Finally home in Boston, Travis was telling his adventures to some friends, when one suggested they go downtown to Hoot Night at The Loft, then one of Beacon Hill's most fasionable coffeehouses, where, performers took turns singing and playing songs and the best of the night won a cash prize. Travis was right at home in the small room, considerably smaller than the hospital wards he had played for the Red Cross, so he played and sang and told stories and won a $15.00 cash prize and a future booking, if he wanted it. A patron upped the offer. He ran a pub called King Arthur's, which he described as a coffee house with a liquor license. The pay was decent, and Travis would be free to do any kind of show he wanted, as long as the customers were happy. About that time, another patron stepped forward. He had a recording studio in Jamaica Plain and wanted to do a demo of Travis' performance to send to his friends in Nashville! All in all, a pretty good night. |