▁P . J .' s , ▁a ▁successful ▁West ▁Hollywood ▁restaurant - night club . ▁He ▁sold ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁P . J .’ s ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Europe . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Paris , ▁he ▁visited ▁a ▁disc othe que ▁called ▁Le ▁Wh is ky ▁à ▁Go - Go ▁that ▁was ▁pack ed ▁night ly ▁with ▁crow ds ▁of ▁young ▁d anc ers . ▁Im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁club ' s ▁success , ▁Valent ine ▁returned ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁opened ▁his ▁own ▁Wh is ky ▁a ▁Go ▁Go ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁with ▁three ▁partners : ▁Phil ▁T anz ini , ▁Sh elly ▁Davis , ▁and ▁att orney ▁The odore ▁F lier . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁launched ▁The ▁T rip , ▁with ▁beginning ▁house ▁bands ▁The ▁Le aves ▁and ▁The ▁Gr ass ▁Ro ots . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁rock ▁club ▁on ▁the ▁Sun set ▁St rip . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁along ▁with ▁Lou ▁Ad ler , ▁Mario ▁Mag lier i ▁and ▁others , ▁he ▁started ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁Bar ▁& ▁Gr ill ▁on ▁the ▁Sun set ▁St rip . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁Valent ine , ▁Ad ler ▁and ▁original ▁partners ▁David ▁Ge ffen , ▁Elli ot ▁Roberts ▁and ▁Peter ▁Ash er ▁opened ▁ ▁the ▁Ro xy ▁Theatre ▁with ▁a ▁three ▁night ▁appearance ▁by ▁Neil ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁Fly ers ▁as ▁its ▁premi ere ▁act