“We average 90 years old. We have a couple of guys 85 — they’re on probation,” jokes Fr. Christian Mondor, 92, when talking about the Huntington Beach-based band “Forever Young,” which bills itself as “America’s Oldest Act of Professional Entertainers.” OK, so Mondor, a banjo player, may be slightly overstating the age of the senior troupe. There is a spate of “probationary” players, and even some in their 70s, who would qualify as diaper dandies. However, in addition to Mondor, the nonagenarians-and-up include dancer Sid Hallburn, 93, and horn player Jimmy Noon, 91. The group also occasionally features dancers and singers...
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