Cable network GAC scored the exclusive interview with Garth Brooks about his Thursday night proposal to longtime girlfriend Trisha Yearwood. Garth did so on bended knee in front of 7,000 fans in Bakersfield, Calif., at a "Legends in Bronze" event where he and nine other country trailblazers had larger-than-life bronze statues dedicated to them. GAC show host Storme Warren was among several reporters who interviewed Garth before the event (and surprise proposal) started. But Storme was the only one to notice that Garth's bronze statue had a bronze wedding band on the left bronze hand. When Storme pointed out to Garth that his statue had a wedding band, Garth, looking surprised, blew it off. But after the proposal, Garth rewarded Storme's keen observation skills with an exclusive interview. "You busted me, pal," Garth told Storme. Garth then proceeded to tell Storme he decided to propose to Trisha at the event after the sculptor told him the statues would last 2,000 years, virtually forever. "And it hit me," Garth said. "One thing else that will stand in my life forever is my love for that woman." Any wedding plans? "I'm just glad she said yes," Garth told Storme. GAC airs the interview in its entirety at 8 p.m. June 2 on Country Music Across America. Snippets from the interview will air in GAC news breaks starting tomorrow. from The Tennessean

What a moment...May 25, 20005, on the stage outside Buck Owens' Crystal Palace, Garth Brooks brought Trisha Yearwood on stage to share the moment his bronze statue was unveiled. But, he suddenly took off his hat, grabbed Trisha's hand, dropped to his knee and asked her to marry him in front of 7,000 shocked and cheering fans. Yearwood was completely surprised and visibly moved when she said, "Yes!"

Garth jumped up to hug and kiss her to seal the deal. Trisha was pretty much in tears for the rest of their time on stage. Garth's reaction to her acceptance, "Other than being there when every one of my three baby girls were born, being there at my mother's side the day that she left this planet, this day equals those days, this is one of the greatest days of my life, thank you!"

TRISHA EXTREMELY CLOSE TO GARTH'S KIDS - Before Garth surprised the world with his public proposal to Trisha, we brought up the fact that she seemed to have become as integrated into his family as a stepmother. Garth said, "It's going great, she earns her stripes with those children every day. It's funny, we were talking about going back out on tour and it's like, I can't go back on tour because I've retired and they asked me at the ACM if I was going back out on tour when she goes out and the answer is no, I can't because I'm staying with my children. My problem is I don't know how she's going to do it because she's become extremely attached to those babies and that farm and I wish her well because I couldn't do it if I was her so we'll see how she handles it."

Garth repeated that he had no plans to even occasionally come out with Trisha or sing harmonies as he did in the studio for her single, "Georgia Rain." This will be Garth's second marriage and Trisha's 3rd.

Garth had not planned on performing, but when Buck asked him to, he borrowed Buck's red, white and blue guitar and offered up a tribute to George Strait, singing his, "Amarillo By Morning." Then, he tore into "Friends in Low Places." The crowd treated it like the special moment it was. In addition to Buck and Garth's performances, Ray Benson, Dierks Bentley and Joe Nichols took the stage to put on a respectful and great sounding jam trading classic songs by the 10 legends in bronze. from CountryStars.com