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

I talked with Jeff (CrankinDrumma) and his friend, who is obviously also a drummer because he had a drum key around his neck. We talked with Nephew about the fact that arriving early doesn't get away from the cover, you now have to pay $5 for earlier party due to FF's ability to draw five hundred people on Fridays. Jeff's friend suggested that RE is able to get government gigs due to having a tax ID#, DP addressed that and Rare Essence's salaries, management gets $6,000 a gig, but don't pay their band members accordingly.

Mike was here - good to see that he's not sick anymore.

There was a cake here for Jauhar's birthday.

Familiar Faces
First Set
Initially - Jacques played congas and Packy was the second percussionist until Smoke arrived.
1) Miles Davis' Tutu
After the intro, Donnell walked off the stage, and Doc did the band intros. Donnell sat down in the lounge, ate a candy bar, and got the energy to walk on stage to perform
2) Adia-led Incognito's Can't Get You Out of My Head
3) Adia-led Kindred the Family Soul's Rhythm of Life - James was on backup vocals
4) Adia & Donnell-led (Sade's) Cherish the Day
Donnell said, "Stomp 'Easy' Dogg. Can I get a drummer, someone in the audience?"
5) Mike-led John Legend's Ordinary People
Mike said, "Let's go back to 1974; Donnell was fourteen at the time, no sixteen".
6) Mike-led The Stylistics' People Make the World (Go Round)
Mike said "There's Marly Marl and Mel B., they're really old school"
7) Mike-led Javier's How Beautiful You Are
8) Percussion solo - everyone but Stomp, Smoke, Jacques, Donnell and DP left the stage
Donnell said, "Can we get some cowbell? Stomp Dogg, he gets these big names - he's really Larry, Larry Atwater. Smoke, Samuel Dews."

Donnell talked to a female fan named Yvette, told her how the cold/cough medicine with Codeine knocked him out, he prefers the coughing, the candy bar gave him energy to perform. I talked with Doc, he said he couldn't get into rhythm with Stomp, he's used to Jeff. Among the regulars there were Michon, DeeDee, Nita, Tasty (Mike said there are new clips of her on his site).

Second Set
1) Adia-led Jill Scott's Whatever
2) Mike-led Marvin Gaye's I Want You
3) Mike-led John Legend's Used to Love U
4) Mike-led Anthony Hamilton's Since I Seen't You
Donnell said, "Stomp Dogg, there's an opening in the Pump Blenders"
Donnell said, "6'9, it's good to see you again. Where've you been, seeing Mass Extinction, the Mighty Peacemakers?"
5) Instrumental - the crowd shouted, "Wind me up, Smoke!"
6) Doc-led Snoop Dogg's Drop It Like It's Hot
7) Donnell-led Trillville's Some Cut
Sixx went on stage, rapped that and
8) Sixx-led "Let the water fall"
9) Sixx-led freestyle rap
A fight occurred in the set, Donnell said, "Adia said there was no one to go to the movies with." Adia said, "That's not true".

I talked with Angie and Tracy, they enjoyed their ski trip, Tracy bowled a 162.

Third Set
1) Adia & James-led Usher & Alicia Keys' My Boo
2) Donnell-led Prince's Take Me With You
3) Donnell-led Hold the Note
4) Donnell-led Miss Keta Will You Dance for Me
5) Donnell-led Terror Squad's Lean Back / Jay Gotti rapped / Donnell rapped "Washington DC, sh*t happening" / an unidentified female and male both guest rapped
A fight occurred, Donnell said, "You youngsters go find somewhere else to go and beat your feet, we'll make it 29 and over if we have to. This foolishness doesn't occur at the Tradewinds." Mike said, "People doing this must live with their mother if they have time to fight".
6) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Work the Walls
Donnell said to Godfather, "Stop playing Mark, they should be punished." Then he said to the audience, "We'll go to just ladies, and Mike will strip, do a strip tease". He repeated that a few times.

Ytee was there.

Apparently there were three fights.

Mike asked for Jauhar to cut the cake, but he just sat in the DJ booth, not moving.