November 13th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “I Have A Mansion…”

00:00 - Getting ready for the show
Notes
The unmistakable sound of Joe Walsh…it has NOTHING to do with any gear. I have personally witnessed him play through literally 500 different amps and about 1000 different guitars from five feet away or closer…and it always sounds EXACTLY the same.
So keep that in mind regarding any upcoming gear purchases you may be considering.
Having an absolute ball out here in San Diego kids…fun and crazy rehearsal yesterday.
So great to see all these old friends and have a blast playing some killer old rock and roll songs.
This little video stars sweet Nathan East..my dear old pal Joe Vitale, sweet Victor, Mark Reis, and Joe’s wife, sweet Marjorie.
She makes my whole day when I see her out there in the crowd dancing and boogyin’ her ass off during rehearsals…such a great vibe, kinda like Stills….not
I have also come to really look forward to the inevitable moments when our friend Stephen (undoubtedly the most thoughtful joyous well adjusted person in rock and roll history) comes out to the gigs where I am hired by the person in charge to play guitar, and then kicks me off the stage before I have even played a note…always a highlight for me.
If he would just be nice to me for 5 seconds I could help him fix whatever is going on with those re-everythinged old tweeds that look like they got puked on by Hendrix Himself that he struggles with…hahaaa
but as a wise man once said to me many years ago (in a slow southern drawl) “Tommy, you just can’t help some people”
November 11th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Volume 253, Tom Bukovac, “The Two Things I DESPERATELY Try To Avoid”

00:00 - Blues in the hotel room
Notes
Uncle Larry gives us a primer on a new genre of guitar playing called “thoughtful blues”….
The use of the tiny practice amp and extremely low volume also makes this a a good illustration of how a guitar player breathes when he is playing haha
November 10th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “90,000 Bored People”

00:00 - Some beautiful plucking into the epitome of raunch
02:23 - Hello Homeskoolers! / 90,000 subscribers and some thanks / Born to play
04:14 - Joe Walsh, ELO, Jeff Lynne gig for Veterans
04:54 - '60 Gibson ES-335
06:43 - VCB / John Lennon's gibberish
07:14 - Love the Beatles / Crying vs biggest piece of shit
Notes
Thanks for stickin’ with me through this whole bloody mess dear friends....
what a ride
in today's news, there are 70 of the original 1000 vinyl copies of Plexi Soul still left...if you want one go to either of these two links...there will not be any more made.
https://thesessionman.myshopify.com/
https://thesessionman.com/
if you care to make a donation to the Homeskoolin' cause...
my PayPal address is
tombukovac@gmail.com
my venmo address is
@Tom-Bukovac-1
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November 10th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The Morning Beatles”

00:00 - Playing a little Beatles
Notes
Nothin like a good masked Beatles jam with your kids before school. Sorry I can’t sing to save my ass…this is my favorite Lennon vocal of all time by the way.
We tried to do “Now And Then” afterwards but Leo wasn’t feelin’ it haha
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November 5th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Volume 252, Tom Bukovac, “The Evolution Of The Short Attention Span”

00:00 - Wonderful playing and twanging away
04:20 - Hello, friends!
05:15 - Pick hitting the pickups pet peeve
06:06 - National New Yorker - Memphis Minnie
07:55 - Tuning guitar to the hall (Frank Zappa)
08:55 - Jim Irsay and recording / J Sol "My Girl"
10:22 - Counterpoint notes
10:50 - Lesson: Beatles - Blackbird / Stealing good melodies
12:35 - VCB / "How many songs do you know?"
13:42 - Idiosyncrasies inside songs that you have forgotten
15:00 - Run Rudolph Run bass guitar / Pound you over the head with cool hooks
18:14 - Reggie Young chat / Saving licks to the end of recording
20:28 - Not being a crusty old guy, just giving some wisdom
Notes
(Editors note...this video was shot Friday morning and it disappeared into the ether as i was trying to upload it...and to be perfectly honest, i completely forgot about it until it popped up at 5am on a Sunday morning hahaa)
Larry gets off on a good old fashioned Cleveland style rant today....
So...if you want to check out one of the rad limited edition prints Ziggy drew up to commemorate episode 250 go here:
www.ziggysartstudio.com
and...we are getting damn close to 90K prescribers....wow
there are a couple hundred vinyl copies of Plexi soul still left...if you want one go to either of these two links folks
https://thesessionman.myshopify.com/
https://thesessionman.com/
a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after watching a few of the 700-ish free videos i have posted over the last 3 years.
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
November 2nd, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “J’Sol”

