Larry O’Connor is a professional piano bar performer who has been entertaining audiences since 1976. He specializes in rapid fire medleys of memorable songs that create what sociologist Emile Durkheim calls “collective effervescence”: intense shared emotional energy and sense of unity experienced by people during group rituals, ceremonies, or mass gatherings, creating a powerful feeling of belonging to something greater than oneself. This “electricity” or “bubbly” feeling arises from synchronized actions and shared focus, fostering social solidarity, transforming individuals, and generating collective consciousness, acting as a source of social power and renewal.