Sam Zell: Mogul, Oracle and Chachka Pusher?

We think we’d find this story cute and endearing if it wasn’t about someone who’s name will be on the LA Times’ tombstone.

Sharon Waxman shares that owner of the Tribune Company, Sam Zell’s holiday traditions:

Waxword/TheWrap has learned that every New Year, Zell sends 675 custom-made bronze statues to his friends with his business predictions. In 2002 it was a naked man turning a wheel to the musical theme, “Get Over It.” In 2004 it was “This Land,” featuring the arm of the Statue of Liberty grasping her torch aloft.

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