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A lonely man finds friendship in the last location he expected in this gentle comedy from writer/director Ed Simpson. A serious man without having buddies to speak of, Joel Bixby (John Cariani) moves to a small town and strikes up a friendship with vociferous senior Leo Applegate (Edward Asner). After Leo invites Joel to join a smaller group of men who regularly gather in a modest room to exchange stories, Joel sees it being a beneficial opportunity to arrive out of his shell. But the far more time that Joel spends from the group, the clearer it becomes that he was chosen to fill the space left by a dearly departed member who is deeply missed by his old friends. Regardless, the anxious newcomer gradually gets a lot more comfortable with his new circle of friends, which includes not merely fast-food loving Leo but the comfortably feminine Dink (Jack Kehler), spiritually conflicted former cleric Perry Elephant Sighs 2012(David Wells), and mercurial Nick (Mark Fite), an out-of-work local whos convinced his finest days are behind him. More than the course of their normal meetings one thing incredible occurs to reclusive Joel he finally realizes that even lifes biggest issues dont look very so negative after youve got buddies to fall back on within your time of need.