Stuck in reverse!!!
It turns out that the reverse shift rod was stuck. You can fix it by removing the backup switch and manually moving the shift rod back. While this is possible with the transmission still attached to the car, I wasn't able to do it. I ended up removing the tranny, pulling the backup switch and once I could see what I was doing it was easy to push the reverse shift rod back into place. Knowing what I know now, it would be easy to do while on the car, but you would have to have done it once before to know exactly what you are supposed to do.
I now have the tranny back in the car with the drive shaft attached and spinning freely. It sucked to have to pull the tranny again, but I must say that I am getting pretty good at it now. LOL just under 2 hours to remove the drive shaft, loosen the PFF, remove the clutch slave and starter, drop the tranny, fix it and put it all back together.
I appreciate all the help and suggestions everyone provided. You guys(gals) make this a great place to come for help.
Glad to see you are only "loosening" the PPF. It NEVER needs to come out for a trans/clutch, just strap it out of the way. BTW when you get to sub one hour, you are getting close to joining "the club", LOL