However, no “title” can fully/adequately define the relationship between Elvis and Marty that endured for three decades.”Good bye, Marty Lacker. Tinha diversas atividades ao … That showed all that he had his compass pointed in the right direction. Anita would often write Elvis in Germany, and one time Goulet added a postscript to one of them telling Elvis in a sly way that he was personally taking care of Anita. Marty was such a character that he even apologized for being in hospital and not replying to all his friends emails!“Marty Lacker was born in Brooklyn, NY but grew up in the South Bronx until he moved to Memphis in 1952. • Elvis and Ann-Margret … “how eerily similar we were”In addition to sharing the same profession, Elvis and Ann-Margret were also well matched on a personal level.

It seems strange for the guy running the whole operation to do the food shopping.At the top left of the chart is Red West, Elvis’ friend since high school, and he had a sweet deal – Assistant to Elvis and Available to assist others as needed. I know there’s one for Joe Esposito and Lamar Fike.Sad to hear another close friend /Elvis’s co-best man has passed on.I have wondered why so little was said by Graceland or anyone I’ve heard speaking on Sirius XM Elvis radio station. We’d both also experienced meteoric rises in show business; we liked our privacy; we loved our families; we had a strong belief in God.” As they spent more time alone together, they grew closer and closer, according to Ann-Margret:“We were indeed soul mates, shy on the outside, but unbridled within.

As you know, the men making up this unique group varied as some left (or left and came back) or were added as the years went by. After Elvis died Marty was one of the first to write a book about him. His death being caused by a simple home accident (he fell over while doing laundry) which caused him to be hospitalized with internal bruising and eventual kidney failure. He did whatever Elvis asked. & TYVM! — Billy Smith’s responsibilities in Memphis were rather light – Elvis’ shoes, Elvis’ razor, and be available daily if needed by Elvis. Elvis, Portrait of a Friend by Lacker, Marty; Lacker, Patsy; Smith, Leslie S. published by Wimmer Book Dist Hardcover A new duty was added: Elvis’ clothes – work with Richard, keep cleaned and hung upstairs in dressing room.Unlike Red West who had the same job of being Elvis’ buddy in both locations, Billy Smith had some real responsibilities added when they were in Los Angeles.Upkeep and care of portable dressing room on set each day.Now we get to the two men listed as assistants to Marty. Now he took care of the studio golf cart, purchased the afternoon paper at the studio, and kept glasses of ice water, cigarettes, etc on set for Elvis. And Ann was very career-oriented.

Feb 6, 2019 - ASK MARTY LACKER - Marty answers your questions - an EIN exclusive .. I like this one – Purchase records for Elvis. Lamar Fike saw it this way:“I think Elvis would have married her in a New York second.

Carrying his NY influences Marty would also wear bright, loud color clothes with collars up and had semi longer hair than the regular crew-cuts of the time. It was part of a ten-page lot offered at the recent It had a pre-auction estimate of $5-10,000, but bidding failed to reach the minimum of $2,500. Marty Lacker conheceu Elvis ainda na escola secundária e a partir de então entrou definitivamente na vida de Elvis. Elvis didn’t like strong, aggressive women and I posed no threat there. She went on to be an accomplished actress and a successful businesswoman who preserved Graceland and Elvis’s commercial legacy following his death. The religious symbols drawn below his name and elsewhere must have been some kind of doodling by Marty Lacker, because this document was in his possession at all times. Is the word from “above” Marty is on the “don’t talk about list?” They don’t mention Sonny West for that reason. I have an increased appreciation for Marty after reading these heart-felt messages.Is there a memorial for Marty on findagrave.com?