FIXED! After working with Larry, and actually figuring this out over the phone from 2500 miles away, I am pleased to report that the problem is fixed and I am ready to hit the open road again,
Thanks of coarse to Larry (Igofar) The root cause of the problem ended up being the front caliper bracket slide pin had seized up. After careful description to Larry he realized it wasn't the brake bleed after all but he knew the new pads were not floating correctly on the rear rotor. So Larry had me remove the rear brake caliper bracket, whoa wait a minute , I could not get it removed, Bingo!!! it had seized up. I have never had it apart before and didn't know it even came apart, but Larry had me remove it. Actually took me almost an hour to get it apart. And this is something that should slide apart like a "trombone". All the brown crud and pitting on the slide told the story. I diligently cleaned and removed all the pitting (scotch brite) and removed all the brown crud, Then lightly lubed it with silicone grease. Bingo- Sliding back and forth easily now. Even after I torqued the rear axle nut- amazing.
I did have the wife help me bleed the brakes, she was so patient... So everything is good again in the world. Heading out tomorrow for pre-NATSTOC.
I would like to thank all that tried so hard to help me figure this frustrating situation out.
And I apologize if someone mentioned this in a previous post (Caliper slide) and I didn't catch it.