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
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
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!”
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
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
A few years back I came up with an idea for a story, and with the help of Ed Gutekunst, we created a tale that might work as a movie treatment for a film that reflects life back in the mid seventies in and around … Continue readingThe Trident Movie?
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
The Trident Menu from back when has become something of a collectors item. Hailing back to the psychedelic sixties and offering the first organic restaurant menu. The Trident was so far of other restaurant conceptually in it’s presentation and the unbelievably delicious organic cuisine they … Continue readingThe Trident Menu