The actor on the far left is portraying Lamar Fike. RIP Lamar we love u also. I was in high school in Memphis with Lamar. I agree, I think Priscilla just wanted the Presley and she still does until this day. Fike's physical bulk led to his description as "larger-than-life" in various of the countless books on Presley. It was Fike who introduced the rock'n'roll star to a 14-year-old girl called Priscilla Beaulieu, the singer's future wife and mother of his child, Lisa Marie Presley. May God be with you all. Rest in peace I am sure as we speak you're very dear dear friend Elvis Presley is playing another practical joke on you rest in peace amen. Lamar was funny, great and a wonderful person and I still see him as one who was carrying him out of the funeral service. Priscilla is not the warm and caring person that Ann is and, looking at her chart, is very cold and calculating. TCB as long as we can. I BELIEVE HE IS WITH ELVIS WHO IS SINGING JAILHOUSE ROCK TO THE ANGELS. “He told me how much he missed his son, and I said that I missed him, too.” To comfort him, she occasionally called Vernon during the months leading up to his death on June 26, 1979. Lamar, as well as other responsibilities, worked Elvis' "light show" for many of Elvis' concerts. I Love the Metamorphis video “From19 to 42…. A legacy that many will honor. If Elvis let some professional jealousy show in the camera angle controversy, it didn’t spill over into his personal relationship with Ann-Margret. Or, as Fike put it, "his buffer zone.". Speechless! I am so very sorry to read of Lamars passing. 'active' : ''"> fly with the angels Lamar! Jeff Schrembs, Elvis Presley Expert, says: Lamar Fike was a beloved friend, very funny and brite and handled Elvis stage lighting like a master for years. She recalled the event: “From day one, when we gathered around the piano to run through the film’s songs, Elvis and I knew that it was going to be serious. We used to have a lot of fun with her. In his book, Jerry Schilling reported seeing Ann-Margret enter Elvis’s California home late at night in the fall of 1964 with her own key and make her way up to Elvis’s bedroom. During what Elvis purists believe were the pathetic years of his decline, the singer was wont to invite Fike onstage to give him the kind of "piggyback" a father gives his child. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Respect that too...I am sure Elvis was happy to see you....My thoughts and prayers for your family, Lamar. He didn’t reveal this vulnerable side until everyone had disappeared, until those private moments when we were alone, after darkness had blanketed the city and we’d parked somewhere up in the hills and could look down upon the sprawl of LA or up at the stars.”. You're loved & missed. I want to offer my deepest condolences to Lamar's Family and Friends. Hope you and Elvis are having a ball in heaven! Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, Lamar Fike: Member of Elvis Presley's famed inner circle, the Memphis Mafia, Email already exists. Love with Elvis. We looked at each other move and saw virtual mirror images. One of my favourite of the Memphis Mafia, he is with Elvis and making good music in heaven Just found out about it about it on the internet.I have read good things in Elvis bio's. “I was used to having my parents accompany me on dates, so Elvis’s entourage wasn’t a problem. What a great friend to Elvis. We loved Elvis very much. I am in a way surprised to hear of Lamar's passing and sad but time goes so fast. A case in point is the favoritism director George Sidney allegedly gave Ann-Margret during filming. He continued the practice for all of her Las Vegas openings for the rest of his life. What Fike described as Elvis's "lure" did not work that night and, according to Wood, he behaved "like a true southern gentleman" and drove her home. Dave Wilson Jr.A FAN. Kisses in the Wind! A void in music memory. In early 1979, on hearing that Vernon Presley was seriously ill, Ann-Margret flew to Memphis to visit him. ‘I’ve heard a lot about you,’ we said at the same time, which made us laugh and broke the ice.” They said a few polite phrases. Elvis now has friend with him looking after LMP on the other side. She even has an illegitimate child. Please R.I.P. Asked why Elvis did not marry Wood, Fike, though never a great fan of Tom Parker, said simply: "the Atlantic Ocean" – a reference to Elvis's service in Germany. TCB ! You are truly missed. It meant Elvis truly trusted me.” During their private time together, Elvis opened up to her, perhaps more than he ever had with any other person in his life. It got hot and heavy.” Marty Lacker added, “Neither one of them was married, and they really cared a lot about each other… and Priscilla was back at Graceland.” For her part, in her book Ann-Margret avoided passionate details of her relationship with Elvis, instead focusing on the motorcycle rides and other adventures they shared as close friends.