00:00 - What it's all about singing
Notes
Havin a blast in the studio on a break with these bad bitchezzz
Alaina Renae
Stephanie Allen Stevenson
Staci Mccrackin
Renee Merrifield
Corri Bethel
November 2nd, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Welcome To 1979”

00:00 - Welcome To 1979 tour
01:46 - Interview with Chris Mara
02:56 - Look at old gear
Notes
Thought you dear kids would get a kick outta this amazing old studio/tape machine building factory/record pressing plant I worked at all day yesterday
Really cool place in Sylvan Park called “Welcome To 1979” owned and operated by my buddy Chris Mara.
November 1st, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 251, Tom Bukovac, "Halloween Candy Hangover"

00:00 - Some straight off the press raunch
03:47 - Hello, friends! / Halloween hangover
04:15 - Firebird is back / Amazing intonation
05:40 - Intonation and bending out of tune
06:08 - Lesson: Ziggy Stardust intro out of tune (YouTube)
06:48 - Firebird I description sheet
08:15 - Halloween adventures
08:45 - Gig at 1979 studio
09:03 - Shootout Firebird I vs Firebird V
10:00 - '63 Firebird V
10:58 - Differences Firebird I vs Firebird V
11:35 - Try again
12:00 - 250 episodes of Homeskoolin'
12:47 - Firebird I
13:33 - Acoustic test / Firebird I
13:55 - Firebird V acoustic / 0.5 as loud
14:22 - Firebird I loud test / Why the difference in loudness
15:00 - VCB / Favorite song from The Cure - Facination Street / Sppreciation
15:39 - Kirk Hammett respect
16:12 - Lesson: Genesis - Turn It On Again
17:44 - More vocals / Mick Ronson - Soul Love
18:58 - Rather be in a band? / Getting bored
20:15 - 80's documentary, Husker Du, Bob Mould
Notes
A little wednesday morning blooze for ya on two different '63 birds.
Very special thanks to dearest Lin Crowson at Gruhn Guitars for breathing some new life into this wounded old bird.
Dig this great old 90's power pop....getting guitars THIS loud in a mix where they don't hurt at all is no easy feat. Brilliant track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsJkN_ODUPM
go to www.ziggysartstudio if you want to check out one of the rad limited edition prints he drew up to commemorate episode 250
and...we are getting damn close to 90K prescribers....wow
and i think there are a couple hundred vinyl copies of Plexi soul still left...if you want one go to either of these two links folks
https://thesessionman.myshopify.com/
a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 248 free guitar lessons
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
November 1st, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 250, Tom Bukovac "Special Halloween Edition"

00:00 - Little Halloween music / Happy Halloween / Playing
04:30 - EQ pedal trick / Playing
07:50 - The Cure and Ziggy Stardust
09:30 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Studio etiquette change from youngsters
11:39 - "Screwed on a guitar deal, ever?"
13:07 - Hot stuff on Quora digest
13:30 - Kirk Hammett playing (YouTube)
14:00 - Best thing being a session player vs. band / Watching the trends from afar / Giant marriage
15:35 - Jefferson Airplane
16:41 - Janes Addiction
17:27 - Gibson 335
17:45 - Big Al stuff
Notes
Wow...250 episodes...thanks for coming along for the ride friends...
go to www.ziggysartstudio if you want to check out one of the rad limited edition prints he drew up to commemorate episode 250
and...we are getting damn close to 90K prescribers....wow
and i think there are a couple hundred vinyl copies of Plexi soul still left...if you want one go to either of these two links folks
https://thesessionman.myshopify.com/
https://thesessionman.com/
a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 248 free guitar lessons
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
November 1st, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Industries “Signing Bonus”

00:00 - Signing records
Notes
Uncle Larry just having some fun with the lads…big thanks to all that have purchased the vinyl…it truly means a lot