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Paul Addis, playwright and Burning Man arsonist, dies
UPDATED Paul Addis – the San Francisco playwright and performer best known for igniting Burning Man's eponymous central symbol early in the 2007 event, a crime for which he served two years in a Nevada prison – died Saturday night after jumping in front of a BART train in Embarcadero station. He was 42.
His friend Amacker Bullwinkle told us she was shocked and saddened by the news, first reported by the SF Appeal and confirmed to us by the San Francisco Medical Examiner's Office, which contacted Addis' mother. Bullwinkle said she wasn't sure if there was a suicide note, but given his prolific writings, "I can't imagine he wouldn't want to write something."
After Addis was released from prison in 2010, he came to the Guardian for a three-hour interview to discuss how and why he torched the Man during a Monday night lunar eclipse, another pair of bizarre arrests that followed, and the San Francisco debut of latest one-man play, Dystopian Veneer, which he wrote in prison. That interview was the basis of two Guardian articles and an extended telling of his story in my book, The Tribes of Burning Man, which also draws from an earlier interview with Addis.
"It's a brand new life and I've got all this potential and I want to make the most out of it," Addis told me in a hopeful moment. But he was also clearly a troubled soul, deeply unhappy with what Burning Man and San Francisco had become and resentful of the role that Burning Man organizers played in supporting his prosecution.
But his frustrations seemed to stem from a desire shake up the city and Burning Man, an event that was personally transformative for him, "to bring back that level of unpredictable excitement, that verve, that 'what's going to happen next?' feeling, because it had gotten orchestrated and scripted."
Services for Addis are pending.
UPDATE 11/2: Sup. John Avalos adjourned this week's Board of Supervisors meeting in the memory of Paul Addis and made the following comments about him:
· Addis was a San Francisco performance artist and playwright who was best known from 2007's Burning Man when he lit the Man on fire.
· Addis wrote and performed several one-man plays, including Dystopian Veneerand Gonzo, A Brutal Chrysalis.
· After years of struggling with mental health issues, Addis took his own life the past weekend. He was forty-two.
· Addis' controversial act was viewed by some as a dangerous act of arson and by others as a subversive protest of how Burning Man had strayed from its core principles.
· Addis served two years in a Nevada prison for burning the Man.
· On this day when we're commemorating Mental Health Awareness month, I think it's appropriate to recognize the loss of Paul Addis, and recognize how our mental health and criminal justice systems failed him, and how they fail so many others who struggle with mental health issues.
The early burn was very dangerous and to suggest otherwise is absurd.
Aside from that, did it really not occur to Addis that it wasn't as much fun and spontaneous after his first couple times because the novelty for him was gone?
And him expecting BM org whom he didn't know or barely knew to perjure themselves by under reporting the cost of their losses to the court was delusional. The authorities probably pressed them pretty hard, which was justifiable really because if this had gone terribly wrong and 20 people or 200 people or whatever had died, the authorities would have been blamed.
And it's extremely hard to buy his selfless claim of motivation when he returned to BM that year and signed autographs, complete with posters advertising "meet the man that burned the man" and hand written "to all my fans at burning man 2007".
Im still trying to figure out how 'burning' the 'burning man' is even a crime...
Burning the Man early is not only against BM culture, but insanely dangerous. The Man creates an unbelievably hot fire that can kill people inside the perimeter. This is why we have a perimeter; it isn't some stupid arbitrary rule. It is to keep people from dying.
As a many time fire safety and perimeter worker at smaller burns with much, much smaller effigies, I can't even imagine the danger for someone to be too close to the burning effigy at the big burn.
Being someone who goes to burning man, and the regionals, Burning the man before the allotted time is like celebrating Christmas on the wrong day. For some of us it is a spiritual and emotional experience, by burning that early it is stealing that from thousands of people.
That is the moral reasoning behind it.
"Im still trying to figure out how 'burning' the 'burning man' is even a crime..."
Burning someone else's property without their permission is arson, regardless of what their personal intentions were. What he did is like setting off a city's fireworks display at noon.
it is sad that people like this who actually care about the world, and who are extremely defiant, if angry, of the zombie-culture (that indeed has taken over burningman, much like it has taken over sf, and the rest of the 'civilized' world), are demonized. May he rest in peace and may we learn to be more human through valuing rather than ostracizing the lessons such people have to teach us.
It's interesting how everyone trys to excuse and justify's someone's behavior and angst with the world. Paul made an irresponsible choice in Burning the Man early which endangered others. I was one of them under the Man the night it was set. Whatever his issues with his perception of commercialization does not allow him the right to put other people's lives in jeopardy. And he did. Period. I was there.
Paul's angst with the world at large and what Burning Man has become keeps being justified as well by other posters. Every generation of humans feels the world is getting worse. This has gone on for millennia. The world is a dynamic and changing place. In the last 100 years alone we have quadrupled the world population. There will be commercialization as masses of people produce more offspring and ideas flourish and disseminate. This is the nature of things. Always has been.
I would say to Paul, why did you not create more? Why didn't you help create more ideas and problem solve ways that helped your fellow man?
It doesn't take a genius to point fingers and see all the cracks and separations in the world. But to see beyond that and create possibilities and potentialities... there is a life worth living.
RIP Paul..... at least we learned something "not" to do from you.
After hearing of Paul's death, I felt bad he would never able to hear this behind-the-scenes recording I made in 2007. I decided to post it in his memory for bringing some excitement to the event and as a tribute to the BRC volunteers who pitched in to control his chaos and rebuild.
Funny thing is, a week after I posted this recording I was contacted by ESD Operations Chief Joseph Pred who threatened that if I did not take it down that he would turn me over to the Burning Man copyright lawyers "who are very good at what they do." So as a statement for freedom of speech, and in Paul's honor, I would really like to share it here....
