my name is steffen lippman, i have been a resident for 20 years. in the sitting member in -- i am the sitting member in district 2. i come to you today feeling uniquely qualified for the entertainment commission simply because i have spent the last 25 years in the nightclub business. that said, i have worked pretty much in a wide variety of club rules -- roles, including production, marketing, running clubs, day-to-day management. i did that in new york for probably 10 years, here in san francisco now about 16 or 17 years. i also feel i am uniquely qualified because i currently own a cd and dvd distribution company that represents 500 independent labels. i have run this business from the ground up starting in 2003 with 7 labels now representing close to 500 labels. that said, i am an artist myself, a poor farmer myself. in fact, -- i am an artist myself, a performer myself. in the night club industry, dealing with the venues or artists as well as dealing with the police, dealing with enforcement agencies. specifically to that point, i was basically