

By Liliana Lovell,
Coyote Ugly Saloon Founder
Buy "Later Than You Think" and "Running On Lonely" by The Coyotes!
PAST LIL SPILLS
09/01/2003 - 10/01/2003
10/01/2003 - 11/01/2003
11/01/2003 - 12/01/2003
12/01/2003 - 01/01/2004
01/01/2004 - 02/01/2004
02/01/2004 - 03/01/2004
03/01/2004 - 04/01/2004
04/01/2004 - 05/01/2004
05/01/2004 - 06/01/2004
06/01/2004 - 07/01/2004
07/01/2004 - 08/01/2004
08/01/2004 - 09/01/2004
09/01/2004 - 10/01/2004
10/01/2004 - 11/01/2004
11/01/2004 - 12/01/2004
12/01/2004 - 01/01/2005
01/01/2005 - 02/01/2005
02/01/2005 - 03/01/2005
03/01/2005 - 04/01/2005
04/01/2005 - 05/01/2005
05/01/2005 - 06/01/2005
06/01/2005 - 07/01/2005
07/01/2005 - 08/01/2005
08/01/2005 - 09/01/2005
09/01/2005 - 10/01/2005
10/01/2005 - 11/01/2005
11/01/2005 - 12/01/2005
12/01/2005 - 01/01/2006
01/01/2006 - 02/01/2006
02/01/2006 - 03/01/2006
03/01/2006 - 04/01/2006
04/01/2006 - 05/01/2006
05/01/2006 - 06/01/2006
06/01/2006 - 07/01/2006
07/01/2006 - 08/01/2006
08/01/2006 - 09/01/2006
09/01/2006 - 10/01/2006
10/01/2006 - 11/01/2006
11/01/2006 - 12/01/2006
12/01/2006 - 01/01/2007
01/01/2007 - 02/01/2007
02/01/2007 - 03/01/2007
03/01/2007 - 04/01/2007
04/01/2007 - 05/01/2007
05/01/2007 - 06/01/2007
06/01/2007 - 07/01/2007
07/01/2007 - 08/01/2007
08/01/2007 - 09/01/2007
09/01/2007 - 10/01/2007
10/01/2007 - 11/01/2007
11/01/2007 - 12/01/2007
12/01/2007 - 01/01/2008
01/01/2008 - 02/01/2008
02/01/2008 - 03/01/2008
03/01/2008 - 04/01/2008
04/01/2008 - 05/01/2008
05/01/2008 - 06/01/2008
06/01/2008 - 07/01/2008
Friday, March 31, 2006
On another note. Happy Birthday Lee. Have a wonderful day. You've been an excellent worker and a great friend. Have a great day!
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Nashville, also having a great week. I spoke with Kyle yesterday and he was very frustrated. He spoke with one of the girls last week and she scrambled his words and made a lot of the staff feel bad. This is what Kyle said: The reason Friday night was so good and the energy was so high was for a couple of reasons. 1. There were quite a few new girls on. When ever there are new girls they are always excited and they bring a lot of energy to work. 2. Because the new girls are trying so hard it becomes infectious, so inturn the veteran girls push themselves even harder. That's it. He did not say that the" old girls suck". Every girl there is an asset to the bar and can be great if they chose, New or old. Listen up Nashville girls ! I have known Kyle for 9 years. That's right 9 years ( could be longer). He is one of the most kind and fair people I know. He is not a very demonstrative guy so if you are looking for hugs and cuddling, you won't find it with him. That is just not how he is as a person. That does not mean he does not care. Because he loves you guys and he loves the bar. Enough said
Now another Nashville story. Some guy came in last night saying that he was someone important and he would call me and get one of my assistant managers fired. Rule #1 if a customer claims they know me and they should be treated in a "special manner", know that they really don't know me. None of my friends would ever act like that. So if this scenario occurs again it is your duty , as employees of mine, to take them for everything they're worth! Milk him/her dry!!!
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
I went to yoga yesterday and the room was so hot. There is a class called hot yoga but this was not that particular class. The teacher actually lowered the heat and then went over and raised it again to suit her own body temperature. So as I was doing the postures I felt that the heat was truely oppressive. All I could think about in my head was " god damn vegetarian" (Now I have nothing against vegetarians. I myself have questioned the eating of meat on an ethical level, feeling for the mistreatment of animals. But I always come back to the thought of the food chain and that I truely feel better after a good steak. ) So to continue my thought. I was thinking " God Damn vegeterian, go eat some meat so we can lower the heat in this room!!" Not very yogi of me to have those thoughts. But I wonder if there is some fact to true vegetarians being cold all the time? I also wonder if those men that complain that they are hot all the time, is it because they eat too much meat?
