In the past, the flowers were wired into the garland backing on corsage stems.
On the eve of the Derby, the roses are sewn onto the garland in full view at a Kroger store, as throngs of spectators shuffle past.
Nicknamed the "Run for the Roses" for the garland that is draped over the winner, the Kentucky Derby traces its rich history back to 1875, when Col.
Bothered by the gap in the center of the garland, where it parts on either side, Ms. Blair created a "crown" of roses to top it with one rose for every horse running that day.
Her Derby season starts in January, when she begins ordering everything she will need to make the garland, as well as the jockey's bouquet, the massive rose arrangements in the winner's circle and 200 boutonnieres.
In 2005 Shaw lent his slippers to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minn. (birthplace of Garland, n??e Frances Gumm).
Ms. Blair inherited a basic design that hasn't changed much since 1932, when the first garland of roses was placed on Derby winner Burgoo King.
"When they sat down to write Over The Rainbow, they were writing for somebody who had the vocal range and the sincerity and the capability of communication that those in the know in Hollywood already felt she had, " explained Ken Sefton of the Judy Garland Club.
BBC: NEWS | Entertainment | Over The Rainbow's enduring appeal
The original song was performed in the 1939 Judy Garland film by characters celebrating the demise of the much-hated Wicked Witch of the East.
By inches, the ball off the hands of the 6-foot-1 Garland cleared the outstretched hands of Reginald Buckner, the Rebels' muscular 6-9 center.
Vasco travels over the ocean and over the rainbow, where he meets Judy Garland and the Tinman, to say nothing of Miss Universe perched on the moon in a gorgeous light (the part was gorgeously sung by Janice Felty).
Pieces of trivia are interspersed between the costumes: did you know that the ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz were designed to contrast with the yellow brick road and show off the new wonders of Technicolor?
She was passed over for the role of Dorothy in the classic "Wizard of Oz" and Garland got the part.
The Wizard of Oz launched the young Judy Garland into stardom and has become one of Hollywood's classic family films.
This movie, which was adapted from the bestselling Alex Garland novel, wants so badly to be a cult that it forgets to be any good.
But the Williams stoppage was one of 54 wins (52 knock-outs) from the man from Garland's first 60 fights that took him to a title shot against Ali at Madison Square Garden in September 1977.
At times, Ms. Bennett deliberately strayed from the facts: After listening to a concert recording of Ms. Garland at the Talk of the Town, she knew the singer performed songs like "Come Rain or Come Shine" quietly and slowly.
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For instance: "You could say one wine is like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz while another is like the mature Judy Garland, or that a big voluptuous chardonnay is like Marilyn Monroe -- round, bosomy -- you can remember that chardonnay, " says MacNeil.
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There had been a turn-out of sawyers, and Garland and three others, who were working there as knobsticks, were returning to Manchester (it being Saturday evening), when about half a mile from the new church, four men rushed from behind a cart going the opposite way, and which had concealed them, and attacked Garland and the others with bludgeons and rods of iron.
Previously, the story had twice been filmed as a drama - with Janet Gaynor playing an aspiring actress in the 1937 original, and Judy Garland and James Mason taking the leads in the 1954 version.
The Witch Is Dead - from the 1939 musical film the Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland - reached number two in the music charts.
"Sometimes charges get made that exceed the scope of the actual events, " Garland said, adding that he and his client plan to resolve the case without it going to trial.
Garland said the Rockies' hot-hitting at the plate has helped him on the mound.
"Time was running out, and I felt like I could get the drive, " Garland said.
Garland was the only director to have had four plays running in the West End of London at the same time.
Those at the pre-school Garland's son attends encourage hugging between boys (little boys hugging little girls would, of course, be inappropriate behaviour).
Instead of summoning Ms. Garland on the walk to the stage, she tries to calm her nerves by chatting with the crew.
WSJ: Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland, Capturing the Essence of a Legend | Creating
"I was surprised at how fast my hand got cold, because it didn't seem that cold out there with the sun, " Garland said.
Meanwhile, as well as being written to establish the mood of the film, the song was also required to be a showcase for the talents of Judy Garland.
BBC: NEWS | Entertainment | Over The Rainbow's enduring appeal
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