I have some freehand work by Lal, of which I am still proud, I did some carpentry and joinery  at the studio,and he reciprocated with some tattoos, this would have been in the early 80s, ( a pair of doors for the kennel) and Lal was a really nice guy then as now, Ha ha just remembered I fixed a loft ladder for him that had been giving a few problems,, and on my way back to my  factory I delivered a large cabinet , to his parents house!! You may remember if you read this , Lal, alway been proud to have met you... Chris!

Much respect to Lal !!!

A real gent.

Loved hearinf his thoughts on tattoo, so eloquently put.

gotta love tha Lal.......    =) such a gr8t interview!.. i was there when he got his back done...
Ill never forget...

i remember you from the orange tree pub , back in the 70s ,  allways wondered where  the teds got there tattoos from ,  i was just a kid then  but i  was in that pub alot   ,  my uncle ran it ,  wished you did my work , your the best ,    do you remember crazy cavan ,      all the best ,   ps i lived in wilton  rd back in the 70s ,

I don't think it will die out I reckon only the very best artists will survive.

Legendary, love from Sheffield lal x

Very interesting documentary. Solid work. Best of good luck to you.
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Transcript available at http://opentranscripts.org/transcript/interview-lal-hardy/

Always remember the girl with the red hair and tribal deigns on the side of her head .