Mike’s Favorite Things
This Brooklyn joint serves up Mike’s favorite food, and is also known for its unique tri-flavored dessert.
What is Spumoni Gardens or L&B pizza?
He hosted “Your Show of Shows,” a 1950’s weekly Hipscher household highlight.
Who is Sid Caesar?
This baseball team was Mike’s favorite when he was growing up in Brooklyn.
Who are the (Brooklyn) Dodgers?
The year Mike was born.
What is 1944?
Mike’s famous for singing this song from Paint Your Wagon.
What is "They call the wind Mariah?"
This salty, crunchy snack never lasts long in Mike and Sally's kitchen cabinet.
What are potato chips?
This comedian’s recent book made Mike laugh til he cried.
Who is Jerry Seinfeld?
Mike played these TWO sports for almost 40 years at Brooklyn College.
What are basketball and squash?
The year Mike was first deployed to Vietnam.
What is 1966?
The Peter, Paul and Mary song Mike always sang to Karen and Jenny.
What is "It’s Raining, It’s Pouring?"
Mike takes delight in these daily exercises of trivia and word play.
What are crossword puzzles?
Mike still has the LP of this zany comedian's 2,000 year old man's conversation with Carl Reiner.
Who is Mel Brooks?
Mike played four sports as a student at Brooklyn College: baseball, basketball, football, and this.
What is soccer?
The year Mike and Sally got hitched.
What is 1971?
Mike loves singing duets with this favorite rabbi.
Who is (Rabbi) Sam Levine?
This 1962 Best Picture winner, starring Peter O’Toole, is Mike’s all-time favorite movie.
What is Lawrence of Arabia?
This comedian's wild improvisational style was so out-of-this-world that he played an alien on TV.
Who is Robin Williams?
The tournament Mike missed watching most due to Covid lockdown (just days before the first game in March).
What is (NCAA) March Madness?
The year Mike retired from full-time teaching at Brooklyn College.
What is 2011?
The Beatles song that Mike and Sally danced to at their wedding.
What is "Here, There, and Everywhere?"
For 30 years, Mike spent his weekend mornings at this activity with BC alums.
What is playing basketball?
For the EMJC Zoom Gala last summer, Mike created a parody of this song, to the delight of all.
What is Zum Gali Gali?
Mike coached the Junior Varsity and Varsity teams of this sport at BC.
What is baseball?
The year Mike turned 77.
What is 2021?
Mike sings with this group every Thursday night -- for the past 40 years!
What is Kingsborough Community Chorus?