var loaded = false;
var myimages = new Array();
function preloadimages(){
 for (i=0;i<preloadimages.arguments.length;i++){
 myimages[i]=new Image();
 myimages[i].src=preloadimages.arguments[i];
 }
 loaded = true;
}
preloadimages('images/menu.gif','images/menu_band.gif','images/menu_contact.gif','images/menu_live.gif','images/menu_music.gif','images/menu_myspace.gif','images/menu_news.gif','images/menu_photos.gif','images/menu_video.gif');