Tradewinds Night Club, 5859 Allentown Way, Camp Springs, MD 20748
Ebo (wearing a choker with a chain attached), Shawnisse, Natalie, Tanya, Angie, and Debbie were there. Matthew, Tata, Julia, their friend Tootsie (celebrating her birthday), Tracy, MeCelle, Sanisse, James, Nita, Keisha, Shameika, Tijuana, Sweet Buff, 02, Mary, Fat Cat, Sweet Pea (celebrating her birthday), and Sweet B were there.
I asked Tata when Reminisce plays. She said every Thursday at Martinis.
Junior was working the PA.
Familiar Faces
First Set
1) Halima-led Jill Scott's Whatever - Halima said, "Wait a minute, y'all"
2) Donnell-led "___ Is up in here!" - it cranked
3) Sean-led Ne-Yo's Sexy Love - the crowd shouted, "Wind me up, Smoke!"
4) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
5) Halima-led Floetry's Supastar - it cranked, Packy played the cowbell / Donnell-led Rare Essence's "Going to Hollywood" - the crowd shouted, "Wind me up, Smoke!" and Donnell responded, "Do what? Say what?"
6) Donnell-led 50 Cent's In Da Club (tease) - Tootsie danced on the stage floor -->
7) Donnell & Sean-led "on the small of her back, she got a tattoo" - Donnell went to the edge of the monitors and sang to a woman on the front of dance floor
8) Donnell-led "Party, party, everybody" / Sean-led Ne-Yo's So Sick - Donnell shouted, "Wait a minute!" - it cranked, Donnell said, "Hands Free, they're f*cking with me!", Donnell said, "Hey D-O-C"
6'9, Jan, and Keisha were there.
9) Halima-led Beyonce's Deja Vu - Godfather played the flugelhorn, it cranked
Shawn, Ebony, and Mona were there.
I danced with Julia.
10) Sean-led Jamie Foxx's DJ Play a Love Song
Tamiko, Delano, Shelly, and Muffin were there.
Peg Leg was there.
Second Set
Donnell said, "Cowboy fans you need to cut that sh*t out. That's how pressed you are? Watching a pre-season game?"
1) Cheri Dennis' I Love You (instrumental tease) / Donnell-led "Familiar Faces is for the grown & sexy" / Halima-led Cheri Dennis' I Love You - Halima said, "Brandywine, Hey!", Donnell said, "By yourself, ladies!", Sean held his mic to fans, Halima held her mic to Tata
2) Sean-led Busta Rhyme's I Love My Chick featuring Kelis - Donnell said, "I got you Slick Rick, Mousie, El"
3) Donnell & Halima-led It Is What It Is
4) Alternating Donnell-led "___ Is Yes!" / "You make me want to see, just how freaky you can be" / "let's keep it low, don't tell nobody, nobody gotta know" - the frontline crouched down / Percussion solo - the crowd shouted, "Wind me up, Smoke!" and Donnell responded, "Do what? Say what?", then Smoke played a conga solo
Ian was there.
5) Halima-led Christina Milian's Say I featuring Young Jeezy / Aaliyah's I Need You Tonight (tease) / Donnell said, "Hands Free, they're f*cking with me" / Donnell shouted, "Killazoo!" - Halima stood on a speaker, Peg Leg stood onstage by her, Donnell said, "They know what time it is" / Donnell-led "Brandywine, Friends of mine" chant
6) Donnell-led Trina Was Great - it cranked, Donnell did shout outs to Me, Trinidad, Wheeler Road, Tata danced on the stage floor / Donnell & Sean-led "Wind it... Go down, Reggae" - the house lights came on, Packy played the cowbell, Smoke played the congas with drumsticks / Donnell-led Shawnna's Getting Some (tease) / Donnell-led "But is it like that, is it really like that?" / Sean-led "I know... My love... Here we go again, I will never let you go again" - Donnell shouted, "Wait a minute!" / Donnell-led Rare Essence's "Wickedest Band Alive!" -->
Post Performance
7) Alternating Donnell over a percussion track "You don't want to see me" / Lisa Stansfield's All Around the World (tease) / Rick James' Mary Jane (tease) / "I got a Superfly Snooka" / "On the small of her back, she got a tattoo" / "In and out and up and down" / "can we come tonight, can we f*ck tonight" / Vinnie D's Porno Star? / "She started partyin' in the neighbor hood" - Stomp was dancing, they flashed the lights then cut off the PA
"original" Nikki was there.
Stomp and Packy were calling each other by their given names. Muffin told me she's Packy's cousin and has a son with his name reversed Zaevon. She said, "You're supposed to know those things!"