What is wrong with this world? It's pretty obvious. In time of mourning, there are selfish opinions made by ignorant individuals that have absolutely no idea who they are commenting on. For people who want to take the time out of their day to post a negative comment about how mentally ill or how selfish Paul was, should motivate themselves to find a way to make a positive impact on a very tragic situation. Paul was a very intelligent and caring man. I did not have as much time learning from him as I would have liked. It was extremely sad to learn of his tragic end and how a lot of people are looking at his actions as selfish. Whether or not people want to believe it, his actions were carried through with the intention to help others. He had taken the time out of his life many times to inform me on the imperfections of this world, and how they could be corrected. We all wish the outcome of his life was different. Though we cannot change the past, we can certainly change the awareness of this world's imperfections and set the path to harmonious existence. Look through every comment here, look at the negative comments about a man that has died tragically. That is what is wrong with this world. When family and friends are mourning, an individual or many mono-emotive individuals selfishly add their opinion about a man that they are uneducated about.
My sympathy goes out to his family, friends, and every human being lucky enough to experience the life and mind of Paul Addis.
I love you Paul, and I will miss you.
In the end he found his family and he was finding peace. We like to think he was making his way back to us, when the systems failed him. RIP love forever and always. We laid you to rest in the most beautiful place ever, where you and Junior can ride the waves together.
In Memory of Paul David Addis
I have known Paul David Addis since we were small children playing together, climbing trees, playing baseball, kickball, and football, skating, and skateboarding. Paul has been a great lifelong friend; one that any person would have, and I was, blessed to be a part of my life.
Full of creativity, compassion, and a desire to be a part of making the world a better place, Paul always saw past the superficial to see the big picture behind the curtains. Paul loved his mom, Dee, and dad, David, more deeply than I believe they knew. Dee was Paul's inspiration and model for what he ultimately wanted in his soul mate. He often spoke with deep compassion about his mother, describing her a hardest working woman he ever met. Paul believed there was nothing his mom could not do if she wanted to do it. David, the influencing force of Paul's ability to express himself in his writings, was the reason he wanted to be successful in life.
Paul was the type of person you knew would be there for you even if you haven't asked him for help. He has always been willing to put his neck on the chopping block to stand up for what is right and to help a friend; the furthest thing from selfish. I have such fond memories of Paul doing just this at many times throughout our lives. We were always friends first. We dated on and off through our teenage years. There were never any ugly break ups or anger between us. I introduced him to my friends whom he dated, and he did the same for me.
When Paul was dating my best friend, he went with her to have her wisdom teeth surgically removed. She was very nervous and he comforted her before and after the surgery. When my boyfriend broke up with me right before my Junior Prom, Paul stepped up to the plate, with less than a week's notice, and we had a blast. When one of our mutual friends told him about the problems I was having with my first husband, he got in his car, drove up from Florida where he was in college, found my place of work, and tried to rescue me from my bad situation. Paul has provided advice and given input to help me in relationships to see the male perspective. Paul was the type of person who picked up his friends when they were down, hurt, or in need and helped them get back on their feet again. He believed there were healing powers in music and would provide music lists and would often make cassette tapes and later compact disks to give his friends to listen to when they were going through rough times.
This is why he was so hurt when he got out of the Nevada penal system after independently being punished for the act of protest against the commercialization of the "Burning Man" festival, which should have been protected Freedom of Speech under the United States Constitution. If burning the American Flag is protected, so should this act have been. As far as intentional destruction of personal property goes, it was going to be burnt anyway and burning of the "Burning Man" was the sole purpose of the existence of the property destroyed; it was all a matter of timing. His punishment for this protest was extreme and unreasonable. The burning was not an act of terrorism or meant as a prank gone wrong, and he was responsible to a fault, even in this extreme act, not to place anyone in jeopardy.
He was not alone in his feeling the festival had lost its purpose and meaning. He had previously been a part of the group of people who coordinated the festival. He pulled away and boycotted the festival for years because of the commercialization process turning the festival into a for profit event. Paul's "friends" talked him into returning to the festival in 2007 when his life changing event occurred. The festival organizer who submitted the fiscal damages incurred to determine the charges against Paul, were at one time his "friends" as well. Paul was hurt and in disbelief about the betrayal of those friendships. Paul was merely making his voice and the voices of the masses who believed in the original purpose and meaning of "Burning Man" heard in such a way it could not be ignored.
After riding out his probation period following his unreasonable time served working in Las Vegas, he returned to San Francisco, what he called his home, and was profoundly devastated when those same people he had been the loudest voice on behalf of were not there as they had promised. Paul always felt that society was a bit of a letdown; a world full of lemmings. He found a home in San Francisco with like thinking people. When he was that world's voice, they turned their back on him, failed to fulfill promises made, and left him in the cold upon his return home.
Paul was a loving man. The women he deeply loved are few, although he touched the lives of many. His wife of three years whom he loved dearly, Robin, was exactly what he needed at that point of his life. Then, his needs changed and the life they had together, which had worked for, ultimately became the reason for no longer share their lives with one another. He told me wanted more. He wanted a family, in the more traditional sense. He wanted children and as the years have passed, expressed the belief he would never be able to have this. He believed in his artistic work and truly wanted his to be successful by opening peoples eyes in a world he saw was falling apart in so many ways and no one else seemed to be noticing.
Paul and I could go years without talking to one another and even longer without seeing the other. However, we had a bond like no other. He often told me I was the one he could depend upon finding him, especially when he needed to reconnect. The last time we spoke was in May 2012. He left me a message saying he had something exciting to share with me. Then his phone no longer worked and he did not respond to emails. I only wish I had pushed hard to find him sooner. Maybe, I could have been his rock again and this horrible tragedy would not have occurred.
Paul has experienced so much loss since 2010. We talked about death when his grandmother was ready to make her passage to the other side. He believed there was a peace waiting for us all on the other side. He was lost in a world he felt had turned his back on him. He compassionately expressed his concern and sorrow when realized his mother had developed a problem with alcohol while they were in Pennsylvania together. Paul told me he felt he had failed Dee in many ways. Paul was hurting seeing his mom in so much pain. He felt a responsibility for Dee's pain, yet he did not know how to follow his own pathway and help her. He was torn and felt helpless. So much so, he was considering traditional employment and denying himself what he saw as his calling.
The world is not a better place without Paul. His spirit was pure with all the best intentions. He lived and loved large. I know many think taking his life was pathetic and selfish, but it was not. He was not mentally ill, the way many people think. But he was sad and felt alone in his attempts to make a difference in this world. He was a great man in a not so great world that was not ready for the depth of his thoughts. I will miss his mind, his words, and his love as a lifelong friend. Not many people have experienced a more than 30 year multifaceted friendship like I shared with Paul. I am lucky to have had the privilege of Paul being a part of my life. Thank you for always being my friend. I miss you and will remember you always. I know you will never be too far away.
