Cash at the world famous "bass" crossroads at Sparten Ave and Kemsley Street in Sarnia, Canada

John McGrath, was now christened Jon Cash for the obvious connection to the group's name "The Small Profits."  Cash first set his eye on a baby-blue bass in Sarnia's Music Unlimited store after he and Pete walked there during a rainstorm.  However, Cash could not get the "cash" in time to buy it since his part time work at Dairy Queen in the South End, near the chemical plants did not pay the big bucks.  He was musically heartbroken, so he opted for a metallic red and white bass and was soon on his way to future bassdom.  He never had enough cash for a proper case for his bass so he wrapped it in a green garbage bag on his way to band practices.  Pete used to meet him at the world famous bass crossroads as you can see in the picture!  There has never been a rock n roll "bass" crossroads identified in history until now!  hehe    



Pete insisted Cash learn how to read music and made him buy Mel Bay's Bass Book--especially if anyone was ever going to take him seriously as a bassist.  Cash was no slacker and learned to play the bass in one month without ever having played an instrument in his life.  When asked recently how he had learned the bass so quickly,  he replied, "Mel Bay all the way!" 

Cash was not idle as a composer either.  His first and only song ever written, was recorded live in the basement by the Small Profits in 1982. 

It might be musically toxic but do you still want to hear me singing a Cash song he wrote back in 1982?  

It was appropriately named Give it Time.  (1.5 megs mp3) 

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