Vlad, I tried what you said to try but it didn't work but I did adobt a few of the pieces of the puzzle and I may have solved my problem... I think. Take a look at this pic. It's a dark picture only b/c I didn't turn on the key light but you can see the SSS showing a bit on his head. Thanks a lot! A difference changing from a Lamber shader to a Blinn makes.

Russell