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A lonely man finds friendship within the last location he expected in this gentle comedy from writer/director Ed Simpson. A serious man with out buddies to speak of, Joel Bixby (John Cariani) moves to a tiny town and strikes up a friendship with vociferous senior Leo Applegate (Edward Asner). Once Leo invites Joel to join a modest group of men who regularly gather inside a modest room to exchange stories, Joel sees it as being a excellent opportunity to come out of his shell. But the more time that Joel spends of 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 far more comfortable with his new circle of friends, which includes not just 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 best days are behind him. Over the course of their regular meetings some thing amazing occurs to reclusive Joel he finally realizes that even lifes biggest difficulties dont seem really so unfavorable when youve got close friends to fall back on in your time of need.