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C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R / F A L L 2 0 2 0 95 Frank Zappa In his memoir, "The Real Frank Zappa Book," the controversial avant-garde composer noted, "We moved from Monterey to Pacific Grove…I spent my recreational hours building puppets and model planes and making homemade explosives from whatever ingredients I could find." Before picking up a guitar, Zappa honed his show-biz skills by staging "Madcap Puppets," a show he performed with friends at PG's Grove Theater, the Monterey County Fair and on local television. Photo: Ed Caraeff/Getty Images