go to www.allelectronics.com and look in the lamp section you will see several ccfl kits that include a one or two lamps in a variety of color and 12 volt inverters to run them

also look at www.goldmine-elec.com you will find some backlight flourescents and a magnetic flourescent ballast look in the lamp section.

while your are there check out the rest of their inventory as they sell wonderful surplus electric items!

electronic gold mine also sells a variety of small xenon strobe tubes,they also sell a large strobe tube that has a 1500 watt peak rating see here>http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G16469

i have some cold cathode lamps in my basement. they are very interesting. i hope they don't go out because i dont know where to get more bulbs.

well those stores above your post sell replacement CCFL kits if you need one.