var pauseBetweenCalls = 1500; //ms
var ajax = new Ajax();
var id="";
var band=0;

function ticker(bandId,htmlId,source)
{
	this.bandId = bandId;
	this.source = source;
	this.htmlId=htmlId;
	
setInterval(pullData,pauseBetweenCalls);
}

function pullData()
{
	//get random data to fool IE caching
	var rand = Math.floor(Math.random()*25)
	
	ajax.doGet(source+'?r='+rand+'&bandid='+bandId,display);	
}

function display(str)
{
	var dataHolder = document.getElementById(htmlId);
	dataHolder.innerHTML=str;
}