Saturday at Tradewinds
Tradewinds Night Club, 5859 Allentown Way, Camp Springs, MD 20748

I talked with Doc in the parking lot. He said hey had played at a private gig earlier, they all came together from it to the Tradewinds.

The stage has a diagonal setting on the dance floor. Pooh played drums for the night. Britney and Jay Floyd were there.

Familiar Faces
First Set
Donnell did a shout out to Doug E. Fresh who was there. Donnell chanted "I'm Getting Ready"
1) Halima-led Jill Scott's Golden
2) Mike-led Marvin Gaye's I Want You
3) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
4) Donnell-led "Can we do it for the ladies/fellas, Oh my God!"
5) Mike-led Toto's Georgy Porgy
6) Halima-led Erykah Badu's Cleva
7) Doc-led Snoop's Drop It Like It's Hot
8) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Body Moves
Donnell talked about going back to "1986 at the Metro Club"
9) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Lock-It (tease)
Doug E. Fresh came out and performed with them
10) Rare Essence's I'm Getting Ready
11) Doug E. Fresh-led D.E.F.
12) Doug E. Fresh-led "Giving all you got, dancing, I'm over romancing, closer to the top"
13) Doug E. Fresh-led Slick Rick's La Di Da Di
14) Doug E. Fresh-led Rare Essence's Must Be Like That
Donnell referred to the Trinidad Crew, the Wickedest Band Alive. They stayed up until 4 AM writing that. Linda Wills introduced him to Doug E. Fresh in 1983, and now Halima.

Tracy and Angie were there.

Second Set
Donnell said he wanted "Doug E. Fresh's little sister Halima to sing something."
1) Halima-led Rodgers & Hart's My Funny Valentine
2) Mike-led John Legend's Used to Love U
3) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
4) Donnell-led Ludacris' Number One Spot - percussion solo
5) Mike-led Prince's Take Me With You
6) Donnell-led Hold the Note
7) Alternating Donnell-led Trillville's Some Cut / Notorious BIG's Warning / Keith Murray's Call My Name (tease)
Donnell said. "Come to see Rah Da da?"
11) Halima-led Donna Summer's Love to Love You Baby (tease)
12) Halima-led Amerie's 1 Thing
13) Donnell-led "Tired yet, Ready to quit?"
14) Mike-led Rare Essence's Lock It
15) Mike-led Lap Dance
16) Mike-led Stevie Wonder's As
I finally noticed Charlie playing percussion
17) Maceo & the Macks' Soul Power '74 (tease) - instrumental (sampled in Jennifer Lopez's Get Right)
18) Donnell-acapella Sly & the Family Stone's Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
I asked Doc who played congas with them on Friday, he said Mighty Moe of EU. I asked Charlie if he played percussion both sets or just the second, since I could not see the percussion section from where I stood until I moved late in the second half. He said both, but he was late for the first set.

As I walked out, a man and woman were ahead of me. The man said, "Nice seeing you, you should go out more often." She replied, "I am a married. How often should a married woman go out?" He replied, "As much as she wants!" Tracy honked as I walked to my car; she hadn't seen me earlier tonight.