By Mike
Which mutates faster? A virus, or news stories about celebrities on the internet?
A man recently posing as David Lee Roth was stopped by police for speeding near Brantford, Ontario and told the authorities he was suffering from an allergic reaction to peanuts. The man continued to pose as Roth at the local hospital where he was treated for his condition, and then later at a pub. That’s the story that was reported in the press at first. It was later reported the impostor was formerly a drummer in a local rock band and was often mistaken for Roth.
I thought the kicker to this story was the two officers who pulled him over did not recognize him, nor did they know who David Lee Roth is. Both of the two young officers, both in their twenties, were not familiar with the singer or Van Halen.
After the news reports surfaced out of Ontario, Roth’s publicist issued a statement…
“I was in Canada only from July first through the fourth for a performance at the Quebec City Summer Festival,” Lee Roth said in a statement. “I had no encounters or incidents with the police. The only thing I’m allergic to …
