In Manila, waiting in the U.S. embassy line for a tourist visa back in 1999 was a 2-day affair in sun or rain, day or night. This is a 7-min. ode to the torture of waiting for the unobtainable.

Lyrics @ http://wave.transmit-music.com/sinkingdrowning.html Wave 2010 (RPM)

Track from 2010 RPM Challenge entry "Of Fire, Ice, and Rage" written and performed by James Blair, Jason Hannah, and Casey J. Payne.

Track from 2010 RPM Challenge entry "Of Fire, Ice, and Rage" written and performed by James Blair, Jason Hannah, and Casey J. Payne.

Track from 2010 RPM Challenge entry "Of Fire, Ice, and Rage" written and performed by James Blair, Jason Hannah, and Casey J. Payne.

Track from 2010 RPM Challenge entry "Of Fire, Ice, and Rage" written and performed by James Blair, Jason Hannah, and Casey J. Payne.

Track from 2010 RPM Challenge entry "Of Fire, Ice, and Rage" written and performed by James Blair, Jason Hannah, and Casey J. Payne.

Track from 2010 RPM Challenge entry "Of Fire, Ice, and Rage" written and performed by James Blair, Jason Hannah, and Casey J. Payne.

Track from 2010 RPM Challenge entry "Of Fire, Ice, and Rage" written and performed by James Blair, Jason Hannah, and Casey J. Payne.

Track from 2010 RPM Challenge entry "Of Fire, Ice, and Rage" written and performed by James Blair, Jason Hannah, and Casey J. Payne.

Track from 2010 RPM Challenge entry "Of Fire, Ice, and Rage" written and performed by James Blair, Jason Hannah, and Casey J. Payne.

Track from 2010 RPM Challenge entry "Of Fire, Ice, and Rage" written and performed by James Blair, Jason Hannah, and Casey J. Payne.

This is from the live recording last night, which will comprise my submission for the RPM Challenge. Ross Reitzammer, flute

Overpopulation - it's big and scary and on the way! Recorded as part of RPM 2010

A song about bad drivers. Recorded as part of RPM 2010

*EXPLICIT LYRICS* Not meant to offend, just a statement of preference! Recorded as part of RPM 2010

Unfortunately, it's time to Rock Against Racism once again. Recorded as part of RPM 2010

A song about Lisa Kelly from Ice Road Truckers. She's cool. Recorded as part of RPM 2010

I know there are more important things to worry about, but I HATE junk mail. Recorded as part of RPM 2010

It appears I have issues! Recorded as part of RPM 2010

Is it possible to think too much? I think it is. Recorded as part of RPM 2010

A stupid love song. Recorded as part of RPM 2010

We have an old and senile cat with a dodgy thyroid gland who is a total pain in the bum. I know she can't help it but god she annoys me, so this song is therapy. It's a love/hate thing. Recorded as part of RPM 2010

Stumbled across this in the vault. Some cool summertime nightnoise from Hico, Tx. Listen close you can hear the coyote calls. Feel free to use it.

Part 1 - Hotel & Backstory. Hotel. In which Johnny tries to betray Angela, whose suspicions are raised when Jenny calls. Backstory. In which we learn about Julia's involvement in the affair. Lyric - So Jennifer sits…

Homage, in various ways, to Bowie, Arcade Fire, Airborne Toxic Event. I wrote most of it while out running on dirt roads near the Cody landfill.

Title is a reference to a 2009 RPM album's title. It is a song about leaving Chicago.

The *cough* future *cough* mayor of Chicago holding court with his corporate backers.

This song is a meditation on the concept of freedom.

Again, Jess' lyrics speak for themselves. Man, distorted guitar is tough to mix around.

Jess wrote the lyrics for this one, and unlike when I write lyrics, they speak for themselves.

This song is about George Washington, and how politicians in the *cough* future world this album inhabits *cough* could perhaps use a bit of his character.

Inspired by the David Brooks book "Bobos in Paradise" and an article I read on the so-called "Prosperity Gospel", which is one of the weirder religious movements I've heard of.