T-shirts raise funds for Tower Records Project

Hot Italian restaurant is displaying reproductions of rare photographs from the Tower Records Highlights collection from April 13 - June 2.  The photographs are for sale with proceeds going to the Tower Records Project, which is xxx.  Additionally, Hot Italian restaurant will be selling T-shirts, donating 100% of net profits to the project as well.

The T-shirt was designed by former Tower Records employee Stephanie Azam.  It shows "Hot Italian" on the front, in the Tower Records font, and on the back is "No Pizza. No Life", which is a play on Tower Record's famous saying of "No Music.  No Life."  (Sacramento Business Journal)

For those who remember Tower Records (I do), they closed business in 2006 and liquidated after their second bankruptcy.  They were unable to compete with free Digital download sites.  While Tower Records was in operation, they were kings of the music retail world.  Just entering the store was a feast of sight and sound.  The Tower Records Project was a fund started last year to preserve that history which was Tower Records.

I like the digital age of music, but I sure do miss the experience of going to Tower Records.