September 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 705, Tom Bukovac, “Remember, Sitting In The Sand"

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Sangri-Las - Walking in the Sand
01:05 - Hey friends / "Remeber me" update / Thanks
02:21 - Trivia Quesiton: "Walking in the Sand" - Who was the 14 yro piano player.
03:30 - "Original song is not always better than the cover." / Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n Roll / Unicorn - There's No Way Out / Tina Turner - You Better Be Good to Me
05:37 - Badfinger vs. Harry Nilsson - Without You
07:00 - Naomi Carman / Show: Chernobyl miniseries
10:00 - How they talk in the South / NFL action


Notes
You ever hear the one about the pissed off club owner that told the band that was playing there that night “now look, I don’t wanna hear any originals by you or anyone else dammit”?

Uncle Larry checks in real quick with some observations about classic rock

I did also forget to mention the Youngbloods "Get Together" as the greatest cover of all time …but you already knew that

May 3rd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 305, Tom Bukovac, “That Confounded Bridge”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin' some chords
02:20 - Far out pickin' pattern
03:08 - Yo'! / Gibson Maestro GA-45
04:07 - Song form (very important) / "Fixing a broken song"
08:15 - Lesson: "The Middle Eight"
09:43 - Best bridges of all time: 38 Special - Caught Up In You
12:00 - Back half of the bridge / Low harmony
12:33 - Working with Donnie & Johnny Van Zant
13:11 - Bridge is even better #2: Badfinger - Baby Blue
14:50 - Best bridge of all: Uncle Kracker - Drift Away (Reggie Young)
16:53 - Good bridge: Aerosmith - Living On The Edge


Notes
Uncle Larry gives ya a little look into the world of song form….and a magical device that the British call “the middle eight”

Oh, and the click bait thumbnail has absolutely NOTHING to do with this video but I just thought some of you motorheads out there might dig takin a gander at the 71 396 Camaro I owned for a while back before my dear boys were born

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