Masquerade

With many tears and a very heavy heart, I'm re-posting a song my friend Duane Tate wrote, called 'Masquerade' in The Strawmen's Vault. Duane wrote this for his wife, Linda Marie Steele Tate, shortly after meeting her. They married on June 22 of this year. Tragically, she died in an accident this past Wednesday, October 6.

I originally put 'Masquerade' in the Vault shortly after he wrote it, in January of this year. At the time, I didn't realize who he was writing about. . .I just knew it was a wonderful song, very sweet, and from his heart. As I was talking with him yesterday about his wife's untimely death, he told me he had written it for her. It makes sense. It's the kind of song that only love can pull out of a despairing heart. Before he met Lin, he had gone through a bitter divorce and Lin's presence was bringing a little color back into Duane's life.

They loved each other very much. I'm so sorry for them. Please keep them in your prayers.

Go to The Strawmen Website and look for the spinning record player towards the bottom of the page. To the right of the record player you'll see "Vault" in white letters. Click on that and you'll be taken to The Vault where you can download and listen to "Masquerade".