December 30th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “New Year’s Lullaby”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing like there ain't no tomorrow


Notes
Thank you dear Homeskoolers…

Let us have a toast to 2023!!!

December 29th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 181, Tom Bukovac, “Ol’ Number 32”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the 335
02:28 - Hello, Homeskoolers'! / Drinking beer glass
03:07 - Special thanks
03:53 - Cherry 335 with metal saddles
04:28 - Sustain test (comparison to old bend)
05:12 - NFL game (Dallas)
05:40 - Lesson: Open tuning
06:54 - Lesson: Explanation of open tuning
08:05 - Lesson: Barring chords / Sliding


Notes
Uncle Larry explores some of the potential naughtiness a person can achieve in an open tuning.

Paypal tip jar is
Tombukovac@gmail.com

Venmo tip jar is
@Tom-Bukovac-1

December 26th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Gutbucket Blues Version 2.0”

Chapters
00:00 - Digging down to the roots hard core


Notes
DADF#AD

Dadfad

#rhythm&blooze

This one goes out to my dear old friend Tom Britt

December 26th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ “Holiday Smears & The Mash-up The NFL Never Talks About”

Chapters
00:00 - Digging down to the roots
04:46 - Little piano holiday music & NFL


Notes
Another snow day here in the hood….working on some new smears for 2023, and some banjo rolls (try doing that, it is soooooooo hard)….i spent years trying to get the same power out of each note that danny gatton did….while holding a pick in my middle finger.

December 25th, 2022

A Little Christmas Number For The Dear Homeskoolers

Chapters
00:00 - Christmas tunes


Notes
You knew it was coming…

THANK YOU guys sincerely for the 2 plus years of encouragement.

Man i sure miss the bots that used to respond to every comment on the video saying “you won a prize” don’t you?

Hope they’re doing alright this Christmas

December 23rd, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Snow Day Bonus “Blues For Rex”

Chapters
00:00 - The madman is out to get down!


Notes
You know ol’ Larry is tryin to GIT some when you see that tongue sticking out like a bloodhound.

Hope you guys are all warm and cozy…it takes more than a bomb cyclone to bring the Homeskoolers down.

December 22nd, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Session Man At Work Again”

Chapters
00:00 - Rig sneakpeak (pedalboard, guitars, amps)
01:02 - In the studio


Notes
This is a two part thing…the first bit was shot at the gig by dearest Josh….
The second is Uncle Larry at a standard Nashville demo session this afternoon….which by the way, was his last session of 2022….praise Him

December 22nd, 2022

Homeskoolin Volume 180, Tom Bukovac, “PAF The Magic Dragon”

Chapters
00:00 - Tinkering around
01:00 - Hello, friends! / Storm
01:53 - Gibson 335 (Cherry '63)
02:57 - Gibson 335 (Burst '63)
03:31 - PAF pickups
04:30 - Lesson: PAFs pickups
06:12 - Quacky / Burst playing
07:00 - Quacky / Cherry playing (quackier)
08:09 - More character middle-position (Cherry)
08:36 - Middle-position (Burst)
08:47 - Neck pickup (Burst)
09:08 - Neck pickup (Cherry)
10:15 - Sustain (Cherry)
10:49 - Sustain (Burst)
11:40 - '58 Les Paul Burst
12:55 - Fretboard separation
13:54 - Mike Bloomfield story & why Les Paul
15:15 - Sound of an SG


Notes
Uncle Larry discusses some of the more little talked about aspects of old pickups.

https://youtu.be/rXwQPwfZvlY

December 21st, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Link To Live Show”

Chapters
00:00 - A little Christmas pickin'
00:50 - Friends! / Happy Birthday to son
01:41 - Show thanks
03:11 - Goodbye to Franco Harris
04:45 - Back to pickin' / Clunky switch
06:05 - Refret feel


Notes
Hey friends, apparently there is some confusion about how to stream the show if you weren’t able to watch it live.

