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"Never forget what made you - YOU" Bassist, Pop Culture Nerd and proud Fanboy, Rob Lane, talks to musicians, actors and all round interesting people who are willing to wax lyrical about their childhood, pop culture, growing up and what shaped them into who they are today. Get ready for stories of hometowns, trips to the Video Store, life changing first concerts and who's poster hung on their walls as a kid.

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Episode 314 - Mike Quinn

March 14, 2025 • Rob Lane • Season 1 • Episode 314

We talk to Mike Quinn - Puppeteer, Actor, Director, Animator and Nien Nunb in the Star Wars Movies. Equipped with a relentless passion and drive, it was without doubt that the young Mike Quinn was always going to be a Puppeteer, there was nothing else he ever wanted to do. After showcasing his skills to the legendary Jim Henson it would set him on a path working on some of the most iconic movies of the 1980s and beyond. From The Muppet Movies, through Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and most recently Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Mike Quinn has been and continues to be a invaluable asset to so many parts of movie magic.

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Intro Music by Johnny Monaco
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Incidental Music by Night Fires

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