tmc - Some of the default vBA modules act weird because of variables passed, as for getting down to 5 queries, look at my FAQ to see which modules I cached. There may be something else causing your 6th query since I have nothing else on the test forum other than vB Optimise and vBAdvanced.
As for the alternating colours, I'll see what I can do to patch that, could you tell me how to replicate the issue?
As for the reduction, 6 queries sounds great, how many was it before vB Optimise?