On Monday I took Amtrak to Philly for a really great night. I went and attended the tryouts for the new bartenders to work for Coyote Ugly Saloon in Philly. This was a night that was going to be a good one, I told myself. I brought my camera, of course!
![[coyote ugly wannabe]](http://www.nycbp.com/images/march_promo_01.jpg)
The festivities were held at this place that usually has rock shows, the Electric Factory, not far from the downtown hotel I was staying in. It was freezing cold outdoors, and not much better inside. I was disappointed the bar there didn't have PBR, as they'd advertised. So it was Bud suds.
I was stoked to meet The Dog from Phillytown.com, and his 2 sidekicks. They were puffing away on big cigars. We were in a balcony bar overlooking the mostly empty theatre. The tryouts were not starting on time. They had a good vantage point. I kept trying to get them to sit in the front row with me, but only The Dog ventured closer to the action.
Looking down, I was happy to see Liliana, the Coyote owner, and Jacqui, her longtime bartender, manager, and friend. If Lil is the general, then Jacqui is the colonel. They were making last minute adjustments onstage. It was almost show time, and the place was ready for the judges. These were all Philly celebrities; and unless you're from Philly, you never heard of these people. A few pro sports types, cheerleaders and radio personalities.
I guess more than 200 girls had turned out for the tryouts earlier in the day. Lil and the rest had narrowed it down to around 80 for tonight. These would then go down to around 30-40. The routine was simple. They brought out 5 or 6 girls at a time, introduced them, asked them why they wanted to be Coyotes, and then they danced.
Overall, in the Looks Department, there were enough gorgeous girls to stock 10 bars. They were mostly knockouts. A few had their stripper moves down just right, while a few definitely has been watching the Coyote Ugly movie many times.
The night rocked. The tryouts took about 90 minutes. The bar hired some amazing women.
There was an after-party at a neighborhood tavern in South Philly. I spoke to a lot of the girls, they couldn't wait to become bartenders and work at Coyote.
The grand opening is on Thursday, March 13. I'm going back there for it. I want to see who's working!
The festivities were held at this place that usually has rock shows, the Electric Factory, not far from the downtown hotel I was staying in. It was freezing cold outdoors, and not much better inside. I was disappointed the bar there didn't have PBR, as they'd advertised. So it was Bud suds.
I was stoked to meet The Dog from Phillytown.com, and his 2 sidekicks. They were puffing away on big cigars. We were in a balcony bar overlooking the mostly empty theatre. The tryouts were not starting on time. They had a good vantage point. I kept trying to get them to sit in the front row with me, but only The Dog ventured closer to the action.
Looking down, I was happy to see Liliana, the Coyote owner, and Jacqui, her longtime bartender, manager, and friend. If Lil is the general, then Jacqui is the colonel. They were making last minute adjustments onstage. It was almost show time, and the place was ready for the judges. These were all Philly celebrities; and unless you're from Philly, you never heard of these people. A few pro sports types, cheerleaders and radio personalities.
I guess more than 200 girls had turned out for the tryouts earlier in the day. Lil and the rest had narrowed it down to around 80 for tonight. These would then go down to around 30-40. The routine was simple. They brought out 5 or 6 girls at a time, introduced them, asked them why they wanted to be Coyotes, and then they danced.
Overall, in the Looks Department, there were enough gorgeous girls to stock 10 bars. They were mostly knockouts. A few had their stripper moves down just right, while a few definitely has been watching the Coyote Ugly movie many times.
The night rocked. The tryouts took about 90 minutes. The bar hired some amazing women.
There was an after-party at a neighborhood tavern in South Philly. I spoke to a lot of the girls, they couldn't wait to become bartenders and work at Coyote.
The grand opening is on Thursday, March 13. I'm going back there for it. I want to see who's working!
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