July 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 468, Tom Bukovac, “Hillbilly With A Hellcat”

Chapters
00:00 - Honky Tonk playing
06:13 - Thank you for course
08:17 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / The trashy side of comments and retort
11:28 - Real Country players / Paul Franklin
13:33 - The tuning of the Pedal Steel / Buddy Emmens, etc.
15:33 - Lesson: Steel kick
17:45 - Brett Papa course


Notes
ENDLESS thank you’s to everyone out there who took the plunge and bought the course

I am SO HAPPY that you guys dig it

Here’s the link
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

July 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Course Sign Up Details”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing / Course update


Notes
Uncle Larry explains a few details about the email sign up process for the Maximum Larry extreme guitar instructional course that drops in a couple hours

Here is the link where you can buy the course…8 hours of Uncle Larry mayhem
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

July 1st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

Chapters
00:00 - Course update


Notes
Happy birthday to my dear beloved departed mother Norma Irene Castle Bukovac…

…and….the instructional course I have been working my ASS OFF on for the past 2 years is finally coming out tomorrow morning !!!!

Here is the link friends
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

I sincerely hope you love it

June 23rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 466, Tom Bukovac “Don’t Rock The Jukebox In My Mind”

Chapters
00:00 - Singing the weather blues
02:05 - Hey, friends! / Benson Gallagher
03:45 - Vincent Gill
05:32 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made of Sand
06:36 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - You Got Me Floatin'
07:20 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - Wait Until Tomorrow / Medley
10:29 - Playing: Blues
11:10 - Playing: Doors - Love Me Two Times / Medley
21:40 - Guessing game / Country playing


Notes
Uncle Larry gets way in the weeds…

riding a stream of unconsciousness….

a musical run-on sentence that carries on without a comma

turn it on Salvador Dali Llama

June 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “One More Time For Nicky G”

Chapters
00:00 - Nick Govrik music
02:34 - Uncle Larry coming at ya
04:01 - 3rd & Lindsley
04:40 - Gibson ES-355
05:21 - Reproduction pickguard
06:01 - Playing
09:55 - Sign off


Notes
Happy Sunday friends, come on down and see us Friday night June 27th at 3rd and Lindsley for the album release party for my dear friend Nick Govrik's new record "One More Time For The Man'....produced by yours truly, and featuring a cavalcade of guests.

Guthrie, Jedd and myself will all be playing in the backing band…it should be some good clean fun for everyone involved.

Here's the link if you wanna check it out…made with a lot of love by two old hillbillies who have been friends for a long time
https://www.nickgovrik.com/

also, go to this site to check out the amazing new Dann Huff record "When Words Aren't Enough"
https://bakedalaskarecords.com/produc...

and PLEASE don't forget about signing for my new course that should be out in about a week or so...
go to maximumlarry.com/course add your email to the list, which will allow you to get half off the price of the course.

and then, on July 18th, also at 3rd and Lindsley, check out Tal Kin Buk....a little collaboration gig between myself and Tal Wilkenfeld, also with some great special guests

June 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam, “A Century Of Progress”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing on something special


Notes
If ever there was a true life example of the old saying “man, this old guitar has some songs in it” this is it my friends

I fell head over heels for this old chopped up mid 30’s Gibson C-1 Century Of Progress model right before I left town at a music store

It was too much money, so I made an offer while I was out on the road and they accepted…

my buddy picked it up for me so it was here at my house when I get home from this weekend of road gigs at 5am Sunday morning

In the first 10 minutes this little ditty appeared

Wow, what an inspiring little guitar

June 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update, “How To Pick Like An English Guy”

Chapters
00:00 - Groove playing
01:07 - Hey friends from a hotel room and update / Dwayne guitar
04:34 - Lesson: 4 note claw picking
05:53 - Chirping while finger-picking
07:20 - Sign up for Maximumlarry
08:18 - Meeting some Homeskoolers


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in from Augusta Georgia…a couple hours before soundcheck

PLEASE sign up your email for my instructional course
You will get a discount on your purchase!

Maximumlarry.com/course

Here’s a link to the Tal Wilkenfeld show on July 18th friends
https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/tm-eve...

Here’s a link for the June 27th Nick Govrik record release party with myself, Jedd and Guthrie
https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/tm-eve...

If you wanna check out the new Nick Govrik’s new album that i produced you can get it here friends
Some really good songs, made with a lot of love
https://www.nickgovrik.com/

June 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Macon Gold”

Chapters
00:00 - The Story of Dwayne Allman's GoldTop
03:45 - Acoustic A/Gmaj7...
04:45 - Vince Gill playing the Les Paul
07:06 - More background story
07:25 - Actual playing
07:52 - Tom playing Lynryd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special on the Dwayne's Goldtop


Notes
Hello dear Homeskoolers…dearest Richard Brent, the fella that’s shown at the beginning of this video, was kind enough to bring over the iconic 57 Goldtop that Duane Allman used to plunk on to our soundcheck today .

The guitar is usually on display at the Allman brothers museum in Macon GA, which was about a mile from the old venue we played at apparently.

What a cool old guitar, it’s certainly been through a lot in its life…lots of changes and many owners…but all you gotta do is plug it in and hear it through an amplifier to quickly understand that it’s charm is pretty undeniable.

A nice lightweight guitar with a fairly shallow neck profile, that sports a FANTASTIC sounding pair of PAF’s that are extremely balanced with rich sounding midrange.

What’s not to love?

Special thanks to Steve Harlamert

Here’s a link to some website history on the guitar

June 20th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 465, Tom Bukovac, “Livin After Midnight Ramblin’ Riders On The Storm”

Chapters
00:00 - Tom and Jedd
06:00 - Stories from the road (Ronnie Mullins)
07:00 - Acoustic strumming
09:51 - Greetings from Georgia
11:11 - Allman Brothers
12:09 - Throwing bass track down in 5 minutes
13:15 - Vince Gill shows
13:52 - Lesson: Cool lick [8 8 7 x x x] -> [8 6 8 x x x]
15:04 - Instagram
16:08 - Tal Wilkinfeld gig / Videoing at comic gigs
18:20 - Playing
19:43 - Over and out


Notes
Through the magic of “modern digital editing”, Uncle Larry creates a soft cozy quilt of Homeskoolin’ from some leftover fabric remnants that he had laying around …a coat of many colors

…AND he introduces you to the coolest thing that ever came out of West Virginia…and that my friends is a fella named Ronnie Mullins

If you guys are indeed getting some thrills out of these absolutely free videos where I NEVER ask you to “subscribe” or “smash that like button”, please feel free to donate a little something to the virtual Homeskoolin tip jar

My PayPal address is tombukovac@gmail.com
My Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

You can also still buy nice soft extremely comfy Homeskoolin t shirts in many styles at this site friends
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/me...

June 18th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 464, Tom Bukovac, “Hillbilly Swamp”

Chapters
00:00 - Country swing
01:56 - Hey friends! Chicken pickin' in
02:37 - Thanks
03:35 - 80s Ibanez Roadstar for sale
07:00 - Liza Jane / Jedd Hughes
07:42 - Brent Mason solo amazement / Video setup / Bounce / Hybrid picking
10:26 - Lesson: Bouncing fingers on the neck
13:12 - Demonstration of bouncing
14:03 - Lesson: Accents
19:38 - Video Lesson: Liza Jane solo


Notes
Uncle Larry shows ya how to play some rhythm guitar

Brent Mason shows ya how to play a fuggin bad ass lick