Tracie O'Keefe

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 Bromley Contingent 

One of the sadder stories of the time. Bromley Contingent member and another Seditionaries (Sex) shop model / assistant. One of the first  Pistols fans, Tracie danced in between sets at their Screen On The Green gig. Disaster struck when she got arrested on the Pistols Jubilee riverboat cruise in June 1977 and was the only one to receive a sentence (one months imprisonment)  before being acquitted on appeal in February 1978. Sadly four months later she died with bone marrow cancer aged just 18. Malcolm filmed her funeral for use in the 'Swindle' movie and even sent a wreath which read 'Never Mind The Bollocks - Tracy' much to her families horror. At least he didn't make a t-shirt of the event e.g.  Sid & Nancy !!! Yet another scene that was scrapped from the movie.

NME 21.1.1978
Photo David Wainright
NME 3.6.1978
Photo Ray Stevenson

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