It was like a preacher grabbing my shoulder and hollering "Heal!". I now see the light. It's amazing that some things that work for some folks just don't work for others. I guess it's all in the method of learning that one perfers or something.
Anyway, at the suggestions of
mapletrees, I ordered and just received
The Art of Contemporary Travis Picking : How to Play the Alternating-Bass Fingerpicking Style (Bk&CD) by Mark D. Hanson and gave it a try. Something just "clicked" I guess, but, all of a sudden, things made sense to me. I was actually able to corrdinate and
understand what I needed to do and how to coordinate both hands as well as engage my brain. I'm finally on my fingerpicking way, I think.
I have 3-4 fingerpicking books, but this one did the trick for me. I suppose the moral to this story is not to give up if you only try the instruction from one book or person. Keep on trying. One day, you'll find the right combinations as I did.
Now, where did I put that book and CD?
Thanks
mapletrees. I appreciate the suggestion.