"He called me into his office and said, 'Tim, I just want to let you know I think you did a great job, but I think you're maybe just a little ahead of us. Others have let bygones be bygones. i fuckin' miss that guy. "The way to make money is to offer a drive-through viewing. you are the only one i can imagine to put all this into words of love and reality and yesteryear succinctly and soufully. Not only would the building at 200 Academy provide them with a 56,000 square-foot main building, the two would also be buying 218 apartments in 17 different buildings, stretching from the corner of the Travis Heights neighborhood to South Congress. Absolutely not. "When I was there, my goal was to mediate and to make sure everything made money," says Hauser, a booking agent at the William Morris Agency's Nashville office. Tim O'Connor, longtime club owner, music entrepreneur and erstwhile promoter of Austin music, partner of Willie Nelson as a director of the famed Fourth of July picnics, has died. Hospice Austin, or the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Austin, TX. But his theme song that first decade of the new millennium was Weve Only Just Begun. It was all there in a framed note from Willie that OConnor had on his wall: To Tim, Whats Next? OConnor had big plans to create venues for next generations of Austin music fans as his legacy. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. He found a warehouse with unisex bathrooms and a huge dividing wall. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. What O'Connor didn't advance very well was peace between concert promoters and neighborhood groups. Owning the Backyard and Music Hall gave O'Connor an opportunity to formalize their dealings; in 1995, the two companies signed a contract that allowed Pace to co-promote shows in O'Connor's venues. This is the first real obit Ive read. 2023, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. REX/Shutterstock. I might be tattered and torn up, and a lot of people may be lying behind me, but my attitude is, if you're not helping, get out of the way. His parents preceded him in death. In 1960, after eight months of marching with a weighted backpack and an M-1 rifle, O'Connor and several other cadets broke ranks, literally running away and leading police on a manhunt. "I think he likes the game too much to really be trying to get out," maintains Attal. Somewhere along the way, O'Connor started a band in Laguna. "That's where I learned to present the best show -- show by show. "But I'm at a point in my career and life that whatever I have and haven't done, it feels right to get it out there. It started with a love of music.James Timothy OConnor, his adopted name, came to Austin in 1972 to open Castle Creek with his Colorado buddy Doug Moyes. ", Several months later, the landlord offered him the chance to do just that; after tearing down the wall O'Connor opened the Austin Music Hall with a sign that said "Phase 1. Grabbing Nelson's beloved guitar Trigger, pushing the country music icon into a waiting car, and beating a hasty retreat, O'Connor had no idea that the cowboys rushing the stage were merely fans who loved Willie and wanted to show their appreciation. Local obituaries for the Austin, Texas area 7,977 Results Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Add Photos Add a Memory Tommy Joe Adkins Tommy Adkins's passing on Friday, February 24, 2023 has been. And just what might that be? What a mistake it was to tear down the Music Hall to build a new one that was worse than the old one. "I'm a loner," says O'Connor. Twitter). Few salesmen in any industry deal so long with so many customers that don't know their name. "Instead of coming to work with machetes, we tried a pencil and pad. For those desiring, memorials are suggested to Mobile Loaves & Fishes, 903 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin, TX 78746 or at www.mlfnow.org/donate. And despite the fact that Direct Events had grown nearly 300% in 1994-95 and was on the verge of bankruptcy, O'Connor agreed to buy La Zona Rosa in 1996. Even today, promoters often walk away at the end of the year making as little as 5% of the door's receipts. After significant renovations, he lost nearly $140,000 its opening year and half that its second. But even after all that, OConnor refused to retire, working on a venue in Driftwood until that deal fell through. Defense from what? California Consumer Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information, California Consumer Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Customer Engineer Specialist and Sr. His draw often kept the doors open.". Amy captured the rescue on video. Can't keep up with happenings around town? Like Lance Armstrong, O'Connor just couldn't walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. After roughly 26 months in an adoption facility, he was adopted and given the surname O'Connor. Bobbie "Cole" O Connor, age 73, of Austin, lost her courageous battle with cancer