A 1985 Bruce Springsteen concert is the beginning of a beautiful male friendship between an unlikely duo: Gunnar, a narrow minded young man with a girlfriend and Ben, an uninhibited subway train driver. Gunnar is first abhorred by Ben's ideas of male friendships but years later they meet again in a record shop and Gunnar learn to appreciate Ben's no-nonsense approach to life. As their friendship grows, so does their beards.