The name Monkey Pete comes from an underground puppet theater that I ran from 1998 until about 2004. Monkey Pete’s Puppet Theater sowed anarchy at clubs, bars, and galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Part of the Monkey Pete experience included a carnival atmosphere, and half the fun of producing the shows was painting carnival side-show banners and signs to enhance the audience experience. Click to read an article about Monkey Pete that appeared in the Los Angeles Time Sunday Magazine way back in 1999.