The first drag march had an estimated 10,000 participants spread over ten blocks. The start was marked by The Church Ladies singing "God Is a Lesbian," another new tradition. During the march the participants chanted sometimes absurd organizing calls, and at one point the entire march sang “Love Is All Around”, the theme from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" opening sequence, a tradition that has continued. Organizers painted a banner stating “It’s just a drag march, you may applaud,” and Stonewall 25 tourists joined in from across the nation. At the Stonewall Inn the entire march joined to sing “(Somewhere) Over the Rainbow,” originally performed by gay icon Judy Garland in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz". Garland's death, and subsequent funeral held in New York City, occurred days before the Stonewall Riots.