Admin Area Hanging Up after upgrade

Hey Everyone,
I’m an experienced WordPress person, can modify code, know the hosting, php, etc.

I’ve upgraded my blog to the new version this AM, and I can’t get my Admin Area to load.

When I go to the /wp-admin …. I get the login screen, I can login, and I get “Dashboard” in the title bar of my browser, but it hangs there, “waiting on fredmckinnon.com …”, like there is something in the dashboard that won’t respond?

The site itself loads fine … and after authenticating in the /wp-admin login area … it remembers you’re logged in … I can close the browser, reopen it, and go straight to /wp-admin and it doesn’t give me the login screen (remembers me), but won’t load.

I’ve tried 3 different browsers, two different ISP connections, and even attempted logging into the /wp-admin area with Proxify.Com via proxy servers … nothing … same problem.

As soon as I enter userID/password, it starts to load the dashboard and stalls everytime.

Anyone else experienced this?