and father Jimmy to let them go out clubbing. At the club they indulge in dancing and drinking but a little too much of both!

Dolly Mixtures, Nunnery Gallery, Private viewing 7/4/16.

Friday, April 8, 2016 - Sunday, June 12, 2016 

The Nunnery, 181 Bow Road, London E3 2SJ 

http://bowarts.org/nunnery/dolly-mixtures

All of us here at The Gate were dead chuffed to have been invited to take part in the above exhibition (thanks Mandy). Please see below for some pics of our guys and their work at the private viewing and of a live painting that Wayne did on the night.

MANDY.

JACKIE THE RIPPER.

 WAYNE.

LEON K.

 LM DUBZ.

LOUISE.

NICK.

CLARE.

MARY.

Visiting the mummies at the British Museum.

MANDY.

We had a day out at the museum to see the mummies and draw them and talk about them and see the way they look in the olden days and all. We saw the cats but we couldn't see them properly coz there was a leak. Then we had lunch and then we went home and it was a lovely day out and we saw a real body laying there and I draw the mummy.  It was a good  to know what they used to look like in those days before we was born and before Christ was thought of. The way they look and the way they was creating and the designer the costume too look good.

JEFF.

DARREN.

Going to the museum to see the Egyptian mummies was really cool especially when it's all a part of North African culture which is seen in movies, documentaries and books. There were many statues and coffins including tablets made of stone. It is very interesting how Egyptians use to live.

There is still a lot of I don't know about the history of Egypt and I guess I can learn some more.

LEON.

"I should have brought a camera and then I wouldn't have had to do all that drawing."

Train Ride.

Last week we went to the British museum to see the Egyptian mummies. We came in and saw the coffins and wrapped mummies lying down. I tried to draw them on a piece of paper. Then I took a look at the tall mummy with its family like a small kid and a big kid, I think they had four children. The next one is mask lady Satdjehuty, an early eighteenth century metal mummy mask. Then I came to a man lying down on the sand. I tried to read it, I think it said beads ginger in a desert pit sand. They were all really hard to draw. Then it was time to go back to the station.

We saw on the way out some more things in the museum. then I stopped in the shop to get some books and a drink. We saw three dolls and a real body in the window like bones and a big and a small coffin with nice patterns and colour and cats. It's the way I see it.