APRIL 2001 NEWS...

04.30.01- Jonathan is in the June/July issue of Teen People! Many thanks to Nancy and Rayne for this heads-up!

Spencer boys: Ricky Martin's not the only singer to check into General Hospital. Look who else got "Lucky"

Jonathan Jackson

Hospital stay as Lucky Spencer: 1993-1999

Music notes: After jamming with their father and uncle for six years in the band Scarlet Road, Jonathan, 19, and brother Richard Lee, 22, regrouped last year as a folk duo, Scarlet River. Their first album, available only via the Internet, is This I Know (amazon.com).

Standout Song: "Use Your Wings," inspired by the way young eagles learn to fly. Says Jonathan: "They would never leave the nest unless their mother pushed them."

Acting versus singing: "Acting is the main focus. But I can see the music thing expanding. It communicates emotions and truth that really affect people and their hearts."

04.30.01- Updated Tuck Everlasting and Insomnia pages! Also, the JJ Calendar has been updated for the month of May.

04.25.01- Updated pages:

04.25.01- A pretty funny mention of Jonathan. It's an interview with Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes. (They mispell his name, but it just bothers me too much, so I'm gonna correct it here. Thanks to Beth for finding this!)

http://www.geocities.com/xdcfanx/News/news1.html

Tara: It should be a great, great season. Does this mean, Jonathan, you were talking about bookends, does that mean this season you will be wrapping it up?

Josh: Oh, that hurts. My name's Josh.

Tara: Josh, I'm sorry! I mean, I don't know you all that well…

Josh: That stings a little, that tickles in a bad rib spot.

Katie: Jonathan, he's on General Hospital, Jonathan Jackson. (laughing) He was in that Michelle Pfeiffer movie.

Josh: (looks at her) Thanks.

Tara: As I was saying-

Josh: What would you like to know, Tina?

Tara: Oh that hurt!

Josh: Come on, it's fair play!

Tara: Well, Joshua and Josh aren't that far off!

Josh: No, you called me Jonathan.

Tara: (surprised) Oh I did?! Oh, I thought I called you Joshua.

Josh: No, Joshua is my name!

Katie: (under her breath to Josh) That's the next interview, and she's a little mixed up.

Tara: (sad voice) I meant Joshua, I know your name is Joshua.

Josh: Okay, but I'll answer as Jonathan now, he seems like a cool kid. Ask me as question as him.

Tara: (quiet) But I don't like Jonathan.

Katie: Josh!

Josh: Seriously, I'll do it, watch.

Tara: Alright, did you like his performance in that Michelle Pfeiffer movie?

Katie: (laughs) That's nice.

Josh: No, ask me for him, not about him.

Tara: See, I'm only familiar with him in the Michelle Pfeiffer movie, I don't watch General Hospital, I watch you guys.

04.23.01- Check out Karen's interview with Meg Thayer from the recent screening of True Rights in NYC. MANY thanks for Karen and Meg for this treat!

04.23.01- Another update was sent out from the JacksonBrothersNews email list:

  • Jonathan is currently traveling between both projects.
  • A new official Jackson Brothers website is in the works!
  • Watch for an in-depth interview with Jonathan about Insomnia and Tuck Everlasting in an upcoming issue of Soaps In Depth!

04.23.01- There is a very small mention of On The Edge in Entertainment Weekly (4/27 issue) under a list of movies coming out in August (thanks, Donna):

"A self-destructive Irish teenager is ON THE EDGE until a psychiatrist (Stephen Rea) pulls him back."

04.23.01- Gigi has made a new slideshow of Lucky and Lulu set to Creed's Arms Wide Open:

http://soapzone.com/boards/gh/main/49736-17546.html
OR
http://real.photopoint.com/gandl_twins@yahoo.com/rs/lululucky.htm

04.23.01- I went to see U2 in concert last Friday, and they SO rocked!! You can read the review I wrote up of the concert here.

