Sandy's Star: Mayor Bloomberg's Sign Language Interpreter Gets Her Own Fan Page
[Lydia Callis, Mayor Michael Bloomberg via her fan page]
Lydia Callis, Mayor Bloomberg's sign language interpreter, was the breakout star last week during Hurricane Sandy. New York Magazine pointed out that Lydia gave New Yorkers a rare moment of pleasure during the storm.
Unlike Bloomberg's own stilted Spanish, another highlight of the updates, Callis's signing is both lightning-fast and emotive, her animated face lighting up and contorting happily as she goes, not unlike a guitarist during a blistering solo.
Her larger-than-life expressions and dramatic performance have turned Lydia into a viral sensation overnight. She even has her own Facebook and Tumblr fan page!
Watch Lydia sign to Ace of Base song "The Sign" below!