void draw( float time )
  {
    float depthAlpha = 0.75; //(pos.z/154.0);
    
    vgl.setAdditiveBlend();
    

    //
    // Draw the attached tails/ribbons
    //
    rib.setHead( pos.x, pos.y, pos.z ); // set position of the ribbon's head
    rib.update( time ); //update rib's data
    if( _tailTexID > 0 ) //bind texture if valid
    {
	vgl.enableTexture( true );
	vgl.gl().glBindTexture( GL.GL_TEXTURE_2D, _tailTexID );
	rib._tailTexID = _tailTexID;
    }
    for( int i=0; i<_tailCopy.length; i++ )
    {
	_tailCopy[i] = rib._tail[i].copy();	
	_tailCopy2[i] = rib._tail[i].copy();
	_tailCopy3[i] = rib._tail[i].copy();
	_tailCopy4[i] = rib._tail[i].copy();

	// offseting tails
	float tailOffset = 1.94;
	_tailCopy[i].x += tailOffset;
	_tailCopy[i].z += tailOffset;
	_tailCopy2[i].x -= tailOffset;
	_tailCopy2[i].z -= tailOffset;
	_tailCopy3[i].x += tailOffset;
	_tailCopy3[i].z -= tailOffset;
	_tailCopy4[i].x -= tailOffset;
	_tailCopy4[i].z += tailOffset;

	float vel = rib._add.y + .21;
	_tailCopy[i].x += cos(vel*7*time+i*.01+index) * i*0.05 * 1;
	//_tailCopy[i].y -= vel;
	//_tailCopy[i].z += cos(vel*7*time+i*.01) * i*0.1 * 1;
	_tailCopy2[i].x -= cos(vel*7*time+i*.01+index) * i*0.05 * 1;
	//_tailCopy2[i].y -= vel;
	//_tailCopy2[i].z -= cos(vel*7*time+i*.01+index+2) * i*0.1 * 1;
	_tailCopy3[i].x -= cos(vel*7*time+i*.01+index) * i*0.05 * 1;
	//_tailCopy3[i].z -= cos(vel*7*time+i*.01+index+3) * i*0.1 * 1;
	_tailCopy4[i].x -= cos(vel*7*time+i*.01+index) * i*0.05 * 1;
	//_tailCopy4[i].z -= cos(vel*7*time+i*.01+index+4) * i*0.1 * 1;
    }
    rib.renderTail( 1, depthAlpha );  // render mail tail
    rib.renderTailFromBuffer( _tailCopy, 1, depthAlpha );   // render copies with size=1, 
    rib.renderTailFromBuffer( _tailCopy2, 1, depthAlpha );
    rib.renderTailFromBuffer( _tailCopy3, 1, depthAlpha );
    rib.renderTailFromBuffer( _tailCopy4, 1, depthAlpha );