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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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Hope you’ll join us: http://bit.ly/allstar_plr! IT’S "Billie's Black Presents All Star Karaoke w/Patrick L. Riley" – The FALL 2014 Series! AND we PREMIERE Tuesday, October 28, 2014 (and will run every Tuesday until December 23, 2014).

IN A FEW WORDS, WE OFFER:

Delicious eats.

Fantastic drinks.

Lots of laughs.

Music, music, music.

Cocktail specials weekly.

Good networking and fellowship.

All Star Karaoke has attracted an impressive list to our little night that did… and will again!:

1. Monifah - Recording Artist (R&B Divas-Atlanta)

2. KeKe Wyatt – Recording Artist (R&B Divas-Atlanta)

3. Bevy Smith – BRAVO’s Fashion Queens

4. Sidra Smith - NAACP Image Award-winning producer (for “Free Angela” documentary)

5. Mara Schiavocampo - GMA correspondent

6. Xosha Roquemore - “The Mindy Project” (FOX)

7. Mica Hughes - BRAVO’s "Blood, Sweat, & Heels"

8. Gordon Chambers – singer/songwriter

9. Anthony Wayne – Broadway performer (“Pippin’” & “Mighty Sylvester”)

10. Shiba Russell – WNBC Anchor

ALL STAR KARAOKE HISTORY:

Independent personality/producer/writer Patrick L. Riley hosted ALL-STAR KARAOKE for NATIVE Restaurant from August 2010 to 2012. Our guest singers - on any given night - at ALL-STAR KARAOKE THURSDAY NIGHT included: songstress Tichina Arnold; R&B divas Alyson Williams & Monifah; actress Napiera Groves; the artist formerly known as TONEX, B. Slade; Mariah Carey's long-standing background singer Melony Daniels - an artist her own right; Broadway baby Brenda Braxton; singer/author David Nathan; FELA!s Kevin Mambo; Paul Wharton ("Real Housewives of DC"); etc.

TO SEE MORE ON “LIFE OF RILEY”, click here: http://www.youtube.com/user/patarack2010

TO READ MORE ON “Billie’s Black Presents All Star Karaoke” and its host Patrick L. Riley, click here (as Patrick has attracted amazing sponsors like “Motown: The Musical” [for our #motownmay contest]; Hendrick’s Gin; and Riley/Land Gourmet Pantry. We’ve even hosted BIRTHDAY PARTIES during our Tuesday night!) :

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1TUj2SKo8nvTnjf0jEdg0xJuFj25kqBM

SOME FUN EXCERPTS:

ALL STAR KARAOKE SIZZLE W/MONIFAH:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152123074463737&set=vb.662073736&type=3&theater

MONIFAH:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_2xHo2iRNQ

KEKE WYATT:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152177726443737&set=vb.662073736&type=3&theater

KEKE WYATT & HOST:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152166354908737&set=vb.662073736&type=3&theater

HOST PATRICK RILEY SINGS TOO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDneJJTBxw4

#billiesblack #allstarkaraoke

JENNIFER HOLLIDAY

Went to Original DREAMGIRL Jennifer Holliday's SOLD OUT NYC show at BB King's! Am TOO ELATED! Opening song: Miss Ross' "I Ain't Been Licked" from "The Boss"! Was so excited to share in the night with my friends and fellow DIVA lovers Lee Smith and Michael K. Watts (whose LIVE FROM FRONT ROW! captured many of the special moments.

VIDEOS: http://ow.ly/C3gVK

PHOTOS: http://ow.ly/C3hAy

#iamlove

MOMENTUM MOTOWN

So EXCITED that a POSSIBILITY that Marcia Pendelton shared with me is now being shared with our beloved Momentum Education community! It was OPENING NIGHT for ME: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK1yncqPlOQ! For our MOMENTUM FAM, the date is Friday, November 14, 2014 – A Night at Motown the Musical along with an EXCLUSIVE post-show discussion with the cast! It promises to be a Transformational Event – all for the DISCOUNT PRICE of $80! TELL ALL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO JOIN US: http://www.walktallgirlproductions.com/EVENT-202541-default-Momentum_Eduation_Night_at_MOTOWN_THE_MUSICAL_ASD_Ajiboye_automation Together you will be touched, moved & inspired by the groundbreaking event. #motownmay #billiesblack #allstarkaraoke #momentumeducation

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARA!

WELL, her real birthday gift just came: ANOTHER EMMY! CONGRATS, MY INTERNET WIFEY! NO ONE more deserving, baby love! I LOVE YOU! And am so glad we got to CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY recently – including CATWALK LESSONS for MISS NINA! WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HUSAIN!

OF COURSE, as we look to start ALL STAR KARAOKE back up, we must shout out BIRTHDAY BOY HUSAIN – our #motownmay GRAND FINALE WINNER! HOPE IT WAS GOOD FOR YOU, BUDDY!

JILLIAN’S PEAK TV

WHAT A BLAST TO HOST my girlfriends Charlie T and Danielle’s fundraiser for JILLIAN’S PEAK TV - #JilliansPeakTV – a well-appointed affair that included a live excerpt of the series. Go to www.facebook.com/JilliansPeaktv to find out more! This is – for sure – something you want to look out for and to support! Be a part! The cast and crew would like to thank everyone for coming out to the fundraiser. It was a great success – including wonderful support from sponsors Barefoot Wine, Pop Chips, Unilever,BlvdBistro, Babeland, MCC, B&B,
GoMagazine, Lesbian.com, Nathan 7 Scott, Dee Jones, and Maggie Cousin.
#jilliansPeakTV #JPFundraiser #JPWebseries #JPDonate #Barefootwine #popchips #BLVDBISTRO #Unilver #Gomagazine
#MCC #Babeland #NATHAN7SCOTT #DeeJones,#MaggieCousin

NAS

Shout out to my Spelman sister Tosha Whitten-Griggs and one of my Momentum babies Daralynn Hutson for the invite to: NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC! A quote from LIFE OF RILEY:

"AS A HUGE FAN OF TV ONE'S "UNSUNG" and a recurring pop culture analyst on shows like "LIFE AFTER" and "ARISE 360", I believe film and TV will teach a nation of fans the stories of our modern icons - like NAS. "NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC" is one such vehicle that takes someone as old as me on an ease down the yellow brick road of my memory lane with stops in Kansas (Queensbridge); hook ups with a slew of lions, tigers, and bears (from Q-Tip to Pharrell and Alicia Keys). What a well-done vehicle that promises to inspire a nation the way NAS did when he launched onto the scene as a young street poet to now, an ICON! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!"

--- PATRICK L. RILEY
POP CULTURE ANALYST, "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF RILEY: pop culture & possibilities"

ARTIE THOMPSON

It's Been A Long Time, What Brought Artie To New York City

It's finally Happened, He's Going Back, Back To His Roots, Acting and Singing,

What Brought Him To New York City In The First Place, Come See & Hear The Unforgettable Artie Thompson, Currently Starring On Off Off Broadway "The Making Of A Team" & Former Television Personality Appearing On BRAVO, The One and Only, Artie Thompson

For a Limited Time at The Metropolitan Room in Manhattan