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- ↑ "C.J. Ramone plays Cafe Nine Monday night". New Haven Register . May 10, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ↑ Gordon, Rev. Keith A. "The Ramainz: Live in N.Y.C." AllMusic . Retrieved May 7, 2018.
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