Company Story:

Blue Hair Action Wear, LLC, is an idea dreamed up by the company owners, Dave Goos, Mary Miller, and Eric Miller.   Avid sports enthusiasts, sharing hobbies ranging from swimming, skiing, running, triathlons, biking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, hockey, baseball, basketball, and occasionally badminton or ping pong, our heroes found themselves scratching their heads after reaching the age of forty.  They looked through trillions of mail-order catalogs and endured field trips through countless malls, searching for workout and casual clothes for their generation.  All they found were stores targeting teens and a plethora of punk-wear, too scary to describe.  "Something's gotta change", they agreed one crisp fall evening around the fire-ring with beers in hand.  Thus, the birth of Blue Hair Action Wear.  We're a company that celebrates the seasoned athlete.  Our goal is to outfit the fit over forty, everywhere!

Eric's favorite saying is "I like to see the granularity in everything we do."  Eric, an ex-Navy VET, holds an MBA, and a BS in Information Systems.  He has over 20 years of experience in the realm of quality assurance, and at one point in his career, worked on quality assurance for the Department of Defense, testing advanced weapons systems.  We figured if he could be relied upon to test weapons for our country, he might do a satisfactory job with clothing.  Eric's job at Blue Hair Action Wear is to work with accounting, lawyers, trademarks, business plans, and, well, all of the granular stuff he loves to keep an eye on.  Thankfully, Eric isn't always serious, and he's quite the sports enthusiast.  An avid skier, fast runner and excellent swimmer, Eric will be the first one to join in an adventure, especially if it involves snow - he's an Arctic Cat snowmobile fan.  Oh, he also has trash duty on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Dumbest Move:  Eric's dumbest moment in life was getting lost on the final leg of his first triathlon held in the Mojave Desert (yes, it was HOT).  He had already finished swimming one mile, biking 25 miles, and was running the final event, a 10k race.  He ended up adding two more grueling miles and making friends with a few scorpions and snakes.  DUH!!!

  
Scariest Moment:  When he realized he had become just like his dad.  He even looks like him!

Pet Peeve:  Poor customer service, and people who don't return phone calls.

Best Accomplishment:  My successful coup operation to become the BDM of Blue Hair Action Wear, LLC.

Motto:  The ball bounces where it hits.

Favorite Movie:  Any old sci-fi movie, preferably black and white.

Favorite Charity:  United Way

Favorite Personal Indulgence:  Getting a sitter and spending time with my wife.

A Lesson You've Learned with Age:  Retain a good lawyer.

Dream Vacation:  Leaving my office before 6:00pm.

Dave Goos, HAD - Head Art Dude

Dave's favorite saying is "We Can Do It!"  Dave's a highly motivated, creative, artsy guy who loves sports.  He's a hybrid (possibly cyborg) of Tony Roberts, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Picasso.  He has a BS degree in Graphic Design and Illustration.  Dave is a professional artist, and creates graphic designs for publications as well.  Dave is the perfect head art dude for Blue Hair Action Wear.  He's a fantastic artist, and he's in really great shape.  One of his nick-names is "Quadzilla."  Dave loves to lift weights, bike, hike, play volleyball, flamenco dance, and of course, draw.  He also likes to eat popcorn as a hobby.  He's been looking for a popcorn eating social club, but hasn't found one yet.  Dave's job at Blue Hair Action Wear is to design all original artwork, like our logo, and fun words and images for our apparel.  Oh, and he also is responsible for cleaning the computer monitors here every Friday, since we've been seeing a lot of greasy buttered-popcorn fingerprints lately.  

Dumbest Move:  Dave's dumbest move was falling asleep on his stomach in a dorm room in college only to awake to completely numb arms.  In order to get out of the bed, he had to roll himself onto the floor, but then he couldn't open the door until his arms regained consciousness.  He will do repeat performances upon request.

Scariest Moment:  Backing out of the driveway at Blue Hair Action Wear, LLC. 

   
Pet Peeve:  Cold Winters!

Best Accomplishment:  My kids.

Motto:  One Life.  No Finish Line.  Okay, so now you know who came up with one of our mottos.

Favorite Movie:  The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Favorite Charity:  Salvation Army.