To Robin: My thoughts are with you as you had a bond like no one else with Paul. I know you feel the void of him being gone.
To Amacker: Paul spoke of you many times. I thank you for being there, as a constant in Paul's life, for so many years. He deserved more friends like you. Please take a ride on his bike for me. My thoughts are with you as well.
It's interesting how everyone trys to excuse and justify's someone's behavior and angst with the world. Paul made an irresponsible choice in Burning the Man early which endangered others. I was one of them under the Man the night it was set. Whatever his issues with his perception of commercialization does not allow him the right to put other people's lives in jeopardy. And he did. Period. I was there.
Paul's angst with the world at large and what Burning Man has become keeps being justified as well by other posters. Every generation of humans feels the world is getting worse. This has gone on for millennia. The world is a dynamic and changing place. In the last 100 years alone we have quadrupled the world population. There will be commercialization as masses of people produce more offspring and ideas flourish and disseminate. This is the nature of things. Always has been.
I would say to Paul, why did you not create more? Why didn't you help create more ideas and problem solve ways that helped your fellow man?
It doesn't take a genius to point fingers and see all the cracks and separations in the world. But to see beyond that and create possibilities and potentialities... there is a life worth living.
RIP Paul..... at least we learned something "not" to do from you.
Thank you Gina this is lovely and the Paul I knew. He told me stories about you although he didn't mention your name. I feel heartened during this difficult time to see posts by people who really knew the beautiful Paul.
Wow Gina, such touching words. "Truth" shines ever so brightly in your writings. Your friend sounded like a visionary, forward thinker, and warrior of truth which are far and few in between. Much Love to you, Paul and his friends and family...
Burning man has some very evil bohemian grove tendencies. I distrusted it's influence in my life and others. There is a fine line between mental illness and intuitive and frightening realizations of the corruption of a complex world. It sounds like this man was on the edge and may have seen some things which others chose not to see. I have known many people who have worked at burning man and witnessed many deaths (as rangers). one could view it as a sacrificial event. I respect his action at BM. I also believe there is a possibility that he did not kill himself. San Francisco is a dangerous place. my heart goes out to his true friends and loved ones. I've been there. Stay strong and trust yourselves.
Be well.
Larry Harvey killed Paul Addis . It was the BMorg that presented the bill for damages done to the police. They could have presented a bill for 1 dollar and Paul would have been charged with a misdemeanor but they chose not to do that. Instead they nailed Paul to the cross ( of his own making). When Paul burnt the man early the BMorg could have used this as a community building opportunity. Each year there are tons of building materials brought to BM by participants, much of it goes unused and is burnt in large fire pits the BMorg provides. Instead of heading off to Home Depot to buy all new materials to build the same exact man they build every year the BMorg could have issued a call for volunteers to bring whatever materials they had on hand then used those free materials to build a new man reflective of BM community and not just reflective of Larry Harvey's ego
could not agree with you more, from experience. great insight. and it could be darker than even that. Sometimes the "mentally ill" are merely panicked by realizations which others can not see. be well
Control freakdom is a mental illness.
really, we're celebrating a guy who tried to kill 100s of people for the sake of stroking his own ego?
Paul would NEVER TRY TO KILL ANYONE! Shame on you for even writing that!!! He had a lot to say but no one listened! He cared and tried to make a change for all of us. I have learned the hard way, even though someone is right, if they stand up for themselves and others, they are perceived as trouble makers. Living RIGHT in a WRONG world can make anyone insane because life is NOT FAIR!!!
Really? You're trolling a post where people are mourning? GFY.
Paul and I were married for over three years and lived together for nearly eight. I can't begin to explain how sad I am that he is gone. He and I had so many good times together. He was kind and generous, compassionate and warm. He would help a stranger just because it was the right thing to do, I mean really go out of his way to help somesone. I'm going to miss hearing him tell stories, reciting the names of everyone involved because he never forgot anyone he came in contact with. He was a good person, intense and on stage when he was out and about, but really relaxed and quiet when he was one on one.
I wish he could have had more time and I wish I could have done more for him. I just want to say thank you to all his friends out in San Francisco. I know that there are lots of people out there who loved Paul and looked out for him over the last few years. Thank you so much for caring about Paul, I cared about him too and I'm going to miss him.
Robin - I just read today the shocking news that Paul is dead. I periodically would google his name just to see what I would find out. I could always see that Paul had love in his heart. You and Paul were a wonderful couple while you we're together. I am so saddened by the downward spiral his life took and how it ended.
I hope you have found peace and happiness.
Mark Seka
I never met Paul. I only know him from the writings and communications we shared. I wrote Paul when he was incarcerated after Burning Man. I was in a production of Richard III when I read an article on Fark.com. After several back and forths he allowed me to perform his show GONZO: A Brutal Chrysalis. He even sent me a script he was working on. After his release, he contacted me about how it all went and asked for a copy of the show since he had lost his. I sent him a copy of everything I had and in return he sent another show he had written... I have only today found out about his death as I was attempting to email him to see how he was. My condolences to you and his friends there.
Paul greatly affected my life without ever once meeting him and I just wanted to let you know that. If you wish to have a copy of anything he sent me, let me know. You can find me online under the Xavier Neuro name or look my company at www.citizensoftheuniverse.org
I just found out when Deanna called Dale last night. Don't know if you remember we lost Derek in 2001. That was after Stacey and Scott visited with Paul and we saw you. Paul was very strong in his beliefs of how our world was going in a not so good direction. I am so thankful for the time we spent with Paul and seeing him in Pirates of Pen. He was amazing. Never far from my thoughts. I check online from time to time to see what is up with Paul. Deanna and Dale talk but it has been a year or so until last night.
Paul gave some unforgettable experiences to Stacey and Scott (probably not so much to my liking) but he was a wonderful cousin to them. I am saddened because people think of suicide as a selfish act but it is loss of hope and ending of the pain when hope is lost. Paul will still be special and remembered by all of us who did have the chance to see the amazing person he was. I just wish he could have really worked toward changing the world and all without "making a statement" that others also agreed with but in the end, he was the one who paid.
