I turned on my TV set this morning and began watching Classic Arts Showcase. On came Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester. Interestingly enough, as I later searched for more information about him for this posting, I came across The People's View site, and the first two clips they showed were the two songs I watched him sing: Dream, a Little Dream and You're the Cream in My Coffee.
So I thought I'd do a public service by introducing you to Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester from Germany. Max was born just after I graduated from college in 1962. He was studying to become an opera singer at Berlin University when, with eleven classmates, they formed the Palast Orchester in 1985. Two years later, while performing as a secondary act in the lobby of a theater, they drew more of an audience than the featured presentation.
The group brings you back to the Roaring Twenties into the 30's in America. They also specialize in Jewish songwriters of the Weimar Republic. 
Max? Aloof, certainly, but cool and controlled. He also whistles, well. That one current violinist, who is always female, is their fourth: Cecilia Crisfulli from Vienna, who joined after spending time at the same Berlin University.
A third of a century later, the Palace Orchestra still performs around every third day, and will remain in Germany at least until March, but will be in Fort Lauderdale on 8 April 2020. They have appeared in Los Angeles and Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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This morning The Weather Channel blared: SUPER TYPHOON HAGIBIS, "AN ABSOLUTE MONSTER," HEADS TOWARDS JAPAN NEXT.
Gusts are now up to 300 kilometers/hour, or 186 miles/hour. Weather Underground currently has the eye right over Tokyo this coming weekend.
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