74 | Lionel Richie and the Simple Life with Nicole and Paris

What does 'Lionel Richie' have to do with 'Simple' in 'Simple Life'?

Today Lionel Richie is in the headlines because BET spelt his name wrong at an award ceremony as if that is important information.  Seeing his name in the headlines caused me to translate it in Gematria.

• Lionel = 3+9+6+5+5+3 = 31
• Richie = 9+9+3+8+9+5 = 43
• Lionel Richie = 31+43 = 74

Much like the Gematria of his first name, he also has a life number of '31'.  He was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, home of the horrible experiments, to Alberta Foster and Lionel Richie Sr, on June 20, 1949.

• 6/20/1949 = 6+2+0+1+9+4+9 = 31
• 31 is a common life number for celebrities, from Bill Gates to Oprah Winfrey

At Auburn, where he attended school, he was a member of Kappa Kappa Psi and is a lifelong member of the fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha.

• Alpha = 1+12+16+8+1 = 38, reduces to 11
• Phi = 16+8+9 = 33
• Alpha = 1+12+16+8+1 = 38, reduces to 11

Lionel Richie's music career began in 1968, when he was hired to work as a supporting vocalist for the Jackson 5.

• Jackson 5 = 1+1+3+11+1+6+5+5 = 33

Think of Lionel Richie also makes me think of his daughter, Nicole Richie, and he co-star, Paris Hilton, in there once upon a time MTV sitcom, titled The Simple Life.  This show might otherwise be named The 74 Life.

• Hilton = 8+9+3+2+6+5 = 33
• Simple = 19+9+13+16+12+5 = 74
• Nicole Richie was born September 21, 1981
• 9/21/1981 = 9+2+1+1+9+8+1 = 31
• Same life number as her father
• Nicole = 5+9+3+6+3+5 = 31
• Lionel = 3+9+6+5+5+3 = 31