[WSG] table background images with CSS

[john]

First off, let me say that yes, I'm using a single table for the layout 
of this project (my client insists upon it, since he doesn't trust CSS 
layout yet...go figure).

I'm having a bit of a mind lapse, I think, because I can't get the 
background image to span the table rows.

Here's the XHTML:
<table id="layout">
  <tr>
    <td id="header" colspan="2"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td id="navbar" colspan="2"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td id="content"></td>
    <td id="sidebar"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td id="footer" colspan="2"></td>
  </tr>
</table>
What I want is is put
background: #FFFFCC url('images/bass.png') no-repeat right top;
in the "layout" ID so that it can span vertically through the table 
rows, but all I'm getting is a bit of it shown in the "sidebar" ID.  I 
want it see it shown through the "navbar" and "header" ID's as well.

My explanation may be inadequate, but I'm not prepared yet to show 
anything online.  Can anybody decipher my email and give me some tips on 
how to accomplish this?  I'm sure it's something outrageously stupid 
that I've overlooked.

Thanks.
~john
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