Laurel Canyon was actually
Sylvie Simmons, a legit journalist who interviewed Dave many times, and wrote (usually very favourably) about VH a lot - and from reading their interviews, she and Dave had a good rapport. She is also, more recently, the garlanded biographer of Leonard Cohen. So, if any rumours came from her, like I think the Christie Brinkley one did, then I think that Dave was at least spotted in Brinkley's company. Whether or not that means he was dating her, well, who the hell knows ...