so i was working at a public school playground in the UPper West Side in NYC, and i see a bunch of people playing the most intense game of "Four-Square" that I have ever seen. I mean we are talking playoff atmosphere Four Square. You could put this on espn2 and call it "Extreme Four Square." Anyway, as I was watching them, this kid caught my attention. It turns out it was macauly culkin and his friends. Apparantly, they take over the park every Wednesday for their Professional Tag Team Four Square Round Robin Tournament. He looked pretty loose out there, not bad for a child actor whose father stole all his money by the time he was 16 and a kid who has already been married and divorced. ------------------ Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
I did a little research on Culkin on imdb.com. They were engaged on June 21, 1998 and seperated August 5, 2000. I wonder if they ever got married. Here's a picture of the two. I still think Macaulay Culkin was cool, I mean cmon, he was in a Sonic Youth video! ------------------ I don't want to waste my time And become a casualty of society. I'll never fall in line Become a victim of your conformity and back down.
4-square is a bad-ass game. I used to play it constantly at recess in 4th grade. Anybody got any info on the "regulations" (size of the squares, kind of ball, etc) in case I want to set up a game on my own? I'm too lazy to look on my own.
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I dominated 4 Square back in my day. AND THAT WAS BEFORE THEY STARTED GIVING KIDS MULTIVITAMINS!!! I had my patented "Swirl" shot... oh man, properly executed, nobody could return that. It was often-imitated on the hallowed driveways of Mo City, but NEVER duplicated... ... I put the square in 4 square.... DOH!. ------------------ "Light travels faster than sound, so some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak." -- Brian Williams (now Bison Dele) commenting on Isiah Thomas. [This message has been edited by Dr of Dunk (edited May 30, 2001).]
where is he now? Macaulay Culkin (Home Alone) reprises the role he originated in London in Madame Melville, a new play by Richard Nelson (Two Shakespearean Actors, The Dead). It takes place in Paris in 1966, and tells the story of Carl, a fifteen-year-old American, and his teacher, Claudie Melville. Over a night and day, Carl discovers a world where beauty, loneliness, sex, and art are one. . . . . . . NYTHEATRE.COM REVIEW by Martin Denton May 10, 2001 No matter how much it's dressed up in artistic chic and European sophistication, Madame Melville is, at heart, a smutty like joke of a play. At best, this story of a fifteen-year-old boy's seduction of/by his sexy French teacher, is a teenager's wet dream fantasy; at worst, it's a perversely amoral account of child abuse. Either way, as far as I'm concerned, it's Porky's with a pedigree. Call me provincial, but Madame Melville's not at all my cup of tea. Playwright Richard Nelson was born in the same year as Carl, the young narrator of Madame Melville (conclude from this what you will). Carl relates for us what clearly was the pivotal 36 hours of his adolescence, taking us back to Paris, 1966, where his father had brought his family from Ohio to live while on foreign assignment. Carl tells us he was shy and rather a misfit at the American school, yet on this particular day he maneuvers (by hiding out in the toilet) to get some time alone with his teacher, Mme. Melville, at her apartment. The long cat-and-mouse seduction scene that unfolds feels straight out of a soft p*rn movie: oh-I-missed-the-last-train-home followed by you-can-sleep-on-my-couch followed by ooh-take-a-look-at-this-book-about-the-Kama-Sutra. It's easy to guess what comes next: it's not shown and only talked about it in hushed, tasteful language, but there's no doubt that Carl has lost it to his teacher, a woman who is probably a good deal older than the lovely actress Joely Richardson looks. The post-coital bloom is tarnished next morning by the appearance of neighbor Ruth, who actually turns out to be comic relief, and by the melancholy specter of Paul, another of Carl's teachers who, though married, is Mme. Melville's lover. Things get even sourer when Carl's parents start wondering where he's been all night. Carl makes a brave if indisputably adolescent stand against authority, wishing to stay forever in the paradise of Mme. Melville's apartment. But of course that's a thing that Cannot Be. Mme. Melville can take some solace, though, in knowing that when Carl thinks back on all of this, he is very kind indeed. Culkin, raison d'etre for the present high-profile production, is cannily cast. But neither he nor Richardson feels particularly authentic, at least in part because both seem to have been directed to play automatons rather than people. As the director is author Nelson, I suspect there's some Artistic Device at play here that I'm just not getting. In any event, it has the effect of handing the evening's actor honors to Robin Weigert, effervescent and vivid as the messy, moody neighbor Ruth. The richly detailed set by Thomas Lynch, featuring dozens of cluttered book shelves and an impressive collection of long-playing records, feels at odds with the impressionistic style of Nelson's memory play. But the score (soundtrack?), a melange of period jazz and classical works designed by Scott Myers, is exactly right. ------------------ Everything you do, effects everything that is.
