Category: News

A Personal Update

I had planned to return from vacation on Tuesday, September 8, but unfortunately, those plans have changed.

During our time away, my partner Jeremy’s father, William, was killed in a car accident. His death was sudden and completely unexpected, and we are still trying to process what has happened.

Right now, Jeremy and our family need time to grieve, take care of the many things that come with an unexpected loss, and simply be together.

Because this has just happened, I am unable to give a date for when I will return to Burning The Ground. For the time being, the site will remain on pause.

I know many of you were expecting me back next week, and I appreciate your understanding while we deal with this heartbreaking loss.

Thank you for your patience, your kindness, and for giving us the time and space we need right now.

Paul
Burning The Ground

Vacation Time! See You in Two Weeks

Vacation Time!

After four weeks of Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition, I’m taking a little break.

Burning The Ground will be on vacation for the next two weeks while I recharge, relax, and give the turntable a well-earned rest.

Thank you again for all the incredible support during the series.

I’ll see you when I return!

-Paul

Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition – The Final Week

Well, we have made it to the final week.

What originally started as a one-week idea somehow turned into four weeks plus of soundtrack singles, rare 12-inch mixes, forgotten gems, familiar favorites, and quite a few surprises along the way.

And I have loved every minute of it.

The response to Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition has been fantastic, and your comments, memories, stories, and enthusiasm are a big reason the series kept going much longer than I originally planned.

But all good soundtracks eventually reach the closing credits.

This week will be the final chapter… for now.

I will be posting three final entries this week:

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Then, beginning Friday, August 21, I will be taking a two-week vacation and giving both myself and the turntable a little rest.

Do not worry, though.

There are still plenty of soundtrack records sitting in the collection waiting for their moment.

So while this edition is coming to an end, I think it is safe to say…

Ladies Of The 80’s: Soundtrack Edition II will happen at a later date.

A sequel?

Of course.

This is the ’80s.

Everything gets a sequel.

For now, we still have three records left, and I have saved some fun ones for the finish.

Thank you to everyone who has followed the series, downloaded the transfers, shared memories, discovered something new, or simply stopped by to listen.

Now let’s roll the final reel.

Three more Ladies.

Three more soundtracks.

Three more trips back to the ’80s.

See you tomorrow.

-Paul

Are You Ready for Week Four?

When I started Ladies Of The 80s: Soundtrack Edition, I planned to make it a single-themed week.

Then one week became two.

Two became three.

And somehow, there are still plenty of soundtrack singles waiting in the wings.

Over the past three weeks, we have revisited familiar favorites, uncovered forgotten gems, explored rare 12-inch mixes, and returned to a few movies whose soundtracks were far more memorable than the films themselves.

The response has been wonderful, and I have enjoyed reading your memories, stories, and personal connections to these records.

So, I have one question.

Are you ready for a fourth week of Ladies Of The 80s: Soundtrack Edition?

There are still more ladies, more movies, more remixes, and more vinyl waiting to be heard.

Wednesday will be an off day because I have a few doctor appointments, but the series will return on Thursday.

Let me know in the comments.

Do you think the series should continue?