While still unable to answer your question as to his identity, I can confirm that Lootie has now made his way to the environs of Hurricaine Sandy (see here),
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2954207/posts?page=6#6
however his arrival has been upstaged by that of an even more egregious exploiter of human misery...
Amazing how Lootie can find Heineken in a subway. =)