04.18.01- Updated pages:

04.18.01- Here are some GREAT shots of Jonathan courtesy of JimWarren.TV:

04.18.01- If you live in Asia, I heard that Trapped In A Purple Haze will be showing on STAR TV this Wednesday and Thursday. Don't miss it!

04.09.01- Just in! CASTING NEWS!

Jonathan has landed the lead role of "Jesse Tuck" in Tuck Everlasting, a movie produced by Disney based on the 1975 children's book by Natalie Babbitt. His co-stars include Sissy Spacek, William Hurt, Ben Kingsley, and Alexis Bledel (from The Gilmore Girls).

From Jonathan: "Tuck is a beautiful story with an awesome cast and a character I'm really going to enjoy playing."

Congratulations, Jonathan!!! Go to this thread on the JB message board to congratualate him yourself and read more about this exciting project!

04.09.01- J2 is a year-old today! Thank you SO MUCH to everybody who's contributed to and supported the site!

04.09.01- Introducing The J2 Radio Station...featuring all things Jonathan Jackson!

Actually, it's an experiment. I hope it works. ;-) I'll have a playlist up in the next few days, but you can expect to hear Liz & Lucky related songs, sound clips from GH, a whole lot of U2, and even a few Scarlet Road songs courtesy of Jonathan and Richard (thanks so much, guys!). You need at least a 56K connection, and some sort of audio music player (i.e. Winamp, Real Player, MusicMatch). It's not quite perfected yet, but I thought it would be cool to unveil it today. Let me know what you think of it!

04.09.01- From Callen's site:

Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky) has been cast in a big-budget motion picture, Insomnia as the character of Randy. The movie also stars Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank. Jackson said, "I"m really excited. Even though it's a small role, it's an amazing opportunity to work with some of the best actors around."

04.09.01- Check out this site from photographer, Jim Warren. jimwarren.tv There are a few nice photos of Jonathan and Richard on the site, particularly on the TV Stars page, black & white headshots, and Becky and Tony's pages as well.

04.08.01- I've added a chatroom to the site! Feel free to drop by anytime to see if people are in there talking about JJ! Or use the bulletin board to arrange chat times with other fans. I'm going to try to be in there around 5pm PST today, so stop on by and say hi!

04.07.01- Just did some cleaning up on the site. Mostly fixed the broken image links on the Links page and in the JJ Store

04.06.01- It was announced this afternoon on the JacksonBrothersNews list that Jonathan has been cast in the leading role in an upcoming project! More details will be released as soon as they have clearance to do so. Congratulations, Jonathan!!!

04.06.01- The Insomnia page has been updated. The Hollywood Reporter reported on April 2nd, the following:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/archive/hollywood/archive/2001/thr0402/filmshor.asp

...Jonathan Jackson has been added to the cast of Alcon Entertainment's psychological thriller "Insomnia" starring Al Pacino, Hilary Swank, and Robin Williams. Directed by British helmer Christopher Nolan, Jackson will play a young man who is framed for murder.

04.06.01- Congratulations to Trapped In A Purple Haze for winning a PRISM commendation.

http://prismawards.com/recipients

04.04.01- The Insomnia page has been updated with some comments from director, Chris Nolan, about the re-make. Also, one offsite link was added that mentions Jonathan. :)

04.04.01- Magazine sightings! (Thanks, Donna!)

  • HOT! Magazine - May issue, with Ben Affleck on the cover. There's a pinup of him in an orange shirt and black coat on page 86.
  • Teen Celebrity Magazine - Summer 2001 issue with Destiny's Child on the cover. There's a picture of him and Richard at the E! Sizzlin' Sixteen party on page 10.

04.04.01- Check out Jackson Lane for snappies from the benefit video!

http://www.geocities.com/lovinrichnjj/hopesnappies.html

04.04.01- The JJ Calendar has been updated for April.

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