HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!

My name's Louie. I'm a cool cat. Sorry, I just had to say that.

MILES OF SMILES

If you're happy and you know it, stick your thumbs out. If you're happy and you know it, stick your tongue out. If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it, if you're happy and you know it, wear IRONHEAD out.

IRONHEAD Loves Russell Crowe

Always a gentleman when he's visiting IRONHEAD, alone, or with RZA (of Wu-Tang Clan and producing fame). And always fashionable in his IRONHEAD hoodies!

Days Left to Help One Life No Regrets

IRONHEAD salutes those fearless enough to dream. Now there are 14 days until the January 1, 2012, deadline to help One Life No Regrets, Patrick Stark's conquer-fear chronicle. Check out the link:

http://www.indiegogo.com/ONE-LIFE-NO-REGRETS-POST-PRODUCTION-PUSH

THE GREATEST GIFT

PHIL KESSEL'S DA MAN!

SERIOUSLY CUTE.

Seriously. Absolutely. Undeniably. Without question. 100% cute.

J.P. ARENCIBIA ALL THUMBS

Hey, J.P., 2 minutes for looking so good.

If you were celebrating your 99th birthday, you'd gauge your family's sincerity and integrity by their gifts for the occasion. We are here to report that the David & Michelle Leslie family won Mr. Duerdoth over with this IRONHEAD signature-ready jersey. Even the Gretzky guy couldn't compare! Our congratulations to all!

IH IN FLA

If I am lost while in Florida, please return me to IRONHEAD at 555 Queen Street West, Toronto. At the very least, I can get some great new IH gear...

Life is a Highway For Cancer Research

The Life is a Highway ball hockey team battled hard raising money for cancer research led by the captains of concrete, Tom Cochrane, Ian Leggatt, and Kevin Thistle.

Natasha Spence Fight Night

Tonight, The Hershey Centre's boxing ring in Mississauga, Ontario, will be home-sweet-home for Natasha "The Nightmare" Spence. Her super featherweight bout against Lucia Larcinese is sure to entertain, especially since Natasha will be wearing the same name on her boxing trunks that greats such as Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Arturo Gatti, Vernon Forrest, and David Tua have worn in the past: IRONHEAD. Here, a kinder, gentler Natasha "The Dream" models her favourite IRONHEAD garage shirt at our Toronto store. We wish Natasha and her team, managed by Mike Simon, all the best!

Natasha "The Nightmare" Spence

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome in this corner, weighing in at two fists of iron, Natasha "The Nightmare" Spence. And in the opposing corner, weighing in at, well, considerably less than two fists of iron, IRONHEAD's own "Ted". Go, Natasha, go!

Andrew Loog Oldham Returneth

Looking debonair as all get-out, Andrew Loog Oldham (left) paid host Danny Regan a visit again at IRONHEAD Vancouver. We love Andrew!

Jose Bautista in IRONHEAD!

That morning, Scottie Pippen called and pleaded Jose Bautista to help guide his fashion on the day. Jose didn't get the message and left appropiately attired in his IRONHEAD tee and cap.

IRONHEAD Visits Leslieville

Sung to the tune of "One Little Piggy": Two little girls went to market. Tops, they each bought one. One was a leader in IRONHEAD, the other a follower in none. (Okay, our copywriting is starting to slide...) You go, Jayme Leslie (that's proud Papa Leslie looking all stoic and studly in the background)!!

Another Ervine Success Story

Not to be outdone or out-fashioned by his sister, Kyle Ervine sported his IRONHEAD headwear to conquer the world (or at least his cross-country conference finals, which he won for his age class a few days ago). Way to go, Kyle!

Erin Ervine Runs The Beach

Moments earlier at the start of her duathlon, Erin Ervine was merely content. Then she put on her IRONHEAD skull cap and, well, you be the judge...

Shack's Back

That's "Shack", not "Shaq". Shack is well-known for his sweet, now-vintage Zed ragtop that you could cook eggs on. It just happens to be parked in front of one of his more preferred stores (that you could cook eggs in).

Weller Wears Again

The official Cutman? Brian Weller is the consummate brand supporter. In addition to countless IRONHEAD tops, he owns just about every IH cap ever made. Here, he proudly dons one of the many, this one atop a recently acquired facial wound received when sixty-seven knife-wielding thugs tried to steal his hat. In a moment of weakness he suffered the cut, but you should have seen the other guys.

Bergy Inked

Bergy is known for his love of IRONHEAD. Bergy's body even more so...

Dario Dares

Longtime IRONHEAD fan Dario Cingolani models either his much-loved bike or his much-loved IRONHEAD hoody. Or both. We much-love them, too. And Dario.

