My painting, Renaissance Man, I gifted to the Cade’s Museum in Gainesville, Florida, a couple of years ago. It’s now in their permanent collection. Dr. Cade is, of course, responsible for the invention of Gatorade–the first sports drink. He said at his praise and appreciation tribute before his death, that I played a major role in his naming of one of his favorite chapters in his memories called “The Piss Prophet.”

How this naming came about is detailed specifically in my Dancing in the Shadows autobiography. Condensed, I said after taking a sip of his unadulterated lime yellow concoction from an old Dixie cup, “This tastes like piss, Doc”, and then proceeded to pour the remainder of the solution over my head to cool me down. (the first Gatorade shower?).

in the tribute, Dr. Cade brought the house down by his physically comparing piss to his concoction later in his lab. He said, “I simply weeded in a Dixie cup, stuck my finger into it and applied it to my lips, immediately shouting ‘This doesn’t taste at all like my Gatorade!’” Duh. Case closed.

The title Renaissance Man reflects the multiple talents of Dr. Cade other than being a great scientist. He was also an accomplished violinist, a poet, and a huge collector of classic Studebaker automobiles. And that’s probably the tip of the iceberg that we the public know about.