var slide=0;							// holds current slide the slideshow is on
var show=new Array(10);						// holds slideshow pics

for (slide=0; slide<10; ++slide)
    // declares/sets/loads pics for slideshow
	{show[slide]= new Image();
	show[slide].src="http://loudmouthstl.com/community/backdrop/backdrop" + slide + ".jpg";
	}
slide=0;
imnum=0;

function changeslide()
    // changes slideshow picture and caption 
	{slide=(slide + 3)%10;
	if (imnum==0)
		{imnum=2;
		if (document.getElementsByTagName('img')[2].src!='http://loudmouthstl.com/community/backdrop/backdrop0.jpg') ++imnum;
		}

	document.getElementsByTagName('img')[imnum].src=show[slide].src;

	setTimeout("changeslide()", 3000); 
    // changes picture/caption every 3 seconds

	}

changeslide();