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Ben Harroll, Ben Harroll, CA PI Lic.7085 (1978)
Owner of Gaslamp Quarter Investigations
Private Investigator and P.I. Museum Founder

I’m now 82 years young, retired from The
Gumshoe Life, and have turned the day-to-day
operations of Gaslamp Quarter Investigations
and P.I. Museum over to Tomas A. Chavez.

Together, we present “Old School” as well as
today’s exciting “New School” to our clients. WITS
has been with me since I began my practice in
The Historic Gaslamp Quarter (1978).
“Walk In The Shade” is about a San Diego Private
Eye “coincidentally” named Ben Harroll. When
I first met young French filmmaker Michael
Midoun I was half my age of 82 today. He was
also younger but was openly driven to convey our
world through this film project.

Gaslamp Quarter, an idea not yet realized,
had once hosted generations of military during
WW I & II, Korea, and Vietnam. It had a certain
panache not easily captured in mere words. “My wife Gloria reminded me of the pictures she took of me as “Buffalo Bill”.
The City of San Diego fully supported property They may just bring a smile to your face”…. Ben Harroll, USA
owners who wanted to save this original
Historic District as a vibrant reflection of what My goal is to somehow include Mexico Getaway - The Baja
once was. I filed the first Business Name for a mention about the World Mexico Retreat is always missed.
my firm under the name of “Gaslamp Quarter Association of Detectives in this Living at “The Acres” and COVID
Investigations”. GQI name was not yet taken film. have caused us to think of letting
and I knew (deep down) that IF these leaders someone else experience the Blue
succeeded with their dreams then I might with Bottom Line - I survived the Pacific Ocean in Mexico’s Baja
mine! September 2019 heart attack and California del Norte. We still have
three stents so that I could have ideas for the use of it. Or pass it on
I believe that WITS is a very special film that, fully 100% blood flow instead of only 5%. to someone else.
completed, will Entertain, Inform and Inspire. We arrived at “The Acres” from San
We are working closely with Michael Midoun to Diego at 5pm June 17, ‘19 in our Gaslamp Quarter Investigations
complete this film with 8 1/2 hours of black and Winnebago RIALTA with (2) cats - CA BSIS approved Tomas “Tom”
white film from those rare days of yesteryear. and our Bull Terrier “Bob Marley”. Chavez as GQI’s Manager. Tom
Color film will be added which will provide So I do believe that just being in our (with wife/kids) is both a friend GREETINGS TO THE WAD FAMILY
context by revisiting the film’s main characters, little “Heaven On Earth” place has and my continuing connection
the current Gaslamp Quarter, and today’s Ben literally added additional life. with our P.I. Profession. GQI is
Harroll. officially licensed to operate
P.I. Museum - With use of a series GQI out of our physical offices
The trailer will be posted on social media Friday of trucks, cranes and train P.I. now located in Fresno, CA. Tom
August 21. In the meantime feel free to view the Museum moved (2) 40 foot Cargo and partner Richard Rashid
trainer at https://vimeo.com/437914084/b311df123f Shipping Containers all the way are well known experts in the
from San Diego, CA to Galesburg, Global CryptoCurrency World.
MI where they are safe and secure. Their Atlanta, GA based and well
P.I. Museum’s collection awaits a established company is called -
Digital Inventorying. Our profession Dark Horse Intelligence, LLC. The
will, of course, play its role in WAD can depend on them in this
helping P.I. Muse um make certain growing area in which very few of
it will be around for all of the future us have the expertise. I’ve directed
generations that will come along Tom, as a condition of being his
after us. They will, themselves, “QM Mentor”, that he must join our
“Stand On Our Shoulders”. Most WAD Family!
important? Is to decide with Who?
Where?, and it will all ultimately I promise that I’ll spend my
end up and be safe with. remaining years contributing to
WAD through the P.I. Museum.
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