Here is a link where you can see it.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Also special thank you to miss melissa for making the most awesome Duesen-cake ever.

December 20th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ PSA, “The Cleveland Streamer”

Chapters
00:00 - Setup interviews


Notes
Ok kids….here is the streaming link for tonites second annual Uncle Larry and Friends show

Opening acts at 7:30

Our band plays at 8:15 central

https://m.volume.com/t/JhP1ej/

December 17th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Sandwich “Guitars & Drums”

Chapters
00:00 - Mesmerizing playing
02:33 - Drumming in the studio with Nir Zidkyahu


Notes
The end of this video features the legendary Nir Z.
Pay close attention to his technique…
this is what happens when a person blows past the "10,000 hour barrier" twenty times over.

December 16th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The F Chord, Is It Even Necessary?”

Chapters
00:00 - Soothing sullen playing with loop
05:22 - Checking in / Movie trivia
06:30 - '59 TV Junior
06:44 - NFL Cards
07:36 - Lesson: Cowboy chords / Least amount of movement / Thumb
09:21 - Lession: Having fun with the F Chord / Low third


Notes
Deep morning thoughts with Uncle Larry.

December 15th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “In The Arms Of Uncle Larry”

Chapters
00:00 - Hank Williams Jr. - Arms of Cocaine cover
01:19 - Bump the link / Thanks / Amazing playing
04:35 - High end guitar sale
06:07 - NFL / Appreciation
07:48 - Session footage


Notes
Ok kids here is the link for the pay per view streaming aspect of the big Uncle Larry show on Dec 20....please tell all your friends.

https://volume.com/t/JhP1ej/

and if you wanna get your hillbilly on and hear a REAL singer sing that old song i'm doing here, well then here ya' go...one of my alltime favorite drinkin' songs

https://youtu.be/k5TcUA0w3Is

December 14th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 179, Tom Bukovac, “Big Wheel”

Chapters
00:00 - Experimenting
01:45 - Hello / Intro
03:00 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Thanks / Concert
04:00 - Full band and fitting into context / Small parts making complete song
05:34 - Beatles - Martha My Dear
06:00 - Lesson: Bass and drums don't have to follow each other
07:30 - Not just strumming / Finding what to play
08:45 - John Fogerty tune and story
13:12 - Rockin' playing
16:32 - Burst Believers VI (Book of guitars) / David Bowie


Notes
Uncle Larry waxes rhapsodic about interlocking all the musical puzzle pieces…in an effort to make something have “the boogie”

December 13th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ PSA “Pay Per View Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing guitar as well as dad
01:37 - Hey, friends! / Announcement
03:43 - Jim Irsay footage


Notes
THIS IS THE LINK to the pay per view stream for the upcoming live Uncle Larry show on December 20th.
https://volume.com/t/JhP1ej/

PLEASE use the tip jar on this one friends….to pay the poor overworked band guys….they will be busting their asses to learn my silly songs.

By the way, all riffs in the opening of this video were written by Marshall....who just turned 10.

December 12th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus.... “Are…You Going….To San…Francisco?”

Chapters
00:00 - Rehearsing Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
08:13 - Break & discussion
13:40 - The Band - The Weight rehearsal


Notes
Uncle Larry shares a few rehearsal memories from a super fun gig that happened in San Francisco over the last few days.

He got to see some old friends and play some good old rock and roll with some of his bosses, past and present.... and had an absolutely lovely time.

(and now, Tom Bukovac takes over speaking)

These clips taken from the Jimmy Irsay exhibit that happened on 12/10/22, in San Francisco CA, starring:
Ann Wilson, Little Johnny Fogerty, Stephen Stills, Buddy Guy, Kenny Aronoff, Kenny Wayne, Ebo, Tony Lucido, Mike Mills, Mike Wanchic, Danny Nucci, Stephen Barber, Jeffrey Gorman, Carmella Ramsey, Edgerrin James and others.

