We all received our Coyote Ugly Bikini Calendar in the mail. Kevin looked at October and said ” Really, we put her name as Juicy in the calendar?” That’s what everyone calls her and she never suggested anything different . He then asked Chantel and I if we have ever had a Coyote with the moniker ” Bubbles”? Off the top of my head I can’t recall anyone named Bubbles working for us. But right now there is a #100 wager between Kevin and myself. If there was a Bubbles, my bet is that she worked at the Nashville bar. He’s betting on Memphis.
San Antonio needs to get more creative. They have had two or three girls with the Nickname Red. ( Austin has as well). Come on! What about Ginger, Carrot, Roja, Fire, Blaze? Just a few off the top of my head.

6 am this morning . WTF is that sound coming from my car? ” hello roadside assistance “. So what started out as a bad day has turned positive. Shaman came and cleansed my new apartment ! Bam Have a new prospective deal in San Diego going smoothly Bam! Bonnie my dog passed the doggie day care intack . Bam! Got a loaner car that is nicer then my actual car . Bam! And I just got an appointment to cut my hair ” Bam.

Will’s dad ( New Orleans bouncer) passed away . So sorry.
Thanks to Kevin and Matthew for helping to move my remaining furniture that did not fit into my pod. I am mad at myself for acquiring so much junk.
So last night I made dinner for Jackson and Kevin. ( roasted lamb. It was delicious). Jackson said that he was worried about my interview with a school in San Diego that he is applying to. A few hours later I looked over at Kevin and said ” Isn’t my son so gorgeous.” ” Mom that’s why you are going to screw up the interview !” OK Jackson, I will keep my love for you at bay during the interview and I will try not to curse.” Shouldn’t a mother express verbally their love for their child? Plus Jackson was having a fabulous hair day, can’t I remark on that?”
Managers seminar in Vegas this year!! Holla

Twelve years ago I was living in NY watching tv and waiting for a call from Jeff, our Coyote Ugly lawyer, who had his office in the World Trade Center. It was Hours of waiting and calls back and forth from his wife but eventually we found out he was safe. Against the advice of fellow office mates, Jeff walked down 100 flights of stairs to safety right before the towers collapased. He has told me some heart wrentching stories, in fact my son did a report on his experience for school last year. But the one moment of conversation that sticks in my mind is during the call he made to me that day: ” Yeah I am safe. I was trying to walk to the bar and get some drinks but I was herded back to Grand Central.” I will never forget that. Even in tragedy, he was able to make a joke. ( even though I am sure he did want to hit the NY Coyote and get a drink). A sad day but also a triumphant day !

Hot damn today has been a good work day. We are closing in on a space in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We have a new connection at NASCAR thanks to Jeremy. Everyone seems to love the new 2014 calendars. And the bonus was that I did not fall off my bike with the clip in pedals. ” holla!
Ben ( triathlon coach) am I the most uncoordinated client that you have?” I expected the kind ” Lil you are not uncoordinated .” What I got was ” you are the second most uncoordinated client I have.” Ok at least I am not the worst.
So I hired a shaman to come over Friday and sage my new apartment . I am very excited about this ! Make sure there is no bad juju here. ( I know. A bit eccentric)

Stupid is as stupid does. Yesterday I went to the french quarter to watch the Saints game. After the game I was invited out by our national Redbull reps. My son had forgotten his bag in my car. I couldn’t leave the meeting so my son came and took my keys. At 11 pm when I was heading home I realize I have no car key or house key. Not the fucking day to have this shit happen. The movers will be here any second and I just got into my house. FUCK!

Let there be rest! Have to to take some time today. ITS FOOTBALL. Go Saints!!! New Orleans had an awesome day shift yesterday. Girls are getting better . The bars did alright yesterday but nothing to writ home about. Perhaps I will go to the NOLA bar for kegs and eggs this morning.

The mad scramble to move. Chantel and Kevin are taking some if my stuff that I could not sell. Kevin is making out with my gorgeous Horchow couch . I gave the new owners an option to buy the TVs and exercise machines . The husband wanted the exercise machines but the ” decorator vetoed that”. And they don’t believe in watching TV. Judy said ” they are young and in love. Soon enough they will need a TV so they don’t have to speak to one another .” Lol Judy is very wise.

I hate moving! We have to be out of my house( soon to be someone else’s house) by Monday. I rented a furnished 2 bedroom apartment as a layover until we move to San Diego. I just want to get rid of everything. My assistant Judy keeps telling me to stop selling things. The only things I want to keep are Jackson’s old books and toys , photos, art work, and our life size man getting electrocuted.
Judy ” liliana you want to sell your brand new sofa but keep the electric chair.”
Me: ” I love the electric chair!”
Yesterday I sorted through my clothes . The real estate agent was a bit shocked when I opened the door in a tiny leather mini skirt. It was from a million years ago . I wore it on a morning tv show whike being interviewed about the Coyote Ugly movie. Man it was tight but I was finally able to zipper it. ” Judy keeping the leather mini skirt.”

