Posted by Bill Prichard on February 06, 2026 at 23:18:13:
In Reply to: The Mighty Quinn posted by Steven Green on February 06, 2026 at 23:00:51:
A friend in Poughkeepsie did a college presentationn where he said that the figure in the song is based on our Dutchess County Sheriff Larry Quinlan, who arrested Dylan and others who were experimenting with LSD.
But Dylan later claimed that the song was named after Gordon Quinn, co-founder of Kartemquin Films, who had worked with Dylan.