June 7th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update “Roy D Mercer Theater”

Chapters
00:00 - Eddie Dunlap playing
06:30 - Drumming


Notes
You know you’re in a pretty good band when the pedal steel player and the keyboard player on the gig are better guitar players than most lead guitar players in other bands

Meet Eddie Dunlap , pedal steeler to the stars

a 35 year old man with the soul of an 80 year old

Not to mention a crucial drum lesson from Billy Thomas

June 7th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update, “Savannah Banana”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking in a hotel
01:48 - Lesson: Lick you should know
02:38 - Savannah Georgia with Vince Gill update
04:07 - Greg Koch
05:15 - June 6th course technical difficulties
05:54 - Road hacks (shampoo, etc.)


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in from his hotel room with his phone sitting on the desk propped up by a banana…pretty high tech huh?

You do know that you are never supposed to bring a banana on a fishing boat right?

June 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 460, Tom Bukovac, “Ghost In The Machine”

Chapters
00:00 - Jazzy intro
00:37 - Creepiest amp ever heard
04:10 - Hello / Coolest guitar
04:25 - '36 Gibson ES-50 Charlie Christian pickup
05:29 - Red felt end strings / Charlie Christian
06:52 - Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
07:40 - Lesson: Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
09:40 - Course possible delay due technical glitch
10:45 - '58 Rickenbaker Capri - Autmn Glo
12:09 - Cut the cap off bridge pickup
13:56 - Dann Huff and Keith Urban
14:30 - Mellow version of yourself


Notes
Uncle Larry traverses joyfully across several styles of adult guitarisms on a 1936 ES-150….only to wind up on some old hillbilly music

editors note:
the guy i bought it from told me they are Thomastik Infeld Jazz Swing 12 strings