Special thank you to Paul Moak for letting me borrow his amazing sounding resonator guitar.
If anyone out there has one EXACTLY like this one for sale i will buy it.

Tony Lucido is filmed here playing the famed Alembic fretless bass that John Mcvie used on this little Fleetwood Mac album you may have heard called "Rumours". The fretboard is shiny aluminum....pretty cool bass. Jimmy bought it for a song.

Bottom line…let me say once again...i am SO thankful and grateful for all the cool places this instrument that i have worked sooooooooo hard at in this life has taken me....i will NEVER take it for granted. The magic equation that applies to basically everything in life....it's 99% drive...1%t talent.
Work ethic trumps EVERYTHING.


and way more importantly than all this, i want to say goodbye to a dear friend....Zak Godwin II.

see you down the road bro bro

December 8th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Lake Erie Stomp”

Chapters
00:00 - Escaping acoustic playing


Notes
A little bonus jam for the owls of the night…

December 7th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 178, Tom Bukovac, “Blues For Don Ho”

Chapters
00:00 - Most Rock 'n Roll scream (Ann Wilson, Sean )
01:45 - Gibson Roy Smeck playing
02:35 - Gibson Roy Smeck guitar
04:07 - 50th birthday party / George Gruhn story
07:20 - Football cards
08:58 - Baseball card set story
10:49 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Electro-Harmonix & Boss pedals
14:13 - Vignette
14:42 - Cool sounds / Rules of recording
16:50 - Microphones & get creative with mics
18:28 - Digital world
18:47 - Oz Noy
20:13 - Favorite phaser?
21:25 - Ann Wilson & recording
22:29 - Lesson: Slide playing
23:40 - Football concussion and crash test


Notes
Uncle Larry deep dives into some uncomfortably non music related musings….and sings the praises of the greatest pedal company of all time.

Here's a video you might get a kick out of:
https://www.historycolorado.org/story/our-exhibits/2018/07/06/once-trash-now-treasure-story-behind-1952-topps-mickey-mantle-card

Here's a story you might get a cry out of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPF4fBGNK0U

December 6th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Noise??…What Noise???”

Chapters
00:00 - Electro-Harmonix - Frequency Analyzer and idea
03:20 - Electro-Harmonix - Electric Mistress
05:13 - Ibanez FL-305 Flanger


Notes
Uncle Larry takes you on a trip to Analog City….a long forgotten place where tape hiss and noise were just part of the scenery.

There is a big difference between modern high definition video and a slightly blurry Super 8 film from the 70's....kinda the same thing with guitar pedals....

Hope you enjoy friends you guys can donate to Homeskoolin’ anytime you want…a good portion of the proceeds go to the fine people at Annheuser Busch LLC

Paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com

Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

...and did you guys know Larry made a solo album a while back?

it's called “Plexi Soul” and you can can find it right here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul

...and did you know that Larry made an instrumental record with Dean Deleo from Stone Temple Pilots called "Trip The Witch"?
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch

...and did you know that Trip The Witch merch is also available??
https://shop.bandwear.com/collections/trip-the-witch-shop

December 5th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 177, Tom Bukovac, “Burstographer”

Chapters
00:00 - Exploring the slow jam and delving into the blues
04:59 - Hello, friends!
05:35 - Eleanor Jane photographer / Calendar
07:34 - Paper football
07:50 - Oz Noy episode thank you
09:00 - Dean DeLeo and Trip The Witch
10:45 - Lesson: G7 to 4 chord


Notes
Hello dear Homeskoolers…hope all is well.

Please check out sweet Eleanor Jane’s Instagram at @eleanorjanephoto

You might want to purchase one of these lovely calendars that she made…a calendar that depicts photos of bursts and goldtops so warm and detailed that your mind can get lost on a cosmic journey just following the various flame patterns and wiggly bits.

A portion of the money from her sales goes to Macmillan Cancer Support and Alzheimer’s Society.

Thanks for watching guys