People keep on writing me about Kansas City. As of right now the project is on hold.
Girls get your pictures in for the 2007 calendar!!!
There is something else that I have been thinking about. I used to receive funny stories about infringers from my trademark attorneys. I havent heard anything in awhile. I guess Rob is still pissed after the last time I wrote about him. Oh well
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
I have reached a moment of clarity about myself. 1. I'm a very good mother 2. I'm a very good business person 3. I get riled up. (Some would think this is negative but actually it is a sign that I am alive and unltimately makes me happy even though I seem angry on the outside.) and 4. Yes I am a good mother to Jackson but I am not a good PTA mom. I don't volunteer at his school . I hide when I see the good PTA mom's because I know they will want me to do something.
So knowing this stuff about myself I realize that I will go in sparingly to the corporate office because Jeff's goodness may make me melt. And I am going to have to either volunteer at Jackson's school or just bring my checkbook everytime I go to his school. All in all I can say that I am happy in my own skin.
Now Daniel ( austin GM ) You're the only manager that has not handed in their Quickbooks!!!
Monday, March 27, 2006
Chantel gets home today from vacation. Thank god.
I just saw a photo gallery on CMT for the new tv series. There are 2 pictures of me up and both of them are god awful. I mean really, they couldn't use a better picture? 1. I don't like my hair pin straight! 2. could someone tell me to dress properly. I look like I'm competing for some latina big butt contest ( I'm colombian so I can say that). My brother in law always tells my sister and myself that we have coffee picker legs and we should embrace the heritage of our homeland. Unlike my sister I was born in the US so I don't need my legs and butt to support hours in the java fields.
Jeff W. must be out of town because I have not heard from him today. Waiting on Memphis opening date. And I think NY anniversary will be in the next month.
Friday, March 24, 2006
I hope Jeff Myers finds a wonderful woman some day. He really is so kind and friendly. Even on the plane coming home he spoke with the flight attendants for 20 minutes. I told him that the difference between him and I is that he is so nice and kind to people. He said " so are you." I said " Only to people I know" He seemed amused by that.
I have to be very careful what I write about Jeff M. When ever I write something negative his sister writes me a letter pleading for me not to fire her brother. I have a feeling that his whole family is the nice , kind, god loving type. His desk is very close to mine in the corporate office perhaps some of his goodness will rub off on me. ( for his sake I hope it's not the other way around)
John L a guy I went to grade school with showed up at the Denver anniversary. I could spot him from a mile away he hasn't changed a bit. His girlfriend was very nice. He told me a lot of dirt about old classmates. Not really good dirt when you haven't seen or spoken to people in 20 years. PMS must be over it is just love and peace for everyone today.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
This week I have been very hard on Chantel and jeff M. Don't get me wrong, they deserved it. But what I have been thinking about today is that I am not inspiring them so I need to be more positive.
Positive positive positive. Big Denver anniversary tonight 1 Year!!!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Not a good morning. Jackson, Cheeto and I were walking to Jackson's school. This stray dog , looked very healthy but no colar, came out of nowhere and ran up to Cheeto. I pulled both Jackson and Cheeto forward , only 2 seconds later the stray dog ran across the street and got hit by a car. It was a fed ex van and the dog went under the car and I could see his body rolling under the car. I pulled jackson into my body so he didn't see what was going on. When the car stopped the dog actually got up and ran away. Unfortunately I have seen this before where the dog or cat is able to move but dies shortly after. I did not see where the dog went but I can not imagine he lived. Jackson didn't quite grasp what was going on. He was a bit shocked but I think he thinks the dog was hurt but not fatally . Very sad start of the day.
Off to Denver
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
I heard news that Jackson's school may close down. I would be very upset about that. I love his school and so does he. I went out with my local attorney yesterday for lunch. His family lost their home they also lost their summer home. Every picture, every piece of furniture, just everything. He said that his summer house was just swept away. When he went to look at it the lot was completely clear. No debris was even left. He loves this city. No hesitation in his decision to rebuild. I admire that. His brother is running for mayor of New Orleans, Mitch Landrieu. His whole family has such a pride and love for this city. Really quite inspiring.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
During my trip I get a text message from lee " why are you mad at me?" My response is " I'm having family day."
