Marin’s Jeff Burkhart is the author of two great books: Twenty Years Behind Bars – the Spirited Adventures of a Real Bartender, and Twenty Years Behind Bars – Volume 2 Parole Denied. Jeff wrote an article for National Geographic a few years back regarding the … Continue readingThe Tequila Sunrise Historical Event June 25, 2023 at the Trident
Woody Allen filmed part of Play it Again Sam at the Trident Restaurant in Sausalito, California after the Film Unions in New York went on strike. This clip from the film captures the Trident as it was back in the day. Gorgeous waitresses wearing … Continue readingWoody Allen Trident Flashback
(Left to right: Trident Alumni Jiro, Marty, Eric, and Robin Williams and Jiro with Jim Wood (Marin Magazine) at Trident December 2020. A month ago I received a phone call from Jiro’s roommate in San Francisco that Jiro passed away sometime in October or … Continue readingJiro Yoneshige
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!
The Trident was a magical place…I loved working there. I worked as a hostess in 1972. It was such a scene and as the hostess, I was the first person people would interact with when they came in. I got a kick out of … Continue readingDr. Elena Electra Michaels
Richard Lipfield August 26, 1941 – November 30, 2019 About to walk into the Trident on a Saturday evening to begin my shift… place is full…one shift ending , another beginning…..customers everywhere… rock and roll…. beautiful women…. one hour wait …sensory overload …I NEED TO … Continue readingDeja Views…a Retrospective from Richard Lipfield
I was only a casual background item at the old Trident. I did work there when it was Horizon’s, and my mother even worked there (around 1960) when it was called The Yacht Club (I remember her calling it “The Yacht Dock” though). Most of … Continue readingTerry Lawson
Late sixties? Early seventies? A 32 second clip of some Trident waitresses on their way to work after parking in the lot across the street from the Trident. My apologies for the poor quality. Originally a 16mm version shot to Betamax then digitalized. But thanks to Rob … Continue readingTrident Waitress Flashback
A little story of my “Trident days! Ahhh “The Trident”, my very first job, ever! I met so many cool people, celebrities (Rod Stewart, who whistle to get my attention and got my reply as his friends were flabbergasted), the Stones whom I partied with … Continue readingJosie
Enter the mind and memories of Gordon Peter “Pete” who sends out Peace and Love to ya’ll. “Speaking of unforgettable people: who could ever forget (I’ve tried, to no aaaaavail) mis compadres Charlie Bruscino and Larry “Bagger” Kimzey? – and that wacky but lovable goon squad … Continue readingPeace and Love from “Pete!”
The following take on the Trident Waitresses is Published here with permission from Baron Wolman from the pages of “Rags” Intro: The Trident of Sausalito has evolved into a “Freedom of Expression” and a reflection of a differing lifestyle. The key word is Style. … Continue readingTrident Waitresses
Sharlee “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” Remember when you were young, You shone like the sun, Shine on you crazy diamond. Now there’s a look in your eyes, Like black holes in the sky, Shine on you crazy diamond. You were caught on the crossfire … Continue readingSharlee
The Kathleen Delehanty Collection…Kathleen can be reached at: kdelehanty1@gmail.com Bill Graham, Kathleen and Karen Fudeman, Trident ladies on Deck, Lou and Belle, Nancy McCallister, Pierre, Rodger and Dagney Bill Graham who had his own table (in the 70’s section), was a frequent guest and very generously … Continue readingKathleen Delehanty Collection
in 1968 I went to work for the Kingston Trio at the Trident when it was a jazz club…it was a happening scene..Mills Davis..Sergo Mendes and all the Jazz greats..I was a cocktail waitress..a bad coctails waitress…this was pre LSD and Tune in ..Turn on..Drop … Continue readingDonna
I worked with Robin for three years at the Trident Restaurant in Sausalito (on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge). We worked the same three-day shift as busboys in the Trident–that hired only young people who were serious and active in the arts. … Continue readingThomas Rain Crowe