Fools Rush In
By Ewan
Gabriel Chandler P.I.
He's on a mission from God, maybe.
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41. Love Missile F1-11

The Devil makes work for idle hands... and J-Rod. Image source, Flicker.com: no known copyright issues.
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67. (The Sun’ll Come Up) Tomorrow

Well, we are at an orphanage... Image is by Andreas Weiland. Source Wiki commons. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication
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1. The Client

It wasn’t much to go on, he said. I looked over the desk at him, peered past my feet and the bottle. You’ve got to say that for the Big Fellah’s pets...
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10. Angels One Five
Somewhere over Great Bend, Ka. I acquired an escort. More friends from the CBI, but no old pals, this time. I waggled my wings as we passed a...
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11. Talk to Me
‘Talk to me, son.’ For the first time in my life I understood the word avuncular. Uncle Uriel’s face was close to mine and I felt as though if I just...
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12. Play It, Sam
Uriel’s face was as stony as a dry river bed when I told him I’d go back down, but only after I’d spoken to Samael. ‘Don’t waste too much time, Gabe...
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13. What Makes Sammy Run
After more experimental music, Albert began to play something relatively melodic and I saw Samael walk in. He ordered a strawberry milkshake from...
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14. Way On Down
My next trip on the Hellavator went all the way. My ticket didn't, but what can you do? Did you know that Hell looks like Las Vegas? Mr D was wearing...
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15. Pop Goes the Weasel
The public conveniences in the bar of the American Hotel were in keeping with the theme of the place. Certainly they smelled like they hadn't been...
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16. Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye
I went back to the main bar and ordered a daiquiri. Cocktails are a great invention; what you put on the bar in front of you says a lot to anyone who...
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17. Do You Believe In Magick?
The sun shone through the window of the Metro carriage and we all squinted into the sunset. That's what happens if you sit with your back to the...
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18. Paperback Writer
The latino-flavoured sushi featured a lot of raw beef and I wondered what they would have made of it out on the Pampas. I could almost hear Don...
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19. Fly By Night
I offered to escort Sam home, but she said she was going to swing by the office because she had things to do. 'Like what?' I asked. She didn't answer...
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2. Goin' Down
The Hellavator used to use call boxes in the United States. Can’t find them now. The upgrade over-ran by six months while they changed to public...
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20. Long Necked Bottles
'He always does that,' a smoky, smoker's voice came from beside my other elbow. I'd been staring into the mirror behind the bar and not seeing...
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21. Maid in Heaven
Rings in my pocket, I headed over to Fort McNair. At the very end of the harbour was a bait and tackle shop with restrooms for customers. It was no-...
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22. Cat's in the Cradle
Every Hellavator Station is inconvenient. The one on South Revelation Row in 3rd Heaven is just insane. I saw a painting in Rotterdam once that...
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23. Chocolate Jesus

Bay 101 was a hobo's paradise. Right next to it were the worldly goods he may or may not have renounced. Who knew where he'd got the Wal-Mart...
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24. Let It Be

The prodigal returns (no, not that one, but you know this one too).
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25. A Mess of Blues

Blues? Someone's mess, but it ain't Blue's...
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26. Take Me to the River

Down by the riverside... what happened to Nelson...
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27. Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White

" Who's to say, who's the better Man? But I always done the best I can... ' The Standells (Or the Count Bishops' version, if you want it with extra feeling...)
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28. Jesus He Knows Me

... and he knows I'm right.
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29. (Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz

It's a long time since you've been here, hope you're glad Gabriel's back picture is used in acc. with CC-2.0 owner of picture is https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenjonbro/
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3. Desperate Angels, Mr D, and the Other Detective
I got 25 minutes. The door broke open and three of them came in before my wings had furled. That didn’t matter. I recognised the intruders. Cells,...
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30. Lady Writer

Needs must I suppose, 'cause the Devil IS driving... Image is from Wikipedia Commons: Moshe Milner took the picture of this lady writer who has absolutely nothing to do with Fools Rush In (not yet anyway) and it's used in accordance with CC-by SA 3.0
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31. W O L D

Really? Award ceremonies are like this? Surely not... Image is created by author from royalty free components in the public domain.
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32. Social Fools

"We do OK Society's Fools..." Good job this will NEVER get published. The image is the author's responsibility being a photo-shopped image of a record in his collection.
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33. Lady Stardust

Tabitha "TV" Vanderbilt gets her award. Gabriel gets a surprise. Image is used in accordance with (CC BY-NC 2.0) source is Woman's Day, March 1953, Vol 16 No. 6. No known copyright issues.
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34. Don't Touch Me, I'm Electric

Long time no write this nonsense... Gabe has two women on his case... Image is in Public Domain because old Mickey Angel has been dead since the 16th century, although Gabe has probably met him at some time.
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35. Third Finger, Left Hand

Gabe aims too low... Image: No known copyright issues...
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36. Ride of the Valkyries

I guess he was always going to be on Gabe's side... Image: No known copyright issues.
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37. Dance with The Devil

Needs must... Image free to use from needpix.com
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38. Meet on the Ledge

Nevada, not Vegas. Image created by US govt employee and as such is in the public domain.
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39. Moonlight Serenade

Well you asked for it... (well somebody did) image : no known copyright issues.
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4. Mr Jordan LLC and Two Visits to the Same Joint
Adams-Morgan is just along from Georgetown. You can walk down the sidewalk if you’re brave enough to walk through the one-time Murder Capital of the...
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40. Camouflage

I've been trying to do this for ages. The word count on this episode is 666. image is in the Public Domain as it was created for the US Government
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42. Love Shack

Earworm alert. Image source is Pinterest, out of copyright and in the PD.
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43. Be Stiff

