Episode 11: Doomsday (feat. Nick Hmeljak)

Welcome back to the Meet The Bus Podcast!

In this episode, I had a blast getting to talk one of my best friends, Nick Hmeljak! Nick marched trumpet for the Troopers in 2019 and the Blue Devils in 2022, and we also taught high school band together in 2021. Nick has one of the strangest journeys in DCI that I've ever heard, so you're going to have to listen to this one because it's truly unlike anyone else who's been on the show so far. There was so many laughs in this episode, so I hope you guys laugh along at home as we both tell some fun stories and discuss the future of DCI!

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Editor: Erick Booth- https://www.erickbooth.com 

He made a little cameo at 22:33 by the way lol

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- 0:00- Intro
- 3:45- Nick’s Background
- 12:15- Nick’s Rookie Year of Drum Corps + 21:20 is a clip
- 22:50- Tradition Talk 
- 25:31- Breaking Boundaries in 2019
- 29:10- Advice to The Next Generation 
- 31:30- Rounding Out Nick’s Time with Troop
- 36:27- Me and Nick Teach Together??
- 42:08- Nick Gets GOOD
- 46:45- How Nick Got to BD in 2022
- 1:00:20- The CULTURE at BD
- 1:06:48- Talking Tempus Blue 
- 1:18:49- BD Finals Week Magic
- 1:22:32- Reflection Time