FAKE DAVE STRIKES AGAIN

[Andrew]

Diamond Dave turns out to be fake

Tale of Van Halen rock star in area takes bizarre jump
July 11, 2008 Graham Rockingham
The Hamilton Spectator
(Jul 11, 2008)
It's a story that circulated around the world: Rock star David Lee Roth saved by two OPP officers after suffering a severe allergic reaction to nuts while driving on a country road near Brantford.
This newspaper even had a followup to the original wire service story about how the Van Halen singer, dressed in flashy rock-star duds, strutted into a Brantford bar with two nurses after spending the evening in Brantford General Hospital. Only problem: It's not true.
The two officers and a lot of other people in the area appear to be victims of a charming imposter.
And the rock star himself issued a statement last night, saying, "I was in Canada only from July first through the fourth for a performance at the Quebec City Summer Festival. I had no encounters or incidents with the police.
"The only thing I'm allergic to is criticism. -- Love, Dave."
His personal publicist, Elaine Schock said, "I don't even understand where (the account) came from. David doesn't drive himself. He has a driver. And he doesn't dress flashy unless he's onstage."
This, of course, came as a bit of a shock to the two OPP officers who entered the name "David Lee Roth" into their report of the May 23 incident and later described his flashy dress to CTV news.
The officers weren't the only ones fooled. Club patrons, hospital employees, hair stylists, music producers and performers all thought they had spent some quality time with Diamond Dave.
"I'm actually trying to figure out what's going on here, myself," said OPP Constable Larry Plummer.
"I've been researching ... I'm finding it hard to believe. The first thing we're going to have to do is identify who this person might be."
Later in the day, Plummer confirmed it couldn't have been Roth whom the two young officers saved.


http://thespec.com/article/401004

[Red13JoePa]

Totally bizarre.

[Tito]

Sammy doesn't have any imposters.