John, I'm more of a fan of integrated javascript buttons and things of the sort. (Dont get me wrong I think it looks great but as long as you're open to suggestions...) I think the menu bar should be solid instead of seperate buttons. Feel free to take a look at my old page to see what I mean. I still have the templates I bought, including that one in full flash animation.
Let me know if I can help in anyway. (PM if you forgot the website link. Excuse the fact that I never got the site completed.)