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The Trident Movie

Trident alumni Ed Gutekunst and yours truly have written an amazing original Movie Treatment/ Short Story about three women coming of age in 1974 while working at the Trident. One of them is a Manager named Dagny(?), and the other two are two waitresses named Josie and Chelo. This is a beautiful story about friendship, loyalty, and redemption. Fiction written over real events that took place at the Trident. The summer of 1974. More about The Trident movie to follow… and perchance you’re in touch with Alexander Payne, Ron Howard, Billy Crystal, or George Lucas we’d love to talk to them!

You also may have noticed a new look here.This site previously was birthed on a GoDaddy quick blogcast web site account. Although I had paid up to 2018 for the site to be hosted by GoDaddy – GoDaddy decided that they were not making enough money off of their Quickblogcast accounts, and dropped them…thereby ending (sent to the grave) all those web sites including yours truly. This is a WordPress web site. All previous post are being rescanned (Photos/images), videos recovered, and articles copied and pasted into this new format which will take weeks? Months? Thank you for your patience here as we restart/rebuild this web site… July 15, 2014

And, completely rebuilt with new theme in January 2021.

Prior to this WordPress web site being created – according to GoDaddy’s Statistics: www.TridentRestaurant.com has had over 2 million views to date since it was first created in 2006.

Thanks to everyone that’s contributed here! All the best in 2021!

Mark Danforth Lomas MDLomas@gmail.com 805.845.2888

Mark

I worked at the Trident from 1974 to 1976 when it was temporarily closed before reopening almost a year later with a new crew & menu. The era covered here is 1966 to 1980 when the Trident was "Magic!" Mark Danforth Lomas 805.845.2888 MDLomas@gmail.com

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Ken Barile says:

January 2, 2017 at 5:37 pm

Is there an update on the trident movie or is it possible to get a copy of the short story written about it by Ed Gutkunst?

I have been to Sausalito many times, but missed the golden age of the club.

I'd love to hear the story.

Ken
- mdlomas@gmail.com says:
  
  January 2, 2017 at 7:34 pm
  
  Hi Ken,
  The 30 page short story written Ed and I (Ed's embellishment of a storyline I created - and beautifully done by Ed) momentarily is under wraps while we shop for a Filmmaker with the where with all to make this story a digital/celluloid/film realty. We've shopped it with a Confidentiality Agreement so someone else doesn't take off with our idea. The story is about three women coming of age at the Trident in the mid-seventies. Cheylo, Dagny, and Josie. Cheylo is new to the Trident. Dagny looks out for her well-being, and Josie has seen it all (an understatement). The film is about friendship, loyalty, and redemption. Also, as we realized writing the story, a forewarning to people growing up and exposed to all kinds of temptation. Hence the "coming of age" aspect. Who knows, maybe someday we'll publish it here and see what happens. It's a fun read. And, the typical Happy Ending - after a few trial and tribulations - also, it's funny! All the best, and have an awesome 2017!!!
Ken Barile says:

January 4, 2017 at 8:23 pm

Mark;

Thanks for the fast reply. In the Cirque du Soleil photo with Robin Williams holding up two other people, who is the woman on top? Was she a waitress at the Trident? She looks like someone I know.

Ken
- mdlomas@gmail.com says:
  
  January 9, 2017 at 8:23 pm
  
  Hi Ken, I believe her name was Herta? And, my memory isn't what it use to or should be but I believe she worked at the Trident. All the best!
Thomas says:

February 21, 2017 at 9:12 pm

Hi Mark. I'm still around. My hair is almost all the way down my back again. I still laugh about the story of the Hell's Angels and the 49er I told you. I was a runner for Frank Werber so have loads of stories about Ruffin in the Kitchen, Clint Eastwood at the bar, David Crosby in the parking lot, and actor Peter Lawford I believe with the girl in the pick above. Always room to punch up the script with the who's who that visited. I have enjoyed your other videos about Marin.
- mdlomas@gmail.com says:
  
  February 24, 2017 at 11:07 pm
  
  Hi Thomas,
  Would love to hear more stories. Email me at MDLomas@gmail.com and maybe we can create a post on the front page of the website. Let me know how you want credit? Name? Email? Let me know. Love your stories!
  All the best!
  Mark