Disclaimer: School of Rock and its characters do not belong to me. Neither
do any pop culture references I may choose to include.
Author's notes: Thanks for the reviews. The eating area at the hall of fame is actually a small café that serves light meals, but for all purposes of this story, it's a restaurant like the Hard Rock Café. And to answer littelblazingstar's question, yes I do write all the songs. I'm glad you like them.
Ch16
Summer, Zack, Katie, and Freddy entered the hall of fame's restaurant at one thirty, but easily found where the rest of the group sat. "Sorry we're late." Summer began. "We were making a recording."
"Recording?" Dewey eyebrow waved.
"Didn't you read your map, Finn?" Freddy sat down.
Dewey gave him a look. "Uh, no."
"Well, there's a place called Record a Record. You rent out one of the studios to practice and record a song. So we did." Katie found a seat next to her boyfriend.
"That is so totally Schneebs!" If you don't know who said that, well, you weren't paying attention.
"Yeah." Tomika agreed. "Is this place just for bands?"
"It's for anyone I think." Zack grabbed two discarded menus for himself and Summer.
"Everyone should do one. It's really fun." Katie added.
Alicia looked excited. "I think I will."
Tomika seemed just as excited. "I know I will."
Marta on the other hand was rather unimpressed. "It seems rather juvenile. Making a recording in the middle of a Hall of Fame."
"Really?" Zack took a sip from his water. "Because I saw a guy who was probably in his sixties in one of the rooms."
"I suppose I could do one song." Marta said, half enthusiastic at Zack's endorsement.
Summer folded a menu. "If I may make a suggestion, how about everyone does their own thing, and then we can burn all the tracks onto one CD and make a copy for everyone."
"I'll do you one better." Freddy had a maniacal grin. "How about after everyone does their own thing, we reunite, practice a bit, and record School of Rock."
"I would so totally be into that, but we don't have Mr. Cool to do the keyboard." Dewey pointed out.
Summer volunteered. "I know the part."
"Schneebs!" Dewey turned a few heads. "OK, here's the deal. We reserve studio time right now, that way we have it, and we'll go right after this. That cool with everyone?"
Everyone but Marta excitedly nodded and chorused yeahs. Marta said about a second later. "I suppose."
"Everyone should start planning what they wanna do then, I'll go get the time." Dewey stood.
"Hey guys." Freddy said. "Anybody interested in recording a Queen cover with me?"
"What song?" Summer wanted to know.
"'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'." Freddy informed.
Zack nodded. "I'll help."
"So will I." Summer and Katie agreed.
"Zack, you should record 'Torn Jeans.'" Katie suggested. "Do the version like when you first showed it to us."
"That's not a bad idea. Thanks Katie."
"No problem. The question is what do I do."
Alicia looked over from across the table. "Katie, you should do 'Supernova', by Liz Phair."
Katie wracked her brain for a moment. "Thanks Alicia. What do you think you'll do?"
"I think 'Sweet Nothings' by Brenda Lee."
"Tomika?" Summer wanted to know.
"'Chain of Fools'."
Marta volunteered her song before anybody asked. "I'm going to do 'Take My Breath Away', Berlin's version of course. What about you Summer? I'm sure your song will be interesting."
"Well, I think I'm going to do a cover of 'Let it Be.' Unless of course, someone has a better suggestion." Summer had a challenging tone, almost daring Marta to make a suggestion.
Zack intervened though. "Are you gonna play the piano part?"
"I was planning on it." Summer nodded. "I think we have ourselves a plan."
§ § §
The group drove on to their next rest stop that night. They had all done their recordings, and on Alicia's laptop, Summer was now working on making them one CD. Dewey was talking to Freddy who was taking his turn up front. "You know, you four need to come up with a name." He informed.
"What are you talking about?" Freddy asked.
"You and Summer, Katie and Zack. You're a pretty rockin band."
"Thanks, but we're not a band. We only jam together once in a while."
