Can we enjoy the things we hate? What if one of them brought us closer to our mothers? And gave our friends a place to hang out, not just for a minute, not just for an hour, but for afternoons of always? Today we plunge into the deepest darkest pit of one child's trauma: the DEPARTMENT STORE. Several department stores, and a Bath&Bodyworks, at a gulf-state sized mall called THE DOMAIN. It's for perfume this time, not for dreaded garments, but the timelessness of the DEPARTMENT STORE, as timeless as the old time diner we eat in beforehand, makes the aura of chthonian meandering traumatically familiar. The man-child has hope. Because this is Texas, and Texas has rhythms that can overcome trauma. For the full 4.5 hour Linklaterly adventure, and 40 other premium episodes, subscribe at patreon.com/filthyarmenian for only $5 a month. Guest Starring: Sister, Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist, & Jocko