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Hello, Elle!
She will be well into her eighties, now, I think.
Yes, finished crossword. Yes, I am a bit later doing it.
It was quite tricky. Jazzgirl thought so too, so I am in good company!
Do you want anyone in particular to win?
I would like to see Laura Robson do well, but she has had a long time out with injuries. Hope Heather Watson goes well, too. Let us hope the red button behaves!
I don't do the Jumbo any more.
I give that part of my paper to my neighbour.

Thanks for the link Jazzy - and by the way Good Evening and sorry for being rude!

Quite a man indeed; I see he had a concert in June this year, well, earlier this month in fact, that's quite something for his age.

The only parallel I can make as far as still performing at an advance age are Stephan Grapelli and of course Charles Aznavour who also wrote an incredible number of songs for himself and many other people. Not too sure how old he is now, (need to google it) but we are talking of same age bracket.

How old could Tom Jones be now ?
Great men.

PS - just googled and Charles Aznavour was born 1924 - started his most recent tour in 2014; he is now 91 and still going!

I inherited my love of Stephane Grapelli from my father who was a big admirer of his. I still have the well-worn records of Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club. I thought Charles Aznavour had died, but pleased that you have found him still alive !
A cousin of mine was the drummer on an album "for Django" (1964) .

PS Tom Jones is just a youngster: age 75

Were I to be marooned on a desert island - highly unlikely, as I only occasionally leave the house,- high on the list of my top ten request records would be Grapelli/Shearing's 'After you've gone'. A masterpiece!

Chiff
There's no denying we're on the same wave length :)

oh well, he is a baby indeed ! But what a wonderful welsh voice.

Grapelli and Django were unforgettable - I have an old cassette made from even older records.
I was lucky enough to watch Stephane Grapelli live in Guernsey, where he gave a concert (in a 'Jazzy' pub) a few months before his Royal Albert Hall performance for his 80th birthday, When I saw him, he introduced a youngster who was already very good and who is now quite famous in that style of music - so famous that I don't remember his name, but that's typical of me!

pigale; how lucky you were to have seen Stephane in a live performance. I only ever saw him on the television.
I am off to bed now. I wish you and everyone a good night. Sleep well

Chiff, we might be on the same wave length :):) indeed, but on a desert island I am afraid I would also have to take Edith Piaf ! Her voice still does and always will send makes me shiver with emotion. I saw her live at the Olympia (Paris) in 1956/57, and I have never seen an audience so captivated - it impressed me the more because I was very much a youngster, but I can still see her, tiny woman in the middle of a big stage, and no noise at all apart from her extraordinary voice - I will never forget it.