HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!

Despite all the craziness in our world right now (with all the packing, moving, purging & planning), I want to take a moment and acknowledge the birthday of the loveliest lady in my life, my wife Michelle. This whole job search/global adventure has put a lot of the spotlight on me for the last few weeks but Corsiworld is a two-person operation and people sometimes forget that all these shenanigans affect her just as much as it does me. Michelle has been awesome, she's cleaned, she's packed, she's organized, she's prepped, she's dealt with issues, she's done it all and she's still smiling and excited for the adventure in Singapore.

I couldn't ask for a better partner in crime and a better person to start a new life chapter with. I love you Michelle, I hope you have a great birthday and I'll see you as soon as I publish this :-)

TIKI BAR TV - 4th Anniversary Party

I went to meet my castmates and good friends down at the SS TIKI for two days of filming and then joined them for the 4th Anniversary Party of the Podcast in what will surely be one of my most memorable nights in recent history. 

As you may or may not know, I play the evil MR. AMBASSADOR in the podcast known as TIKI BAR TV and for four years, this Podcast has built up quite the cult following. Doctor Tiki (Jeff) the leader of the band decided along with his Producer and sometime Guest Star, Tiki Tosca, to hold an Anniversary Party and invite the fans. And did the fans come? Yes, to both the main party and the after ticket party. It was surreal, when I took the stage as Mr. Ambassador, I was booed... BOOED! I couldn't stop smiling as it was an awesome feeling, then I cracked a joke in what I like to call "the worst russian accent ever" and the crowd gave a big laugh, it reminded me of my old improv days. The main party went till about Midnight and then we moved to the "After Party" at the Tiki Bar Set! Johnny Johnny slung drinks all night long and the 70+ tiki fans who came had a great time! Needless to say, the party was still going strong when I left at 5am.

Happy Anniversary TIKI BAR TV, thanks for letting me play in this great world and thanks for a great party!

Here's the pics from three days of TIKI GOODNESS

QUESTIONS ANSWERED...

A lot of people have been asking a lot of questions about our upcoming Singapore adventure, so I thought I'd share my thoughts:

WHY LUCASFILM SINGAPORE?

Well, like most guys my age, at one time or another, I was (and still am) a huge STAR WARS fan and when I saw the original movie at a young five years of age, it made quite the impression on me. So much so, that I vowed at one time or another I would some how and in some way, work on STAR WARS. Two years ago, I interviewed with Lucasfilm San Francisco and met withy legendary producer Rick Macallum (cool nerd moment for me) for a potential job and then last year, I almost accepted a job working on the CLONE WARS animated series but the deal didn't work out. Finally, when I lost my Nexon job this year, I contacted Lucasfilm and was informed of the position in Singapore. I thought to myself, "third time lucky" and started the ball rolling.

WHEN DO YOU START?

My first official day is May 18th, we arrive in Singapore on the 12th.

WILL MICHELLE BE ABLE TO WORK?

If she wants to yes. She automatically gets a "Dependent Visa" through me which allows here to live in Singapore and look for work. If she finds a good job and that company wants her, they change the "Dependent Visa" to a "Work Visa" in quick 48-hour process. Singapore is all about people coming to work there, their Visa process is quite quick and painless unlike some other countries in the world (I'm looking at you USA).

WHAT ABOUT YOUR HOUSE?

We are putting it up for rent and we are putting it up for sale. Whichever happens first, wins!

WHAT ABOUT THE DOGS?

Well, there are conflicting reports on whether Singapore is a "dog friendly" city so they are staying behind for now and potentially forever. Luckily, my parents are taking them, they have a big backyard, my stepmom is always home and they both love the beasts. Now, if we find out that Singapore is a great place for the dogs, we have some thinking to do. They have to fly around the world in crates, with a couple stopovers (without us), then once they get here, a minimum of 30 days quarantine no matter how healthy they are. Then there's the heat, our Bostons overheat easily and that mixed with the brutal travel may not be the best for them. Worst case, they stay here, stay happy and we miss the hell out of them.

WHAT ABOUT THE CAT?

Our Awesometown neighbors Steve & Gemina were looking for another cat and luckily fell in love with "the Pinch" when they came to meet him. He will be going to a great & loving home only a stone's throw from his current abode.

WHAT ABOUT ALL YOUR STUFF?

Other than clothes, a few personal items, some camera & gaming equipment and some cook books, the rest is being sold, that's right, we are getting rid of everything. Interested in something? Check out our continually growing sale here: CORSIWORLD ONLINE SALE

WHEN WILL YOU BE BACK?

Time will tell...

G.I. JOE RESOLUTE IS HERE...

...and it's awesome!

I've always been a fan of G.I. JOE whether it's the toys, the comics or the 80's morning cartoon but what always bothered me about it is that machine guns fired lasers and no one died, they always escaped via parachute no matter how brutal the explosion. They never treated the source material as adult. I had some heightened hoped for the G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA movie but it looks like such a departure from the original source material I don't know if it should even count as G.I. JOE. It looked like I was never going to see the G.I. JOE I always wanted to see.

Then I heard about G.I. JOE: RESOLUTE. Last year at Comic Con when they were talking about the movie, they showed a two minute clip of this new JOE cartoon Hasbro was working on which you can see here. Wow... now that has potential! Well, it's been over a year since we saw that little clip and now G.I. JOE RESOLUTE is finally on the air.

This kick ass PG-13 take on the classic franchise was written by Warren Ellis (Planetary, Transmetropolitan, Ultimate Galactus, Thunderbolts) and is being presented as ten 5-minute shorts, and one 10-minute conclusion piece. After that it will be presented as one hour long film and hopefully then will appear on DVD.

The first three parts are out now which you can see here: PART 1, PART 2 and PART 3. The other parts are airing over the course of the next week so check out Cartoon Network, Teletoon or look for it online!

This is the G.I.JOE I was always looking for, fast, brutal and characters die (morbid I know but after years of watching Duke fire a gun straight at an enemy and nothing happening, so then he has to run up to the guy and knock him out with his fist - you crave a little more reality). The animation looks stellar and I think this will help alleviate the sour taste that RISE OF COBRA will probably leave in my mouth.

Yo Joe!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

April 16th is an important day for Corsiworld. Why? Well, it's the day that my pops, Big Daddy Mario, celebrates his birthday. My dad means the world to me, he's my confidant in times of need, my inspiration when I cook in the kitchen and no one and I mean no one... mumbles better than my father. Last night we celebrated his birthday with a big dinner at the Red Lion. Gina had a bunch of relatives in town from Mexico and my bother Victor returned from a 3 month adventure in Europe so it was a great evening to be sure. The best part was seeing my dad surrounded by family and friends and smiling the entire time.

Happy Birthday dad! We love you!

LANCE & RAYELLE

Michelle and I took a bunch of Engagement photos of our nephew Lance and his soon to be bride Rayelle. We spent the afternoon on Granville Island and despite the rain, managed to snap a few winners. You can see some of our favorites HERE!

Congrats Lance & Ray!!!

IT IS OFFICIAL!!!

Last night, Michelle's and my Visas were approved, we are moving to Singapore as I have accepted a position as Executive Producer for Lucasfilm Singapore in their games division. It's an awesome opportunity, an awesome career step and it will be an awesome adventure for both of us. We leave May 11th and I start on May 18th... let the good times roll! There are a million questions to answer, a million things to do and very little time to do it. Wish us luck and we'll keep you posted!