Tradewinds Night Club, 5859 Allentown Way, Camp Springs, MD 20748
The parking lot was really crowded again for the first time in a while.
Nita, Keshia, Tracy, Tory, Britney, Antoinette (Miss Gomez), Ebo, Natalie (same birth date as me), Tony, Marquita, Sam (Black Heart), Los,
Familiar Faces
First Set
Clarence "Boolah" Roper was sitting in for Dwayne Lee who was taking today and tomorrow off for his birthday.
1) Instrumental / Percussion solo - Donnell said, "I told you she didn't quit. Here comes Halima. She had trouble with her car, she couldn't find a babysitter, etc.": Halima's facial reactions were great / Sean-led Brian McKnight's Find Myself in You - Donnell said, "Someone left their keys in the bathroom. Are you sure they're not Godfather's? He done lost everything else", Donnell said, "Special dedication to all the Libras"
Danette and Shelly were there
2) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
3) Sean-led B.G.'s I Know
4) Donnell-led 50 Cent's In Da Club (tease) - "Go Libras, it's your birthday!"
5) Donnell-led Nicole the Bartender / Percussion solo / Lil' Scrappy's Money in the Bank (tease)
6) Halima-led Christina Milian's Say I featuring Young Jeezy / Aaliyah's I Need You Tonight (tease) / Donnell chanted, "Killazoo" / Donnell-led "Brandywine, friends of mine" chant / Donnell said, "Langston Lane love"
7) Donnell-led "Party, party, everybody" / Sean-led Ne-Yo's So Sick / Percussion solo - Donnell chanted, "Eya, eya", Donnell said, "Hey Jordan, it's your birthday", Donnell said, "Hey D-O-C", Donnell said, "Come on, Boolah"
8) Donnell-led D-I-P
9) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Marinda - it cranked -->
10) Alternating Donnell-led Trillville's Some Cut / Notorious BIG's Warning / Keith Murray's Call My Name (tease) / Scarface's I Seen a Man Die (tease) / "Wait a minute" echoes
Renee, Janetta, and Rickea were there.
11) Donnell-led "Unh, unh" / "Two, and number three, number four, worry about number one" - it cranked -->
12) Alternating Donnell-led "Reggae" / Sean-led Damien Marley's Beautiful
13) Halima-led Mary J. Blige's My Life - nice Boolah solo
Delano, Big Don Pimp, Peanut, Vic, and Kay were there.
14) Sean-led Raheem DeVaughn's You - Doc was on backup vocals, nice Boolah solo
15) Sean-led "Girl you know I love you no matter what you do"
Archie, Tiffany F., Tasha, "original" Nikki, Stacy (Choo Choo's cousin), and Mousie were there.
Second Set
1) Halima-led Cheri Dennis' I Love You - Donnell said happy birthday to me and Tiffany
2) Sean-led India Arie's There's Hope / Percussion solo
3) Donnell & Sean-led "On the small of her back, she got a tattoo"
4) Alternating Donnell-led "____ Is yes!" / "Keep it low" / sample "What?" / "You make me want to see, just how freaky you can be" / "___ Is up in the building" / "Familiar Faces is for the grown & sexy"
Shameika and Choo Choo were there.
5) Alternating Sean-led Busta Rhyme's I Love My Chick featuring Kelis / Percussion solo
6) Donnell-led Trina Was Great - the houselights came on
Felecia was there.
7) Halima-led Beyonce's Deja Vu featuring Jay-Z - Packy played the cowbell
8) Stomp played a sample of Kanye West's Gold Digger
9) Donnell-led Rare Essence's Used to Let the Pocket Ride / Boolah solo
Kim (the one I don't know) was there.
Donnell said, "Is it still good, Toya?"
Keshia introduced me to her cousin Kelly.
