Outside the Coyote Ugly Saloon in New York.

The Coyote Ugly Saloon first opened on January 27, 1993 in New York City, after New York University alumna Liliana Lovell eschewed a life on Wall Street for a life in bartending. Having held several bartending jobs during college where Lovell perfected her unique routine of dancing on the bar, singing, and challenging customers to drinking contests, she applied her business model, learned from her former boss, legendary and notorious New York City bar owner, Tom McNeill, for whom she worked at the West Village Saloon, The Village Idiot, prior to opening Coyote Ugly, of "beautiful girls + booze = money" to Coyote Ugly. She began hiring girls and training them in the wild routine, which included such antics as chugging alcohol, setting light to it then breathing fire. While some girls were good at singing, others good at dancing, and others good at yelling, Lovell found that not all the girls were talented in each of the three aspects, so she often paired girls with complementary abilities. Outside of Coyote Ugly Saloon in New York. ... Outside of Coyote Ugly Saloon in New York. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... Liliana Lil Lovell is an entrepreneur and bartender who is famous for founding the Coyote Ugly Saloon. ... Elaborate marble facade of NYSE as seen from the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ...

The bar was propelled into the national spotlight in 1997 when former bartender Elizabeth Gilbert wrote of her experiences in a story for Gentlemen's Quarterly magazine, called "The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon." ^[1] A movie based on the bar soon followed, and the film Coyote Ugly opened in August 2000 with Maria Bello in the role of Lil and Piper Perabo as an aspiring songwriter in New York City who becomes the newest "Coyote." It grossed over $100 million worldwide. Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Elizabeth Gilbert (born 1969) is an American novelist, essayist, short story writer, and memoirist. ... ... Coyote Ugly is a romantic comedy/drama based on the actual Coyote Ugly Saloon, set in New York City, and released in August 2000 (See 2000 in film). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maria Elaine Bello (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress. ... Piper Lisa Perabo (born October 31, 1976) is an American movie actress. ...

Soon after, in 2001, the second Coyote Ugly Saloon opened in Las Vegas at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino. In 2002, a third company-owned bar opened in New Orleans' French Quarter. Additional bars continued to open across the United States in the years to come, with Coyote Ugly Saloons now located in 15 cities. The company has shuttered at least four franchise locations since 2003; the first closed in Philadelphia, followed by Boston and recently Atlanta.^[2] The Washington DC location has also closed. The Scottish presenter of the The Late Late Show (CBS TV series), Craig Ferguson, once worked there as a bouncer. For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... New York-New York Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip at 3790 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area  - City  350. ... French Quarter: upper Chartres street looking down towards Jackson Square and the spires of St. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Hotlanta redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish comedian, actor, writer and talk show host. ...

As of July 20th, 2003, Lovell relocated from New York City to New Orleans, and was primarily involved in the day-to-day operation of the Coyote Ugly bar in the French Quarter.

Locations

• Austin
• Charlotte
• Chicago
• Dallas
• Denver
• Fort Lauderdale
• Las Vegas
• Longview
• Memphis
• Miami
• Nashville
• New Orleans
• New York
• Panama City
• San Antonio
• Tampa

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Origins

• The phrase "coyote ugly" comes from an urban slang term for a situation that results in waking up next to an ugly bedmate after a night of drinking; in such a situation one might prefer to chew off one's own arm, like a coyote with its paw in a trap, rather than wake up the bedmate. The follow on to the phrase "coyote ugly" is "double coyote ugly". After you've chewed your arm off to escape the ugly bedmate, you chew the other arm off so it will never happen again.

References

1. ^ http://nycbp.com/bartenders/bar3/gilbert01.htm
2. ^ http://www.coyoteuglysaloon.com

See also

• Bartop dancing

Bartop dancing is encouraged at New York Citys Hogs and Heifers, evidenced by the ever-expanding ceiling of brassieres hung by patrons. ...

External links

• Coyote Ugly Saloon (official site)
• New York Coyote history (article on creation)
• Coyote Ugly Las Vegas (Virtual Tours of interiors)