LeMayZing! Cars, Collecting, History, and Culture with 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://lemaymarymoun...

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 col...

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 con...

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...

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...

His family name is synonymous with cars and car dealers in Pierce County, Washington. Bill Korum's father, Mel Korum, started with Dodge in the mid-1950s, then moved onto Ford, founding what is now Korum Ford/Lincoln. Bill Korum has made a name for himself as the owner of Puyallup Nissan. But make no mistake, Mr. Korum minces no words about his best and worst cars. And here's the kicker: He attend...

Confucius said, "Choose a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life." Join co-host Todd Kelley as he interviews Boeing Historian Mike Lombardi, who found his passion preserving the history of The Boeing Company. If you've seen documentaries about Boeing or its products, you've likely seen Mike. Hear about the development of the 707, 747 and the 777, and names like William Boein...

The LeMay Collections at Marymount is more than an interesting place to store the classic car collection of the late Harold LeMay. Prior to the property becoming an interesting venue for a world-class car collection, not to mention a "collection of collections," it also has a significant place in local history as a military academy for young boys, run by the Sisters of St. Dominic of Tacoma. Join...

LeMay-zing co-host Todd Kelley talks to local car aficionado, collector and classic car dealer Sam Barer, who has a special family connection to a car on display at LeMay Collections at Marymount. He also shares the story of his 1929 Franklin, his six-of-a-kind Ferrari and memories of special times with his car-loving father. For more information on Sam's business, Class Winners, go to http://www....

Join 15-year Marymount volunteer and LeMay-zing! co-host Todd Kelley in his first episode where he interviews two longtime LeMay Marymount volunteers Bill Reynolds and Harvey Widman about their favorite Harold LeMay stories. Todd also adds his own favorite story he shares about Harold during his tours of the LeMay Collections at Marymount.

An introduction to Todd Kelley, who you're going to hear a lot from on LeMayZING! in 2023. Meanwhile, Eric is still trying to transfer files and figure out how to use new software, so bear with him on the editing. For instance, I couldn't figure out while I didn't have my entire "Merry Old Olds" playlist, until I realized we had recorded it off a record from the 1940s in one take on two sides year...

More full episodes are coming soon. This is just a technical attempt to clean up and make sure everything still works on new equipment. Enjoy three classic car ads!

Doug Drowley has been researching family history for over 35 years. He is a writer and lawyer by day, in Lakewood, Washington. Here are some links mentioned:   ancestry.com familysearch.org familytreedna.com newspapers.com chroniclingamerica.com  

Marymount volunteer Harvey Widman talks about growing up in the Belgian Congo where he developed his love for motorcycles and led to his organization of Motorcycle Month in June at Marymount. The events at Marymount culminate on Father's Day Weekend and include time trials, a solstice parade, and hundreds of bikes of all makes and types. www.lemaymarymount.com

There are a lot of great guests coming soon to LeMayZing!, but in the meantime, here are some enthusiastic classic car ads to pep you up mid-winter. If you have ideas for guests on LeMayZing!, you can email us at lemayzingcars@gmail.com.

Tom Neff spent more than four decades with the Washington State Patrol and has worked several years as a tour guide at Marymount. He talks about his distinguished career in law enforcement and and the changes he saw.

Bob Skaggs is one of many docents and volunteers you'll meet at Marymount. He has worked extensively in firefighting, both as a manager and elected official, and laid an egg as a chicken farmer in Idaho.  Bob also does incredible volunteer work with the Washington Association of Generals, which you can learn more about here: https://www.wagenerals.org

Randy Hedin-Baughn wraps of the epic tale of their weeks-long road trip from Thurston County, WA to the Arctic Ocean on motorcycles. Needless to say, they met several very kind and generous (and interesting!) people along the way.

On the road! Part One was about preparation...now it's time to hit the road to the Arctic with Randy & Co. Don's forget to hear the conclusion in Part Three next week!

Randy talks about planning for their trip on motorcycles to the Arctic Circle and then gives a short tour of their main support vehicle. This will be the first of three parts (so many stories to tell!).

Eric tells the short (long) story of the Studebaker Avantis that were serial-numbered first and last -- his first big "barn find." And Josh Straughn from Richardson Auto Body in in Hoquiam, WA talks about his 1959 Ford Edsel Ranger he was taking to a show and shine in barn-find condition. (You know how you look at a car and KNOW there is a story?) BTW: Richardson Custom Auto does great work and ha...

Paul Tegels is a native of The Netherlands and an Associate Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. Paul is also the University Organist at PLU and received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance and Pedagogy and his Master of Arts Degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Iowa. We sit down and talk about the organ as an instrument and Marymount's...

Bob Montgomery was the founder of The Bremerton Machine office company more than 70 years ago. Before Bob passed away at the age of 96, Paul Lundy bought the shop in downtown Bremerton and has been continuing the business. It's the last Puget Sound-area company that does a full-time business repairing typewriters. Paul does a blog and sells typewriters on the website: https://typespec.com

The second part of the LeMayZing! annual car show at Marymount. This episode has some sounds from the Lucky Collector Car Auction, and an interview with Zeva Aero CEO Steve Tibbitts. Lucky Auction:  http://www.luckyoldcar.com Zeva Aero:  https://www.zevaaero.com The LeMay Family Collections at Marymount:  https://www.lemaymarymount.org