Rashed Evans , the MMA fighter, was in the Key West bar last night. Very cool. Kristina is hanging up her boots in Key West. Going to miss her. She traveled the world with us. She is definitely a go getter. I have no doubt that she will excel in anything she tries. Go get em, Kristina!!! Crystal in San Antonio had her last night in SA. I would put Crystal up there as possibly the funniest girl that has ever worked for us. I could sit there and laugh for hours at things she has said on the mic. We currently have a girl in New Orleans, Mandy, who is a natural at the mic. I will have to sit in on one of her shifts and listen. She worked for us till she was 8 1/2 months pregnant and started back up 2 weeks later with a flat stomach and huge boobs. Win/win.
” We just sent someone to Milwaukee to teach the new dances. How the fuck do they only know 1 dance in its entirety? ” Well Chantel is going to head there soon. Oh brother.

Love to see the Milwaukee bar so busy! They rocked it this week. Mac and Tommy were hysterical at the door . Tommy reminded me of the old New Orleans bouncers! Good job. So it appears that the perferred drink at the door is Amino Acid mix. Mac always training . Girls awesome. Hannah always works hard . Danielle was on fire too

Milwaukee is on fire! Should be fun tomorrow. I get in early afternoon .
Walgreens had a beer tasting yesterday. Pabst Blue Ribbon! You know you are having a good day when you are walking around Walgreens with a cup of Pabst inside your brand new Pabst Koozie!
Tahnee has been invited to the Community Board meetings in NYC. This is a trap. Oh god memories of those miserable meetings keep flooding back. I remember getting yelled at by some residents . ” you should conduct your business like the bar across the street!” The bar across the street was a bar called Downtown Beirut. Downtown Beirut was the most awesome, seedy, punk, dirty, dive bar in the east village. One of those places that people walk in but never walk out. You could have night vision goggles and still not be able to see inside Downtown Beirut. The backround noise was the music of the NY Dolls, Psychedelic Furs, Iggy Pop. When you walked into Downtown Beirut there should of been a waiver warning of the likelihood of contracting a communicable disease. What a great bar. ” sir not sure that I am prepared to conduct my business like that of Downtown Beirut’s.” lol memories.
Bought the Clip in pedals for my bicycle. I pulled a “Daniel ” the first time I tried to stop. I clipped out on the left side and in slow motion I fell over on the right side. Not a damn thing I could do to stop the bike from falling with my foot clipped into the pedals. Lol

Bam Milwaukee having a great night. Good job! I will be in Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon for the 110 year Harley Davidson Anniversary. Water St will be closed down . Party in the streets.
Fun

We have been vindicated ! Hell yeah!
Coyote Ugly Bouncers Join the Tip-Pool

A federal judge in the Middle District of Tennessee recently held that bouncers (sometimes referred to as “security guards”) at Coyote Ugly Saloons were properly permitted to participate in tip pools with bartenders, barbacks, and waitresses. The holding in Stewart v. CUS Nashville, LLC turns on the Coyote Ugly bouncers’ unique job duties, which require them to have significant customer interactions that differ from the duties of most bouncers in restaurant and retail settings.

The Fair Labor Standards Act permits tip pooling among employees who “customarily and regularly receive tips.” One of the central issues in Stewart was whether Coyote Ugly’s bouncers qualified to participate in a tip pool. The bouncers were typically paid $9 to $10 an hour, generally received 5 percent of the bartender tip pool, and were required to share 5 percent of their pool of tips with the bartenders.

In Stewart, the court applied the customer interaction test set forth in the 1998 Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals case, Kilgore v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, Inc. The customer interaction test focuses on the level of customer interaction employees have and whether they perform “important customer service functions,” such as greeting customers, supplying them with menus, seating them at tables and, at times, enhancing the customer experience.

Applying this test to Coyote Ugly’s bouncers, the court held that there was “ample evidence in the record to demonstrate that security guards employed at company-owned Coyote Ugly saloons sufficiently interact with customers so as to constitute employees who ‘customarily and regularly receive tips’ under Kilgore.” The court recognized that the primary duty of the bouncers is to protect Coyotes (female bartenders) and customers and enhance the customer experience by performing other expected duties. For instance:

Bouncers stationed at the saloon entrance “bark” to encourage people to come inside and inform customers of drink specials and that Coyotes or patrons are dancing on the bar.
Bouncers are encouraged and expected to be funny, engaging, and charismatic and make customers feel welcome upon entering the saloon.
Bouncers dance with customers, participate in games, and recruit customers to participate. They encourage the purchase of body shots, flirt, take pictures with female customers, urge female customers to dance on the bar, and assist them and the Coyotes in getting onto and off of the bar;
Bouncers have their own “regulars” who come to visit them and from whom they receive tips.
Bouncers wear shirts with the letters, “BMF,” on the back, which customers often ask to purchase.
In essence, the court determined that the bouncers are part of the Coyote Ugly customer experience and perform many non-traditional security functions. Employers should be careful in applying the holding in Stewart to bouncers performing more traditional security-related duties. If they are not part of the show, they should not be included in a tip pool.