January 18th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Whipping Wind Blues 2024 Style”

Chapters
00:00 - Snowing / Ronco microphone commercial / Playing some raunch



Notes
Uncle Larry takes one of his old compositions down a dark dirty road…with a guitar that has a nazzzzzzty little built in amp ….

Someone recently asked what kind of mic I use to record all this shit…those who REALLY know the inside story of Homeskoolin know that it’s always been a Mr. Microphone by Ronco all along.

Marshall and I are very proud of the football field we built out of Home Depot lumber…he did all the numbers on the field free hand

Dad used his prodigious math skills to get the hash marks measured out perfectly

January 18th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “College Boy”

Chapters
00:00 - Squeezing the mojo out of the SG


Notes
An old 68 Uncle Larry, an old 62 SG, a cord, and an old 65 Princeton Reverb he got from his main man Bubba…

Sure Larry has owned about as many old Fender Princetons Reverbs in his life as he has Fender Medium picks…but this little amp is special…the best sounding one,and of course it came from the Bub.

Larry doesn’t get attached to much, but he would be VERY sad if the old original Jensen speaker in this amp ever blew up…in fact he would rather have a beer with that asshole Teddy Boy than to ever go through the pain of that…

January 17th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 270, Tom Bukovac “See Tommy Play”

Chapters
00:00 - Bellowing the acoustic
04:55 - Hello, friends! / Starstruck Studio (Reba McIntyre)
06:30 - Norm Snead
07:30 - Thanks / Tele jam
08:05 - Stream of consciousness / Natural flow
10:35 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
11:09 - Lesson: Cool, odd picking lick
13:36 - Bukowski poem
13:50 - Great singers and Irsay gig singing
14:40 - Homeskoolin' learning / Guthrie record
16:11 - In the studio


Notes
RIP Norm Snead

January 16th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Fretted America”

Chapters
00:00 - Rippin' it on a Tele


Notes
there is always that space there
just before they get to us
that space
that fine relaxer
the breather
while say
flopping on a bed
thinking of nothing
or say
pouring a glass of water from the
spigot
while entranced by
nothing

that
gentle pure
space

it's worth

centuries of
existence

say

just to scratch your neck
while looking out the window at
a bare branch

that space
there
before they get to us
ensures
that
when they do
they won't
get it all

ever.

January 16th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 269, Tom Bukovac, “Got My Mojo On Temporary Hiatus”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking Beatles and jamming on a tele
04:53 - Intro / Snow day
05:45 - Jim Irsay gig / Comfortably Numb / Stephen Stills
07:54 - Cigarette tuner / T-shirt / NFL
09:03 - '66 Tele & Goldtop / Sex appeal
10:53 - Strings brand (DR Pure Blues)
12:20 - Doors - People Are Strange
13:30 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Collectables / Topps cards / Beer cans
15:18 - Modeling amps / Deluxe / Princetons
16:10 - Best arm in the NFL?
17:18 - Playing with Billy Gibbons
17:52 - Selling guitar for son / Uncle Larry's Garage Sale


Notes
Uncle Larry covers a ton of snowy frozen ground in today’s episode...

the week in recap....plus a few attempts at quelling the insatiable needs of the VCB...
and a little neck squeezin' on 6 pound maple cap transition logo tele.

so we have a lot of new viewers recently ...and dearest Rick Beato told me that the video we made together a while back should be coming out very shortly, so i'm imagining there will probably be a few new arrivals from that world...

here's the real inside shit folks...i NEVER ask anyone to subscribe or "smash that like button"....

if you do indeed learn a lot of stuff from this channel and feel like it is indeed helping you as a player, all i ask is that you just throw a little something in the tip jar...

i'm not gonna lie people, it helps pay for beer, food for me and the boys, bills, and old guitars...that is truly all i use it for....oh, and maybe the occasional football bet...

where is this tip jar you say???

You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com
You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

AND THERE'S MERCH TOO!!!!

a person could potentially purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merch..including several different extremely comfortable and nice feeling T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...i pride myself on having the comfiest t shirts on earth...no scratchy bad fitting horseshit here people.. check it out at
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/ 

AND....believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.
https://thesessionman.com

You can see all kinds of weird old photos there, you can also purchase a download of the live concert i did last December if you like.

