Oral History

Rodney Mason Interview

Themes:
Subjects:
Roadrunners Basketball, EPA Greyhounds, Lay M Low Car Club, Eric Stewart, Jeremiah Irby, Rodney Mason, Mastadon Football, Blacktop Basketball
Date of Creation or Publication:
7/26/2025
Creator
Sharifa Wilson
Donor
Rodney Mason
Language
English
Copyright Statement:
Interview of Rodney Mason by Sharifa Wilson about Lay M Low Car Club. Topics include: family moving to East Menlo Park when he was a baby; living in The Gardens neighborhood for last 17 years; carpenter by trade; coaching youth sports including the Greyhounds; changes he has seen in EPA including Home Depot and car club members having to leaving because of housing costs; origins of the Lay M Low Car Club in 2002; his various jobs in the club including builder giving him his nickname One Click Hydraulics; goals of the club and his future wishes for it; positive changes in EPA regarding drugs; positive changes in the police department; importance of sports and various sports organizations in the community; his love of the community; his wish for EPA about community demographic changes; and accomplishments of the EPA Greyhounds program.

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