and left the struggles of this life on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Bobbie was born March 9, 1933 in Manor, Texas. Support the Chronicle, O'Connor (l) with Willie Nelson and Darrell Royal backstage at the Austin Opera House, 1979, O'Connor (l) with Willie Nelson at the opening of the Backyard, April 15, 1993, O'Connor with MiddleMan Music's Charlie Jones (l) and Stubb's' Charles Attal, Antones, 1979: Hurricane Margaret blows in, Everything back then felt like us versus them and she was one of us, One click gets you all the newsletters listed below, Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. Please, Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. He was the Wanderers' cardigan-wearing lead vocalist, and he landed them gigs at area sock hops and talent shows. OConnors best decade was the 90s, when his Direct Events opened the Backyard in 93, the Austin Music Hall in 94 and revived La Zona Rosa in 97. Has Alejandro Escovedo ever sounded better than on the Sunday nights that closed SXSW? If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson. In a press release, APA! What O'Connor didn't know was they'd since befriended another fledgling band, Buffalo Springfield, and as word of the two bands' association spread, the show sold out on the belief Stephen Stills and company would show up to jam. While at the San Francisco airport, after making it out of Japan without sparking an international incident, O'Connor and Nelson discussed opening a club together. Memorial services will be held on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 1 p.m. in the Hilco Event Center of Itasca. Better yet, while studying the plots they'd just bought, O'Connor found an additional 13 lots they'd inherited through a sale the bank hadn't covered in the mortgage. Tim O'Connor, longtime club owner, music entrepreneur and erstwhile promoter of Austin music, partner of Willie Nelson as a director of the famed Fourth of July picnics, has died. Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. Search Austin obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. That arrest led the state of California to declare him an emancipated juvenile; he could now be tried for adult crimes. Tim OConnor showed Austin how to put on a show, while content to stay in the background. right now i got tears in my eyesi sat with tim's ashes with connie.i really dont know what to say but thank you michael. Now, O'Connor owned and operated four different venues with four different configurations: a 3,000-seat indoor room, a 4,000-seat outdoor space, a 1,400-seat indoor venue, and a smaller club-sized room within La Zona. Weed Corley Fish Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. "He'd sign hundreds of dollar bills and tell the bank president he could come to whatever shows he wanted.". I may have given up a certain amount of information here or there, but my past is that nobody really knows what I'm up to. has started a fundraiser to help reimburse those fees- which is estimated to be about $2800- and is asking the public for any interest to help Bobbie and Yoyo get fostered or adopted. "I've never had a customer tell me I should cut down a 400-year-old oak tree because the sightlines would be better," he says. Soon married with a baby, he returned to California, where he eventually wound up laying drainage pipe in the Mojave Desert. Character actor Tim O'Connor, best known for his role as Elliot Carson in 1960s prime time soap Peyton Place, has died. mother Elizabeth (Penny) O'Connor, 2 brothers, Tim O'Connor, Argyle, Texas and Kevin O'Connor and wife Laura, New Mexico, three nephews, Ryan, Matt and Jeffrey O'Connor . You have to build a base on a fixed income so if you lose it on the concert side you don't go bust.". Or maybe it's not ironic at all. Let others know about your loved one's death. Even so, merely owning La Zona added value to Direct Events. Timothy David Scott O'Connor On Friday September 30, 2022, Timothy O'Connor passed away at the age of 39. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com. exceeds goal to save at-risk pups. He loved to watch him run things with the other dogs. Download it here. "I'm known for being a guy that keeps a lot of things to myself. What O'Connor didn't know at the time was that many shows at Houston's legendary Gilley's dancehall ended with more people onstage than in the crowd. He left behind his pack of dogs. "He pretty much taught me 80% of what I know, and the rest comes from the Pace guys we worked with in his office," says Jones, whose MiddleMan Music produces many of the city's largest outdoor concerts and events, from A2K and the Lance Armstrong celebrations to multi-act KGSR Blues Festivals and 101Xfests. O'Connor recalls that only one friend, Texicalli Grille's Danny Young, believed it would work. He left behind his two dogs, Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson, who both had severe stranger danger.. His mission was always to bring entertainment for Austin, not bring Austin entertainment just because it worked in Houston or Dallas. The arrangement lasted less than two years, with Ramsey bailing first, followed shortly after by Smith. "I realized long ago that music was the nighttime job and that you had to be making money during the day," reveals O'Connor. And great product will make it so that you can eventually make money.". Tim O'Connor, who died in July, had two dogs, Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson. She is survived by 2 daughters, Sheila Ham and Janet OConnor; 2 sisters and 4 brothers; 10 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren and a host of other family members. At a benefit in Monterey, O'Connor collapsed onstage. