My wife and I just read this, very sad, RIP Monstro. We always found his comments hilarious, how he would call himself "Monstro" in 3rd person, like "Monstro says that's a good stack" or "Monstro says that's b.s."
Always meant to post a question for him to settle a debate we had. Maybe now it's too late, unless someone who knew him well could answer.
My wife says he definitely named himself after the whale in Pinocchio. In her defense, she says it's a pretty big strong whale. I say there is no way Monstro named himself after that silly shit, probably never even heard of Pinocchio, eats whales for breakfast. I said Monstro's mother probably named him Monstro. Anyone know the truth?