A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to...

one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul 

another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch

January 11th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “East Westerly”

Chapters
00:00 - Nice guitar playing


Notes
Uncle Larry goes down to the crossroads to make a deal

January 11th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Rehearsal…(With Lasers)”

Chapters
00:00 - Amazing guitar from Kenny Wayne Shepherd during rehearsal


Notes
I don’t know about you guys, but I personally don’t think any rehearsal is worth a damn unless there are lasers…..oh, and you think YOU play loud?

starring:
KWS
Mike Mills
Ebo
Mikey Wanchic
Michael Ramos
Danny Nucci
Kenny Aronoff
The singer chicks

Remember that movie where the soccer team crashed a plane in the arctic and they had to eat each other to survive? It was called “Alive”

Yeah, Danny Nucci was in that…as well as a little movie you mighta heard of called “Titanic”

Cool guy, but I can bench more than him

And most importantly, happy birthday Richard Reith…it’s been two years and we still think about you every day

January 10th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The Midwestern Beat”

Chapters
00:00 - The notes say it all


Notes
The sweetest and most organized guy in all of rock, my dear boy Kenny Aronoff…

January 9th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “A Nice Fit For A Fool”

Chapters
00:00 - Close look at Eric Clapton's old guitar, The Fool


Notes
Uncle Larry having a little fun with the lads on his way out to a gig in LA.
Starring
Sweet Riley the flight attendant
Jeffrey Gorman, the Voice Of The Colts
Kenny Wayne
Camera work by Mikey Wanchic

January 8th, 2024

Homeskoolin' Volume 268, Tom Bukovac, "Panties Applied For"

Chapters
00:00 - Homemade Evel Knievel stunt
00:45 - Plucking that Goldtop
03:27 - Episode 268 and Homeskoolin' Inc. / Hardest thing about playing guitar (bending content)
05:00 - Cookin' with Larry thanks / Taking things too literally / Nick Gordo shame
06:20 - Heavy double-stop tangent into Marilyn Manson
06:56 - Cleveland into the playoffs
07:23 - Working with Steely Dan's Michael Omartian (Omar)
08:19 - Comparison of PAFs
09:27 - Burst PAF (Bridge)
10:42 - Goldtop PAF (Bridge)
11:45 - ES-335 PAF (Bridge)
12:54 - Burst PAF (Bridge)
13:20 - Goldtop PAF (Bridge)
13:48 - Goldtop PAF (neck)
14:54 - Burst PAF (neck)
15:47 - ES-335 PAF (neck)
16:33 - Goldtop PAF (neck)
18:11 - Burst PAF (Bridge)
18:47 - ES-335 PAF (Bridge)


Notes
Uncle Larry lines up a couple PAF equipped suspects in a tone identification interrogation...

a 57 Les Paul Standard, a 58 Les Paul Standard and a 63 es-335

We all know that it's impossible to REALLY hear anything in this iPhone mic'ed scenario, but let's just act like we can hear, and play along for fun.

Which one ya like best?

January 7th, 2024

Bachelor Cooking With Uncle Larry (Volume 2) “Mise En Place”

Chapters
00:00 - Carrots, onion, chicken / Uncle Larry's Garage - Silvertone


Notes
Larry puts together a beautiful Sunday afternoon chicken dish in the slow cooker for his Homeskoolin' friends.

Thanks for watching, especially on a day so chock full of hot NFL action.

if anyone wants that old late 50's Danelectro hit me up at tombukovac@gmail.com

1500.00 plus shipping.....DOMESTIC US SHIPPING ONLY

it's actually a pretty cool old guitar with plenty of retro vibe on tap...if i was gonna use it i would convert it to some sort of real bridge, the bridge situation on these old Danelectros is a joke.

If you guys are indeed getting anything out of these videos, whether it be musical or culinary, please feel free to throw a a little something to the tip jar....
paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com
venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

January 6th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Yesterday's Plastic" (starring Greg Voros)

Chapters
00:00 - Working on a '59 Burst with PAFs


Notes
Uncle Greg teaches us some cool inside stuff about the good old days back in Kalamazoo...


and totally unrelated....get ya' some Floater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrtNZNkmpuo

January 5th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Monophonic Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Blues the way they were played
05:50 - Hello, Homeskoolers'! / Working again after the holidays
07:20 - Epiphone Zephyr Amp
07:50 - Thanks all
08:05 - '58 Goldtop
08:34 - In the session with Gordon Mote / Goldtops and old equipment / Mitch


Notes
Uncle Larry takes a stroll through the dirty south…armed only with a half dozen dead strings and a couple of unopened early pre-sticker PAF’s screwed right into a solid chunk of roughly 200 year old Honduran Hog that weighs around 8 pounds....

Thanks for watching/commenting/laughing/crying/falling and stumbling along with Larry throughout these last 3 crazy years (and please note that all of these moments have been closely monitored and recorded by my team of associates that work tirelessly behind the scenes of Homeskoolin’ Incorporated, all in an effort to provide you with the best customer service possible)



PS…the handsome face at the end of this video belongs to none other than Michael Robert “Mitch” Bukovac, who sadly left this world in 1971

The Guthrie record is coming out soon folks....it really is I swear...sorry about the wait.

