[Dixielandjazz] alseep at the wheel

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The thread about falling asleep on the way home is really serious business 
and reminds me of a very sad loss.
One of our favorite fellow musicians, Giles Dion from Sherbrooke, Que. did 
just that and died on the way home from a gig a few years ago after colliding 
head on with a truck. Aside from being a great player and arranger, he was one 
of the finest, kindest and most patient gentlemen that I ever had the pleasure 
of working with. 
Sometimes, the band would cram into a passenger van to drive to New York or 
Boston. I always marveled how Giles could sit up in the back seat with his horn 
on his lap and fall asleep in an instant. We joked that he suffered from 
narcolepsy. Maybe that was his undoing. 
I lost my taste for late nights and long distances since his death and I 
avoid both unless there's money enough in it to get a room if needed. 
Stay safe, listmates.

Gus Bloch