Wednesday at the Takoma Station
Takoma Station, 6914 4th St NW, Washington, DC 20012

Familiar Faces
Boolah & Bojack weren't present for the first set, but Familiar Faces still held its own. Pooh's drumming and the vocals by Sweet Adia & Mike really hit the beat in the first set. Donnell invited a guest vocalist named Kevin to sing, he was nervous at first and got Donnell to start for him, but he was good once he got warmed up. Donnell insisted he was "Fifteen, just taken to Chuck E. Cheese's." At one point, Kobe Bryant was being shown on ESPN on the TV. Donnell said "That's the most talented basketball player on the planet, Jelly Bean's boy, Kobe. Kobe could take Michael (Jordan) at twenty-five." To this, Mike Muse responded, "Sorry, he forgot his medication today. Maybe Mike Tyson, but not Michael Jordan. Back in the day you were saying the same about Michael towards Dr. J, whose jock will you be on next?" More joning went on back and forth. Donnell went over various announcement of future shows, including a splash party - "This time we'll keep it wholesome. (PA Palace sells X-rated videos of some GoGo pool parties).

At the intermission, I spoke with those members of Familiar Faces that I didn't know the names of. The second set was what really cranked. Ebony was back, I couldn't get her name (until June 24th)- she was wore a Celtics cap that matched her green shirt. She again briefly rapped (during the second set). After they finished performing, Donnell again went on about various people, teasing Cookie (a bleach-blonde) and Michelle, "Last year she couldn't go to pool parties, she was a couple of Reeces Pieces away from..." - Michelle hit him playfully with her purse.

As I walked out, Godfather asked me how I liked the show and suggested I videotape one of their performances.