For my brothers
By: Mark Abramson
Publisher: Wilde City Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [United States]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9781925031850
Subjects: Gay men and AIDS; AIDS (Disease); Gay men; HIV (Viruses); HIV-positive gay men; Gay community; Biography; Personal narratives; Bartenders; History
Description: "Mark Abramson was a bartender on Castro Street, Haight Street, and South of Market during the worst years of the AIDS crisis, roughly from 1984 to 1996 when new life-saving drugs came on the market. He was also involved in several of the major fundraising events of the times, from gay bars to the waterfront piers of San Francisco and theaters in between. For My Brothers is filled with true stories of encounters with Connie Francis, Johnnie Ray, and Christine Jorgensen, plus friendships with Al Parker, John Preston, and Sylvester and dozens of lesser known characters who deserve to be remembered"--P. [4] of cover.