Alright, well it looks like i found a "fix".
Here's what you do if your pattern doesn't work and your email/password don't log you in:
"1: try random patterns until the phone locks
2: reboot the phone
3: call the mobile from another phone
4: answer the call
5: hang up from the other home while hammering the "home" button
6: er, that's it...security passed and your phone data wide open
(this method is taken from the posts on the google forum)
This was taken from
www.androidforums.com
But beware, there is still a downside.
If you're like me, and FORGOT your combo, you cannot change it, or take it off, without the original combo you put in.... still looking for a way around this.