Tia's birthday at Zanzibar

I am starting a new job next week, so I will not be attending as many GoGo performances and more that I do attend will not be the complete performances.

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

Jalila and Gene were there.

I sat down at a table. Pinky and Tia (celebrating her 22nd birthday) arrived and I gave them my table. Michelle was there. A woman named Robin came up to me, she told me she was upset that another girl grabbed me to dance first last Friday.

JuJu (Tia's female friend), Los, and Darrell F. were there.

Familiar Faces
First Set
1) Grover Washington Jr.'s Mr. Magic - Nice Dwayne and Stomp solos
2) Halima-led Jill Scott's Whatever - Halima was by the PA when she started singing, Darrell led her through the crowd, I teased him about being a chaperone, he said, "I'm more than a chaperone, I'm a bodyguard!"
Darrell introduced me to a woman named Cindy. Sanisse, "original" Nikki, and Ebony were there.
Donnell said, "It's ladies night tonight, is that alright?"
3) Halima-led Alicia Keys' Unbreakable - Packy played the cowbell
RE Angie was there.
4) Alternating Percussion solo / Sean-led Gerald Levert's Funny
Ebo, Kintrea, Tracy S., and Angie W. were there. Danette was there.
5) Halima-led Faith Evans' Again
6) Sean-led Jamie Foxx's Heaven
7) Halima-led Sade's Pearls
Sharika and 6'9 were there.

Second Set
I missed a song as I was talking to Tracy and Darrell.
1) Halima-led Beyonce's Check on It - Halima yelled, "Wait a minute!", Halima did a birthday shout out to Tia
2) Donnell-led 50 Cent's In Da Club (tease)
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"
Slick Rick and Yolanda were there.
6) Sean-led Jamie Foxx's Unpredictable - Donnell did a shout out to Antonio "The Cuban Cigar Smoker"
Britney & Shelley, and Big Don Pimp were there.
7) Halima-led Mary J. Blige's Can't Hide from Luv - it cranked
8) Alternating Donnell-led Trillville's Some Cut / Notorious BIG's Warning / Keith Murray's Call My Name (tease) / "Wait a minute" echoes
9) Halima-led Mariah Carey's It's Like That
Nece and Simone were there.
10) Halima-led Mary Blige's Be Without You - fans put their hands up at the appropriate time in the lyrics, Halima said, "Sing it ladies" and they did / (Jamie Foxx's) Mother's Finest's Love Changes

June, Tyrell, Peanut, and Matthew were there.

Third Set
1) Sean-led Trey Songz' Gotta Go / Percussion solo
Pocahontas and Mousie were there.
2) Donnell-led "Party, party, everybody" / Sean-led Ne-Yo's So Sick - TJ walked up (they now have security on stage), talked with the security guy (told him why she was walking onstage) and sat in on backup vocals for the rest of the set, Lorenzo or Godfather played different keyboard riffs, Donnell chanted, "Eya eya" and the crowd responded, "Ho!" / Donnell-led "Familiar Faces is for the grown & sexy..." -->
3) Donnell-led Rare Essence's One on One (Footz version, tease)
4) Halima-led Floetry's Supastar
5) Donnell-led "Freak a Deak Zone" / Rare Essence's "Going to Hollywood"
6) Donnell-led "___ on the Floor" / NORE's I'm a G - it cranked, Sean rapped
Chris, the female bartender, was there.
7) Donnell-led Tom Tom Club's Genius of Love (tease) / Rare Essence's Get on the Wagon (tease)
8) Donnell & Halima-led Lisa Stansfield's All Around the World (tease)
9) Donnell-led Rick James' Mary Jane (tease)
10) Donnell-led Vinnie D's $55 Motel (tease)
11) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Overnight Scenario (tease)
12) Rare Essence's Lock It (instrumental tease)
13) Donnell-led "25, 25, 25"
14) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Marinda
Ayisha was there with her sister.
15) Donnell-led 911 - mostly instrumental
16) Halima & Sean-led Luther Vandross' So Amazing (tease) - ended by a fight
Donnell said, "Take their pictures for real, I don't care what your name is, don't mess up the party."