I do hope Paul finally has peace and has found a better place than he had here. <3
We tried to find you. Dee wanted to call you Sunday when she found out. Ugh
If you contact this reporter, Steven he can get you in touch with me.
What you say so succinctly here is what so many people are trying to get across when they try to explain the differences between Paul's theatrical persona from who he was as your friend. His kindness, his thoughtful sensitivity to what you needed, knowing before you knew, whether it was a foot rub, dinner or a hug.
Paul was much more than the guy who burnt the man. Paul was my friend and a beautiful soul. We will miss him. He will always have a place in my heart.
Good for him! He made the biggest anti-BM statement of all - and what it has become - "orchestrated and scripted."
In a better world, we would have caught you when you fell. RIP Paul.
I wish that I had had the gift of meeting this man and I wish this community could have been here for him.
tis sad that mr paul didnot feel of the joy of the sfgiants worldseries win. perhaps he
was too despondent and numb to feel anything.
dare wuz so much joy in the city wen he took his own life. maybe he didnt feel the joy.
He threw himself in front of the BART train because it was a certain way that he would die, and not fail at even suicide. Yes, I am sure he was aware there was someone driving the BART train. Just as I am sure he never meant to hurt anyone. He was ill and troubled and needed help.
Shame on those who are gaining attention from this with their ironic, "I knew Paul Addis" stories or conjecture. The Bay Guardian, however, has done a respectful job at attempting to write an obituary for a man who was a bright but severely tortured soul, rather than turn it into sensationalized news.
people drive those Bart trains. seemed like a self-centered jerk.
"I'll show the world by killing myself"
How do you know why he did it!? It sounds like he was mentally ill and when in the throes of it, people are not thinking clearly. Have some heart!
Screw you! How do you know why he did it! It sounds like he was mentally ill and when in the throes of it, people are not thinking clearly, you piece of crap!
I'm glad for whatever reason it has been posted at the top of the page here. Stunning example.
It was my first Burn -- when I saw it burn the first time I didn't understand what was happening, only to find out that this guy- Paul Addis- had been arrested for burning something down - that we were going to burn down anyways.
It has turned out to be my last and the most memorable one ever. Thanks to this man... a double burn/double rainbow-
Im really sad and even though I've never met this man- he's definitely touched mine without even a hello. Some people are like that.
I'm sorry he took his life- and I'm sorry San Francisco let him down in that way...
It sucks he was sent to prison for arson over the first burn- its not like he burned people houses down or cause undue stress and put anyone but himself in danger.. if anything he made the event much more interesting. that wont ever happen again..
I agree with troll II. He visited my house about a week before torching "The Man." Very not "himself. " He would have had a very different life if residing in a country with a better mental health care system. What a shame. Lovely to have been privy to his intensive creative mind, even a bit.
I agree with troll II. He visited my house about a week before torching "The Man." Very not "himself. " He would have had a very different life if residing in a country with a better mental health care system. What a shame. Lovely to have been privy to his intensive creative mind, even a bit.
Still shocked and sad. Last time I saw him a few months ago we played on the swings at Huntington Park and talked about art, walked into the Fairmont Hotel and watched a hooker stroll the place. Then we had a milkshake and a soda.
Yes he obviously had some issues, who doesn't in San Francisco? Met him during my years of artist-in-residency at Anon Salon when he was doing his Gonzo play down the hall at Climate Theatre back when it was at 285 9th street and we became close friends. I'd say more but maybe at his memorial?
I am happy to have known him.
and suffered from extreme bouts of mania. In addition he'd stopped taking his meds.
This isn't a terrible mystery at all. Happens all the time. RIP Paul.
I was friends with Paul during our law school days and had some good times back in the day. So sad to see how his story ended. I hope he's found the peace he was looking for
I also knew Paul in law school. The Paul I knew was not how he was portrayed in the media. We had good times, watching the 49ers or playing pool somewhere. Never an easy guy but always a stand-up guy. I hope he finds peace.
"to bring back that level of unpredictable excitement, that verve, that 'what's going to happen next?' feeling, because it had gotten orchestrated and scripted."
I'm not denying Addis was an intelligent guy, but I think the problem he was experiencing was inside himself, not with an external event. The desire to change people and places to recapture some spark of catharsis you once experienced is the wrong path. Burning Man (like San Francisco) isn't responsible for your happiness. You are.
In the end, with his suicide, maybe he realized this.
Paul's powerful statement about Burning Man was absolutely not "a response to a problem he was experiencing inside himself". It was a response shared by many (perhaps nearly all) of the early participants (~ 1990-1997), to the tangible loss of essential elements of the experience.
Many, many people over many years had even specifically threatened or joked about burning the man early, as an object lesson or just a return to the spontaneous nature of what had been. (I'm sorry I really can't put the whole experience into words here. whole books have been written..)
It wasn't about Paul's happiness (except in the sense of the satisfaction of a job well done).
It was about others' happiness - about giving the same precious gift, the opportunity to have that ineffable, unique experience, that we had been given years before.
And he succeeded - they received it - as mentioned elsewhere in this comment section by a total stranger.
It was about taking full responsibility to give that gift, no matter what the cost to him.
It turned out to be a great sacrifice. It cost him 2 years of hell. It ultimately cost him his life.
It was a price he was not unprepared to pay.
To Paul's other friends, know this: he lived the way he wanted to live. His death was a price he paid in the service of his fellow man.
Hats off to you, Paul Addis. we will miss you, we need more like you.
There wasn't room in a brief article (or in a brief post) to go into depth about the reasons for his powerful statement about Burning Man, but rest assured it was certainly not problem he was experiencing inside himself, it was one shared by many if not nearly all of the early participants (`1990-1997).
Many, many people had in fact threatened or joked specifically about burning the man early. for years -decades. Paul was just the one with the balls to do it, not just talk about it.
It wasn't about Paul's happiness. It was about giving others the same opportunity to experience something rare and precious that Paul had. It was spiritual community service. Others -total strangers- in this comment section have mentioned that they received it, and were glad of it.
And he made a great sacrifice in order to accomplish it. One that ended up claiming his life. A price he was willing to pay.
Hats off to you Paul Addis. We'll miss you, we need more like you.
hats off to the guy that would murder dozens of people to stroke his own pathetic little ego,
I was invited to the second one at China Beach and missed out on it. Water under the bridge.
