THE TRIDENT 1966 to 1980
Rick Danko of “The Band” in his Trident T-Shirt. Since 1965, when he and his cohorts in The Band (then called The Hawks) conspired with Bob Dylan to “go electric,” Rick Danko has been an integral part of the popular music landscape. As lead singer, bassist and acoustic … Continue readingRick Danko
Special thanks to Rob Lawson who shot this back in the day. His brother Terry is featured behind the bar here. Terry was a wonderful character who enjoyed life to the fullest. Squeegee on the deck with his plants and Dennis somewhere in the parking … Continue readingTrident Flashback
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 … Continue readingThe Trident Movie
v At this year’s Sausalito Film Festival director Andrew Thomas and producer Toby Gleason premiered their new film The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi. Guaraldi saw himself as a boogie-woogie player, and didn’t want to write hits, he wanted to write standards. Vince Guaraldi passed away … Continue readingVince Guaraldi
In the summer of 1960, Louis Ganapoler commuted daily in his dull green 50’s Pontiac from his home in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey over the George Washington Bridge to Greenwich Village, New York. Here the scent of espresso coffee from Little Italy mingled with the … Continue readingThe Trident Origin
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
Recent “comment” to this site from Eric Albronda While producing Blue Cheer’s 4 th album in San Francisco I went to the Trident all the time . At one point a dear friend of mine Buck Sumski was hoisting Michael James Brody Heir to Oleo Margarine … Continue readingBlue Cheer
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!”
As many of you already know the musical groups that created the “San Francisco sound” in the sixties lived in Marin County. This photo was taken by Jim Marshall in the San Francisco Panhandle. This photo includes the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, … Continue readingThanks For Dropping In….
For all the people that remember and wondered how the Trident was robbed in the early 70s Tanya Chalupa and William G. Palmini, Jr. have written the definitive book on the subject. All the urban legends that surfaced around this event (that it was an … Continue readingA Rookie Cop vs. The West Coast Mafia
Ed Gutekunst, Jiro Yoneshige, and I worked together at the Trident. Ed’s Dad was one of the owner’s of Oindine’s upstairs. A lot of stories here. Ed, an unusually talented artist, had wonderful insight into all the scenes behind the scenes. Jiro aka Melvin was … Continue readingThe Ed and Jiro Show
Eye on the Bay, local Bay Area television, does a wonderful job displaying and describing the amazing ceiling and wall mural artwork/painting by Steve Elvin. A curious part of this story is that Steve did most of this painting above a “live” audience. Suspended somehow … Continue readingSteve Elvin Trident Ceiling Mural 1969
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