THE TRIDENT 1966 to 1980
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!
“Long-haired freako” embraced by the Mill Valley golf society By Jason Walsh This article appeared in the Pacific Sun in March of 1977 The Legend of Bagger Larry 4 One of Marin’s finest golfers of the 1970s was facing something of a personal dilemma – … Continue readingThe Legendary Larry
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
Sam Andrew is a musician, playwright, and painter from west Marin and knew the Trident (Horizons today) well. He was Janis Joplin’s guitar player in Big Brother and the Holding Company and her Full Tilt Boogie Band. The Trident was one of their favorite hangouts.Notes … Continue readingSam Andrew of Big Brother and the Holding Company
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
This Video Has Been Viewed Over 14,300 times. No disrespect to the Hells Angels. We all loved it when Sonny Barger dropped in and often hung out with Clint Eastwood during his spaghetti western films period. Tom Buford tells the story. Tom had been … Continue readingThe SF 49ers versus the Hells Angels
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
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
John Carl Hendricks (September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017), known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer. He is one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists, such as … Continue readingJazz Great Jon Hendricks “Live at the Trident!”
The fabulously talented Rowan Brothers Chris and Lorin playing live at the Trident Restaurant in Sausalito, California.The Rowans, also known as The Rowan Brothers, are an American country-rock group, originally formed by the brothers Chris Rowan and Lorin Rowan. They were joined by another … Continue readingThe Rowan Brothers Live at the Trident
Had a great time interviewing Chris and Lorin Rowan.The Rowans, also known as The Rowan Brothers, are an American country-rock group, originally formed by the brothers Chris Rowan and Lorin Rowan. They were joined by another brother, Peter Rowan, for their second, third and fourth … Continue readingThe Rowan Brother’s Trident Interview
WHAT AN ASSHOLE…I loved his records growing up and after meeting him in person at the Trident I’ve despised him ever since. He was an arrogant prick who preyed on the women there. Elsewhere on this site one of the waitresses calls him out for … Continue readingBill Cosby and the Trident – Not Good