"How do you do, I'm Dorothy, from Kansas".

For two wonderful hours I was transformed into a witch, a little girl and a Mom all at the same time. Seeing the Wizard of Oz at the theater was pure magic. My face was painted green, my licks were black & I had a wavy, long jet black wig. I was wicked (more so than usual ;) ). Sorry-no pics!!!!!!! (although people came up to me to take my picture-very nice). My dad forgot his camera & I am simply too cheap/poor to buy one.
I wasn't the only one dressed up. There were at least a half dozen 3-6 yr. old Dorothy's there. Ruby slippers and all. Precious.

Yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of this beloved film. Because of that, the theaters showed more than the movie. It showed us how the movie was made, how they first wanted Shirley Temple for the role of Dorothy but her voice just wasn't strong enough. Jack Hailey was the second choice for the Tin Man because the first man had a lung collapse from breathing in aluminum powder from the costume! The munchkins weren't children. They were "little people" and for some, it was the first time seeing others just like them.
Judy Garland was 17 yrs. old when she played Dorothy. She said her life was never the same after making this movie and neither was mine!
I have to add two things: It was so wonderful to see this movie with my dad because faithfully for 15 yrs. we watched it together. The theater was so packed (sold out in two) that we had to sit in two different rows so I sat in front of him with Haleigh. Above us was my Mom, dad, Jack & Jeff.
The other thing: Jack watched the entire movie, wasn't scared of the witch or the flying monkeys!!! That's my boy!! :)