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I can still picture Mooney saying, “Hell’s bells, if it’s true, write it.”

The lights came up to the sound of AC/DC’s “Hell’s Bells” on the Talkhouse sound system.

For the premier closer, the entrance is a scene in itself, with music to fire up a crowd: “Enter Sandman” for Mariano Rivera; “Hell’s Bells” for Trevor Hoffman; “Welcome to the Jungle” for Eric Gagne.

“Hell’s bells — I have put the money in, and I am going for the max,” she said.

This solitude that’s being forced on me and my wife is — hell’s bells as it is — just standard operating procedure.