Now it does seem like it has become nothing but a commodity; one I want no part of and would rather not even hear about.
Rest in peace Paul.
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I told my husband this year I want to have a picnic on Curtis Island for my birthday. Since we moved here, I have looked out on this island everyday. I have been curious about what is out there, and what it looks like. We do not own a boat or a kayak so getting out to Curtis Island would be a challenge. Curtis Island is the closest island to our lovely coastal village of Camden Maine. The Curtis Island Light House is on the island. The day sailors take tourist around the island to see the beautiful town owned property. The property is public and can be used by anyone. It is a lovely spot with a trail, benches and a little beach. I was talking to one of my friends that does own a boat, trying to drop a hint for him to sail us out there, but he had a funny answer, he said, well, you don't need a boat, you can walk out there from Laite Beach at low tide. Although this might be true, barely, considering I would be walking in 4 – 5 feet of water with my picnic basket and cooler, this did not seem practical. My children sail out to Curtis Island with the Camden Sailing program. The kids have been to Curtis Island at least a dozen times, they go out there and have treasure hunts and play capture the flag. They think it is funny that I have never been there and that they know more then me about a jewel of Camden.
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The other day I got a phone call around 9:30pm. My friend called and said she had a hankering to swim out to Curtis Island and wanted to know if I wanted to join her. She swims out there a couple times a year and thinks it is a pretty easy swim. I swam competitively in college. In fact my specialty was the mile race. I was not a fast swimmer but I had endurance. I was a lifeguard throughout college also, so I figured the 3/4 mile swim with a seasoned swimmer was probably going to be my only chance to get out to Curtis Island so I jumped at the chance. The next day we met at Laite Beach for the swim. I insisted that we have a paddle boat, just in case. I had my goggles, my speedo swim suite and was ready to go. I did not care that the water was approximately 60 degrees, that my feet and arms were freezing, I was going to swim to Curtis island and enjoy it. Well, I made it half way. I had a hard time breathing, I don't know if it was me being out of practice, out of shape or if the cold water was crushing my lungs. I told the paddle boat that I would swim back by myself and that they should go on with my friend, whom was doing a great job. The person in the boat insisted that I get in and take the ride out to Curtis Island. I was disappointed that I was not going to make the full swim, but filled with joy that I was finally getting to Curtis Island. We paddled over there, while my friend swam. We docked the boat and I set foot on the lovely Island. There is a sign- in book on the island to show that you were there. I signed it saying, "early birthday present to me!". I walked around the nature trail and stopped to look at the lighthouse. The light house keepers were sitting on the porch enjoying there little piece of heaven. I said hello and then continued back to the beach were the boat was docked. My friend got back in the water and swam and I took a ride in the paddle boat. There was no picnic but what a great experience.
The song "Small Island", by Gordon Bok was playing while I wrote this post. A song about people on the small island not liking new comers on the island, "go back where you come from". I thought it was ironic that this was playing on my itunes while I wrote about my journey and longing to go out to this small island .
The Camden Yacht Club Dingy Parade is today Friday July 2nd, 2010 at 10:00am. The community children go out on boats in the harbor all decorated for the fourth. My daughter, Hope, is dressed like George Washington. She is wearing a pair of my nice black leather boats! If she ruins them I will scream, anyway what we do for our children and our country! God Bless America!
This is my post from last year 2009: I will write about the wonderful Camden Yacht Club dingy parade and add some pictures, but first i want to share some fourth of July history that I learned this evening. I was googling about Elijah Glover, the ship builder that built this Inn and I found out that he was not only a ship builder but a sea captain. More interesting than that, there is documentation that there was a family wedding here on the 4th of July 1854, the same year he finished building the house. I find great joy in this news, because it further proves to me that this house was always great for hosting groups of people and sharing wonderful moments.
The children dressed in red, white and blue and set out on their dingys, turn abouts and optys. They waved their flags, blew their wistles and yelled happy 4th of July. All of this took place in Camden Harbour. The rain stopped for their wonderul parade. It probally is the cutest thing you can witness.


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3.05/5 rDev +10.5%
Mostly everything about this beer is rather unremarkable. The appearance promotes a straw like appearance that could also be compared with the color of a Verdhello or perhaps a Reisling. Light wisps of fluffy head and soft patches of lacing about.
Nose isn't strong but what notes are there reminds one of corn husk and roasted grain. Malt is there somewhere but it only adds to confuse the situation a little.
In the mouth it is fresh and lively carbonation means it is a refreshing beer. Taste is reminiscent of the aromatic features with soft malt dominated by an equally moderate citrus-zest. Imperial is not a terrible beer but its not going to breed millions of followers either. Would be a perfect remedy for a hot day.
05-15-2010 12:05:50 | More by SleepyMonk
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3.33/5 rDev +20.7%
Brown bottle poured into a pint glass. Pours a light straw color, nothing extraordinary.
Smell is nothing to write home about, neither good nor bad.
Taste is light, and I consider it to be quite refreshing. I'd easily reach for this over some more readily available beers.
Very thin, watery mouthfeel. Just a slight bite of carbonation, which makes for a very drinkable beer. After a few heartier, tastier beers, this one is ace to help you keep going in a session.
07-28-2009 20:07:57 | More by colandese
3.5/5 rDev +26.8%
08-05-2014 01:28:12 | More by tbryan5
3.25/5 rDev +17.8%
11-12-2013 03:13:12 | More by BeerDreadz
1/5 rDev -63.8%
09-13-2013 06:04:30 | More by dgfool
New York
2.25/5 rDev -18.5%
12 ounce bottle. Pours the expected light, clear yellowy amber. Minimal near white head, zip retention and very minor bits of lace sliding down the sides of the glass. perhaps a hint of powdered sugar in the nose. Light fairly taste less beverage. A hint of dryness in the finish. Lawn mower beer. On a very hot day, at the beach, by the pool,this would be enjoyable with a burger. Otherwise pass it by
03-29-2009 15:13:44 | More by Billolick
1.78/5 rDev -35.5%
God damn it, the last beer I reviewed was a heavenly German 'sner, and I've followed it up with this mesoamerican crap! Still, it's always fun to have a beer from a new country, and the label is undeniably cool (although if you didn't know better, you might think the black eagle and the red and yellow background might refer to Germany (or Belgium at a stretch).
