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Thought that "Madoff" name sounded familiar... |
You know me, always looking to connect my boys on Wall Street with The Drake, so...
Meet Andy Madoff. A little over a year ago, Madoff was the leader of an investment group who bought Abel Reels. He was also an investor in NYC's Urban Angler Fly Shop and, I think, Thomas and Thomas. Andy is the son of Bernard Madoff, he of the Ponzi scheme that is currently charged with defrauded investers of around $50 billion and has been all over the news the past three days. Here's a shortened version of the press release from November, 2007:
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I remember the first time I walked into the old log-and-brick cabin in downtown Jackson. I suppose we all have an archetype in our head of what the ideal fly shop should look-and perhaps more importantly-feel like, and for me HCF was it - it had the requisite funk, character, sense of history, whatever you want to call it. That elusive "something" that can't be manufactured or contrived, a vibe that can only grow slowly, and never intentionally, over time. 