A digression...

[MalignD at aol.com]

<< 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.  >>

When you have to work this hard and willfully ignore other possibilities to 
make your case, chances are you're wrong.