- Frank's Mom
"Frank's Mom" is an
audio-verité recording, similar in style to TheTube Bar Recordings andShut Up, Little Man! . It features heated conversations between Frank and his mother over several years, which Frank secretly taped onto cassette.Origins
Little is definitively known about this recording, although it seems to take place in the northeastern United States (either
Long Island , New York, New Jersey, or centralConnecticut ) in the1980s . Frank's mother's speech suggests aBoston accent , as it is noticeablynon-rhotic .Vigorous speculation on the provenance of this recording is currently underway on [http://rcarchives.com/fm.htm the Frank's Mom Speculation Page] . A popular theory suggests that the Frank's Mom MySpaceTM page creator is Frank, and is keeping a low profile due to the sensitive nature of the recording.
Plot summary
Frank is home from Boston University for the summer, with loose plans to secure employment as a gas station attendant. His mother disagrees vehemently, with this and other aspects of his life, and berates him.
External links
* [http://rcarchives.com/fm.htm The Frank's Mom Speculation Page]
* [http://rcarchives.com/sounds.htm Frank's Mom on Richmond County Archives (RCA013) - a 27 minute recording]
* [http://myspace.com/fourteentowels Frank's Mom MySpaceTM page]
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