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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UPDATE: THANKS FOLKS for the LOVE! If you missed last night's premiere of TV One's "Life After" with Maia Campbell, PLEASE FEEL FREE to check it out online here: http://tvone.tv/shows/life_after/video/life-after--full-episode--maia-campbell-.html

Hi folks! As always, THANKS FOR YOUR "Life of Riley" LOVE! http://thelifeofriley.squarespace.com/rilys-blog/ Glad to be back on Arise Entertainment 360 with my friends, co-hosts Lola Ogunnaike and Shannon Lanier. Here's a link: http://youtu.be/AijZZeZgFkQ This time, we talked NEW MUST-SEE BROADWAY SHOWS 2013! A LOT OF GREAT SHOWS ALREADY OUT and/or COMING OUT!

ALSO ON TODAY's show - promoting his new project I'M IN LOVE WITH A CHURCH GIRL - https://www.facebook.com/iminlovewithachurchgirlmovie (TWITTER: @Churchgirlmovie): STEPHEN BALDWIN (TWITTER: @StephenBaldwin7) who PRAYED for MILEY CYRUS during his segment! TONGUE-in-CHEEK! AMEN! LOL! SEE IT HERE: http://youtu.be/fEFndVUAAfQ #iminlovewithachurchgirlmovie Also in the house: Lori Anne Douglass with Moses and Singer LAW FIRM who weighed in on the HIGH-PROFILE break-ups and the legal implications around them! SEE IT HERE: http://youtu.be/0gvWT6dkq_E ALWAYS A GREAT TIME at ARISE ENTERTAINMENT 360! My most recent appearance on ARISE ENTERTAINMENT 360 had me predicting winners from the TONY AWARDS nominations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTd5S1wKUs0. A few weeks prior, I was on ARISE ENTERTAINMENT 360 to talk BROADWAY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDxfe-hG_aY. In the aforementioned ARISE 360 Broadway segment, I predicted the iconic Cicely Tyson would be nominated for her role in Broadway's "The Trip to Bountiful". And she was!! YAY! So, they played that clip and referenced my prediction the following day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuJEs6ruin0. I was again on ARISE recently to talk GATSBY: the book, the film(s), the blueprint on hip hop! HERE'S THE LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBT9mSmfmCo. AND OF COURSE, I've been talking BROADWAY on COZI-TV for its NEWS 4 at 7 newscast as well: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Pop-Culture-Expert-Patrick-Riley-on-Black-Broadway_New-York.html which happened alongside my hosting duties for Motown the Musical as its opening night celebration host: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK1yncqPlOQ. (I've also been talking a lot of TV on COZI - most recently an EMMY RE-CAP with TV Guide Magazine's Matt Roush: http://youtu.be/lKDDhF_6qy4 and that was a call-back that came from the EMMY NOMINATIONS ROUND-UP we did in July: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Emmy-Nominations-for-2013/216162211). My most recent pop culture analysis is currently on TV One's LIFE AFTER! Clifton Davis was my debut: http://tvone.tv/shows/life_after/video/full-episode--life-after-amen--clifton-davis-.html. And I'm also featured in Levar Burton's episode: http://www.tvoneonline.com/shows/life_after/video/life-after--full-episode--life-after-roots-levar-burton.html. Here's a sneak-peek of my next appearance on TV One's Life After Maia Campbell 2.0 - http://www.tvone.tv/shows/life_after/video/life-after--maia-s-it-factor-.html This will be on tomorrow night! Please be sure to tune in… and still check out for me on next week’s SHEREE WHITFIELD Season Finale!

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RIP MISS MAXINE POWELL! I'm so GLAD I got to meet you in beloved Detroit where Anthony Harper and I were invited guests at Miss Aretha Franklin's birthday party a few years ago. THANK YOU for being one of my MISS Diana Ross' teachers en route to SUPREME FABULOUSNESS! WE SPEAK YOUR NAME! http://thelifeofriley.squarespace.com/rilys-blog/2009/3/26/people-say-im-the-life-of-the-party.html #motown MOTOWN THE MUSICAL OPENING NIGHT:http://youtu.be/KK1yncqPlOQ #standingonyourshoulderpads #motownlegacy DIANA ROSS STATEMENT via the Detroit Free Press: http://www.freep.com/article/20131015/ENT04/310150182/diana-ross-salutes-maxine-powell

Girls growing up in underprivileged areas need to know their worth and their value.

I was born in the Brewster housing project and meeting Maxine Powell showed me that there was the possibility of beauty, grace, integrity and meaning to my life.

The wisdom she shared with me and all of the young artists at Motown will never be forgotten.

She was the true example of a mentor and coach and just someone who cared about us.

I also hope to be such an example as I live my life.

We will truly truly miss her.

Diana Ross