Tamika's birthday at Takoma Station
Takoma Station, 6914 4th St NW, Washington, DC 20012

This was Sean (Kal'el) Gross' first show as a permanent member of Familiar Faces. Mike was out sick, so it would be another night before both sang together.

Familiar Faces
First Set
James sang back up.
1) Miles Davis' Tutu
Angie was there.
Donnell did a birthday shout out to Tamika.
2) Halima-led Jill Scott's Golden
3) Sean-led Burt Bacharach & Hal David's A House Is Not a Home
DJ Flava (aka GoGo Rudy) (wearing a formal shirt and tie), Tamara, and Stacey were there.
Donnell said, "Kal'el is brand new to the Familiar Faces family."
4) Sean-led Gerald Levert's Funny - Sean improved / Sean-led Happy Birthday - Sean held Tamika's hand as he sang to her
June, Netty, Tim (LJ), and RE Angie were there.
Donnell said, "Michael Muse, Kal'el, Halima, the biggest frontline as soon as Mike gets over his cold. I think I'm going to start singing too next week."
5) Donnell & Halima-led (Sade's) Cherish the Day
6) Halima-led Mary Blige's Be Without You - with the new guitar-led intro they came up with in rehearsal
7) Halima-led (Jamie Foxx's) Mother's Finest's Love Changes (debut)
Donnell said, "That was mean, I don't know if you know what that was, but that was mean."
8) Alternating Sean-led Eric Benet's I Wanna Be Loved / Teddy Pendergrass' Love TKO (tease, debut)
Sharika was there.
Sean said, "Thank you baby."
Donnell mocked him. Donnell said, "It's okay ladies. Look how you got them Kal'el, let it go. Bus trip to Cleveland, I think I'd better let it go."
Selena, Ron Moten, 6'9 and Val "Tina Turner" were there.

Second Set
1) Donnell acapella Rare Essence's Hey Tamika (tease)
Angie W. was there.
2) Alternating Halima-led Beyonce's Check on It / Donnell-led "___ Is in the House"
3) Sean-led Jamie Foxx's Unpredictable - Donnell did the rap for the first time
4) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
5) Donnell-led "Do it for the ladies/fellas, Oh my God!" - Halima held her mic to the fans
6) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Hey Tamika (tease)
7) Halima-led Floetry's Supastar (debut) - there was nice crank, Donnell said, "I think they like it."
8) Sean-led Toto's Georgy Porgy - intro / Bobby Valentino's Slow Down / Percussion solo / Donnell-led 50 Cent's In Da Club (tease) - "Hey Tamika, it's your birthday!"
9) Donnell-led NORE's I'm a G - Donnell rapped - at one point I could tell from his gestures that he messed up

James (sorry about the bright flash), Doc, Roe, Godfather, Sean, Lorenzo, Donnell, DP, Tony and 6'9
10) Donnell, Sean, and Halima-led Prince's Take Me With You - Sean and Halima held their mics to fans, ladies sang it, Tamiko danced with Donnell

Godfather, Sean, Lorenzo, Donnell, Tony, Tamika, 6'9, Tamika's sister (maroon shirt), Netty, and Stacey
11) Alternating Donnell-led Hold the Note / Donnell & Halima-led Sade's No Ordinary Love (tease) - altered lyrics
12) Halima-led Mariah Carey's It's Like That - Donnell danced with Netty
13) Donnell-led "Unh, unh unh" - Donnell added a new rap "She came about a million times", Halima responded, "That's too many!"
14) Donnell & Halima-led It Is What It Is - Dwayne was playing sitting on a speaker

RE Angie and Dwayne
All pictures taken by and Copyright - Jordan Rich
Kevin Lee was there.
Donnell said, "I hope that's a stink bomb, I hope no one really smells like that."
Donnell said, "If anyone out there plays keyboards, we need some one." Someone said a female. Donnell said, "Even better."
Donnell said, "My baby Stephanie (Johnson) has a book published: Awareness, Belief and Consequences". She showed me a copy; the cover says: A.B.C.
Donnell said, "Roe, you together early. I lifted your probation. My man Roe tried to get us kicked out of Tradewinds. He thought he was back at the Black hole. Can't let you get us thrown out of Zanzibar."
15) Tamika's sister sang acapella Ginuwine's Love You More Everyday
16) Donnell acapella Ginuwine's Love You More Everyday - he at first sang it towards Halima, then he said, "I'm singing to you Netty, I don't even like her."