LeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with Eric LeMay Eric LeMay

Its that time of year again! Time for the Model T Experience! Sessions begin in May and you spend the day learning to drive a Ford Model T around the 90-acre grounds at the beautiful Marymount Academy. In this short episode, LeMayZing Co-Host Todd Kelley gives a brief history of the Ford Model T and we hear from two recent “graduates” of the Model T Experience.
Join us! Visit https://lemaymarymount.org/model-t-experience/ for dates and other information.

Join us for another fun episode with Eric & Todd at The Hideaway Tavern ($4 dirty burgers on Wednesdays). In this episode, we discuss how different LeMay Collections at Marymount and LeMay-America’s Car Museum are from each other, but they are symbiotic in a way that will surprise visitors to both. It is a bit of a continuation of our previous episode as we share great stories of cars in both collections that hold fond memories for both of us. Then, the comparison devolves into Eric classifying LeMay Collections at Marymount as an “orgy of the senses.” (Hey Eric, this is a family show…let’s call Marymount what it is…a “collection of collections.”)

(ERIC'S NOTE: I think "orgy of the senses" is one of the greatest phrases ever uttered on early 1991-era international live broadcasting. The entire thing deserves a short documentary. It was big on a lot of levels. But I never thought of it as a "blue" question. In fact, I might have been the last person who realized what I was saying. Terry Anderson had such a great answer...)
(TODD'S NOTE: Good excuse, Eric. Isn't he funny?)

Join LeMayZing Host Eric LeMay and Co-host Todd Kelley from LeMay Collections at Marymount as they are joined by Pandora Paul, the curator at LeMay-America’s Car Museum, both located in Tacoma, WA. We have a wide-ranging conversation about car collecting and creating a meaningful car museum experience for a more diverse audience by connecting them to their own memories and experiences. A great conversation, live from the Hideaway Tavern in Spanaway, WA, all during a Seattle Seahawks game!

Join Eric LeMay and cohost Todd Kelley as they bring the fun of car shows indoors, live from the Hideaway Tavern in Spanaway, WA. With the summer of 2023 in the books and the holidays upon us, this episode explores what you (and your visiting holiday relatives) can see at LeMay Collections at Marymount’s “year-round car show.” Hear many of the “back stories” of how several of the cars ended up in Spanaway, including the 1948 Tucker and the “Rat Pack” 1958 Dual Ghia, once owned by actor Peter Lawford and how it may have been used to connect Frank Sinatra to the Kennedys!

LeMayZing! pays a visit to Ball Auto, a mainstay in Tacoma’s Stadium District since 1946. Founded by R.H. “Speed” Ball, he later handed it over to his son Kirk, who ran the business for over 50 years. Kirk then handed it off to his son-in-law, Derek Barnett, who is married to Kirk’s daughter, Lori. They are about retire and are handing it off to their sons, marking the fourth generation of family ownership. Ball Auto is a car repair shop, gas station, auto sales and auto storage, a very unique combination that harkens to an era gone by. (They also call themselves automotive therapists!) Join host and longtime Ball Auto customer Todd Kelley as he explores the history of this unique automotive shop.