Phil Lesh performing in his Trident T-Shirt: I use to eat lunch with Phil Lesh when he was in town, we would drive on weekdays to the Trident from San Rafael in his car for a legit reason to drive somewhere FURTHER than Marin Joes. … Continue readingPhil Lesh Grateful Dead
In an interview with David Crosby in the Santa Barbara Magazine David ends the interview with a wonderful compliment about the Kingston Trio. At the time of the interview, David and CS&N were playing at the Santa Barbara Bowl. David was asked, “You’re playing the … Continue readingDavid Crosby
The Trident Sam Houston Andrew III interview 2010. Sam left us in 2015. A really sweet person as you’ll soon see. Some wonderful insights into Janis Joplin, the late 60’s San Francisco scene, and Marin County. Miss you Sam. Thanks! Sam and I belonged … Continue readingSam Houston Andrew III Janis Joplin’s Lead Guitarist
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!
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
In the summer of 1972, an amazing event took place at the Trident. I was working late Monday night – the start of my work week back then, when I got a call from Lou Ganapoler, general manager of the Trident Restaurant. He asked me … Continue readingThe Rolling Stones 1972 Trident Party
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
“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
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
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