I went to Paddock Mall this last spring and it was a pleasant experience. Though I did not get what I was mainly looking for at Lids - a very hard to find gator head foam hat - I ended up in the food court and ordered a poke bowl. They gave me so much food that I jokingly told others later that they were probably not wanting to put away all the food again! I couldn't even finish it and I usually finish the poke bowl at Brownwood. When I was leaving the mall a random 13-year old kid walks toward me as I headed toward the glass doors, smiles and says "I love your shirt!" I was wearing my favorite retro MTV custom made sleeveless and I smiled back and said thanks, though I was wondering how does this kid even relate or does he just like heavy metal. Anyway from my half hour visit it all seemed like a normal mall to me, minus the huge crowds. I used to hang around malls a lot in the 80s, but that's another story.