"From what I heard, once in a while is a lot. Like every night. That's a band."
"We really don't call ourselves a band."
"Well you should. You've got the makings of an awesome four ,uh, person band."
"I'll keep that in mind." Freddy nodded.
In the back Zack was talking with Summer, while she worked on the CD. "I never got to tell you that I liked 'Born That Way.'"
"Thanks. The question is, will people get what it's about?"
"It's pretty hard to miss."
"Very true, but you have to admit, this is the type of song that will end up on True Spin because no one knows who it's about. If it were ever to make it big."
"Well, would you tell them?"
"I don't know. Maybe. Depends on what I would feel about it at the time they wanted to know."
"Why are you putting the tracks in that order? It seems odd."
"'School of Rock' is last because it's everyone. And then I put Dewey's version of 'Touch Me' first because, well, it makes sense. Everything else is in alphabetical order by last name of performer."
"I see. You thought it through that much?"
"Why wouldn't I? I'm making the CD, the arrangement should make sense. Besides, when I'm upset or stressed out, I organize things really well."
"Oh I remember now. Like the one time your aunt called while I was at class and when I got back my entire dorm room was as clean as if a Stepford Wife had been there."
"I knew you'd remember. And speaking of remembering, if I remember correctly, your birthday is coming up on Friday."
"Yes, you did remember. Unfortunately."
"What is so unfortunate about the day you were born?"
"I've never liked making a big deal about it. That's all."
"Who said I would make a big deal about it? I was thinking we sneak off from the pack at Disney or Universal, wherever we are that day, and just spend it on our own."
"Now that's a birthday present I think I can enjoy."
"I should hope so. We aren't going to get time alone virtually all week if we didn't do that. I'm not used to that."
"Neither am I. I don't think the consequences would be favorable." Zack leaned closer to her.
"I know exactly what you mean." Summer did the same.
"Oh please, get a room!" Katie heckled in a joking manner.
"We could say the same for you and Freddy." Summer pointed out. "But we won't."
Freddy began to unsafely crawl back into the back of the van. "And aren't we glad that you won't. If someone else wants to go up there..." Marta eagerly began crawling. "So, Dewey thinks we need to name our band."
"We have a band?" Katie blinked, as Freddy sat next to her.
"That's the word out on Dewey's street." Freddy nodded. "Says we have a rockin four person thing going."
"This is news to me." Zack said. "I thought we just jammed together once in a while until we could get a band going."
"I think it's pretty safe to say that we have had one going for a while." Summer began agreeing with Dewey. "We're just used to the format that we played with School of Rock."
"I guess you're right." Katie agreed. "It technically is a band if we want it to be."
"And if we wanted it to be, what would we call it?" Was Freddy's question.
"This part was never my forte." Summer stepped out.
"Me either." Zack agreed.
"What about taking the first letter of our names and making a cool phrase?" Katie suggested. "Like, Freakish Someone's Karma Zephyr."
"Uh, that's just a weird phrase." Freddy informed. "But I get what you're saying. How about, Freedom Knowledge Soul and you know Z is a very hard letter to come up with."
"Yeah, come on Zack. Couldn't you have had an easy name like George or John?" Summer teased.
Zack shrugged. "I guess I just have to be one of a kind."
"So anybody have cool words that start with the letter Z? You know, none of the usual stuff. No zoo, zebra or zipper. I want some original Z words." Summer mock ordered as if she were a teacher.
"Zest." Tomika piped up. "It's a flavor. Kind of goes with the theme you have going. Freedom Knowledge Soul and Zest. A bit of a weird name, but it describes you guys, and from what I've heard, it describes your music."
"I like it." The group nodded.
"Freedom Knowledge Soul and Zest it is."
There's chapter 16. The band name is weird, but I am horrible at coming up with these things.
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Author's notes: Thanks for the reviews. The eating area at the hall of fame is actually a small café that serves light meals, but for all purposes of this story, it's a restaurant like the Hard Rock Café. And to answer littelblazingstar's question, yes I do write all the songs. I'm glad you like them.
