Now that is hard to read!

If it where me, I'd drop the image completely and go with a colored background. The image your using has both light and dark colors. Trying to get a font color to display correctly (and ledgibly) will be difficult.
Or....if your a graphics wizard, re-work the image to soften the tones a bit. Change the text CSS color to something VERY BOLD (like yellow).
Nice layout and design though!
.....the man in black fled across the desert..........and the gunslinger followed.....