ADVISORY/Rain Bird to Unveil Its 2004 Float Entry, ``Springtime Symphony'' as the Newly Crowned Tournament of Roses Queen and Her Court Officially Christen the Start of Float Decorating Season This Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003 in Duarte, CA -- Beginning at 11.

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ADVISORY...for Saturday (Dec. 13)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

   Excitement Swells as Hundreds Gather to Watch the 2004 Rose Queen
  and Her Court Affix Float Decorating Season's First Flowers to the
     5-Time Winner of the Parade's Top Trophy's 2004 Parade Entry


                                WHAT??

--  The most successful Rose Parade participant in Tournament of
    Roses(R) History (Sweepstakes Trophies in '03, '02, '01, '99,
    '98), Rain Bird Corporation, begins decorating their 55 ft. long,
    30 ft. high 2004 Rose Parade float entry titled "Springtime
    Symphony," with thousands of flowers and floral arrangements, a
    task that requires over 10,000 cumulative hours for completion.

--  Traditional "carnival-like" celebration to include festivities,
    activities for kids, and a special appearance by the Rose Parade's
    2004 Rose Queen & Court, as well as award-winning float designer,
    Raul Rodriguez.


                            WHY BE THERE??

--  Great PHOTO OPPORTUNITY as hundreds of smiling kids and eager
    adults watch the 2004 Rose Queen & Court "roll-up their sleeves"
    and place the first of hundreds of thousands of petals upon the
    five-time Rose Parade champion's 2004 float entry, "Springtime
    Symphony."

--  Catch a glimpse of Rain Bird's 2004 float entry featuring
    immeasurable owls, an oversized ocelot, colossal chipmunks, and
    the largest woodpecker in North America all set against 1,500
    gallons of flowing and cascading water.

--  Speak with world-renowned float designer Raul Rodriguez, architect
    behind the last 10 Sweepstakes Trophy Winners, and discover the
    unseen world behind the Rose Parade, and all the hard work that
    goes into creating the New Year's Day magic.


                2144 Buena Vista St., Duarte, CA 91010
                           11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
     Media Contact: William Ostedt @ 310-556-4443, 818-207-4058 or
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