Ok..got it working. Very nice. I love it. Simplifies a lot of problems. One bug (or maybe not).. A user tries to access protected directory and is prompted to log in via the templated login form (this I like a lot..thank you Alex). User gets access just fine. But if user tries to access the his aMember account instead of simply sending him to his account page, he's directed to the "If you are a member LOGIN or Signup" page. Hitting login takes him to his account page without having to login, but this extra click seems unnecessary. Thoughts?
Hmm..nevermind I guess. I was using /amember/index.php. Changed my menu link to /member.php and eliminates the problem.