When Hot Dogs and Records Collide

Back in the 9T's my friend Wendy Powell, who at the time was drumming for The Groovie Ghoulies, got me a job shooting for Tower Records. For a few years I supplied them with a steady stream of images to illustrate Pulse! their monthly in-store magazine.

I don't normally post images I have shot commercially for this blog but since this particular collection of images met at the corner of Capsers Famous Hot Dogs Way and Tower Record Road, I couldn't resist. On top of that, this set of images feature the amazing Danielle Pimm from The Trashwomen dressed up as Catwoman! These images have never been seen before, as they never ran in the magazine.

I had been using the Tower Record bag as a prop for several illustrations and ended up using it here as a makeup band and tail storage! The interior of this Caspers still had all of its vintage charm and was a perfect foil for the graphics and color of the iconic Tower bag.

Tower Records ceased to exits and filed for bankruptcy back in 2006. But luckily several Bay Area Capsers are still standing. Perhaps they didn't have quite as much competition as Tower did. This set of images has now become a time capsule of sorts and one I hope to add to the Tower Records Archive Project.

Snap, crackle and bark!

Julie Green
April 22, 2016