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1993 Allen Ginsberg postcard and photograph of Bon

1993 Allen Ginsberg postcard to Istrau Eorsie, Budapest, describing his visit to Dublin, with a photograph of the poet photographing Bono.. framed with photograph (frame size given here) 51 by 43cm., 20 by 17in. Ginsberg writes on a plane from London to Oslo: "Got to Belfast "Peace Line" full of armored cars painted brown... Bono of U2 Rock Band came to Dublin reading ... & recruited me to perform...songs for a big TV Blockbuster Special. Part of my Dublin fee was great grey tweed suit so now I look like an elder Irish gentleman crossing customs borders".

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