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

Entries in HILLSTONE (1)

denver love



Denver love
AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH to keep me from


 Ant and his Denver peeps! WHAT A GREAT LABOR


DAY WEEKEND that included the stunning wedding of 


Ant’s high school friend Vanessa and her husband


 Will in Keystone, CO – a beautiful, two-hour


 drive from Denver. 



Some of Will’s fam came from Germany and they


 were lots of fun! 




Our Denver host with the most – as always – is Jean 
Nicholson who let me tour her FAB consignment shop


 "re: for your home":
 http://www.re-foryourhome.com/ and
 https://www.facebook.com/re.foryourhome.


 Of course, Ant’s blood 
fam pulled out ALL THE STOPS for BBQ – including 


some of the best potato salad known to man


 and made by Ant’s awesome mom “Jackie Washington”.
 And I – of course – had to see my babies: Sabrina and


 Brina. And what a bonus that Sabrina’s business partner,


 friend Victor E. Lewis, was also in town and joined


 Ant’s sister Chanel, he, Sabrina, and I for 


HILLSTONE – my favorite, though known to many as 
HOUSTON’S. 
HEY DENVER! SEE YOU AROUND! #laborday2014
  
Roache and FORBES
 
Special shout out to my little brother in the industry, 


international model Bobby Roaché, who was just


 interviewed by Forbes about his modeling career 


and sunglasses collection and the interview is out.
 Here is the video link of Bobby Roaché's 


interview: http://www.forbes.com/video/3755958950001/.

 
 Kehinde Wiley
 
 Has been great to work with my friend Lamar Johnson - the Executive Producer of 


Kehinde Wiley’s documentary - which – inclusive my 


finite consultation – has gotten lots of good press: 
http://www.vogue.com/1062811/kehinde-wiley-riccardo-tisci-collaboration/! 


Well, it’s showtime…and the documentary premieres 


this Friday, September 5 on PBS! 
The movie "Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace" follows


 the artist as he steps out of his comfort zone to create a 


series of paintings of women for the first time. 


Kehinde casts his models on the streets of New York and then
enlists Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy to create couture gowns


for each woman.


 The film traces the artist's process from concept to 


canvas as he reveals to us another side of black femininity.


 Lamar notes it is a celebration of art, style and African-American 


beauty and has been very well-received, garnering several


 festival awards including @SXSW 2014. The film is also an official


selection in the "Run & Shoot” Martha’s Vineyard African-American


 Film Fest. For more info, you can go to www.PBS.org/pressroom 
or www.pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/k/KEHINDE-WILEY-AN-ECONOMY-OF-GRACE.aspx.
Kathy Sledge
 
This says it all! KATHY SLEDGE ~ NYC ~ SATURDAY ~ SEPTEMBER
 6TH The Brighter Side of Day. A musical journey of the


 life of the American icon Billie Holiday.
 www.metropolitanroom.com ~ www.randblive.com

ARISE ENTERTAINMENT 360
 
 The full episodes for my last two guest co-hosting stints on ARISE 


ENTERTAINMENT 360 are here:
 http://www.arise.tv/entertainment/arise-360-25-08-8038
  
and
 
 http://www.arise.tv/entertainment/arise-360-26-08-8017
 
 ALWAYS A BLAST to GUEST CO-HOST on Arise Entertainment 360


 with Lola Ogunnaike and Shannon Lanier:
http://thelifeofriley.squarespace.com/rilys-blog/tag/arise-entertainment-360. 



Arise News is on TV now in NYC/NJ area - 18 million homes Mon-Fri 2pm on


 Time Warner Cable #92 & Verizon FiOS #481 plus still on millions of TVs


 overseas. And it's coming this FALL 2014 to CentricTV - BET Networks. 
As always, THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! XO #ARISE360