 In 1968, the dance club business was sold to Lester Smith and Danny Kaye along with local businessman, Mack Keith (p. 135).O'Day is the founder of what started out as Pat O'Day & Associates (POA), with Dick Curtis and Terry Bassett as principals (p. 41).In 1967, after opening a new regional operation in Dallas, Texas, POA changes the name to "Concerts West" (CW), becoming the largest concert company in the world, at that time (pp.