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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                 AMENDMENT NO. 8
                                       TO
                                  SCHEDULE 13G

  INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c),
        AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d - 2(b)


                       LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE & SALOON, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    542307103
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2003
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             (Date of Event which requires Filing of this Statement)

            Check the  appropriate  box to designate  the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:

            / /    Rule 13d - 1(b)
            / /    Rule 13d - 1(c)
            /X/    Rule 13d - 1(d)
:




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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                               JAMIE B. COULTER
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     2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3         SEC USE ONLY

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     4         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                     U.S.A.
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  NUMBER OF        5      SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                    4,295,393 (1)
 OWNED BY
   EACH
 REPORTING
PERSON WITH    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   6      SHARED VOTING POWER

                                -0-
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                   7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                4,295,393 (1)
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                   8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                -0-
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     9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
               PERSON

                     4,295,393 (1)
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    10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES                                                / /
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    11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                     18.9% (2)
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    12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                     IN
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    (1)  Includes presently  exercisable options to purchase 1,900,000 shares of
         Common  Stock.  Does not  include  177,145  shares by  Intrust  Bank as
         Trustee of a Rabbi Trust for Lone Star  Steakhouse & Saloon,  Inc. (the
         "Company").  Under the terms of a Deferred Compensation Agreement,  Mr.
         Coulter  defers  receipt  of the  value  of his  deferred  compensation
         account until 30 days after the  termination of his employment with the
         Company.




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    (2)  Based on 20,837,479 shares of Common Stock as reported in the Form 10-Q
         of Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon,  Inc., for the period ended September
         9, 2003 and an  additional  1,900,000  shares of Common Stock  issuable
         upon the exercise of presently exercisable options.







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Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

               Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc.

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               224 E. Douglas, Suite 700, Wichita, Kansas 67202

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

               Jamie B. Coulter

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

               224 E. Douglas, Suite 700, Wichita, Kansas 67202

Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

               United States of America

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

               Common Stock, par value $.01

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

               542307103

Item 3.     If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b),  or 13d-2(b),
            check whether the person filing is a:

               Not Applicable




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Item 4.  Ownership.

            If the  percent of the class  owned,  as of  December 31 of the year
covered by the statement,  or as of the last day of any month  described in Rule
13d-1  (b)(2),  if  applicable,  exceeds  five  percent,  provide the  following
information  as of that date and identify those shares which there is a right to
acquire.

            (a)  Amount beneficially owned:

                 *4,295,393

            (b)  Percent of class:

                 **18.9%

            (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                 (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote - *4,295,393

                 (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote - None

                 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the  disposition  of -
                       *4,295,393

                 (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -
                       None


Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

                  Not applicable.

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

                  Not applicable.

Item 7.  Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security  Being  Reported on by the Parent  Holding  Company or Control
         Person.

                  Not applicable.

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* Includes presently  exercisable options to purchase 1,900,000 shares of Common
Stock.  Does not include  177,145  shares by Intrust  Bank as Trustee of a Rabbi
Trust for the Company. Under the terms of a Deferred Compensation Agreement, Mr.
Coulter defers receipt of the value of his deferred  compensation  account until
30 days after the termination of his employment with the Company.

** Based on  20,837,479  shares of Common  Stock as reported in the Form 10-Q of
Lone Star  Steakhouse & Saloon,  Inc. for the period ended September 9, 2003 and
an  additional  1,900,000  shares of Common Stock  issuable upon the exercise of
presently exercisable options.






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Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                  Not applicable.

Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                  Not applicable.

Item 10.  Certification.

                  Not applicable.






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                                    SIGNATURE


            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.



                                          February 12, 2004
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                                          (Date)


                                          /s/ Jamie B. Coulter
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                                          (Signature)