Pistol Packing Grandma
By: Charles Giuliano - Sep 28, 2023
Pistol Packing Grandma
Alte kaker
Friend Irving Slavid
Remarkable head of hair
Mane of white lion
Inherited from grandmother
Pistol packing madam
Sharp dresser quite a lady
Counted cards for a living
Indeed such a life
Family of master tailors
Fled Ukraine for New York
Landed in Glasgow
Didn’t speak English
What did they know
Settled in as Scots
In London gaming rooms
Known as Scotch Annie
Born 1897 in Liverpool
Pregnant by Slavid
Bearing Irving’s Dad
Sailed alone to America
Ran a brothel packed heat
Slavids sold antiques
Played gin with grandma
Spoiled him rotten
Atlantic crossing 1956
He then eleven
Cleaned up as canasta partners
Later monthly trips
London and Lisbon
Looking for ceramics
His dad’s specialty
British were traders
China and Japan
Where to find treasures
Such rich heritage
À la recherche du temps perdu