back in elementary school, me and like 4 or 5 of my friends were apart of the school's four-square "dream team". we played like everyday at recess, and we would just take over the square. whenever someone not on the team came in, we'd set each other up and slam his butt out of there. haha memories...... ------------------
The Greiner Rules of Four-Square I. Equipment To play four-square, all you need is a good soccer-size ball with a strong bounce and four or more people. (A medium- or light-weight ball is recommended.) If you do not live near a playground or some other place where a pre-drawn court is to be found, you can always bring along some chalk and mark your own court. II. The Court The game of four-square, as played by the Greiner family for decades, is usually played in a square court subdivided into four equal-size playing squares. To accommodate more players, the rules can be applied to a six-square arrangement, three squares by two squares, or a nine-square arrangement, three by three. Other courts are always possible with a little imagination. The ideal square is 6 ft wide and 6 ft deep. The measurement need not be exact, and one player's feet can serve as a standard foot. The squares must be assigned numbers and arranged as shown below. The object of the game is to advance sequentially from the #1 square to the highest number square and stay there for as many turns as possible. The Greiner rules of four-square allow for many alternative court arrangements. Shown above are four-, six-, and nine-square versions. III. Play Serve Play begins with a serve. The person standing in the highest number square always serves. He or she can serve to any of the other squares on the first attempt, but this choice becomes limited if the serve is not successful. In a successful serve, the server drops the ball in his or her own square, lets it bounce once, and then hits it into another square. If the person to whom the ball was served lets it bounce in his own square once then hits it into another square, the serve is complete and play continues. If the receiver does not succeed in volleying to another square, however, he or she has a few options: If he or she actually touched the ball but did not cause it to land legally in an opponent's square, he or she can call "first serve." This means that the server must serve again to the same receiver (or the server is out). If the receiving player again fails to volley legally, he or she can call "second first serve." On the third unsuccessful try, the receiver is out. If the receiver did not attempt to volley the ball, he or she can call "didn't like it," in which case the server serves again to any receiver. A receiving player can call "didn't like it" as many times as he or she likes. If the receiver was honestly surprised by a premature serve, even if he or she gave a reflex response to the ball, he or she can call "wasn't ready," in which case the server can serve again to any player. Volley After a successful serve, play continues with volleying from one square to another. If a player fails to volley legally, he or she is out. In a legal volley, the ball bounces once and only once in a player's square then continues on to an opponent's square. The player can hit the ball before it bounces in his or her square to gain control of it. Whether or not the person hits the ball before it bounces, he or she must hit the ball once after it bounces. Any instantaneous touch of the ball is considered a hit. Fouls Any player who commits a foul is out. Several types of fouls can occur during play. A bobble occurs when a player hits the ball more than once between bounces. If a player touches the ball only once but his or her hand remains in contact with the ball longer than the instantaneous time of a hit, the player is said to have carried the ball. Touching the ball with two hands,unless both hands hit simultaneously, is considered holding. Any hit that causes the ball to bounce up higher than the head of the receiver is a slam. Boundaries If the ball bounces out of bounds (out of the court), or on a boundary line, the last person to touch it is out. The ball may, however, legally fly outside the bounds of the court and be returned to play as long as it does not bounce on the ground outside the court. Note that a ball may bounce off a wall or other object that is on or near a boundary and be legally volleyed as long as its next bounce is in another player's square. A player who hits the ball so that it bounces on any of the lines that mark the boundaries between squares is out. Rotation When a player gets out, the person loses his or her position on the court. If there are no more players than there are spaces, the person who is