Queen West Tattoo Rocks Us

Where do tattoo artists like Aaron Williams of Queen West Tattoo go when they need their threads? Yup. (Thanks to Aaron for all of his amazing support!)

IH VISITS SAUSAGEFEST

102.1 FM's Dean Blundell delivers the goods in his IRONHEAD tee at Sausagefest 2011 (Sound Academy, Toronto) this past weekend. Snauzage. Ha-ha, we love saying that. Snauzage.

IRONHEAD IN PARIS!

The City of Love just might have a little crush on Ironhead (or maybe it's Todd, who is there playing a little pro hockey). Way to go, Todd!

The latest from the One Life: No Regrets set is a goodie: Producer Patrick Stark and Bif Naked team up in their IRONHEAD shirts. And that's one spoiled dog...

CHAMPIONS, STAMKOS-STYLE

The Chris Stamkos and Mario G.-led IRONHEAD entry recently won the prestigious Pride of Unionville Slo-Pitch tournament in Unionville, Ontario. This definitely brought a tear to our eyes...

GLOBETROTTING IRONHEADS

We're not quite sure if these respresent the five corners of the earth, but they might be close. In reverse order:

Neither James Herdy nor his IH cap required oxygen at the Everest Base Camp in Tibet.

Brett Fair holds the weight of Italian history in his own hand. Being a task he would not normally tackle alone, he chose to gain the extra strength from one of his countless IRONHEAD tees (any of them would have done the trick, really).

Mike Brodie and his brother are fearlessly hiking the, uh, the, ahem...set of the The Sound of Music (Mike swore he heard Julie Andrews in the hills).

Mike Wry poses with his wife to show off his IH tee. Some pesky pyramid thingies snuck in and almost spoiled the shot.

Is that Frank Sinatra or Alycia Keys singing in NYC? The handiwork of Tom Leech set up this shot showcasing IRONHEAD in The Big Apple. Nice.

Thanks, everyone!

Within Minutes...

The door wasn't even unlocked before our first Ironhead Toronto customer came a-knockin' on opening day. Brad Furtney, a Sympatico exec, swears his IH gear is much better than the less-than-ideal-picture quality of himself in an Ironhead sandwich (IH Toronto Manager Melissa on left frames Brad with Ironhead Retail Prez Danny Regan).

Ironhead Toronto - A Love Story

Well, we're proud to report that our second store opened June 22 on Queen Street in Toronto. After months of debating about the merits of steel studding versus wood, the duststorm has now abated. And pics like these quickly remind us of the reasons we did it: This IH-loving actor couple (although they're not acting in these pics; they really did love their new threads!) rolled up to our destination storefront in its infancy, and that just works for us, ya know? Thanks for making it all worthwhile, guys!

Mickey, Scotty, and Arturo

Every day feels like St. Patrick's Day when we look at this shot. Yep, that's boxing legend Irish Mickey Ward alongside Ironhead faithful Scotty Corobotiuc (deltoid-flexing his Ironhead-inspired Arturo Gatti ink). Scotty considered it an honour and privilege to meet the man back in March of this year. We would, too!

Lou Takes Two

The two latest contestants in the "I Can Outmuscle Lou Ferrigno With My Extreme Cuteness Contest" are a curiously familiar retail proprietor and the obvious winner (and kids' Ironhead Garage Shirt model extraordinaire), Li'l Beaming Bobby.

STITCHES O'TOOLE

Stitches O'toole stopping both pucks and pretty ladies in their tracks with his IRONHEAD HOODIE and mask.

Three Mouseketeers?

Great things made of threes: triangles, strikeouts, ringed binders, shots from beyond the arc, relationships (?). Not sure what exact "three" classification this majestic trio falls into, but, uh, they're a good-looking group, especially the dude in the IH garb. Say hi to Todd, Jeremy, and Dean, everybody!

More of One Life: No Regrets

Here are a couple more stills from the set of One Life: No Regrets. That's Canadian music icon Paul Hyde (of Payolas/Rock & Hyde fame) saddling up with his guitar. In the other shot, co-producer Michael Collins, despite being such a great guy, looks hopelessly overshadowed by director/producer Patrick Stark's riveting red Ironhead ensemble. Mind you, we've been accused of being biased before...perspectives just a little skewed...

One Life: No Regrets

If ever there were a great idea, it would read and sound something like this: One Life: No Regrets. Filmmaker Patrick Stark's documented journey to perform with U2 is unlike any other. Check him/it out on YouTube or on his website (http://www.onelifenoregrets.ca/). And be sure to check him out here looking like a million bucks in his Ironhead tees, appropriately dressed alongside such music icons as Prism's Al Harlow and Jim Byrnes.