ANGELA PACIENZASun Feb 26, 10:19 AM ET (CP) - The Oscar-nominated film Walk the Line has evoked sentimental memories for some London, Ont., residents who, nearly 40 years ago, witnessed a momentous occasion in Johnny Cash's life. On Feb. 22, 1968, midway through a concert in the southern Ontario city, the Man in Black proposed to touring partner June Carter for the umpteenth time. Carter said yes, and the pair married a week later. The event marked a turning point in Cash's life, prompting him to clean up a nasty drug habit that had threatened to end his career. The couple was married for 35 years before they both pbutted away in 2003 - within four months of one another. The proposal is the climax of the Cash biopic, which has earned best actor nominations for its two stars - Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Many in London - tickled by the city's role in the film - say they'll be cheering it on when the Academy Awards are handed out March 5. "I hope they do get an Oscar for it - and any other awards that are available to them," said Patricia Vannatter, who was a 27-year-old stay-at-home mom when she found herself with a second-row view of the proposal. "I talk about it whenever I can. It was a very historical event. It should be talked about." A stampede to be snippedJust like they did in the US with nosejobs haha Not to mention virulent forms of TB and Malaria misdiagnosed as AIDS, or perhaps fraudulently done so because... Vannatter, now 65, said the movie came "pretty close" to capturing the moment. "It was in his eyes," she recalled. "June was really emotional. It was fabulous." Andy Oudman, a local radio personality who was 17 when he attended the landmark show at the Treasure Island Gardens along with about 5,000 others, says Walk the Line has only cemented the myth of that long ago night in the minds of concertgoers. "When it's portrayed in a movie, you go 'Yeah, it's a big deal,"' he said. "Hindsight is always 20-20 of course. I don't think you could fully understand how significant that proposal was until you saw how it, in retrospect, was the turning point in Johnny Cash's life." That's precisely why Larry Tillotson, a 52-year-old who works in the manufacturing sector, will be watching the Academy Awards. "I normally don't watch the Oscars but I'm going to be watching that night because they're up for awards," said Tillotson, who was 14 when he attended the concert with his mom and dad. "I think (the actors) have a good shot at it." (...) On the other hand every homosuxual in the US is PRAYING TO DOROTHY that theIR queer cowboy propaganda BULL poo love FILM will win out over anything touching on morality in American culture. Bareback Mounting and the spread of AIDS: Cumulative Effect of HIV Infection and AIDS (through 2003) An estimated 503,305 MSM (440,887 MSM and 62,418 MSM who inject drugs) had received a diagnosis of AIDS, accounting for 67% of all men and 54% of all people who received a diagnosis of AIDS 1 An estimated 295,981 MSM (257,898 MSM and 38,083 MSM who inject drugs) with AIDS had died, accounting for 68% of all men and 56% of all people with AIDS who died 1. At the end of 2003, an estimated 207,323 MSM (182,989 MSM and 24,334 MSM who inject drugs) were living with AIDS, representing 66% of all men and 51% of all people living with AIDS 1.
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