Learning ActionScript 2.0

ok now I’ve been using Flash for a little over a year now. My knowledge of scripting is limited to knowing how to manipulate the time line with basic functions and methods. I want to get away from this, as I’m seeing my sites are’nt running as smooth as most that operate off of code.

some examples of my work

www.thirstmusik.com

www.jsylvesteronline.com/batman

I guess what my main question is, what book or tutorials does anyone reccomend? I’d like to be comfortable tweening with actionscript and not have to rely on the timeline to get most of my basic animations.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

ps: I tried kirupas tutorial located here

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tween.htm

I understand all the code and how its animating his name. I just dont get how to manipulate the tween on a rollover or hittest.