out moves to the #1 spot. If there are more players than squares, the person who is out gets in line. The first and second players waiting in line become judges. Players in squares numbered lower than this person's original square advance to the next higher number square. IV. Judging Judging is an active part of the game of four-square. If there are more players than squares, the players who are not volleying serve as judges. These players station themselves along the boundary lines between squares. Each judge is responsible for calling fouls and settling questions about on which side of his or her line the ball bounced. The player next in line to occupy square #1 is the chief judge. This person settles disputes. If the chief judge desires, he or she can call a do-over, in which case the entire point is played over again from the serve. The decisions of the judges are final. Though they do err on occasion, good sportsmanship dictates that every player accept his or her share of erroneous calls. If there are no players to serve as judges, the players judge among themselves. When a dispute arises, the point is declared a do-over. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glossary bobble hitting the ball twice without a bounce between. bounds the outside boundary of the court. carry an attempt to hit the ball in which contact is more than instantaneous. didn't like it a response to a serve on which the receiver did not attempt to volley the ball. When called, the server can serve again to any receiver unless a first serve has already been called. do-over a point that must be played over again from the serve. first serve a response to a serve after which the receiver fails to volley legally. When called, the server must serve again to the same player. foul a bobble, carry, slam, or instance of holding. hit any instantaneous touch of the ball, including a touch to any part of the body, whether willed or not. holding hitting or catching the ball with two hands,unless both hands contact the ball simultaneously. line a boundary between squares or a bound of the court. out a failure to serve correctly or volley legally, including all types of fouls. slam a hit that results in the ball bouncing higher than the head of the receiver. volley a hit of the ball after it has hit in one's square. wasn't a serve a response to an attempted serve where the server did not bounce the ball and then hit it into an opponent's square. When called, the server can attempt to serve a second time to any player unless a first serve has already been called. wasn't ready a response to a serve on which the receiver was honestly surprised by the serve. When called, the server can serve again to any receiver unless a first serve has already been called. nice work BandGeek, DeanB, and Mc mark. nothing like a little 4 square culkin banter ------------------ Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
I go to a Foursquare Church . Tetherball was my game , In 2nd grade I kicked all the Junior Highers asses . ------------------
Glory days...yeah they'll pass you by..... ------------------ My doctor says I am bipolar. I am going to get a second opinion. I have never had intimate desires for polar bears.
Culkin was interviewed on BaBa WaWa a couple of weeks ago. I believe that he is separated but not divorced and remains friendly with his estranged wife. Seems like he talked about them just needing some time apart. He hasn't seen his father in years and has no desire too. Get this: he's a b*stard child! His parents never married. I was very impressed with him; those child stars have it tough. I guess he survived so well because he got out so early. ------------------ Time is a great teacher-- only problem is it kills all its pupils.
thanks sirhangover! that was the choice that I made when I did it. Come on, man, easy access for all of us 4 square junkies.! ------------------ Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. [This message has been edited by across110thstreet (edited May 31, 2001).]
Cool, I say Austin Rocketball Association 4-square tourney. Actually, we'll take on the chumps from Houston in a tetherball, kickball, dodgeball, 4-square tourney. ------------------ www.swirve.com "Pre-born, you're fine, pre-school, you're f*****."-George Carlin
If anyone ever wondered what I looked like, I look a lot like Macaulay. I think I'm a couple years older, and I don't wear as much makeup but that's about it. It's really kinda uncanny. ------------------ RealGM Gafford Art Artisan Cakes
why did you post the whole thing when a link was already there from Dean Curtis? thats pretty annoying ------------------ "no matter how good she looks someone... somewhere..is tired of her sh*t"
