tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11851176.post115633774886624483..comments2023-10-31T09:48:39.703-04:00Comments on Story of the Turtle: All Along the TowerDaddy Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16612652523771740505noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11851176.post-1156741657168895342006-08-28T01:07:00.000-04:002006-08-28T01:07:00.000-04:00I can't say that I'm sorry to see Tower Records go...I can't say that I'm sorry to see Tower Records go. The one here in San Francisco is not that great a place to shop. The staff isn't helpful unless you can corner them and even then you're better off on your own usually. After a particularly horrible experience with rude staff, I wrote a letter to the corporate office. Not even a chain letter in response. The problem is that the only two places to go and buy music now are either big chains with no character and small shops that may or may not understand service.<BR/><BR/>I was never much a record shop in my younger days but I do have a few fond memories of buying vynil and cassette tapes.Bacchushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621660309420845112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11851176.post-1156420232361001852006-08-24T07:50:00.000-04:002006-08-24T07:50:00.000-04:00Steve, I've been tempted by satellite radio many t...Steve, I've been tempted by satellite radio many times. It doesn't help that I've met several XM people and they've all been really nice and passionate about music. <BR/><BR/>Virgin was another holy experience. I think I might prefer Virgin to Tower but that could be because it has the vaguely exotic feel to it. Plus the import selection!Daddy Coolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612652523771740505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11851176.post-1156419998715855222006-08-24T07:46:00.000-04:002006-08-24T07:46:00.000-04:00This is a sad day, indeed.This is a sad day, indeed.Mingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690119444596624935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11851176.post-1156400134921384522006-08-24T02:15:00.000-04:002006-08-24T02:15:00.000-04:00I've never had an ipod and have no interest in get...I've never had an ipod and have no interest in getting one. I know my CD collection will go the way of the VHS tape. What can I do. While the ipod and digital music killed the record store for most, it was satellite radio that did it for me. With 500 commercial free channels, there's always something I want on. I haven't bought a CD in years, and haven't listened to the one's I've got for almost that long.<BR/><BR/>I miss the record store more than I miss the records. Our chain was called Peaches and they sold peaches crates with the albums. They were the perfect size to hold your vinyl records.Steve Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797856165404512356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11851176.post-1156374512686947002006-08-23T19:08:00.000-04:002006-08-23T19:08:00.000-04:00I always used to go to Tower in Harvard Sq, MA eve...I always used to go to Tower in Harvard Sq, MA everyday after school in high school... it was like Disneyworld!TOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469813847926175699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11851176.post-1156352647028414292006-08-23T13:04:00.000-04:002006-08-23T13:04:00.000-04:00I've been to the one on Sunset many, many times ba...I've been to the one on Sunset many, many times back in the 80's when I lived for my music. Now does this mean we are going to have to rely on awful Wal-mart which won't carry anything it deems even remotely objectionable or non-mainstream? I guess Amazon.com should expect their sales to rise.BriteYellowGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257516391701573155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11851176.post-1156338113524475102006-08-23T09:01:00.000-04:002006-08-23T09:01:00.000-04:00Of all the chain "record" stores, Tower was the be...Of all the chain "record" stores, Tower was the best one of all: a far cry from the generic Musicland-type places. So long, Tower.Moncrief Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581719197784065295noreply@blogger.com