posted by Joe Polk at 11:02 PM /
One of Charlotte Simmons' favorite memories as a committee member for the long-running and popular Music for Mt. Lebanon is helping 86 high-spirited, Russian performers, none of whom spoke English.
"Trying to communicate was funnier than any 'I Love Lucy' script," she said of her attempts at international communication through mime and hand signals. During that same show, Stuart Fox, then the group's president and a retired Air Force reservist, went backstage to welcome the general -- in full military dress --who escorted the group.
"I never thought I'd shake a Russian general's hand in the United States,'' Mr. Fox said. Mr. Fox, 73, and Mrs. Simmons, 80, both of Mt. Lebanon, are board members of Music for Mt. Lebanon, a nonprofit community music series that has been bringing musical acts to Mt. Lebanon for the past 62 years.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/07270/820800-55.stm
"Trying to communicate was funnier than any 'I Love Lucy' script," she said of her attempts at international communication through mime and hand signals. During that same show, Stuart Fox, then the group's president and a retired Air Force reservist, went backstage to welcome the general -- in full military dress --who escorted the group.
"I never thought I'd shake a Russian general's hand in the United States,'' Mr. Fox said. Mr. Fox, 73, and Mrs. Simmons, 80, both of Mt. Lebanon, are board members of Music for Mt. Lebanon, a nonprofit community music series that has been bringing musical acts to Mt. Lebanon for the past 62 years.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/07270/820800-55.stm
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