  We study the annulus amplitudes of (p,q) minimal string theory. Focusing on
the ZZ-FZZT annulus amplitude as a target-space probe of the ZZ brane, we use
it to confirm that the ZZ branes are localized in the strong-coupling region.
Along the way we learn that the ZZ-FZZT open strings are fermions, even though
our theory is bosonic! We also provide a geometrical interpretation of the
annulus amplitudes in terms of the Riemann surface M_{p,q} that emerges from
the FZZT branes. The ZZ-FZZT annulus amplitude measures the deformation of
M_{p,q} due to the presence of background ZZ branes; each kind of ZZ-brane
deforms only one A-period of the surface. Finally, we use the annulus
amplitudes to argue that the ZZ branes can be regarded as "wrong-branch"
tachyons which violate the bound \alpha<Q/2.