Ch16
Summer, Zack, Katie, and Freddy entered the hall of fame's restaurant at one thirty, but easily found where the rest of the group sat. "Sorry we're late." Summer began. "We were making a recording."
"Recording?" Dewey eyebrow waved.
"Didn't you read your map, Finn?" Freddy sat down.
Dewey gave him a look. "Uh, no."
"Well, there's a place called Record a Record. You rent out one of the studios to practice and record a song. So we did." Katie found a seat next to her boyfriend.
"That is so totally Schneebs!" If you don't know who said that, well, you weren't paying attention.
"Yeah." Tomika agreed. "Is this place just for bands?"
"It's for anyone I think." Zack grabbed two discarded menus for himself and Summer.
"Everyone should do one. It's really fun." Katie added.
Alicia looked excited. "I think I will."
Tomika seemed just as excited. "I know I will."
Marta on the other hand was rather unimpressed. "It seems rather juvenile. Making a recording in the middle of a Hall of Fame."
"Really?" Zack took a sip from his water. "Because I saw a guy who was probably in his sixties in one of the rooms."
"I suppose I could do one song." Marta said, half enthusiastic at Zack's endorsement.
Summer folded a menu. "If I may make a suggestion, how about everyone does their own thing, and then we can burn all the tracks onto one CD and make a copy for everyone."
"I'll do you one better." Freddy had a maniacal grin. "How about after everyone does their own thing, we reunite, practice a bit, and record School of Rock."
"I would so totally be into that, but we don't have Mr. Cool to do the keyboard." Dewey pointed out.
Summer volunteered. "I know the part."
"Schneebs!" Dewey turned a few heads. "OK, here's the deal. We reserve studio time right now, that way we have it, and we'll go right after this. That cool with everyone?"
Everyone but Marta excitedly nodded and chorused yeahs. Marta said about a second later. "I suppose."
"Everyone should start planning what they wanna do then, I'll go get the time." Dewey stood.
"Hey guys." Freddy said. "Anybody interested in recording a Queen cover with me?"
"What song?" Summer wanted to know.
"'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'." Freddy informed.
Zack nodded. "I'll help."
"So will I." Summer and Katie agreed.
"Zack, you should record 'Torn Jeans.'" Katie suggested. "Do the version like when you first showed it to us."
"That's not a bad idea. Thanks Katie."
"No problem. The question is what do I do."
Alicia looked over from across the table. "Katie, you should do 'Supernova', by Liz Phair."
Katie wracked her brain for a moment. "Thanks Alicia. What do you think you'll do?"
"I think 'Sweet Nothings' by Brenda Lee."
"Tomika?" Summer wanted to know.
"'Chain of Fools'."
Marta volunteered her song before anybody asked. "I'm going to do 'Take My Breath Away', Berlin's version of course. What about you Summer? I'm sure your song will be interesting."
"Well, I think I'm going to do a cover of 'Let it Be.' Unless of course, someone has a better suggestion." Summer had a challenging tone, almost daring Marta to make a suggestion.
Zack intervened though. "Are you gonna play the piano part?"
"I was planning on it." Summer nodded. "I think we have ourselves a plan."
§ § §
The group drove on to their next rest stop that night. They had all done their recordings, and on Alicia's laptop, Summer was now working on making them one CD. Dewey was talking to Freddy who was taking his turn up front. "You know, you four need to come up with a name." He informed.
"What are you talking about?" Freddy asked.
"You and Summer, Katie and Zack. You're a pretty rockin band."
"Thanks, but we're not a band. We only jam together once in a while."
"From what I heard, once in a while is a lot. Like every night. That's a band."
"We really don't call ourselves a band."
"Well you should. You've got the makings of an awesome four ,uh, person band."
"I'll keep that in mind." Freddy nodded.
