Friday at Safari
Safari Steakhouse, 9430 Annapolis Road Lanham MD 20706

Familiar Faces
First Set
1) Miles Davis' Tutu
2) Adia-led Kindred the Family Soul's Rhythm of Life
3) Adia & Donnell-led (Sade's) Cherish the Day
4) Adia & Donnell-led Tyra's Country Boy
5) Mike-led Ruff Endz' Someone to Love You
6) Mike-led John Legend's Ordinary People
7) Mike-led John Legend's Used to Love U

Donnell had no Saxes. Dwayne said to DP: "What's up with the (lack of) horn?" DP responded: "He locked himself out of the house." Sixx from Raw Image was there. I met Preston Blue in the first break (but didn't talk to him until the second set), D Ball had shout outs to him by Donnell but was here last week, not this week. I sat by a fallen tile in the lounge.

Second Set
1) Mike-led Toto's Georgy Porgy
2-4) Can't remember
5) Donnell-led Trillville's Some Cut (debut) - Packy raved to Jacques in the break about it
6) Doc-led Snoop's Drop It Like It's Hot
7) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Body Moves
8) Ras Lidj rapped
Donnell said to Godfather, who played while Donnell talked, "Hold on Liberace"
9) Donnell "I can sing?"
Donnell made some comments about Toya
10) Donnell-led Temptation's My Girl
Packy said that Nephew hates it when he calls him by his middle name, Leon. I stood in my usual spot at Safari since the summer, to the right of the stage by the speakers. Two drinks moved on the speaker - they almost fell off. The top speaker had to be pushed back in line every few minutes by one of the sound men
11) Mike-led Anthony Hamilton's Since I Seen't You / Rare Essence's I'm Getting ready
12) Donnell-led Medley: Tom Tom Club's Genius of Love / Rare Essence's Spotlight / Rare Essence's Get on the Wagon? / Vinnie D's $55 Motel
13) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Marinda
14) Donnell-led Brown & White

Blue from Y2k was there playing pool when I went into the lounge during the break. Sharmba Mitchell, Nita, RE Angie, and Tasty were there. Britney, the girl who danced by Donnell at L!ssen's album release party was here, celebrating her 21st birthday. March, Mama Chelle's friend, came up and said hello to me.
Third Set
1) Mike-led Happy Birthday
2) ?
3) Donnell-led Prince's Take Me With You
4) Donnell-led Hold the Note
5) Donnell-led 50 Cent's In Da Club (tease)
6) Donnell-led Miss Adia Will You Dance for Me
7) Donnell-led DIP
8) ?
9) Donnell-led "Call side?"
10) Donnell-led Vinnie D's Porno Star?
11) Donnell-led Lap Dance
12) Percussion solo
13) Donnell-led Sly & the Family Stone's Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Mike to Tasty "I care about you; I'd suck you through a straw." Donnell said, "Jauhar is furious!" As I walked out, I told Nephew what Packy had told me. He told me that Packy's middle name is Arthur.