R.I.P. Eartha Kitt, Passed Away at Age 81.

Eartha Kitt, a singer, dancer and actress, was born in South Carolina to a family working in the cotton fields, and went on to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality before passing away on Christmas Day, at the age of 81. She had been battling colon cancer.

Best known for her TV role in the original Batman series, starring as Batman's female nemesis, The Catwoman, Kitt rose to fame using her trademark purr to allure men across the country. Call it irony or fate, but Kitt was also known for her Christmas classic, "Santa Baby."

Our thoughts and condolences from Devon Lohan to Ms. Kitt's family. She was always my favorite Catwoman.

Merry Christmas, from Devon Lohan.

It's that time of year, when we all settle in with our families and try and remember what the good stuff in life is all about. In today's society, it's a rare feat to go one day without being reminded of the constant struggles and hardships we all face from day to day, but for me Christmas is the one day when everything bad fades away and only the good is seen. Like many of you, my most cherished memories from childhood are of Christmases spent with my family. I can vividly remember every Christmas we spent together, the way the family all gathered together in the kitchen to cook, or sat around watching Christmas Vacation or A Christmas Story. I miss the days when I always got to play Santa on Christmas Eve, as we all gathered around the enormous tree, and the 100+ presents under it. Christmas was never a small deal in our family, we always strived to go bigger every year, until sometimes their were more presents than we had room for. I recall a particular year when they lined not just the living room, but the dining room, and halfway down the hall as well. That was a good year!

Times change, and in turn so do families. We move away from each other, and sometimes we're broken up by divorce or death, and eventually those Christmases we loved so dear become a thing of the past. So readers, I implore you to cherish these Christmases you have with the ones you love, because they might not always be around.

To my frenemy Random Villain, enjoy this first Christmas with your new baby Calvin, it will surely be one you'll always remember. To our other colleagues here, I wish you nothing but success and luck in your endeavours in the next year. To our readers, I thank you sincerely for continuing to come back to Devon Lohan and giving us a small audience to entertain with our antics. It's been a good year, and I think 2009 will be even better. Merry Christmas to everyone, and a Happy New Year too!

-Devon

The Countdown to "A Christmas Story" 24 Hour Marathon '07 Begins!

This blog has been a year in the making, it was inevitable....this is, DevonLohan.com's tribute to the most legendary Christmas movie of ALL time (yep, I said it)....A Christmas Story.

Ah yes, Christmas is only mere hours away, as evident by the crowds at every freaking store, that are near riot pushing their way to the near brawling aisles, making a desperate attempt to make sure and get EVERY present for EVERY single solitary person they know, making sure to not leave anyone off, even if they never even see the person, simply because it's become yearly habit...ugh....Christmas is officially all about buy, buy, and buy. I'll pass. But hey, at least one thing is always there, and never changing, and that is, EVERY Christmas, you can turn on TBS at 8 p.m. eastern, and A Christmas Story will be kicking off its 24 hour marathon. This is one of the things that makes Christmas....Christmas. It's the one constant that's always been there, back when Christmas was better, when the good memories were made, Christmas Story was there. Even though times changes, people who made Christmas are either no longer with us, or else have changed their tune and no longer around, it's good to know that 1 tradition will go on. And hey, I'm sure some people are saying "Wow, you're screwed if TBS ever stops airing it on Christmas Eve or they go out of business or something," but these days, it would be no problem, as the wonder of DVD would easily solve that problem, and yes I'd have it on repeat for 24 hours.

What can be said, this movie is THE perfect movie for Christmas, if you're the type to love Christmas, but want a more realistic approach to how Christmas REALLY is, not a sugar coated overly sappy story. The old man, Mr. Parker REALLY delivers the humor here, as his grumpy ass attitude and lovely language are hilarious throughout the whole damn movie. Ralphie of course delivers too many classic moments to mention, I don't think Randy says a full word in the whole movie (yet still pulls off a classic character that can't be forgotten,) and Mrs. Parker's reactions to the old man and Ralphie are too fitting. Gotta love a feel good movie that can drop an F-bomb (FUDGE of course!) Really, you all have had to have seen this movie, I don't need to go into the movie more, if you have not seen it, wow, you have never experienced a real Christmas, you should watch it NOW and catch up on how Christmas is supposed to be done. The phenomenon has finally caught on even more the past few years, as T-Shirts, ornaments, and now even action figures are all over the place....all things that could've and probably should've been started 20 years ago, but hey better late than never, glad they finally realized the movie's impact, and greatness. Of course the crown jewel to all Christmas Story fans, is owning your very own leg lamp, I mean, how can you go wrong owning your very own F-R-A-G-I-L-E (Italian) leg lamp!

Don't forget, 8 eastern on Christmas eve, TBS kicks off this years Christmas Story 24 hour marathon, it's the only way to kick off Christmas, and on Christmas day, as the final scene shows Ralphie with his trusty Red Rider BB Gun and the ending music plays, it signifies the end of Christmas every year, but is a reminder that at least 1 great tradition will be there, for every Christmas to come!