Help with MySpace layout

I need to know how to do this: http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o73/sina_sina/111.jpg

NOT on a table. For some reason, it won't work for me, on a table.

Is there any other way I can do the same exact thing, but not in a table?

Thanks in advance!

Check this out - http://nopeople.com/CSS/image%20captions/index.html
similar to what you have in mind. View the source to see how it's done.