// preload all rollover images
if (document.images) {
	
	preload_image_object = new Image();
	
	// set image url
	image_url = new Array();
	image_url[0] = "../images/nav_news2.png";
	image_url[1] = "../images/nav_shows2.png";
	image_url[2] = "../images/nav_merch2.png";
	image_url[3] = "../images/nav_biog2.png";
	image_url[4] = "../images/nav_photo2.png";
	image_url[5] = "../images/nav_music2.png";
	image_url[6] = "../images/nav_video2.png";
	image_url[7] = "../images/nav_contact2.png";
	image_url[8] = "../images/sns_facebook2.gif";
	image_url[9] = "../images/sns_twitter2.gif";
	image_url[10] = "../images/sns_youtube2.gif";
	image_url[11] = "../images/sns_myspace2.gif";
	image_url[12] = "../images/sns_lastfm2.gif";
	image_url[13] = "../images/sns_spotify2.gif";
	image_url[14] = "../images/sns_soundcloud2.gif";
	
	for ( var i=0 ; i<=14 ; i++ ) {
		preload_image_object.src = image_url[i];
    }

}


// prepare for rollovers
navNews = new Image();
navNews.src = "images/nav_news1.png";

navShows = new Image();
navShows.src = "images/nav_shows1.png";

navMerch = new Image();
navMerch.src = "images/nav_merch1.png";

navBiog = new Image();
navBiog.src = "images/nav_biog1.png";

navPhoto = new Image();
navPhoto.src = "images/nav_photo1.png";

navMusic = new Image();
navMusic.src = "images/nav_music1.png";

navVideo = new Image();
navVideo.src = "images/nav_video1.png";

navContact = new Image();
navContact.src = "images/nav_contact1.png";

snsFacebook = new Image();
snsFacebook.src = "images/sns_facebook2.gif";

snsTwitter = new Image();
snsTwitter.src = "images/sns_twitter1.gif";

snsYoutube = new Image();
snsYoutube.src = "images/sns_youtube1.gif";

snsMyspace = new Image();
snsMyspace.src = "images/sns_myspace1.gif";

snsLastfm = new Image();
snsLastfm.src = "images/sns_lastfm1.gif";

snsSpotify = new Image();
snsSpotify.src = "images/sns_spotify1.gif";

snsSoundcloud = new Image();
snsSoundcloud.src = "images/sns_soundcloud1.gif";