With my beloved out with a friend at a quilters' club, I put on a documentary to watch called All Things Must Pass, which dealt with the rise and fall of Tower Records. First one I ever visited was the one in LA on Sunset Boulevard, though I visited many others over the years. I miss 'em. Apparently before the company went under, they sold off their Japanese division, and they're still open and busy over there (something like 85 venues?). Wow. Another reason to visit Japan someday...