As for the beer: Pours crap, head doesn't stay around, just another dark yellow macro. Smell, while unpleasant, is intriguing - I'm not sure if I'm smelling bubble gum or some other kind of chewy candy. Well, it's not beer in any case.
How does it taste: bordering on unforgivable. Tourists in Costa Rica probably love it because it reminds them they're on holiday; beer connoisseurs in Costa Rica are drinking it, pretending it's one of the microbrewed delights of Boston, Munich, Plzen or some abbey somewhere.
Why am I bothering to review this beer? It tastes like lollies, not like beer, even though it kinda looks like beer... Well, I'd drink it if it were free, and there were nothing else, but only then.
I'm a fan of the label only.
04-18-2008 13:39:26 | More by Weizenmensch
2.68/5 rDev -2.9%
Thanks to swalden28 for sharing this beer. This is the first Costa Rican beer I have tried.
The beer pours a clear, macro yellow with a white head. The aroma is sweet malt and corn. The flavor is more of the same, adjunct tasting with a lot of sweetness and basically no hop bitterness. Light mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
02-20-2010 03:28:52 | More by Mora2000
3/5 rDev +8.7%
04-10-2012 15:10:10 | More by GreenMountainBoy
2.5/5 rDev -9.4%
04-21-2012 13:44:16 | More by Cavanaghty
2.28/5 rDev -17.4%
More substantial than most Mexican beers. I guess the Costa Ricans wanted more, but not much more. Clear yellow with a white head. Still corny and sugary, but actually has a grassy hop-like flavor. Crisper than most, but still can't chake the candy corn taste.
12-08-2008 22:56:55 | More by magictrokini
3.25/5 rDev +17.8%
06-30-2013 15:26:29 | More by Hairrrrrrrr
3.3/5 rDev +19.6%
Pale yellow, very clear with steams of fine bubbles rising quickly to the top. A bright white head of tightly bubbled foam sizzles down to nothing. Aroma of honey malt, some floral notes, grainy.
Flavors of biscuity malt, some floral hops, mild bitterness, subtle corn and buttery notes. Very smooth and even flavors, well balanced. Doesn't have that acrid aftertaste that so many adjunct lagers seem to have. Somewhat thin mouthfeel, but full enough. Overall not a bad beer, totally drinkable. One of the better adjunct lagers I've had.
02-20-2012 23:39:29 | More by far333
1/5 rDev -63.8%
06-03-2012 02:43:00 | More by LvanB
3/5 rDev +8.7%
05-02-2013 20:12:49 | More by jminch
2.23/5 rDev -19.2%
Yellow macro lager, very thin white head, less than 1/4" I'd say, nothing to look at by any means. Aroma was cooked corny, a little bit of sweetness, not terrible by any means.
Taste, bland watery, lightly sweet, nothing in terms of hops, fizzy, highly carbonated. Total hot weather beer, nothing going for it otherwise really, had worse, had much much better.
07-28-2011 18:59:56 | More by Beerandraiderfan
2.45/5 rDev -11.2%
The "standard" in Costa Rica...straw color, touch of a sweet smell (not corn -- to me). The head has that detergent adjunct look, lasts for seconds. Seems "spot-on" as an American-style Lager, initial sweetness followed by a predictable sweep of minute hop crispness. Doesn't have quite the unsettling aftertaste of a Miller High Life. Not much here to review, a summertime beer from an interesting place. Just not up to being called "good" by me. Thanks to my buddy Dave Szy. for bringin' back a can.
05-31-2002 07:56:40 | More by ADR
West Virginia
3.2/5 rDev +15.9%
The label looks oustanding the cap looks like some sort of craft beer I would have never guessed this was a Costa Rican swill beer. Pale fizzy apple juice like appearance with a large high carbonated white head, dwindling slowly. Aroma is of "farts and burnt rubber", seriously it kind of stinks and it has a crazy unpleasant chemical smell about it. Hidden within the embalming fluid like smell are some cooked veggies and grain accented notes coming through. Flavor is actually quite pleasant especially for a mass produced Costa Rican adjunct lager, full bodied sweetness, corn, rice additions are ample. Nothing cloying finishes semi balanced with a generic chemical/hop bitterness. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with enough flavor and refreshing qualities to create an enjoyable experience. Overall other than the chemical band aid like smell this isn't horrible beer it has character and I could definitely drink it on the beach.
04-22-2012 16:39:07 | More by WVbeergeek
South Carolina
2.9/5 rDev +5.1%
12 oz bottle served in pint glass. Fresh, according to date on label.
A - clear and golden; lmedium/light carbonation; thin and short-lived white head that quickly dissipates to a thin ring.
Light aroma and flavor, but more like a standard macro-brewery lager than a light beer. Body closer to medium. Flavor of grains and light hops.
Should be a refreshing summer drink, but not a recommendable beer.
01-12-2011 23:42:46 | More by chinchill
1/5 rDev -63.8%
02-26-2014 21:47:34 | More by JIMTRK16
4/5 rDev +44.9%
(Served in an American pint glass)
Bottled 30Sept2012
A- This beer pours a bright yellow crystal clear body with a snow white egg cream top and swirls of microbubbles popping to the surface.
S- The clean green sulfur note is all that comes through with a slight sweetness.
T- The light sweetness has a corn flour taste with a green hop hint in the finish with a slight fruity taste as it opens. The green bitter hint lingers for a moment after each sip. There is a touch of carbonic acid that blends with a touch of sweetness at the finish.
M- The medium mouthfeel has a gentle fizz finish an no alcohol heat.
O- The crisp clean lager has a nice touch of green hops that is supported by a hint of sweetness and the carbonation makes it very drinkable. I cut my teeth on beer in Costa Rica drinking this beer so it may be the memories but I haven't tasted it in years and it still taste just as nice without the scenery.
04-25-2013 20:56:26 | More by rhoadsrage
1.25/5 rDev -54.7%
05-29-2012 06:11:50 | More by Auraan
New Mexico
2.5/5 rDev -9.4%
12-26-2013 03:42:32 | More by LXIXME
2.9/5 rDev +5.1%
Very pale yellow with a fizzy white head that actually manages a finger and leaves spotting on the glass. I might have been expecting less; average overall.
