Thursday at Zanzibar
Zanzibar on the Waterfront, 700 Water Street SW Washington, DC 20024

This was only my second visit to Zanzibar (the first was for the Fantasia After Party) and my first to the upstairs area. This was a different crowd than usual for Familiar Faces. It was diverse in make up, including the ages of the fans present. Many people were very dressed up.

Shonda, Michon and Candy were there.

A man named Darrell sat down at a table with me, along with his friend, a woman named Kimberly. Kimberly recognized me as a regular attendant at Familiar Faces shows. She asked me if I was their manager. I told her about my project and she told me all about her love for GoGo.

Familiar Faces
First Set
1) Mother's Day - Donnell went on the floor, playing his horn
Michon and others took pictures.
There was a lot of conversation amongst fans in the front bar area audible on the dance floor.
2) Grover Washington Jr.'s Lock It in the Pocket
A parking valet spoke with Donnell. Donnell announced that the valet garage was closing and people needed to report to get their cars if they parked that way.
3) Halima-led Rodgers & Hart's My Funny Valentine
4) Halima-led The Brand New Heavies' Never Stop
5) Halima-led Jill Scott's Golden

Simone and JoJo were there.

Sharmba Mitchell, Big Don Pimp, and Tony the security guard were there.

Second Set
Donnell did a shout out to Warren Williams, owner of Club U, in the audience.
1) Halima-led Sade's Pearls
2) Mike-led Ruff Endz' Someone to Love You
3) Halima-led Jill Scott's Whatever
4) Mike-led Georgy Porgy - intro / Bobby Valentino's Slow Down
5) Halima-led Faith Evans' Again
I may have missed a song as I was zoning out at this time.
6) Mike-led John Legend's used to Love U
7) Mike-led Raheem DeVaughn's Ask Yourself - there was mic distortion, Mike stood at the edge of the dance floor
Tiffany G., 6'9, and James were there.

Third Set
James was on backup vocals.
1) Halima-led Alicia Keys' Unbreakable - there was a different break/transition in it
Nikiya was there.
2) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh" - the crowd responded
3) Halima-led Faith Evans' Mesmerized - Dwayne played a guitar riff from Kool & the Gang's Funky Stuff
Lima was there.
4) Mike-led Bobby Valentino's Tell Me - Michon and Candy danced synchronized with each other, Candy was dancing with me, Mike said, "Candy, I think you got Jordan hypnotized", 6'9 did nonverbal gestures indicating writing and Shonda waved her finger at me
5) Donnell & Halima-led Lil Kim's Lighters Up
6) Donnell-led "Unh, unh unh"
7) Halima-led Mariah Carey's It's Like That
6'9 brought Go-Go Mickey to the stage.
8) Mike-led Lap Dance - Go-Go Mickey sat in on the congas, he played them from the opposite side of normal (the side where the mics are, across the congas from where Smoke stood), Donnell called "Hey Smoke", but Smoke wasn't playing, he turned around and saw that and said, "Hey Mick"