So I went through my day had a lovely time. After family day I met Jeff M. and cat ( from charlotte Coyote) out for dinner. Again having a wonderful time.
Well I just opened my e-mails for the day and there is this nasty letter from Lee. He had created some imaginary arguement in his mind and proceeded to write me a very kurt letter about why he does things he does etc. I simply wrote him an e-mail this morning in response to a mass e-mail he sent out. My e-mail to him read " what is this about?" He took this sentence as some encroachment onto his AOR. Again all I did was sent him a one sentence letter " what's this about?" That's it. Man he pushes my buttons sometimes, thank god he's good at his job.
Friday, March 17, 2006
I have gotten so many e-mails about both Ft. Lauderdale and Panama City. Good Job!!!
Spring break always a good time.
We are looking for some girls in New Orleans. Come on in and apply.
Jeff Myers called me from Austin, he went to check out S X SW. He told me how disaappointed he was because he thought it was old time country music. What he encountered were young new progressive bands. Sorry Jeff. " Go to the bar they'll make you feel better." I have a feeling that his vision is tainted just like my vision of what Octoberfest is in Germany . I have always wanted to go to Germany during Octoberfest. I envision people drinking beer singing songs and everyone being happy. I wonder if that is really how it goes? I even have this picture of sitting on a bench and cheersing everyone like one big happy family.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
This week I have been walking the track quite a bit to try and release some of this hostility. For 2 days now I have been getting angry about people who you can't pass or won't pass you. The syndrom is exactly like driving in texas. I'm walking at a certain speed. There is someone a head of me that is walking at a slower pace so I speed up to try and pass them. But when I do that they speed up as well. Now the same happens if I feel someone is going faster then me. I try and slow down to let them pass but then they slow down as well. This has created what I call " Track Rage" that I can not seem to get rid of.
Austin starting to kick some butt!!
Next week is the one year anniversary of Denver. Time flies.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Chantel , Jeff M and I had a managers meeting last night. Chantel dressed up and looked quite beautiful. Jeff M also looked quite debonaire. I on the other hand wore sweatpants and a sweater.
South by southwest in Austin this week. Should be a great week.
Jenn Hawk gave in her resignation in San Antonio. I have to say I always enjoyed her. She is so off the wall that she is just hysterical. I hope she stays and bartends a couple of nights. She has such wonderful energy.
This week has been a ton of micro managing. One of my new year's resolutions was to not micro manage but it seems when I don't things like " Caution tape" happen. I can't elaborate any further on that but let's just say that the caution tape debacle put an extra 20 hours onto my work week.
Monday, March 13, 2006
God forbide we sell something in a bright color. Probably not "Cooool" enough. Just for fun I want to sell something in a neon green or pink. That would totally get under Lee's skin but if it sold well I would have the bragging rights. It's funny because on his side I always hated the truckers hats. He begged me to sell them, so I said " ok if you think they will sell" Well he reminds me of that. " Look how well the trucker hats sell and you didn't even want to have them." So it would be nice to be able to have a retort to him.
Pushing Memphis up. I am hoping we can open in mid May!!!
Friday, March 10, 2006
Me: " Rosa what happened?"
Rosa: " The gas light went on."
Me: " Aanndd?"
Rosa: " I pulled over and walked home "
Me: " Rosa , when the light comes on you still have 30 - 50 miles before you run out of gas."
I am still laughing over this. That story just made my day!!
Now today, I am actually in a good mood. What the hell can't be worse then yesterday! Great night for all the bars yesterday. FT Lauderdale is rocking!!!
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Knock on wood all my bars did well last night!! Very pleased.
Monday, March 06, 2006
I received a letter from a person that escentially said I was Cheap, mean, and narcisistic.
I have girls and guys who travel all over the world with me. We stay in hotels all over the country. They get per diem, salary and make tips.
Most mardi gras we only need 3 girls and a couple of bouncers to help from other bars. This year the bar was badly hurt from Katrina and we needed to import 75% of the staff for us to run properly. It is a lucky thing that I own other bars so that I can help the New orleans bar or any other bar if they need it.
When we first opened the bar 4 years ago, the New Orleans staff wanted to stay on the 2nd floor during mardi gras. After that it became tradition to stay on the 2nd floor. Everyone who came from the other bars were told how we run mardi gras. For the New Orleans bar we were glad to have the help of all the other bars and we thank all of the people who came to New Orleans. On the other hand, how fun is it to be in your 20's and travel to different cities, meet different people, and make money. So even though someone on the outside may look at this and think we are cheap, it is a right of passage when working Mardi Gras.
