"NOT DARK YET" - BOB DYLAN VIDEO
When I first produced the (non official, unsanctioned) music video of the Bob Dylan song, "Not Dark Yet," I did so over many long nights and daylight hours of agony. This was very personal to me and I wanted it to be a fitting tribute to my grandfather, Conrad Joseph Wolf. When I heard that Grandpa had died, we drove many miles to his funeral. I remember every stripe in the road, every mile marker. A year later, we returned to his gravesite (1999) and that's when the driving sequence was filmed. On the way, we listened to "Not Dark Yet." That eventually became my "Grandpa" song. Now, years later, I've done what I have always intended - turned it into a poignant music video. After releasing it, I've been asked many questions about what it means.
Normally, an artist resents this type of question. "What does it mean to YOU?" I want to scream. But now, I realize that those who ask the question realize that it is a deeply personal video to me, and I will get into some of the images here.