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	Ray&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Shoob&quot;&nbsp;Luisi&nbsp;&nbsp;of Hicksville&nbsp;talks about attending 1974&#39;s&nbsp;Summersault rock festival at Roosevelt Raceway and how it changed his life.&nbsp;
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