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


Damond, Me and Nephew
Picture Copyright - Supa Dan Richardson


Stomp, Donnell, DP, Packy, Jacques
Picture Copyright - Supa Dan Richardson

Yvette, Kim and Lolo were there.

The speakers were different from last week's.

Familiar Faces
First Set
1) The Roots' You Got Me - instrumental
Candall was there.
2) Halima-led Sade's Pearls (debut)
Archie Paige was there.
3) Halima-led Brand New Heavies' Never Stop
James was there.
4) Mike-led Raheem DeVaughn's Ask Yourself - Mike had technical difficulties with his mic
Stacey was there.

Ytee was there.

Archie joked, "DeeDee was there."

I danced during the break with a girl who moved all over the place.

Second Set
1) Alternating Mike-led Michael Jackson's I Can't Help It - Donnell did a shout out to someone from TCB / Percussion solo
Darryl "Blue Eye" Arrington and Darrin "X" Frazier were there. Donnell kept calling Darryl "60 Cent".
2) Halima-led Alicia Keys' Unbreakable
3) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
4) Donnell-led "Do it for the ladies/fellas, Oh my God!"
5) They started to perform the music to Faith Evans' Mesmerized / Donnell-led Rare Essence's How Can I Know? (tease) - to a woman in front, of whom he said, "Everything's about to fall out", that she had taken off some of her clothes / Halima-led Faith Evans' Mesmerized - Dwayne played different guitar (Kool & the Gang's Funky Stuff)
6) Mike-led Prince's Take Me With You
7) Donnell-led Hold the Note - Rah sat in

Mike, Rah, Dwayne, Smoke, DP


Mike, Rah, Smoke, Dwayne, DP
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8) Rah-led "You won't ever see my face again, you don't know me, oh oh, to the right, to the left" - Rah said, "Back to the 911 days"
9) Rah-led Brown & White / Ride Out - Rah said, "Say again, hands in the air", Rah said, "Donnell wants me to work"
10) Rah-led Rare Essence's Uh Oh (Heads Up) - Rah said, "Back to the Metro Club, reminds me of Heart & Soul", Rah said, "I know what's up, I know what" / "You won't ever see my face again, you don't know me, oh oh"
11) Percussion solo - Rah said, "What you yelling?", the crowd shouted, "Wind me up, Smoke"
Rah said, "I got one more y'all"
12) Rah-led "Put your hands in the air" - the crowd shouted, "Aye, aye, aye", Rah said, "Gimme that beat"
End of Rah sitting in
13) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Marinda (literal tease)

Lexis and RE Angie were there.

Third Set
James sang backup vocals the entire set.
Donnell announced that their Thursday shows will now be at the Zanzibar, starting next week which will be with Chuck Brown on Thanksgiving.
Donnell said, "Brandywine n*ggers are the craziest, Hey Blue"
1) Halima-led Faith Evans' Again
Shaun and 6'9 were there.
2) Mike-led Bobby Valentino's Tell Me
3) Percussion solo - Go-Go Mickey sat in on congas, Donnell said, "Say what", Donnell said, "Mick-ay"

Mike, Donnell, Dwayne, Go-Go Mickey, RE Angie, DP
4) Rare Essence's Body Snatchers (instrumental tease)
5) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Geraldine (tease) - Donnell initially did the keyboard effects vocally
6) Donnell-led Trillville's Some Cut - end of Mickey sitting in, James sang (literally) backup vocals / "We do the work like, unh, unh unh" / Notorious BIG's Warning / Keith Murray's Call My Name (tease) / "Wait a minute" echoes
7) Donnell & Halima-led Lil Kim's Lighters Up
Blak was there.
8) Halima-led Mariah Carey's It's Like That
9) Donnell-led Trina Was Great
10) Short instrumental – probably just grooving
11) Donnell-led It Is What It Is
12) Donnell-led "If that's how you feel, you got to shake it for real"
13) Dwayne Lee guitar solo - Donnell said, "Don't nobody go nowhere", two girls freaked and grinded with each other, Blak smiled and said, "I know you're putting that in, you can put me in."
Donnell said, "Everybody leave. Jauhar is furious!" Donnell said, "Lolo, Danielle (an attractive girl with her and Kim), Sweet Kim, leave the vital statistics with somebody."
I asked Donnell who 60 Cent was. DP said, "Oh lord."
Donnell said, "Darryl, bullet holes all over his body like he's been through Vietnam."

I shook hands with Supa Dan as I walked out.

An attractive woman with dyed red hair said to me as I walked out, "I seen you bobbing. Whiteboy got rhythm too."