Careful Gabe... Careful. Image is a detail from an image on pinterest.com. No known copyright issues.
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44. God Shuffled His Feet

Don't mess with the Director of the Celestial Bureau of Investigation (That's the Aseeya-Beeya-Eye to you). Artwork Titian / Public domain
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45. Greased Lightnin'

There are worse things I could do... Image is from publicdomainvectors.com
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46. Sugar, Sugar

Nothing to do with any Archies at all... image doctored by me from an image by Jorge Husemannde on Pixabay.
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47. Georgia On My Mind

Gabe doesn't flirt. image source pxhere. No attribution required.
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48. Two's Company

Well it is.. image created by author from free components.
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49. Moonlight Drive

Hit the road, Jill. image is by Markus Wökels from pexels.com
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5. The Best Tunes
The sun blinded me as I stepped out onto Wisconsin Avenue. I headed north-west across Dupont Circle to Adams Morgan. It was plenty of miles. Some...
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50. 50-50

Yeah, black-or-white, yes-or-no, manichaeism, it's all binary... ain't it? Image by ZSunberg on Pixabay.com
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51. What's The Use of Getting Sober?

Cocktail dresses, that must make it cocktail hour. Image is from Flicker.com. Photographer D C Atty
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52. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting

An altercation. Image is in the public domain. Source Wikipedia Commons
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53. Goodbye, Earl

Don't mess with Rita... Image by Matt Allworth source Flicker.com ..... used in acc w/ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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54. Money, Honey

Gabe finding it hard passing for Earthbound, there's always something. Image by Peter Black on Flicker.com Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic
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55. Jolene

Old friends reappear. Image free to use from pngimg.com
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56. Little Italy

Salvatore buys the drinks... Image by Pauline Daneirole on Flicker.com licence CC BY-ND 2.0
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57. Nighthawks at the Diner

Never overplay your hand... Image authors own.
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58. Get Smart

Because I could... image has no known copyright issues https://youtu.be/AJ6gdRfBW6c
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59. After Midnight

Dinah's Diner image is free to use.
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6. Sympathy From The Devil
Mr D turned to the middle-aged man with the towel over his arm. ‘I should be greatful for an Evian.’ Today he looked like that Britisher guy from the...
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60. Tears of a Clown

The only thing missing is a six-foot rabbit. Image source PickPik, free for non-commercial use
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61. I Spy (For The FBI)

Anyone can be wise after the event... Ownership of image copyright is assumed to be Thomas Records a now defunct record label. No copyright infringement intended. https://youtu.be/S--k_QsBszo
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62. The Friends of Mr Cairo

"You always have such a smooth explanation." Image source is the Library of Congress's Website. No known copyright issues.
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63. Too Much Monkey Business

At St Margaret's... image is in the public domain.
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64. The Sound of Music

A few of my favourite things... image source pinterest no known copyright issues.
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65. Time is on My Side

Time waits for no man... Image source: Wikipedia.org Photographer Morn. Licence CC-SA 4.0
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66. Jersey Girl

¿Qué es eso, una madre de innovación? Image is from flicker, no known copyright issues. I've fiddled about with it.
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68. Have A Cigar

‘ Oh you are funny, Gabe. You don’t actually have a clue what’s next do you ?’ And neither do I. Image by Scott O'Donnell; source Flicker.com; licence CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
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69. Oh, Sister Josephine

Because I felt like it. Photograph TheMostInept source Flicker.com Licence CC-BY SA 2.0
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7. Falling in with the Fallen in the Fall
There was a lot of Santana: too much of it was the later stuff. I waited to see if some Merengue would get played or maybe even some old fashioned...
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70. Do The Stanley

What's this got to do with a Stackridge song? You ask. Nothing, nothing at all. image is from the Van Vechten Collection at the Library of Congress and has no known copyright issues.
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71. Three Women

Something almost happens! (NB: a miracle: title refers to song less than 10 years old.) Licence: CC BY 2.0; Source: Flicker.com; photographer: RomitaGirl67
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72. Domenique

Something does happen. No, really. And you'll get a free earworm again, too. Image Licence: CC-SA 3.0. Photographer: Quist. Source: Wikipedia Commons.
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73. 99 Luftballons

Go on, admit it, you weren't surprised... Image source Wikipedia. Licenc CC BY SA 4.0 Photographer Brad Verter
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74. Hot Tamales (They're Red Hot)

Even a genius can have an off day. Image author's own.
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75. Gabriel's Message

This post is not for true-believers. You have been warned. Image source, Wikipedia Commons. Licence : Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication
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76. Lady Double Dealer

Cards on the table. The image is in the PUBLIC DOMAIN! Ace. Source is Wikipedia Commons.
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77. Time and the Devil

"...gonna bring me ev'rythin' Ah need." Image free for non-commercial use source pixabay.com
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8. Please Help Me, I'm Falling
Angels can get drunk, but a hangover is beyond us. Among the Fallen it is said that a drunk who never gets a hangover doesn’t appreciate...
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9. Music in Dreamland

Over some parts of Nevada an angel flying overhead doesn’t raise many eyebrows. Even so most steer clear – not just in case of over-enthusiastic USAF...
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78. Mission Statement

Don't you hate them? When have they ever convinced anyone? Image by Bryan Zug: Words by Patrick Lencioni : Licence CC BY SA2.0 : Source: flickr.com https://youtu.be/GyV_UG60dD4
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79. The Turn Of A Friendly Card

You played poker with who??? Image author's own.
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80. It's the End of the World as We Know It.

Okay, this is it. Apart from a short epilog(ue) later, as this has been a Quinn Martin production. Image source Pexels.com Photographer Akshay Anand
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∞. Epilog

A Quinn Martin Production... Image is PD from wiki commons.
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