Son of a wealthy gambler

The Mayflower haunts the mother

Employed by the Calvin Company

Before Kansas City Escape

…Minus a letter 'n'

When you were up in the air

Did it make you what you were?

He met a man who had a surname

That was the same as his forename

Who drained him of his dollars

Left him with a tattooed dog

Your daily bread was hopeless dreams

On the cusp of eternal defeat

In charge of Lion's Gate

"I'd rather die than play it straight."

A journeyman who sparkled

Fond of an easy target

Armed with a genre

And an overlapping ensemble