My parents were old when I was born.

I was an accident.

Except, my father may have thought a kid might give my mother something to do.

I never had a baby sitter.

My parents took me everywhere they went.

This included a few illegal gambling night clubs.

and, some great music venues...my father loved entertainers.

He saw Elvis twice in Vegas.

Additionally, Max, you've captured a combined essence of Ernest Hemingway and Hunter S. Thompson in your writing and made it your own style. What a wonderful opening for a short story or novel! Folk On!