If you feel led to contribute to the cause, here's whatcha need:

PayPal tip jar is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo tip jar is @Tom-Bukovac-1

THANK YOU

January 4th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “180 Proof Skullcracker”

Chapters
00:00 - Little skull crackin' lullabye


Notes
Uncle Larry plays ya a little late night dead string blues on an old chunk of Kalamazoo

January 4th, 2024

Homeskoolin' Bonus Jam "I've Always Pictured You With Synchronized Tremolo"

Chapters
00:00 - Amazing finger picking goods


Notes
a little electrified New Years Blooze with Uncle Larry after a long day of sessioneering....

January 2nd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “24 Pack”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow and steady


Notes
Happy 2024 to all you lads and lasses.

December 24th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 267, Tom Bukovac, “Jack Frost Roasting On An Open Fire”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing medley on the Goldtop
02:09 - Merry Christmas! / Doinking out on a Gibson Les Paul
03:15 - Goldtop love phase / Goldtop vs Burst sound
05:05 - Battle royal with family around hoildays
05:30 - NFL and channels and Peacock scam
06:38 - Tom Waits / Charles Bukowski
07:45 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: Gibson SG
09:00 - AC/DC
09:30 - Playing: Whole Lotta Rosie
10:00 - Comparing the '57 Goldtop (Whole Lotta Rosie)
10:23 - Newer guitars sound like digital models of old guitars
12:50 - Edgar Winter Group
14:35 - Wynton Marsalis watches Homeskoolin'
15:28 - Peter Gabriel gig and dance moves / Have a good Christmas


Notes
Merry Christmas my dear rock and roll enthusiasts


check THIS shit out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8f-Qb-bwlU

December 23rd, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 266, Tom Bukovac, “Christmas In Gold”

Chapters
00:00 - Special singing and playing
02:10 - Breaking into the outer realms
04:20 - Whazzup! / Birthday gifts thanks!
05:00 - Phase 100 Script logo / Topps card Bukovac t-shirt / Books and albums
07:00 - VCB / Live setting tempo Singer vs. Guitarist (Opry Rules: Always follow the singer) / Framing the vocal
12:36 - King Crimson, Robert Fripp / Bill Bruford vs. Alan White (Yes) / More presents
14:19 - '57 Les Paul PAF Goldtop / Blowing shit up


Notes
Happy holidays dear friends…hope you all have great times with your families and I hope that you can avoid the usual frustrations that come from being secluded with your relatives that have terrible communication skills.

Thank you for the 3rd year of supporting this loony little channel

December 20th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Holiday Bonus “I’ve Just Seen A Face”

Chapters
00:00 - Happy Birthday wishes thanks!


Notes
Larry wanted to emote a VERY SINCERE thank you to all that have sent birthday wishes to him on this day…his 55th birthday…the memo that came in from corporate this morning said that he truly appreciates it.

He also wanted to give you a little Rorschach test and show you the annual Christmas train that is always a giant hit with the young lads….although the cars and tracks are fairly recent, the engine and transformer of the Christmas train is supposedly from 1958…and so is that sweet old 350 with the intoxicating sunburst shading...and the narrow spaced PAF's... and the old brown Lifton case that is lined with the second best pink on earth....

December 19th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 265, Tom Bukovac, “Go Long”

Chapters
00:00 - Singin' and a playin'
01:40 - Hello, friends! / Backup glasses
02:38 - The CLIFFS At 6 / Snowstorm trip
04:10 - Armchair producers
05:45 - Thank yous / NFL
08:15 - Willie's 90th Birthday / Beck
09:13 - Rick Beato show
09:30 - '61 Epiphone Wilshire(s)
11:30 - VCB / Preparing for Homeskoolin' video?
12:13 - Russian Recording in Indiana
13:31 - Lil Bub cat
14:19 - Streaming comments / What a producer has to do
17:40 - Kenny Aronoff
18:33 - PSA colonscopy thanks
19:00 - Christmas time and depression


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on a wide array of subjects on the eve of his 55th birthday....
thank you all for being a part of the Homeskoolin' odyssey.

so....we have a LOT of new viewers recently

i never ask anyone to subscribe or "smash that like button"....

if you learn a bunch of stuff from this channel and feel like it's helping you as a player, all i ask is that you PLEASE throw something in the tip jar

where is the tip jar?

You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com

You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1


AND...you can purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merchandise..including several different T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/

AND....believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.
https://thesessionman.com

You can see all kinds of weird old photos there, you can also purchase a download of the live concert i did last December if you like.

A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to... one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul

another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch