Welcome to “Good Mythical More”. Many stores from the mall have gone the way of the dodo, The way of Murray. but let’s find out for sure. Okay. A new selfie face. The Rock carrying you out of a burning building. Both of us, I guess the Rocks just kind of out of frame. I’d be in a fire for that. Yeah. Especially after his rap career took off. it’s fire, man. You know what? Reverse. If we were very keen to explore mall stores, defunct or fake, it would be great to have a host who has experience in the world of mall stores. Ah someone who’s worked at the mall stores. Someone who’s worked at the mall. Food court, maybe? Even the food court, like maybe… Oh, hey. Oh, hey how about Matt Carney former Hotdog on a Stick employee? 2022 is the year I embrace it. I got an official uniform. This is a little hot dog on a stick. Now you didn’t sell little smokies at Hotdog on a Stick. Oh, don’t eat that you haven’t earned it. We gave out little samples though, to lure people in. So here’s the game. Yeah. So Mall, awesome place to feel like they’re disappearing. But yeah, this is a real or fake game. I’m going to give you the name of a place and a little description. Okay. And you will tell me if this was an actual def… now defunct store, or if we just made this up. Okay, so… Made up, or it was real, but no longer working no longer in, in action. Okay. Taken by the tides of time, and if you get it right, I’ll feed you a little hot dog on a stick. Oh, you’ll feed us? Yeah. Oh, okay. It’s a prize, like a little doggy. We don’t have to lift a finger. Service with a smile. Dom Dominoes. Dom Dominoes. First opened in Chicago as a toy and game store by a man actually named Dominique Domino. Eventually it became a major hub for the role-playing game community in malls throughout the Midwest. As video games became more popular, the locations became less profitable in the 2000s and eventually closed. Wow. Okay. Dom Domino. So this one would have slipped under my personal radar. If it did exist. We weren’t really in the market for this. We thought that Dungeons and Dragons was of the devil. Is it retail or re-fail? I like Dom Dominoes. You know it comes from his name. He’s trying to get some pizza association, ain’t no shame in that. It feels like it could… I feel… The domino… the whole Domino association, not with Domino’s Pizza, but just the fact that it works a little too it’s to gain like, I think it’s too perfect. I’m going to say it was a re-fail. Okay. You going… you going to let us know by feeding one of us? That’s a great way to do it. Yeah. All right. So I have two here, but I’m only gonna need one that goes to this guy. Ah, that’s the reward, right? Yeah, you got it right. That’s fake, that’s a fake place. When you give people the samples, is that how you would do it? Ahh, yank, and just yank the stick. Got to reuse that stick. That’s good, man. I like a little smoky. Would you? Would you reuse a stick if it was just floating on top of the trash? No. No. One time I accidentally… Who do you think I am? I, oh boy, I’m going to get Hot Dog on a Stick in trouble for this. One time I accidentally threw a… I opened a bag of frozen fries. They come frozen, and I put them in the trash can. I was like opening shift. Oh shoot, I just throw it… But you got to get them. Yeah. Oh man. I just threw away a bag of french fries, and then I put them back in the fryer, but the trashcan was completely, it was a clean bag. Was a fresh bag. It was a clean bag. Where they still in the bag? I think I just put them out of the trash can and into the deep fryer, but they were totally clean it’s not like they were… Multiple reasons. This is okay. If you’re watching from Hot Dog on a Stick, number one is a clean bag. Number two is frying. My wife, often… My wife. My wife, we’re getting ready to make… Fries. Something. Cook, we’re about to cook something, not getting ready to make love. And especially something that’s going to be like cooked for a long time and like drops or something gets on it. I’m like, we’re about to cook that thing in the oven for like an hour. Like it’s going to be fine, Hotdog on a Stick has nothing to worry about. It’s going to fry away anything. Even if it was a dirty trashcan, you were still in the right. I wasn’t. But the dirt would still be there. It would just be, it wouldn’t harm you, but you would taste… It would, you would be eating dirt. They are throwing away dirt at Hotdog on a Stick, they are not throwing away dirt. I’m talking about on your kitchen floor. Well, we make sure we, we like brush it off if there’s something on it. Let’s take another one, let’s take another one, I though you were going to say, “let’s take a break.” Let’s take a break. I can’t take this anymore. Gander Mountain is a retail network of stores for a hunting, fishing, and camping, and other outdoor recreation products and services. I know about Gander Mountain y’all. They don’t exist anymore? They went out. Yeah. We, we, we like, we’re like, oh, we went there last week. I remember seeing a… Gander Mountain is like precursor to… REI. Well like Bass Pro Shops. Okay. Hm, apparently you guys know what’s coming. We know some Gander Mountain. Right into our mouths. I never… Sound effect, please. What’s the sound effect of the appropriate for the situation? You can say, “Arrr.” Arrr. I saved a little bit for you. Oh, come on, man. Arrr. You don’t even want to eat a whole smoky. It is good. I never heard of Gander Mountain