Trouble with iTunes ... Any Thoughts?

[Finaddict]

So I have iTunes loaded on my computer, I have not purchased any music from it since late this past October ...

... but today, when I tried to go back into the iTunes store, it did not hold ... meaning that sometimes the images show, but only momentarily and then the screen is a blank iTunes screen.

I have restarted my computer a couple of times, but was hoping someone may have some thoughts on what strategies I can use to get to that site so I can load up a few songs I was meaning to get into my iPod.

Thanks