It's grassy with some huskiness to it and very much flaunting its adjuncts, and the typical green apple skin, but there may also be a touch of citrus adding a little something to the character. As a bad beer, it could certainly be worse. The taste offers a little more than the smell, as the lightness combined with the sickly sweetness underneath is too much.
Obviously light in body, it stays more on the thin side which avoids the nasty slickness that's the other side of the spectrum with these. It's as crisp as it should be.
10-02-2013 20:54:49 | More by Brenden
2.5/5 rDev -9.4%
02-25-2012 21:39:00 | More by ltdantheman
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I spent and ungodly amount of money on the Pore Prescription Set, along with Cold Plasma and the Advanced Evening Repair in an insecure and deperate moment. I started using all of the products at the same time. I use the entire Pore Prescription Set in the AM, applying Cold Plasma after the toner and before the pore treatment. In PM I use this cleanser, the toner, Cold Plasma, then Advanced Evening Repair. I don't know which of these products is doing the heavy lifting, or if they all just work brilliantly together, but after 3 weeks of following this regimen, my skin has NEVER looked better!From the time I turned 19 until today (I'm 35) I have had uneven, splotchy skin. I have struggled with cyctic hormonal breakouts, stress breakouts, enlarged pores, and blackheads on my nose and cheeks. Not only do I always have at least two huge pimples to cover up at any given time, usually more, but now I'm getting wrinkles on my forhead and around my nose. My skin can go from oily in the summer to extrememly dry in the winter. And the last couple of months it got even worse. Not only did I have the usual cyctic acne, but my forehead and both jaws become covered with tiny red pimples. And absolutely nothing I tried would make them disapear. Three weeks ago when I started this regimen, my skin had never looked worse. I have spent thousands of dollars over the years trying to find something that will give me the clear, even toned skin of my dreams. I have tried drugstore brands like Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, Proactive, and Roc. More expensive brands like B. Kamins, Dr. Hauschka, Murad, DDF, Skinscuenticals, La Roche Posey, Avene, Erno Lazlo, Somme, Dermalogica, Skin Medica, Bliss, Kiehls, Dr. Brandt, and countless others. I've also been to several dermatologists and doctors for microdermabrasion, peels, facial, prescription Glycolic Acid, Benzoyl Peroxide, and Retinol, antibiotics and birth control pills. So I was more than a little nervous that this system wasn't going to work because I didn't start seeing results within the first week. I know, I'm an impatient person, but all of these products were ridiculously expensive and I was scared I had once again wasted my money. In fact, for the first couple of weeks my skin became even more oily. By week two though, all of my cyctic pimples deep down in my skin were gone. I could feel new ones come up under the skin, but they would shrink and disappear within a couple of days and never broke the surface or became visible enough to need to cover with makeup. Also in week two, the breakout of tiny red pimples all over my forehead and jaw that had been there for two months started to disapear. I looked in the mirror when I woke up this morning and I am AMAZED! It's week three and I am so happy to say I do not have ONE pimple anywear on my face, the pores on my nose and cheeks are smaller and completely clear of blackheads, the fine lines on my forhead are less visible, and my skin is more even toned than it has ever been been. I am so excited. I can't stop looking at myself in the mirror! I don't know if these products or this specific regimen will work for everyone, and I know they are really expensive, but this has worked for me when nothing else has. I will spend less on clothes, bags, eating out, travel...anything, to be able to afford to keep using these products. I have wished for nice skin for 16 years and now I have it. When I looked in the mirror this morning, I finally felt beautiful. That's worth it to me.
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I recently started using Dr. Perricone's products, I have combination skin and I actually got some acne on my T zone at the beginning, but I started seeing some results on the rest of my face and neck.I also started using Cold Plasma, I was able to see my skin gotten even better within two days, but the SMELL, I can't resist, Dr Perricone really missed it here. For me, it does not smell like fish, citric etc, it smells like "dry blood" or like "raw meat fat". The smell is so terrible that everytime I put it on I have to hold my breath and avoid the upper lip session on my face because I get nauseous. I have to put some type of mild perfume and wash my hands right after.I gave it three stars (***) because of the smell, but this product works wonderful, my acne is gone and my skin feels and look better day after day. If you learn how to deal with that awful smell go for it, because the results of this product are great.Wish he could also go down in pricing.
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9:00am Saturday 5th January 2013 in Sport By Andy Naylor, Chief sports reporter
Albion star Kazenga LuaLua has vowed not to celebrate if he scores against old club Newcastle in the FA Cup.
The flying left winger has been banned from turning somersaults by the Seagulls for fear of injury and will keep his new celebration under wraps out of respect to the Toon in today's third round showdown at The Amex (12.30).
LuaLua bagged Albion's last FA Cup goal, in the thrashing by Liverpool at Anfield in the fifth round last year.
He learnt his back-flipping celebration from older brother Lomana, a former Newcastle favourite.
LuaLua said: "I remember when we beat Charlton 4-0 away I did it and Gus (Poyet) was asked by the press if he minded me doing it but he said 'As long as he's scoring that's fine'. But when he bought me I wasn't allowed to do it.
"I don't think I'll celebrate if I score because Newcastle are the team that gave me my professional contract so out of respect for the fans and the club as well I don't think it's the right thing if I celebrate. I have a nice celebration worked out but I won't tell you what it is!"
Tennis-lover LuaLua wants to be a smash hit against Newcastle after missing Albion's victory over them in the fourth round last year due to injury – and to make amends for the humiliating exit on Merseyside.
He said: "We went there to enjoy it but it turned out to be a bad day for us and we got beat 6-1. You learn from it and move on to the next game. It's the same as Newcastle but we're playing at home so hopefully we'll win.
"It's a bit different this season because they've got injuries, they're struggling and not winning so many games, and we've just started winning games."
Will Buckley, fresh from signing a new contract to June 2017, has given Albion a surprise boost by recovering from hamstring trouble and expects to be among the subs.
Boss Gus Poyet said: "Bucker is fit and in the squad".
David will continue at right-back with fellow Spaniards Bruno and Inigo Calderon still injured, while Vicente has been training with the development group and will not be in contention for a place on the bench until Derby's visit next Saturday.
