The Story of Vincent O'Keefe

Noel's Vincent had to miss the first couple of shows on the tour, as he and the Bluecaps got held up in Honolulu. They were replaced on those early shows by a local group, Johnny O'Keefe and the DJs. There has been some suggestion that this move wasn't solely motivated by his conversion but was based on more worldly considerations. Richard's contract with specialty was only paying him half a cent per record sold, which he considered far too low. The wording of the contract only let him end it on either his own death or an act of God. He insisted on cancelling his appearances with ten days of the tour left to go, and travelling back to the US with