and… Gander Mountains out of business? May have been regional. Yeah. Done. Gone. I remember. Is it regional? Yeah. Cause it definitely was in North Carolina. Yeah. They had one at The Four, The Four Seasons. Take a Gander. And it was like, like a mountain house on the outside. Right? That’s cool. Like it, it had some lights. Yes… It was like a chalet. Chalet. There was one here at The Four Seasons. Out here they had the Sport Chalet, but then we had the Gander Mountain. Sport chalet closed down. They did to. Oh… throw that on in there. I don’t have Sports Chalet in here. That’s to easy. Sport Chalets not much of a mall store though. Yeah. What era? Remind me again, where you sticking it on the hot dog. I was a freshman in college. So to date myself would be like 2007. Oh, it was just one year? A year and a half, year and a half I was there. Wow. I made an impact, though. Yes, you did. You had to deal with a lot of the, a lot of the younger clientele? Yeah. We were at a UTC… That map is incorrect. I’m sorry to say. Oh shoot. You’re right. I graduated high school in 2001. I graduated college in 2007. Dang, Stevie, way to a call guy out. I don’t, I don’t care how old you were … 2002. 2002. You were older than… You weren’t in high school. 20 years ago. Yeah. Well, I was at Build-A-Bear in 2006, I would have remembered that you were… We would have probably crossed paths. Yeah, yeah. In that like sort of mall alternate universe tunnel that we all cross through. We overlooked a ice skating rink. There was an ice skating rink that I would watch as… Yeah. That’s a good thing to watch while you’re dipping hotdogs. Dipping, and throwing trash into the, the deep fryer. Yeah. Ah, yeah. Watching people ice skate, especially people who can’t ice skate. That’s a great thing to watch. Uh-huh, good times. You ever see any blood spilled down there? Yeah. All right. Hit us with another one. The Glove Box, a lingerie store that specialized in items for mature clients, older women. Clothing items were more discreet and full coverage like floor length nightgowns and robes, their most popular items or comfort bras that opened easily in the front. Old, old ladies lingerie? Yeah. They existed from 1990 to 1998. That might be at a strip mall, but not in a mall. You know what I’m saying? That’s not making it… And you can’t, I don’t think there’s enough business in that department. Well, you know, the song older women make better lovers. Beautiful lovers. Yeah. And how do they get beautiful? They go to what’s it called? The Glove… The Glove Box. The Glove Box. As much as I want to believe this, I think it’s a re-fail. The Glove Box. Why is it The Glove Box? I’m just got, I think, I think, I think there’s a market for this, until there wasn’t. The Glove Box. Would that do well, that business? Yeah. I guess it would. I mean, yeah, these days it would. I think it should. There’s some amorous old men out there. Yeah. Yeah, I’m saying, “Yes.” Um, and you said, “Yes.” And you said, “No.” A little smokey for my friend. Oh, Hey. Arr, Arr, Arr, Ar. It’s a fake. That’s a fake. I’ve gotten a smokey, every single round. I know you’re good at this. I’m not, I’m not as much smoky motivated as you are. Yeah. I’m very smoky motivated. I’m like a dog that you can train very well, very easily. Club Libby Lou, if you grew up anywhere near a mall between 2000 and 2009, it’s right after I graduated high school, you almost certainly went to a birthday party at Club Libby Lou, a chain of sparkly, pink and purple wonderlands where girls were referred to by Club Libby Lou employees, as princesses could go to nurture their inner divas by getting make-overs hairdos and crafting shimmery potions Club Libby Lu, real or fake? This totally makes sense that there would be a generic princess party store. It just seems like I would have like heard a party like spilling out of this place and be like, what is that? Well, that’s a weird place. Oh, that’s Club Libby Lu, there’s princesses all in there. It didn’t have to be national. And it did fail. But I’ve been all around the world. Looking, looking for the perfect princess party. Yeah. I’m saying real… I have traveled widely. This sounds like a great idea. Someone had to have done it. Fake. Club Libby Lou, we miss you. Oh, look at that. Arr, Arr, Arr. Must’ve been a Midwest thing. Yeah, anybody remember that Club Libby Lou? I think, I don’t think it was in Four Seasons, but I feel like it was in like a Charlotte situation. Like we weren’t cool enough in Greensboro. I think Jenna, Jenna’s nodding her head hard. Oh Jenna, you frequented this establishment? I did not, I never got invited, but I knew they existed. You never got invited. Well, that’s your problem, you were waiting on the invite. I think you gotta to just walk right in. Throw your own party girl. That’s so sad. Before we move on, you know, you may be curious about the mythical society. You’re like, they talk about it quite a bit more than I would like them to actually. Well that’s cause you’re not a member yet. Yeah. Well now we’re, this is, you know, we’re not going to stop talking about it because we’re very excited about everything that’s happening over there. So now is the perfect time to join and celebration of our third anniversary. During the entire month of February 3rd degree, annual plan purchases will receive their choice of one of the past 2021 quarterly items. These quarterly items are one of the, I mean, there’s lots