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seen him hawking at sporting events
for many years, there is a side to him
people probably never have seen.
"When people see me walking up the
stairs they don't see the other side of
me   and   why   I "■"«» '       ■ ■
work so fast,   he    | |j|{g \Q qqq QeiTOl
said.
when he's not as a symbol of the
working at sport- . ...
university in a sense
folk music.
He has also written a fictional
novel about a character that is largely
autobiographical.
Keith actually spent some of his
time in Hollywood trying to get his
songs recorded and out to the public,
but after little success he headecrback:-
to Fresno, where he was born and
raised. Keith said it is his refusal to
compromise his ideals in his music
—    and  writing   that
Hawker Derrol Keith
ing events, Keith
spends most of
his time working
on his third "folk
opera."
Keith haspent
a great por-tlon
of his life travel¬
ling around the
count ry. He has
written        more.    i— . ■
than 200 songs, including those In his
folk operas.and several books.
The subject matter in his books
centers around his travels, from
which he wrote a Journal titled
"10.547 Miles In 30 Days," and his
experiences   with' music,   especially
that the university is
torn between a life of
philosophy and a life
Of Utility.    -George Diestei
communications professor
has    kept    him
from being
published.
George Diestei,
a CSUF communi¬
cations professor,
has helped Keith
with his novel
and with his ef¬
forts to get it
published. Keith
incorporates his
philosophies
tightly into his
work, he said, but
not compromis-ing his ideals is a
constant battle that Keith will have to
lace.
"I like to see Derrol as a symbol of
the university in a sense that the
university la torn between a' life of
philosophy and a life of utility," he
said.
While idealism keeps him walking
up and down the stairs at sporting
events for now. Keith hasn't spent his
whole life out" wofking as a hawker.
He received a degree in speech
communications from CSU-
Northridge: and a master's .degree tn
music theory and composition here at
CSUF.
His master's thesfcji focused on folk
musicians, how they relate to society
and the process a folk musician goes
through in creating a song.
To Keith, today's music is a
stagnant pool of pop musicians.
"1 think we're living in a generation
where we need new musical leaders
because [the music industry] is stale."
he said.
In his time as a hawker. Keith has
seen a few changes.
"It used to be basketball was the
most profitable event When Boyd
Grant was here It was the heyday of
hawking in this town," said Keith. "1
used to get chills because of the fans.
Now the best thing is football with
klim] Sweeney."
After working at many soccer
games, Keith said he'd like to see
soccer do as well as some of the other
sports.
"I'd love to see a national
championship for soccer just once,"
he said. **
Even if he was making enough
money in other ways, Keith said he
would miss hawking.
"If I get my music and novel out and
have other commitments Is the.only
way I'd quit," he said. "I'd probably
still keep it on a part-time basis."
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