Sadly, this is the last chapter... I'm so sorry, I thought it was going to last longer, but it didn't! Anyhoo, read it and review it!
Us Weekly
Freddy Jones: Wedding 2006?
December 16, 2005
Many young women and teenagers are wearing black in mourning this week. Freddy Jones, resident bachelor and teen 'hottie' has recently announced of his engagement to former School of Rock back-up singer, Marta Hale.
"They were always really close," says bassist, Katie Brown. "Freddy kept in touch with her after she left the band. They talked to each other almost every day."
Jones popped the question last Thursday at dinner after a concert the band held in their hometown.
"It was so sweet!" said Tomika Hassan, the only remaining back-up singer in the band, who was also present at the dinner.
Zachary Mooneyham, guitarist and lead singer also commented, "It was a long time coming. We all knew it was going to happen sooner or later."
Freddy and Marta have also announced that Zack Mooneyham will be the best man and Summer Hathaway will be the maid of honor. The date of the wedding has not been told, and will not be told because the two want a quiet wedding.
People
Only Four Left
January 3,2006
Yet another member of School of Rock is gone. This time, after being offered another movie role manager Summer Hathaway has mutually decided to leave the band.
"I'm going to manage the band until they can find another manager, but I really want to pursue my acting career," Hathaway said in a recent interview.
"Why shouldn't she go for acting?" a recently married Freddy Jones stated. "I mean she is really, really good at it. I don't blame her one bit."
Every member seemed to agree totally on the matter. "No one is mad about it. We all agreed it was the better thing for her to do." Katie Brown told a People correspondent when asked on the matter.
Hathaway's newest movie, Mamma Mia, premieres on March 18 in Los Angeles.
Entertainment Weekly
SOR Kicks Off Another Tour
February 15, 2006
School of Rock kicked off their third tour last night with a huge concert in West Palm Beach, Florida. The sold-out concert had viewers on the edges of their seats all night. With guest performances from Marta Jones, Dewey Finn, and Lawrence Tsai this concert was said to be the best for this year.
"It was amazing!" young fan Janie Orlando said after it was over. "They were wonderful!"
"They just continue to get better and better," music critic Jack Covington wrote in his critique of the concert. "With everything they've been through, this band still puts on a phenomenal show!"
School of Rock plays a show in Tampa tonight and moves on to Atlanta, Georgia tomorrow.
Rolling Stone
Taking Home 6 Grammys
March 1, 2006
School of Rock, fairly new to the music business, recently took home 6 grammys to add to their collection of many awards. The band won in the categories of album of the year (self-titled album, School of Rock), song of the year, (Twenty Questions), best new artist, best rock performance by a group with vocal, (song School of Rock), best rock instrumental performance (Lovely), and best rock song (Twenty Questions).
The band was overjoyed with their success.
"I couldn't believe it!" Tomika Hassan said afterward. "One would have definitely been enough, but six? That's crazy!"
"The band is amazing," Summer Hathaway, who showed up with School of Rock, said. "They deserved every one of those awards."
"We were completely surprised," Zack Mooneyham said. "We were surprised enough to even get nominated."
Even though everyone's favorite group of loveable teenagers has been through some rough times, the kids always continue to come out on top.
USA Today
School Is No Longer In Session
May 3, 2006
After an extremely successful tour, the band School of Rock decided to call it quits. Even though the group recently won six grammys, everyone thought it was better to break up.
"It was mutual," Freddy Jones, drummer said. "We really just couldn't do it anymore. We'd lost just about everybody, I just got married, and Zack and Katie were thinking of getting married as well. It was just the better thing to do."
The band played their last concert in New York City at Madison Square Gardens.
"It was so sad to watch," stated long-time fan and friend Michelle Green. "Everyone came out for the last song, which was School of Rock: Dewey, Marta, Lawrence, Summer, and even Alicia, who looked terrible. Almost everyone was crying, but all good things have an end."
"It was really hard," Zack Mooneyham, former lead guitarist said. "We'd been doing this since the fifth grade; it had pretty much become our lives, but it was something that we had to do."
The members of the band are also all going their separate ways. Freddy and Marta Jones, along with Alicia Allen and Dewey Finn are moving back to Long Island. Lawrence Tsai will be attending Julliard. Zack Mooneyham and Katie Brown plan to attend UCLA beginning in the fall. Summer Hathaway will continue to pursue her acting career in Los Angeles, where Tomika Hassan will live as well, trying to make it solo.
"We're best friends," a teary Summer Hathaway said to a reporter at the end of the concert. "And it will continue to stay that way, no matter what, we'll be there for each other."
Hokay, believe it or not! That's not the end…one more article, this one's about four years later, and I'm super sorry about how sad it is…
People
Crash
January 4, 2010
Remember School of Rock? That group of bubbly, giggly, bright teenagers who blew us all away with their music?
There was Freddy Jones, the blonde drummer, who every single teenage girl on the face of the earth was in love with.
Of course, they were also in love with Lawrence Tsai. That serious, yet funny keyboardist who amazed everyone with how fast he could move his fingers up and down the keys.
Marta Hale, or Jones, was giggly and girly and could hit some very high notes.
Alicia Allen was sassy and hysterical, always doing some crazy dance move on stage just for a laugh.
Tomika Hassan was beautiful and would never cease to amaze anyone with her amazing vocal talents.
People even fell in love with the band's adorable manager, Summer Hathaway, who is today one of Hollywood's most famous actresses.
Then, there was the band's power couple, Zack Mooneyham and Katie Brown. Everyone loved the two and hoped they'd stay together forever.
Sadly, forever ended for them early on the morning of January 1. Zack Mooneyham, a known drinker, was drunk when he drove the two home, and crashed into a pole, causing the deaths of both he and Katie Brown.
The former band members gathered at the Maple Hills Memorial Cemetery where the two were buried on the late evening of January 2.
The members of the group were all too grief-stricken to comment at the time, but have promised an interview later.
No matter how early they left us, Zack Mooneyham and Katie Brown will live on in our hearts forever, as will School of Rock.
Sad though it is, that's the end. Thank you sooooo much to all my reviewers!!! I love you!
I'm probably going to update both my other storied today, too, so read those as well.