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[HalenUpNorth]

Saw this on the wires !!!! :eek:

Ont. cops save David Lee Roth's life

Van Halen frontman suffers near fatal reaction

Two Ontario police officers have been credited with saving the life of Van Halen singer David Lee Roth - after he suffered a severe allergic reaction.

The rocker was pulled over on a stretch of highway in Oakland, Ontario on June 8 for speeding, and when cops approached the vehicle, they realized the star was in anaphylactic shock.

Roth has an allergy to nuts and was suffering a severe reaction after coming into contact with a contaminated substance.

The officers called an ambulance and kept Roth calm until paramedics arrived on the scene, according to CTV.ca.

Constable Chris Thompson admits he didn't realize that he was dealing with a famous rock star when he attended to the crisis.

He says, "At the time I wasn't star struck, I was just trying to help him. The guy stuck out like a sore thumb. He was wearing a little silk scarf and flashy clothing - it's not something you see in Oakland too often."

[Warno]

Gotta stay away from those brown peanut M&Ms.

[VAiN]

Interesting story... I hear it this morning. When was VH in that area? Seems like it's taken a while for that story to leak out...

[unchainedheart]

thanks for sharing that story Ken :thumb:

[ron]

Idolator is reporting that the story isn't true

[liquid_steel_az]

ron wrote: Idolator is reporting that the story isn't true

Awww....nuts!!

:yell: :yell: :D sssh :o :)

[velvet jones]

Our local DJ called Roth's publicist, who denied it.

[kaloway]

liquid_steel_az wrote: ron wrote: Idolator is reporting that the story isn't true

Awww....nuts!!

:yell: :yell: :D sssh :o :)

always the play on words.. :D

[oryo]

liquid_steel_az wrote: ron wrote: Idolator is reporting that the story isn't true

Awww....nuts!!

:yell: :yell: :D sssh :o :)

Thats funny!!

[ron]

More details: http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/400286

[sickman]

That is a great story. Saw it at the links a few minutes ago. I wonder what song he did and if he ever found the cell phone.

[suebndave]

I gotta tell ya, when one has an allergic reaction like that, he doesn't get out of the hospital the next day, get on stage, sing and then smoke. Then again, not everyone is Diamond Dave.

[romobud]

I heard he was in Ontario looking for property.

[unchainedheart]

From VHND:
Roth suffers medical emergency in Ontario
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
From Torontosun.com:

OPP credited for saving David Lee Roth’s life

Former Van Halen star suffers medical emergency in Ontario

By MONTE SONNENBERG, Sun Media

“We didn’t run anything on it because it’s something we come across everyday,” Plummer said. “We try to protect people’s privacy when it involves personal information.”

Const. Chris Thompson was one of the officers who helped. Thompson may not have known who Roth was, but he recognized immediately that there was something different about him.

“At the time, I wasn’t star struck,” Thompson said. “I was just trying to help him. The guy stuck out like a sore thumb. He was wearing a little silk scarf and flashy clothing – it’s not something you see in Oakland too often.”

Plummer said Roth has been seen in the Simcoe area in recent weeks. Plummer added that Roth’s appearance has changed since the rock band Van Halen exploded on the scene in the late 1970s.

Bob Boisclair of Erie Music in downtown Simcoe said he has also heard that Roth has been hanging around the Norfolk area. Boisclair said the talk suggests Roth is considering buying property in Port Dover.

Robert Bianchini of Scorpion Recording Studio in Port Dover has heard numerous reports of the famous and semi-famous eyeing land along the Norfolk shoreline, Port Dover in particular. Bianchini said it is conceivable Roth was in southern Ontario late last month because Van Halen played in Quebec City July 3 as part of that’s city’s 400th anniversary celebration.

Roth is the voice behind Van Halen’s most famous songs. These include Running With The Devil, Panama, The Cradle Will Rock, Jump, Jamie’s Crying and Hot For Teacher.

Depending on the source, Roth either quit Van Halen or was fired in 1985. His relationship with guitar player Eddie Van Halen has always been stormy. Roth enjoyed moderate success as a solo artist with covers of such tunes as Ice Cream Man and Just A Gigolo.

Roth was tapped to replace shock jock Howard Stern at New York City radio station K-Rock in 2005. The gig didn’t last. Soon after, Roth and Van Halen reconciled their differences and resumed making music together.

There was no reply to an e-mail from Roth’s publicist.

[radikal]

Video here: http://www.vhtrading.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17517