Poyet has crowded midfield options, so Jake Forster-Caskey has not made the squad after returning from his loan spell with Oxford United.
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markymark03 says...
9:23am Sat 5 Jan 13
klemaniac says...
"Albion have signed Latvian defender Vitalijs Maksimenko on a two-and-a-half year contract, which will run until the summer of 2015..".
9:28am Sat 5 Jan 13
Guernsey c gull says...
10:11am Sat 5 Jan 13
golddene says...
Guernsey c gull wrote:Yes,yes i do.
My goodness everything in the seagulls garden is beginning to look very rosy !does anybody else get the feeling that we are building for an assault on the playoffs !
10:37am Sat 5 Jan 13
mikeygit says...
Watching todays game on TV, so will be a good day to see how the club and players look in a full game on TV and what the commentators have to say UTA!!!!!!
10:46am Sat 5 Jan 13
VegasSeagull says...
Don't get too carried away, nothing has really happened other than Buckley signing s new contract.
The Latvian lad is headed for the DS and as yet Ulloa has not signed so as of right now, we don't have any new players to start matches with.
I have to admit that like you, I am feeling good about the direction we are going in, not losing any of our gems as of yet is good news.
A win today would be fantastic.
10:51am Sat 5 Jan 13
saraman says...
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Jonathan Mouette says...
11:07am Sat 5 Jan 13
VegasSeagull says...
Pardew couldn't put out his best side today even if he wanted to, so many injuries, but then neither can we.
I think the biggest test we will face today is their speed over the ground and their arial ability, something we don't yet have.
I wonder, is there a thought in the dark corners of Pardew's mind telling him that his team would be better off out of the cup. Considering their position in the prem table and all the injuries his squad has, do they really need extra games to play.
The starting lineups for both teams will be very interesting to see, maybe a pointer as to who wants the result the most.
11:14am Sat 5 Jan 13
Alan G Skinner says...
11:31am Sat 5 Jan 13
VegasSeagull says...
Putting any package together to sell these seats would require plans to be made in advance of the fixture.
I get your point but I am just not sure that it is an opportunity missed, I see it more as an unknown that we couldn't plan for. It might be 5,000 empty seats but it might also have only been 2,000, how would one know.
11:41am Sat 5 Jan 13
tug509 says...
11:48am Sat 5 Jan 13
Jonathan Mouette says...
11:48am Sat 5 Jan 13
VegasSeagull says...
I see that Mark Lawrenson is predicting a 1-1 draw with Newcastle to win the replay, I think he is wrong, one or the other will sew this up today.
11:55am Sat 5 Jan 13
VegasSeagull says...
Jonathan Mouette wrote:I can't say that I am, 'gutted,' but the Ankergren decision is somewhat surprising.
Just seen the team on twitter - GUTTED!!!
What is it about the eleven that has you gutted?
12:00pm Sat 5 Jan 13
Jonathan Mouette says...
12:09pm Sat 5 Jan 13
tug509 says...
Very bemused,i think they have a league game in midweek,so they will have one eye on that,we dont play again until next Saturday!!.
A good team for the first half might put us in a position at about 60 mins to ring the changes,on the tv for the world to see,and we dont take our chance. Never mind we will still win . UTA
12:16pm Sat 5 Jan 13
VegasSeagull says...
Buckley, been out for a couple of weeks, so not, 'that,' surprising that he is on the bench.
Lua Lua, a impact sub, has been for most matches, so not a great surprise.
Dobbie on the bench, a place he has consistently kept warm, no great surprise.
CMS or Hoskins to start, not really a surprise, is it?
If we were playing Derby today, other than the keeper, how would the line up be that different, considering the injuries we have and have had. , ,
2:44pm Sat 5 Jan 13
VegasSeagull says...
Jonathan Mouette wrote:So are you still gutted?
Just seen the team on twitter - GUTTED!!!
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kent gibson replied on Fri, 2012/10/26 - 7:21am
Are you sure it uses a headless/lightweight JVM? It is not clear from the documentation if that is the case.
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They show PhoneGap and a Java component on the Mobile Device. Which begs the question what the PhoneGap component is doing. Is it really only interfacing the device services? Or is it the core of the solution, ie Java is converted to JavaScript.
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If you look at tht code for the samples that ship with the product you'll see that PhoneGap only handles device service interactions.
The demos show Java used for things like database access through JDBC, navigation and UI control (managed beans).
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> I don't care for coding in "XML"
In most XML-based UI toolkits (Flex, WPF, JavaFX, etc.), you "declare" the UI in XML. You still "code" in Java, C#, or whatever. In other words, the markup doesn't encode any logic, just structure. I'm not all that familiar with ADF, but I imagine it is similar.
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The nice thing about using components to define the UI in XML is that you just define the structure, and the actual technical implementation can be done in multiple ways.
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While this change was happening - the people who were already basing their applications on the components - didn't need to change anything in their application - and suddenly their applications performed better.
As for the price question - if you are already licensed for an Oracle WebLogic Server or Oracle FMW, then this is free. Otherwise you buy an Oracle ADF server license and you are free to develop as many applications for as many users you want. More in the FAQ.
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I was about to say ... I dont have Weblogic or FMW, but then i remembered we do use WL for a few things. I dont ever touch them so I totally forget about it.
The FAQ is not clear - if we have Weblogic ... how many apps and developers can use it? And how do we get it?
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If you have a server license then there is no limit on the number of developer or apps.
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- 2 teaspoons shortening
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- 1 small tube green decorative icing gel
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everybody loves these little mice. it's easier to use a white chocolate oreo
They were so easy to make, I melted the chocolate and crisco in a glass bowl over a pot of boiling water(double boiler ). And keep the water simmering so the chocolate keep warm while we put the mice together . Can't wait to bring them to the party.
These are absolutely adorable!!! Definately making these this year. Thank you for sharing
These are great, take some time. I used chow mein noodles for tails as I had cherries without stems and they still look really cute:-) I pushed them lightly into the frosting so they would hold. One thing I found out is the "tail" should be level with the frosting or the cherry rolls to the side and then it is a mess. Also, I got white frosting and used that to frost the halves with no frosting so as to use the whole cookie. It worked out great, no waste that way.
Learned to make these in a "Wilton" class years ago. Forgot all about it. I will make these again.
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