ALL PLAYED OUT
Words by Bob Avakian
Music by William Parker
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Yoni Kretzmer, tenor sax
Ben Syversen, trumpet
Zhenya Strigalev, altosax
Drum track by Brian Forbes
William Parker, bass
Music and arrangements by William Parker

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"All Played Out is a cathartic message by Bob Avakian who like all political strategists is a mover and thinker who is trying to shed some light on this fog of ignorance and gullibility, that is the backbone of our existence here in America. He is telling us that since 1492 when Christopher Columbus landed in Hispaniola and killed the first Tainos Indians things have gone down hill from there. The founding fathers were all gangsters, thieves and liars. He is telling us that we are not free and we have never been free there were never any good old days. Racism, sexism, extreme capitalism has been the word for the last five hundred years and continues to be present at the core of America today. All Played Out is a 12-minute rap with a message to America and anyone else that is listening to Wake Up! Revolution Now!

Music is political because it inspires us to think to see beyond the horizon so it was my intent to give Avakian’s message some lift but also to become the words to bring them to life in another way too. A word is sound, a sound is a word."

William Parker 

"All Played Out" by Bob Avakian, music by William Parker

This Q&A took place after the speech by Bob Avakian: Why We Need An Actual Revolution and How We Can Really Make Revolution

Listen to Part 2 of this Q&A here: https://soundcloud.com/tuneintorevcom/qa-la-part2

LISTEN to the speech that preceded this Q&A:
soundcloud.com/tuneintorevcom/sets/why-we-need-an-actual-revolution-and-how-to-really-make-revolution
PART 1: Only an Actual Revolution Can Bring About the Fundamental Change That Is Needed 
PART 2: How We Can Really Make Revolution

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PART 1 QUESTION LIST:

** What will it take for masses of white people to break from white supremacy?  What is it going to take to convince Black people, and other people of color, that the Revolutionary Communist Party is not simply like the Democratic Party, really a white supremacist party?
[00:30] 

** Under socialism, will there be space for autonomous communities that are self-organized and voluntary?
[29:49]

** Given the risks, and taking into account the fear in the community, how much should undocumented immigrants contribute to this movement? 
[36:37]

** What is our strategy against state repression – like dealing with what was done to the Black Panther Party? How do we prevent the same thing happening even before we get to a revolutionary situation?
[45:00]

** How can we be silent on the brutality towards animals when factory farming and meat production is not only barbaric but is contributing to the destruction of the Earth? 
[1:00:36]

** Questions on revolutionary strategy: 
- Would the U.S. have to become a 'failed state' for the revolution to have a chance? 
- What is your timeframe for revolution, if you have one?
- Do you see a role for US military forces joining with the forces for revolution, in a revolutionary situation?
[1:12:35]

Q&A with Bob Avakian, Los Angeles Part 1

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Q&A with Bob Avakian, Los Angeles Part 1

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