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The good old days of CMJ Music Marathon

CMJ Marathon had a great start on Long Island, but now, at 28, it's bigger and better than ever

CMJ Network founder and chief executive Robert Haber still remembers when the Nassau County police came knocking on the door of his parents' house in Searingtown to find out what was going on in the basement.

It seems The Plasmatics' guitarist Richie Stotts - all 6-foot-6 of him, even taller that day, actually, because of his bright blue mohawk - had attracted some attention in the neighborhood...

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