Favorite Personal Indulgence:  Popcorn!  The movie kind.  We never would have guessed.

A Lesson You've Learned with Age:  Be self-motivated!

Dream Vacation:  Going on an adventure trip with a group of friends - anywhere I haven't been yet, which leaves a lot of options open.

Mary's favorite saying is "What did you just say?"  Mary spends most of her time off in la-la land thinking about writing, about books, about words.  She has an M.A. and a B.A. in English and has taught English to high school students for nearly twenty years.  She's a freelance writer too, with two novels under her belt (also available for sale!), and, before working on the Blue Hair Action Wear site, wrote web copy for several website owners.  Mary's favorite sport is volleyball.  She played for the University of California, Riverside "back in the day."  She says she'll "play 'til she dies."  Currently, she plays in leagues and tournaments, as often as possible.  She's also a big workout fan, and enjoys weight-lifting, running, biking, hiking and Tae-Bo.  Mary's job at Blue Hair Action Wear is to write product descriptions, update product photos, coordinate photography sessions, and pretty much write whatever needs to be written.  Oh, and she also cleans the toilets here every Thursday. 

Dumbest Move:  Mary's dumbest move began with the best of intentions.  She noticed a gigantic spider on the wall at a friend's house.  She grabbed the first shoe she saw and hit the spider with all of her strength.  The shoe was a golf shoe, with spikes.  The spider was still alive.  The wall had several holes in it.  OOPS!!!

 
Scariest Moment:  Finding out she really was afraid of heights, after slipping several feet on a glacier in Alaska and having to be coaxed back to the trail, frozen in fear.

Pet Peeve:  People who judge everyone else but themselves.  Life's too short to worry about everyone else - we all have plenty of things to improve about ourselves.

Best Accomplishment:  My kids, my friends, and ascending and descending Mount Whitney in one day.

Motto:  "Don't wait for your ship to come in.  Swim out to it."

Favorite Movie:  Chick-flicks, definitely.  Anything with Julia Roberts in it.

Favorite Charity:  Habitat for Humanity

Favorite Personal Indulgence:  Drinking large amounts of wine (any kind) on the back deck on any sunny day. 

A Lesson You've Learned with Age:  Sometimes the ugliest experiences in life create the most beautiful people.

Dream Vacation:  An Adventure Vacation in Canada with my closest friends, with plenty of wine.

About Our Models:

Dan Clabo, aka Lady-Killer

Education:  B.S., St. Cloud State, Master, Hamline University.

Athletic Background:  Volleyball, Power Lifting, Track & Field, Football.

Hometown:  Brainerd, Minnesota

Hobbies:  Volleyball, Fishing, Hunting, and harvesting wild rice (It's the best ever, and available for sale!).

Scariest Moment:  Tornado Chasing.   Those two little words should tell you a lot about Dan!

Pet Peeve:  When people don't know what they're talking about.

Best Accomplishment:  Raising two boys that are becoming a meteorologist and an engineer.  They are really nice young men too!

Motto:  Woody's.  Cryptic, isn't he?

Favorite Movie:  One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest

  
Favorite Charity:  Blue Hair.  Ha!  We did get him to model at a bargain price.

Favorite Personal Indulgence:  Chocolate.

A Lesson You've Learned with Age:  How much you really don't know.

Dream Vacation:  Australia - the Great Barrier Reef.

Wendy Erie, aka Smokin' Hot Blue Hair Model

Education:  B.S. Community Health, Mankato State.

Athletic Background:  Mostly high school track (state meet for relay, and school record for over 20 years!), also gymnastics, basketball, and softball.

Hobbies:  Anything athletic, especially downhill skiing, running, lifting weights, biking, and my new hobby: motorcycle riding.  Sheesh!  No wonder she's in such great shape!

Pet Peeve:  People who don't take responsibility for their own actions.

Best Accomplishment:  Body for Life.

Favorite Charity:  Giving blood.

 
Favorite Personal Indulgence:  Turtle Cheesecake.  Good one!

A Lesson You've Learned with Age:  Life lessons will keep hitting you in the face until you get them right.

Dream Vacation:  Mountain skiing for weeks, followed by a trip to a warm beach.