
Some of My Best Friends Are...
"They're cool, flip, witty and charming, talented, creative, intelligent and lonely."
Synopsis
Regulars gather at The Blue Jay, a gay bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, to celebrate Christmas Eve 1971 with people they consider family.
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