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Austin, Texas on facebook. The Backyard at Bee Cave, with its live oaks and star-speckled sky, was OConnors crown jewel. No services are scheduled at this time. Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Even if you control a market and wind up making money, as the Ivory Tower collective did, it's often not the kind of money true empires are built on. Unfortunately, Ramsey says, there were often too many cooks in the kitchen without a head chef. "The acoustics were horrible, and it was just this terribly hot, smoke-filled room.". A special thanks to Dr. Michael Watkins, Dr. Robert Canby and staff at Texas Cardiac-Arrhythmia and Dr. Stuart McKennon for their excellent care in the past 20 yrs. Chris OConnor passed away at his home on Thursday, January 28, 2016. After graduation in 1963, he decided to tempt fate and stay in-state, attending Monterey Peninsula Junior College. He was born in Clinton County, Missouri, Nov . He passed in his sleep on April 5 in his longtime home . With the $60,000 those lots sold for, the Austin Opera House was up and running. Example video title will go here for this video, AUSTIN, Texas Tim OConnor, owner of The Backyard, Austin Music Hall and other live music venues in Austin, died on July 30 from Hodgkin's lymphoma. In 1975, OConnor was outside the Alliance Wagon Yard at 505 Neches St. when things got heated with another group of men. January 1993, they bought 13 acres in Bee Caves and began work on the Backyard and its Live Oak Amphitheater, a nearly 3,000-seat outdoor venue. I felt lost, without a home, he told Chris Riemenschneider of the, By 1994, Fowlers Two-Alarm Chili money was almost gone, so he and his partners closed their liberal hangout where youd see Gov. TRAPRS has been taking care of Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson over the past few weeks, arranging the dogs boarding, rehabilitation and training. Nearly a million dollars of roof-raising renovations later, the Music Hall's Phase 2 was completed in time for South by Southwest '95. The deal Willie made with Terrace Motel owner Dude McCandless included 14 acres on South Congress at Academy for just over a million dollars. On others, it was a place for hell raising, hooting and hollering.". and TRAPRS joined hands for this rescue operation, which was filmed by Amy and sharedonline. TIMOTHY O'CONNOR OBITUARY. Then came the mall that swallowed our idyllic music setting. Search Austin obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Timothy Joseph O'Connor (July 3, 1927 - April 5, 2018) was an American character actor known for his prolific work in television, although he made only a few appearances after the early 1990s. There was a time when Tim O'Connor didn't have to worry keeping the Opera House's doors open. "Can you imagine sending a guy like me over as an ambassador of goodwill?" Jim Ramsey booked both the Back Room and a healthy slate of Opera House shows. They were blessed with two children, Thomas Michael and Anita Loraine. Chris was preceded in death by his father Joseph L. OConnor. Over the last few years, we've been killing ourselves.". And if you're always looking out for your town and its fans, look what happens. Moving into Michael Martin Murphy's house on 54th across from the DPS and forging fast friendships with musicians like Jerry Jeff Walker and Jimmy Buffet, O'Connor quickly made Castle Creek's bookings competitive. He's equal parts Tony Soprano and Bill Graham. But they all turned to shit. By his own admission, he's been quick-tempered, cold, and generally disagreeable for much of his career. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. After roughly 26 months in an adoption facility, he was adopted and given the surname O'Connor. on its website. Backyard II just couldnt accommodate sellout crowds of 7,500, like the May 11, 2011 Arcade Fire show when hundreds of ticketholders had nowhere to park and missed the show. One pulled out a knife, Tim pulled out a gun. He was of the Catholic Faith. More than anything else, the stories told and untold paint the picture of a man who knows how to get what he wants, a notoriously stubborn and tough negotiator who never shied away from staging a charity event or benefit. