9. Halloween Episode Part 1 "The One Where Patrick Louie Shows Up"

In this week's episode, we are kicking off our Halloween celebration with our guest, Patrick Louie. Patrick shares his own Mint Condition secret origin with listeners, talks about his time working in haunted houses, his favorite Halloween costumes, and working in his current job: restoring iconic movie props.

If you’re interested in some of the work Patrick talks about, it can be found here: http://www.tomspinadesigns.com/

If you’d like to see Patrick’s other work or reach out to him directly, he can be found on Instagram Pat_makes_things

If you’re looking to check out James' artwork, it can be found on Instagram Jlartpage.

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:30 James introduces the Halloween show and special guest Patrick Louie. This kicks off a conversation amongst the Secret Origins crew in which they reminisce about Halloween while growing up.

3:40 Chris asks Patrick to share the best costume Patrick has ever put together for Halloween. Patrick talks about the progression of his favorite costume and this kicks off the conversation of our guest talking about his history working at haunted houses for the Halloween season.

12:09 We bring it back around to Patrick’s secret origin with Mint Condition.

18:08 James asks Patrick what got him into horror/science fiction pop culture. Which leads to a discussion of “The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”.

22:57 James asks Patrick how he got into working at haunted houses.

25:38 Patrick talks about how he got into his current job working at Tom Spina Designs doing prop restoration.

30:50 Patrick talks about some of the props he has gotten a chance to work on including Ninja Turtles, Gremlins, Star Wars, and Star Trek, Spider-Man and Batman.

47:20 Patrick talks about some of his personal projects and balancing that work

with his job.

52:00 Joe asks Patrick if working props makes him notice mistakes or inconsistencies when he watches TV or movies. This prompts a discussion about practical effects vs CGI effects