"You know what? Take your words and go fuck yourself!"
Ft. Lauderdale had a killer night last night. I'm very pleased. When I was young Ft. Lauderdale and Daytona were the big spots during spring break. I actually went to Daytona when I was 17. We won't go into that my mother reads this blog.
People keep asking me when is the NY anniversary. Well the true anniversary was January 27th but the party will be sometime within the next 3 months. It all involves me being able to go up there .
A lot of e-mails about KC. Just to be clear we did not get rejected for our liquor license they rejected us getting a license that excludes food. I wonder if the priest knew that or does he believe if we have food that would limit the chances of us ending all of these marriages? I have had several people write in and tell me that they read my spill and they met their husbands at one of the Coyotes.
Anywho! Back to work today
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Skiing with Jackson is life threatening. He is in a stage where all he wants to do is find the off slope trails in the woods and go through them. Well trying to keep up with him and go through those trails made me fear that I would go out like Sonny Bono. I like skiing down the long windy easy trails. There was one trail where I followed him and it exited on a black diamond trail ( hardest level). Jackson just went straight down with no fear, I on the other hand felt as if my world was about to come to a complete halt. Well I made it.
Another funny but pathetic note for the vacation. I get a message from Jeff W. Monday, 1 day into my vacation. " Can you cut your vacation short and go to a hearing in KC on Thursday?" I called him and said " NO". What kind of message does that send to my son that I would be willing to cut my vacation short for work? What amuses me is that Jeff would never even think about rearranging his schedule. He's on a very short leash and we all know that he is unreachable when he is off.
Well we lost at the hearing in KC. But after talking to everyone, I heard that my presence wasn't needed and that the board had made up their minds before we even showed up. I went out to dinner last night with Chantel and Joe and I almost fell off my chair laughing when I heard that the opposition had a priest talk at the hearing. His stance was that Coyote Ugly threatens the institute of marriaige. How can we let Coyote Ugly open with this particular license when the whole community will be worring about their husbands going into the bar?
I was so astounded by the ridiculous nature of these comments that I just laughed.
Mardi Gras. I went to the New Orleans bar for a very short time and saw some pictures. The bouncers were gushing about how much fun they had with all the staff from the various bars. Both Pump and Shannon said it was the best staff they had ever worked with during Mardi Gras. That made me so happy. I love the guys from the other bars. They all seemed genuinely happy to be there. I love that.
Well the girls. I received reports during my vacation mostly positive. Jeff M., Chantel and I kept in touch because I wanted to hear how things were going. For the most part it was 98% positive. Unfortunately it was not even close to a regular Mardi Gras. The city just didn't get the hit they were hoping for. But the bar did well and the girls from the other cities really helped. It was so nice to be able to keep the bar open 24 hours like we do every year. It's funny because I went to the bar on Saturday during Mardi Gras. The graveyard shift was manned by two girls, Jillian from Austin, and Dede a former New Orleans employee. Jillian was so happy after her shift. She said she loved the graveyard shift. Well I went on my vacation and that enthusiasm seemed to change. A couple of employees from New Orleans overheard Jillian bad mouthing the New Orleans bar. They were so offended by this they told Chantel and Jeff M. I won't write the comments that were said but I will tell you that the first thing I did when I returned from vacation was to write Daniel a letter and have him post it for the girls to see. I wonder if he posted it yet? Well personally, words can not even described my personal feelings about this. I love all these bars and I was hoping this would be a labor of love from my other staffs to the New Orleans bar. We are struggling to keep the bar afloat in New Orleans and this was our 5 days to try and make something happen. Wow, she insulted not only my staff in New Orleans but me personally. Selfish little girl.
Another funny side note. I have barely spoken with Kevin the last month. We both have been unbeleivably busy. Well of course on vacation he decides to text and call me 3 times a day with urgent information. " Lil I really need to talk to you." " Kevin I'm on vacation" Lee on the other hand texted and spoke with me every day but in a casual manner. I sent him a picture of Jackson on the ski lift via my phone. His response was " How adorable" Then I get a picture from him a minute after " I look so good!" It's a picture of him with wearing a pin striped suit for the KC hearing. Lee will never change. he is so funny.