All Things Shall Pass

Watched the documentary, "All Things Shall Pass - The Rise and Fall of Tower Records." I spent many hours in the 1980's and 90's visiting three different Beaverton and Portland locations. It was a cultural event in its day. A night on the town in the big city. Open to midnight. The anticipation of walking in the door. Huge selection in all genres. Whatever you were looking for could generally be found at Tower. If not, then it was probably out-of-print. But it's the memories of browsing through all those bins that I recall most vividly. It doesn't sound like much. You had to love music and be part of the search to understand the significance. These days I still feel a certain sadness at its decline and demise. It just didn't seem possible at the time for something so big and so popular, to fade away.