of reasons to join this society, but those quarterly, the items for the 3rd degree is one of the best reasons to join. And you can pick one while supplies last by getting that 3rd degree annual membership in the month of February. Visit mythicalsociety.com for details. Very limited supply. Very. Just very vaulted. We opened that vault. And it just starts emptying right out. Hmm. All right. Mystic Flame, new age inspired store that began in Berkeley, California in 1992, they sold a variety of crystals, candles and musical instruments. Customers could also have photos of their auras taken and analyzed by the staff. At one time, there were over 40 locations nationwide, but in 2011, they converted to selling only online. What’s it called again? Mystic Flame. No. Have any of you guys been to… To cliche. The psychic library, bookstore… In studio city on Ventura, the big one right there. I’ve walked by it a million times, and a Lock and I were in the neighborhood. We had just eaten into this place, and we were like, this place is open. Let’s go in there. It’s this giant, like new age psychic thing. And you go around the perimeter of it and there’s all these like curtains pulled. And like there’s all these people getting psychic readings. There was like probably 10 people getting psychic readings. That’s what most people are in there for. Within the interior of the store is like crystals and a little Buddhas and a Jesus here, and a Jesus there. And I mean all this just stuff everywhere. It was, It felt like kind of like the Rainforest Cafe, psychic bookstore. You’re describing the “Woo-mart”, is basically what it is. Yeah, it’s the “Woo-mart”, but it’s, it’s very deep, very wide, anybody, anybody know, no one’s been to this? You can do that here. Marty’s been. No, there’s no way that, that what you’re describing could then be… I don’t think… Then be in 40 malls. I don’t think you can do it in a mall, because it’s controversial. Berkeley though. Berkeley, California. You ever been there? Oh, yeah. Whoa, those people. It started there, but you can’t export that into malls. You can get into anything out there. Berkeley. So we got, ah, God, I love how much I hate, how much I love it. All right. I hate how much I love it. This is going great. How many total do we have time for, left here? In my stomach? The honest answer is I could eat that whole plate, but you stop feeding me when you want to. Give us one more. One more great. Here we go. Things Remembered. Okay. Beginning in Ohio, in the 1960s, Things Remembered, specializes in personalized gifts with custom engraving and embroidered gifts. Using the most precise technologies. I, I would go buy the Things Remembered, Remembered, and watch the engraving happening in the window. I believe, I believe that it happens, but Things Remember. Yeah, I was like, somethings being remembered right now. Things Remembered is a horrible name for a store. Well, the store is also a thing that is now remembered. Yeah. You’re saying you remember it. I remember it. You’re remembering Things Remembered right now. Oh yes. So you’re saying I’ve forgotten Things Remembered. You’ve forgotten it, and maybe you never knew it. Or maybe I just don’t want to eat another little smoky. I don’t know if I would have remembered it if somebody hadn’t given it to me. So I don’t know if Things Remembered was remembered or it was un-lodged. It sounds like the type of place that you would also get, like things for your groomsmen at your wedding. If you wanted to give like a, an initialed pocket… Pocket knife. Knife. Yeah. Everybody gave pocket knives during our era of getting our… Or a commemorative spoon. That’s cool. Not that I remember this place. A commemorative spoon. What would you do with that? I just spoon things. Eat commemorative soup? Look at it. And think about… Times… A wedding for some reason. Remember when those folks got married… Mm. Things Remembered spoon. Open your front facing bra dear, it was from that… Reach in that glove box, and see what you find. Front facing bra. That’s not the correct terminology. This is a bit of a trick question because this place actually still exists. It’s not yet defunct. There is one more location in the Glendale Galleria. Oh, in the Glendale Galleria. So you’re saying I have to eat a little smoky? Guys, this was at Four Seasons, okay? Yeah. I remembered it. I just didn’t want to… Did you to have anything remembered there? There, there’s I’m being told there’s also more than just one Remember, one thing. Oh, I’m sorry I misspoke. No, because from the outside, like it does not look like a place where a high schooler or college age person would like to go in. It’s it’s more designed for… Your great aunt. I was going to say aunts and uncles. That’s so weird. Yes, it’s an aunt and uncle establishment. I had a photo album that was engraved. Engraved, huh? Yeah, with our like, wedding day. Cool man. Very cool. That’s cool. I got a note that Emily and her mom used to like to joke about the name Things Remembered and that if they ran the store, it would be empty. LOL. Very forgetful. Mhm. Feed me one more because… No, you had it wrong, sir. No, it still exists. Oh, but it’s real. This isn’t about whether it existed or not. Oh, good feed it… He wants it. Arr, Arr, Arr, Ar. During February 3rd degree, annual plan purchases will receive their choice of one of the past 2021 quarterly items while supplies last. mythicalsociety.com for details.