Friday at J's Sports Cafe
J's Sports Cafe, 12617 Laurel Bowie Rd (Route 197), Laurel, MD 20708

This was my first time at J's Sports Cafe. The bar is decent sized, but the dance floor is rather small. The stage is an enclosed semi-circle with Christmas lights hanging from the top. There is an enclosed eating area with tables in front of the stage and another to the right of the stage. There are pool tables behind the stage and the bar is adjacent to both enclosed eating areas with more pool tables around it.

Nicole was taking the covers.

Tim (LJ), Dana, Tony, Marvin, Archie Paige, John, Shawn, Shadonna (with dyed red hair), Damond, Sanisse, Yolanda, June, and MeCelle were there.

They had a different sound system from Bobby Smoot's.

Familiar Faces
Sound Check
1) Donnell acapella Donna Summer's Love to Love You, Baby (tease)
2) Donnell acapella Tyrese's Sweet Lady (tease)

A woman named Sheila introduced herself to me.

They had their light show and smoke machine.

First Set
1) Instrumental - Donnell said, "Let the socket ride", he teased June and Shadonna, he said "Back together again", then June went on the dance floor and Donnell said, "See, when I put him on display, he had to get separation", Donnell said, "Shout out to Big Jordan, missed a lot of shows, I thought you quit us. I know you was going to write that down."
2) Halima-led Jill Scott's Whatever
TJ was there.
3) Donnell-led "___ Is in the House"
4) Halima-led Mary J. Blige's Can't Hide from Luv / Percussion solo
5) Sean-led Jamie Foxx's Unpredictable
6) Alternating Donnell-led "___ on the Floor" / NORE's I'm a G - Sean rapped, it cranked / "___ Come on"
7) Donnell & Halima-led Lil Kim's Lighters Up
Rickea, Tamika, Tiffany F., Janetta, and Shaun were there.
8) Halima-led Mariah Carey's It's Like That
9) Alternating Donnell-led Trillville's Some Cut - Sean sang, Doc played to the left of the stage / Notorious BIG's Warning / Keith Murray's Call My Name (tease) / "Wait a minute" echoes
10) Sean-led Jamie Foxx's Heaven
"Original" Nikki, 6'9, Arielle, Tamiko, Nicole (the bartender), Stacey, Los, and Nikiya were there.

Second Set
1) Donnell acapella Tina Turner’s (Credence Clearwater Revival's) Proud Mary (tease) - there was static
Donnell said, "Fellas, my baby Shawn is about to tip over. Fellas, you buy her one more Budweiser and you might be alright tonight."
Mona, Ebony, and Maya were there.
2) Sean-led Trey Songz' Gotta Go - Sean sang it differently than usual, Donnell said to Halima, "Stay right where you at (on the dance floor)."
3) Alternating Halima-led Floetry's Supastar / Donnell-led Rare Essence's "Going to Hollywood" - Donnell went on the dance floor, then back onstage, it cranked / "Freak a Deak Zone"
4) Donnell-led "Party, party, everybody" - Donnell said, "Rock the bell, Jacques" / Sean-led Ne-Yo's So Sick - it cranked / Percussion solo
5) Donnell-led "Unh, unh unh"
6) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Marinda - it cranked, Smoke played timbales, Jacques congas, Halima said, "Uh uh oh"
Mousie was there.
7) Donnell-led Hey Tiffany (Miss Keta) Do Your Dance for Me - Donnell also called up Nikki, Shadonna, and Rickea
8) Donnell-led Trina Was Great - it cranked
9) Alternating Donnell-led "25, 25, 25" / Rare Essence's Work the Walls - Smoke played timbales / "You make me want to see, just how freak you can be" / "___ Is Yes!", Halima shouted, "Wait a minute" / Percussion solo - featured samples, Donnell said, "Let me know one time and a I sure would", Donnell said, "I'm like Superfly Snooka..."
10) Instrumental
11) Stomp played a sample from Kanye West's Gold Digger
I introduced myself to Janetta's sister Tasha.