I got this email last night:

"Dear Tower.com Customer,

We are very pleased to report to you that the legacy of Tower Records will live on through Tower.com. We are currently in the final stages of the sale of Tower.com to Tower.com Inc., which is committed to upholding and maintaining the integrity of Tower Records, and positioning Tower.com as your preferred online shopping experience. ...

Thank you again for your business and your loyalty to Tower Records and Tower.com."

Well, let's see how this goes. George Scarlet and Kevin Hawkins, two former leaders of the Tower Records' purchasing department, left Tower.com and its new owner, Caiman Holdings, not long after they the jobs. "I didn't really jibe with the new ownership," Hawkins told the Sacramento Bee. This doesn't bode well for the future of the online store.