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Visiting the spot in St. Stephens Green Park where Elvis and co. posed for the PTC cover in June 1983 -
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The bin outside The Shelbourne Hotel that Elvis posed with the same year -
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- has been replaced with this less evocative fixture -
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Then it's on to the boardwalk hanging over the Liffey , leading to the Ha'Penny Bridge , for a caffè e latte-
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........and finally to my local for a pint .
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Mickey , the barman, had reservations about preparing the drink. Y'see the glass is the wrong shape. The more usual glass is narrower towards it's base. This is important since , when the Guinness is poured in, the motion of the liquid expanding up the wider utensil helps create the creamy, thick head.
Like this -
..........also posed in my local.......I wish......