A Day In "The Life Of Riley"

WELCOME to "The Life of Riley" which will include periodic chronicles of pop culture and possibilities that flow out of Patrick L. Riley's day. That's me!!! Through blogging (and soon some other technological features on which I'll keep you posted as they launch), I will pull experiences from my busy life to entertain and inspire all of you. Through this site, I will share my observations and insights.

Some features to look forward to:

1.) "PATRICK'S POP UP(DATES)" will feature stories from pop culture, music, theater, fashion, and the entertainment industry at large.

2.) "The Life of Riley" will also introduce a "take-a-look-at-your-life" section (READ: sort of an advice column), where I will help readers come up with their own questions and answers around what "ways of being" are working (or not working) to have them acheive their respective goals and live their best lives. This section is called "WHO YOU BE?".

3.) Additonally, there will be a free-flowing, organic section called "TESTIFY" from which I will pull from my own life's journey to share and hopefully inspire. Some of the fare may be new musings and experiences. Other times, I may pull from my journals and past sharings to shed light on some uncomfortable truths that I've experienced and that may perhaps play a role in healing someone else's wounds as the real-life experience did for me. From my experience of covering 9/11 as a freelance journalist to courageously coming out (as gay) to my family, "TESTIFY" promises to move those who choose to read it.

4.) And a section titled "PR" (like my initials, but also like "public relations") will include press clips from any coverage I get.

5.) And anytime pictures or video can support an entry (in the blog, and perhaps in the subsequent podcasts, my space, and website), those visuals will keep things aesthetically enrolling. That section will be called "MY TUBE".

PLAYING TO THE POP IN POSSIBILITIES!

Patrick L. Riley

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After a FUN ROUND of Fill-in Co-hosting at ARISE ENTERTAINMENT 360 with Lola Ogunnaike and Shannon Lanier - http://thelifeofriley.squarespace.com/rilys-blog/2014/6/5/fvifw.html, I was back on BROADWAY duty TODAY for a TONY AWARDS 2014 RE-CAP! CLICK HERE - SUCH FUN! http://youtu.be/_BO0lvrhWcs

“I FELT LIKE IT WAS THE BET AWARDS FOR BROADWAY,” I exclaimed, one of a few giggles we’d all share today. “I DON’T NEED TO GET ONE SECOND BACK FROM THAT THREE HOURS!” LOL! We discussed the wins, snubs, and highlights for what showed up as a diverse night! Of course, links will come...but FYI: Arise News is on TV now in NYC/NJ area - 18 million homes Mon-Fri 2pm on Time Warner #92 & Verizon FiOS #481 plus still on millions of TVs overseas. And it's coming this FALL 2014 to CentricTV - BET Networks. As always, folks! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! P.S. My friend/stylist Phillip Bloch was also on (http://youtu.be/92frPBT4ZAM) as well as superb actress Gina Torres who commented “well said” to my pop culture analysis today! THANKS GINA! And congrats on your USA Network show “Suits” -http://youtu.be/hp4NUfkCw9c.

As we ALL PRAY for comedian Tracy Morgan’s recovery from a vehicle crash this past weekend, they also included an excerpt from the interview I got to do while fill-in co-hosting the other week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6jMa-V87Fk.