Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Tower Records Massapequa... How May I Help You?

As I was driving down merrick road today i saw a man walking with a Tower Records bag... i then almost slammed into the car infront of me because my brain was flooded with memories and a tiny bit of sadness the second the screaming yellow and red bag came into my eye sight... i spent six years of my life being an employee of Tower Records... granted i quit twice and was hired three times that place was my second home for six years straight... however now its two months shy of the year anniversary of the stores closing.. and its all bitter sweet... i remeber everythign about my time spent there.. from the day i walked in and filled out an application.. to my interview the next day.. to the first day i started two days aftermy interview.. i remember the people and the events like they happened yesturday... i made my best friends and my worst enamies inside those walls.. we all laughed.. a bunch of us cried... and a few of us fought... however all of those ingrediants made us the family we are today... over the years in my life i have had many different groups of friends from many different situations i have been involved in... those friends have all come and gone especially in the past seven years.. my family from tower are the only friends that have stuck and stayed with me through out... now when we drive down Sunrise Highway past Tower Records Massapequa.. we see a Halloween store which is fitting seeing that most of of our fav holiday is halloween and we celebrated that holiday the hardest.. it is also coincidental that as i write this Seinfeld is on television seeing whom ever was on staff the final year knew every word to every episode on seasons five and six due to a damaged copy of the box set we carried... i love most everyone i worked with... you are my family and without you i would not be the person i am today... my glass is raised to you.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

way to make a girl teary-eyed. gee i was "only" there four years and i feel the same way.

Anonymous said...

beautifully written love..i'm sooo fortunate to have worked with you. you always brought a little ray of sunshine with you..then there were the times you'd stomp into my office and rat somebody out for touching you or calling you names..mainly pnick or chris of course. know that i will always be there for you if you need anything..you are stuck with me no matter what. i've seen you thru some important stages & hairstyles in your life and i look forward to hearing about all of your future accomplishments.
love ya,mish

DMA said...

Good stuff, Dev. Keep the blog posts coming!

Unknown said...

I didn't even work there (I lived tower vicariously through the likes of Dan, Lenny, the Neders, and the generation that followed, LeRoy, Matt and Paulie). But even I am drawn to staring at the empty store every time I pass it and think back to cassette tape hockey, the single greatest way to pass the time ever created.

Anonymous said...

Good for people to know.