Stephen Moore wrote: >Adelheid wrote: > >> i am going to be in the Baltimore area in the beginning of April. >> And i have a question. Frank Zappa was apparently born near Baltimore, does >> anybody has a bit more information about Frank's life in Baltimore? >> I am travelling with an avid fan of Frank Zappa and we can't find anything >> about him on the web in respect to his life in Baltimore. > >At home I have a few books by or about Zappa, but haven't done any >online searching in a while. FZ's father was a scientist or engineer >working at one of the military facilities east of town; can't remember >whether it was Edgewood Arsenal or Aberdeen Proving Ground. >Frank had a gas mask to play with as a child...
His father was Francis Vincent Zappa Senior and he worked for Lockheed. Don't know exactly where, though. http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_018.html
