Here’s one for you– is there anyone better equipped to deal with a disaster (natural or, let’s just say for example, financial) than a Madoff or someone related to a Madoff? Catherine Hooper, the girlfriend of Andy pictured above, who allegedly has tattoo of her boyfriend’s name branded to her ass and is therefore stuck with him and his family, says no. As you may recall, back in December we reported that Hooper and her main man had hilariously started a business called Black Umbrella, a company that “builds practical, efficient disaster plans for individuals, couples and families,” in the event of any kind of disaster. And apparently this thing is really happening! Are you scared there might be an unexpected incident or that someone you share blood with will admit to doing something really bad? Hooper knows how you feel.

“Disaster can be a megadisaster like something that affects all of us,” said Ms Hooper, 38, a former partner in the Fifth Avenue fly-fishing store Urban Angler. “But it can also be something that happens in your own world, whether it’s an unexpected death in the family or” — and here she chose a euphemism — “this kind of thing.”

And she’s here to help. Continue reading »