Page 9 - Sami Magazine - December 2020

I'm proud to share my band's story with you all in these pages. It's not much, but I present it
with love. Friends, meet Running Thoughts.

Q: Tell everybody how Running Thoughts started? Q: How did Running Thoughts become the

band's name?
Somewhere around 2008, my sister and I
were sitting with a couple of friends in a It came about as a tribute to friends of
diner. All of us were pretty aimless, though ours. Kevin, Pete, and Steve were a
our hearts were certainly in the right place! groovecore/metal trio called Kill By

Somewhere between coffee and disco fries Inches;and they always pushed us to find
(french fries topped with brown gravy and our musical roots. They had a tune titled
mozzarella cheese) we thought it'd be a cool Running Thoughts that, once we tried it
on, fit pretty well.

What ultimately happened was that
Running Thoughts, as a name, took on a

two fold meaning for us. Not only was it a
big thank you to the guys who encouraged
us to pick up and play, but it also is a
pretty spot on description of how our
minds (collectively and individually) work

when it comes to our creative process.

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idea to start a band. However, that wasn't
quite the beginning. We wouldn't make it
onstage until 2010. The original line up
consisted of myself, my sister Krystal, and our

bestie/soul sister Lorraine. We played a couple
of shows in Brooklyn, but eventually
Lorraine's dreams took her to Puerto Rico.
Our friend Ozzie, the Wizard of All
Percussion (we named him that, but only
because it's true), stepped in as drummer and

that's when the amazing punk madness truly
started.

"She shat on me...that bitch!"
- lyrics, LVE (Shat On Me)