Tower Of Terror

Apparently, the Center City Tower Records is going the way of the Center City HMV — remember them? — and closing up shop, probably to make way for another Dunkin Donuts or three. Actually, all the Towers are closing, so maybe there are cheap DVDs to be had.

But, if you didn’t catch the Spaceboy closing sale, you can get all your Beyonce, Dave Matthews and Fat Joe CD’s at up to thirty percent off! (I’m not sure on this, but I think everything must go.) I know that many of you have probably not purchased a CD in a store since sometime after the Battle of Waterloo, but, if you didn’t know, a CD can be “ripped” into mp3s or other digital formats! (Well, maybe not on CDs with copy protection, although that usually can be broken in about a half-second.)

Anyway, you’ll notice — or maybe not — that the sign in the photo is being held up by a person, who will join the Children International and DNC kids on Broad Streeet every day, attempting to get our money in various ways. But, yes, this is this type of advertising — officially, the “have some guy hold your stupid sign all day” method — is usually used by stores in the Franklin Mills Mall.

Which can only mean one thing: All those people buying condos downtown are people from the Far Northeast, and, dammit, they want things to feel kind of the same. Egads.

Tower Records, R.I.P. [Blinq]