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Adam Hargreaves - Mr. Happy Gibson Les Paul

20b. Adam Hargreaves – Mr. Happy One of a pair of Gibson Les Paul Junior Specials, featuring illustrations of Mr.Men. Adam Hargreaves is the son of Mr. Men and Little Miss creator Roger, and catalyst for the phenomenon that followed after asking his father a simple question – "What does a tickle look like?" Roger proceeded to draw an orange person, with impossibly long arms, a big toothy grin and a blue hat! And so, in 1971, Mr. Tickle was born. Adam continues his father's legacy, having written and illustrated a new series of story books based on the existing characters and creating eight of his own. The family sold the brand to IP rights company, Chorion, in 2004. Adam was retained as creative consultant for the brand and took the opportunity to fulfil a long held personal ambition to try his hand at oil painting. The Variety Club is very close to Adam's heart. To Benefit: The Variety Club Children's Charity