RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.

Greetings and welcome to RCI Hospitality Holdings second quarter fiscal 2023 earnings call. You can find RCI's presentation on the company's website. Click company and investor information under the RCI logo. That will take you to the company and investor info page. Scroll down and you'll find all the necessary links. Please turn with me to slide two of our presentation. I'm Mark Moran, CEO of Equity Animal. I'll be the host of our call today. I'm here in New York City with Eric Langen, President and CEO of RCI Hospitality, and Bradley the Human Calculator Shea, the Chief Financial Officer. Please turn with me to slide three. If you aren't doing so already, it is easy to participate in the call on Twitter Spaces. On Twitter, go to at RickCEO and select the space titled dollar sign R-I-C-K, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.

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Looks like we're back at it. To ask a question, you will need to join the Twitter space with a mobile device. To listen only, you can join the Twitter space on a personal computer. RCI is also making this call available for listen only through traditional landline and webcast. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. A question and answer session will follow. This conference is being recorded. Please turn with me to slide four. I want to remind everybody of our safe harbor statement. You may hear or see forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated. We disclaim any obligation to update information disclosed in this call as a result of developments that occur afterwards. Now please turn with me to slide five. I'd also direct you to the explanation of RICS non-GAAP measurements. Finally, I'd like to invite everyone listening in the New York City area to join Eric, Bradley, and me tonight at 7 o'clock to meet management at RICS Cabaret New York, one of RCI's top revenue generating clubs. RICS is located at 50 West 33rd between Fifth Avenue and Broadway, a little in from Herald Square. If you have an RSVP, ask for me or Eric at the door. Now I'm pleased to introduce Eric Langan, President and CEO of RCI Hospitality.