A digression...

[John Carvill]

<< then we have to accept all the instances you cite as among the
allusions. I.e., no grounds to discriminate on such scant Pynchonian
evidence. Logic is no help here.>>

Well, but given the context, the similarity of usage (world of/another
lifetime), the pop/counter -cultural strand in Vineland, the many 60s
rock icons named in Vineland and notable absence of an explicit Dylan
reference, we might take a guess that it's a sly nod to Dylan on
Pynchon's part. 

Cheers
JC







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