In the back Zack was talking with Summer, while she worked on the CD. "I never got to tell you that I liked 'Born That Way.'"
"Thanks. The question is, will people get what it's about?"
"It's pretty hard to miss."
"Very true, but you have to admit, this is the type of song that will end up on True Spin because no one knows who it's about. If it were ever to make it big."
"Well, would you tell them?"
"I don't know. Maybe. Depends on what I would feel about it at the time they wanted to know."
"Why are you putting the tracks in that order? It seems odd."
"'School of Rock' is last because it's everyone. And then I put Dewey's version of 'Touch Me' first because, well, it makes sense. Everything else is in alphabetical order by last name of performer."
"I see. You thought it through that much?"
"Why wouldn't I? I'm making the CD, the arrangement should make sense. Besides, when I'm upset or stressed out, I organize things really well."
"Oh I remember now. Like the one time your aunt called while I was at class and when I got back my entire dorm room was as clean as if a Stepford Wife had been there."
"I knew you'd remember. And speaking of remembering, if I remember correctly, your birthday is coming up on Friday."
"Yes, you did remember. Unfortunately."
"What is so unfortunate about the day you were born?"
"I've never liked making a big deal about it. That's all."
"Who said I would make a big deal about it? I was thinking we sneak off from the pack at Disney or Universal, wherever we are that day, and just spend it on our own."
"Now that's a birthday present I think I can enjoy."
"I should hope so. We aren't going to get time alone virtually all week if we didn't do that. I'm not used to that."
"Neither am I. I don't think the consequences would be favorable." Zack leaned closer to her.
"I know exactly what you mean." Summer did the same.
"Oh please, get a room!" Katie heckled in a joking manner.
"We could say the same for you and Freddy." Summer pointed out. "But we won't."
Freddy began to unsafely crawl back into the back of the van. "And aren't we glad that you won't. If someone else wants to go up there..." Marta eagerly began crawling. "So, Dewey thinks we need to name our band."
"We have a band?" Katie blinked, as Freddy sat next to her.
"That's the word out on Dewey's street." Freddy nodded. "Says we have a rockin four person thing going."
"This is news to me." Zack said. "I thought we just jammed together once in a while until we could get a band going."
"I think it's pretty safe to say that we have had one going for a while." Summer began agreeing with Dewey. "We're just used to the format that we played with School of Rock."
"I guess you're right." Katie agreed. "It technically is a band if we want it to be."
"And if we wanted it to be, what would we call it?" Was Freddy's question.
"This part was never my forte." Summer stepped out.
"Me either." Zack agreed.
"What about taking the first letter of our names and making a cool phrase?" Katie suggested. "Like, Freakish Someone's Karma Zephyr."
"Uh, that's just a weird phrase." Freddy informed. "But I get what you're saying. How about, Freedom Knowledge Soul and you know Z is a very hard letter to come up with."
"Yeah, come on Zack. Couldn't you have had an easy name like George or John?" Summer teased.
Zack shrugged. "I guess I just have to be one of a kind."
"So anybody have cool words that start with the letter Z? You know, none of the usual stuff. No zoo, zebra or zipper. I want some original Z words." Summer mock ordered as if she were a teacher.
"Zest." Tomika piped up. "It's a flavor. Kind of goes with the theme you have going. Freedom Knowledge Soul and Zest. A bit of a weird name, but it describes you guys, and from what I've heard, it describes your music."
"I like it." The group nodded.
"Freedom Knowledge Soul and Zest it is."
There's chapter 16. The band name is weird, but I am horrible at coming up with these things.
Random Quote of the Day: "I'm an instant star, just add water and stir."—David Bowie
SarahLou
Rhun
bLuEhEaVeN79
AMSSMFriendwhoissorry
Sandy-Pandy
xobadrhymer03
Pannalid
Mellowyellow36
m-fashion
lilstrummergrl527
littelblazingstar
Honestly, you people are going to inflate my ego.