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

Jalila, Lolo, Kim, Mitch, Nece, Simone (celebrating her birthday), their Mom Faith, Missshaunte, Gene, and JoJo were there. I introduced myself to a woman named Melissa. Darrell F. and Sharika were there.

Familiar Faces
First Set
1) Halima-led Rodgers & Hart's My Funny Valentine
Tony was there. A woman named Tamika introduced herself to me.
2) Sean-led Eric Benet's I Wanna Be Loved / Teddy Pendergrass' Love TKO (tease)
3) Donnell & Halima-led (Sade's) Cherish the Day - Donnell did a birthday shout out to Simone
Peg Leg was there.
4) Sean-led Toto's Georgy Porgy - intro / Bobby Valentino's Slow Down / 6 Minutes percussion solo - it cranked
5) Alternating Halima-led Alicia Keys' Unbreakable - first time in a while (although they could have performed it last night) / Percussion solo - Halima said, "Wait a minute", Donnell laughed and said, "Oh my goodness"
Dynomite was there.
6) Halima-led Mary Blige's Be Without You / (Jamie Foxx's) Mother's Finest's Love Changes
Donnell said, "She okay... Big John, we can't give her too much. She's not from here; she's from down south, the land of Geechee Dan."

I introduced myself to Alena. She only would dance with me during the ads as she was watching the basketball game. She introduced me to her female friend Shawn.

Ron, Lolo's husband, introduced himself to me.

Mousie was there.

Second Set
1) Sean-led Gerald Levert's Funny - Sean rapped
Imani, Jimmy Parker, and Cookie were there.
2) Percussion solo / Donnell-led "Brandywine, friends of mine" chant
Tyrell was there.
3) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
4) Donnell-led "Do it for the ladies/fellas, Oh my God!"
5) Donnell-led "___ Is in the House"
6) Halima-led Beyonce's Check on It
7) Donnell & Halima-led Lil Kim's Lighters Up
8) Halima-led Mariah Carey's It's Like That - more lights came on in the stage area
9) Sean-led Jamie Foxx's Unpredictable
10) Donnell & Sean-led Rare Essence's Lock It - Sean's been working on it, Pee Wee danced in the stage area / Donnell & Sean-led Dem Franchize Boyz' Lean With It Rock With It (tease)
11) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Marinda (literal tease)

DJ Mello T, who was talking with Godfather, introduced himself to me.

Shadonna was there.

I introduced myself to Tarika, who looked familiar to me, but she insisted she's never seen Familiar Faces before.

A friend of Darrell's named Paula talked with me about my thesis.

Roe, Nikiya, James, Ayisha, Renee, and Tiffany F. were there.

Third Set
1) Sean-led Trey Songz' Gotta Go - I may have missed a song as I was talking to someone, Donnell said, "DJ Kool is here (celebrating his birthday), this is where the stars be partyin'"
2) Alternating Halima-led Floetry's / Donnell-led Rare Essence's "Going to Hollywood" / Donnell chanted, "Party party, everybody"
Big Sixx was there.
3) Alternating Donnell-led "___ Is in the House" - it cranked, Donnell chanted, "Eya, eya" and the crowd responded, "Ho" / Sean-led Ne-Yo's So Sick - it cranked
4) Alternating Donnell-led Trillville's Some Cut / Notorious BIG's Warning / Keith Murray's Call My Name (tease) / "Wait a minute" echoes / Scarface's I Seen a Man Die (tease) / Tupac's Hail Mary (tease)
5) Alternating Donnell-led "___ on the Floor" / NORE's I'm G - it cranked, Sean rapped / Donnell chanted, "Familiar Faces is for the grown & sexy..." Donnell said, "Every Thursday night, this is where we're going to be. This is where the stars be partyin'."
6) Donnell & Halima-led It Is What It Is
7) Donnell-led Trina Was Great - it cranked / DJ Kool-led "If you're a Redskins fan, put you're hands up, If you're twenty-five and older, put your hands up, If you're from DC, put your hands up, If you got a birthday, put your hands up, If you a Pisces, put your hands up, What's your zodiac sign, I'm a Pisces", DJ Kool said, "You at it Donnell, Uh oh, uh oh oh, one more time, let me know", DJ Kool chanted, "Hold up" and the crowd responded, "Wait minute" / Let Me Clear My Throat (tease) / DJ Kool said, "If you're ready and you know it, clap your hands"
RE Angie was there.
8) Donnell-led "Unh, unh unh"
Strike a pose was there.

A woman outside referred to me as "Court reporter."