NEW YEAR SENTIMENTS FOR 2022! 1. “First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. “Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.” —Oscar Wilde 3. “Youth is … Continue readingThe Adventure Begins…ever onward into 2022!
Welcome to the Trident! Where Benito Vila suggests you could get anything you want. Benito’s tale of tales will entertain anyone who remembers those wild and crazy times. Back in the day… “From its waterfront perch in Sausalito, the Trident’s clientele could see the San … Continue readingWelcome to the Trident by Benito Vila
Bread and Roses 1981 Stanley Johnston (CSNY producer), Robin Williams, and Neil Young watching BB King walk past them on his way to stage at the Bread and Roses concert, Greek Theatre, 1981 (That’s Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio in the white t-shirt in … Continue readingBackstage Bread and Roses
The Trident this Friday 13th, 2021 in Sausalito 5 to 8. Image: Billboard on Sunset Strip,1972 with the release of their first album on Columbia Records
THE TRIDENT CHRONICLES OR THE DISHDOG CHRONICLES Oh! Goofeee I don’t know if this is true with all vocations but I know from personal experience that there comes a time in every struggling musicians career when you just have … Continue readingEvan Palmerston and the Trident or Dishdog Chronicles
The Kingston Trio’s Trident, at 558 Bridgeway in Sausalito, uniquely reflected what was going on in the late ’60s through the ’70s in the Bay Area. New York had Studio 54 San Francisco had the Trident. David Crosby called the Trident, “Ground zero for sex, … Continue readingWelcome to the Trident!
Not too many people know that Cirque Du Soleil began in the parking lot of the Trident back in the mid 70’s. This also was thought to be a pyramid scheme but was simply multi-level marketing. Very clever in its day ….. Herta, Eric, and Robin …top … Continue readingEarly Cirque Du Soleil
Welcome to the original Trident Restaurant website. Memories from the mid-sixties through the seventies. Some seriously wild and crazy times! This site is currently under reconstruction. We updated the theme, hired an SEO company, and are in the process of recovering photos off of multiple … Continue readingWelcome to the “Original” Trident Restaurant Website!
Happy New Year one and all! It’s time to say goodbye to 2020 and not a minute too soon. We want to wish you and yours the very best in 2021! Remember, if the world didn’t suck, we’d all fall off! It’s weird being the … Continue readingHello 2021! And Goodbye 2020! Phew!
Leo Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, and he became a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s. His first seven hit singles in the United Kingdom all reached the Top … Continue readingLeo Sayer
They say if you can remember the 1960s and ’70s, you weren’t there. Not always. In 1974, Tiburon’s Mark Lomas worked at the Trident Restaurant in Sausalito, the erstwhile gathering place for, literally sex, drugs and rock and roll. Featuring psychedelic-colored menus, tasty organic dishes, … Continue readingMarin Magazine Trident Article
Trident Alumni, You’re all welcome to gather together for memories on 9th July 2022, 8p, at the Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley, a few doors down from where Richard’s Therapy office was located. It is a Brazilian Swing Jazz Show — sorry, not rock n’ … Continue readingDee Bell
Bob Shane, the last living member of the Kingston Trio passed away on Sunday January 26, 2020 one week before his 86th birthday. The Kingston Trio and their manager Frank Werber were the owner’s of the Trident restaurant. The original Kingston Trio are featured in … Continue readingBob Shane
Happy 78th Birthday to Country Joe McDonald ! January 1, 2020 4 Joe and I at, of all places, the Trident. Many of you know that Janis Joplin hung out pretty regularly at the Trident. Not everyone knows that her and Joe were romantically involved. … Continue readingCountry Joe McDonald