Dear Teemsters,
Let me at the outset just apologize once again for the thoughtless way I hijacked The Shining thread. It put me in mind of being at a cocktail party where a group is discussing, say , time travel and here comes Quasi, who stands there, listens and then says something inane like, “What do y’all think of Expedia?”.
Yeah, its kinda on topic (travel), but I can imagine being stared at in silence before I slowly walk away from this imaginary gathering and slink out the door.
So having said that, I would like to commend Joe Cool from The Shining thread for the way he answered my question. It was one of the most articulate descriptions of King’s work that I have ever seen and I agree wholeheartedly. I too enjoy the glimpse into the “universes” King creates, and once a new novel hits the stands, and he makes a reference to a previous story, it makes me go back and read that one again, thereby gaining a whole new insight into what has been written. (Is there a literary defintion for this technique, or did King invent it?)
However, I am still a little confused about how Dreamcatcher was supposed to tie into The Body. Usually, there is a “lead-in” of sorts that gives a little history, but it was missing here. I am beginning to think that the “advance” mention I saw, was so far in advance that The Body tie-in may have been written out. So my question remains: Did anyone else think that this was going to be a “sequel”, or should I go back to playing with “Tony”, Mrs. Torrance? 
Quasi