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_home2.gif','images/menu_burlesque2.gif','images/menu_bio2.gif','images/menu_cal2.gif','images/menu_links2.gif','images/menu_contact2.gif','images/menu_home1.gif','images/menu_burlesque1.gif','images/menu_bio1.gif','images/menu_cal1.gif','images/menu_links1.gif','images/menu_contact1.gif');