The second half

"Music may calm the savage beast but the beats go on in the life of gay men seeking love and acceptance in this remarkable debut collection of short stories by author Robert Hyers. An aging DJ in Asbury Park must come to terms with the death of the industry he held dear as well as the unexpected sudden death of the only man Matthew ever truly loved; a young Puerto Rican gay teenager must reestablish a recently damaged relationship with his mother whom he knows loves him, and cut ties with his first serious lover, the club's DJ, a man who will never love him" --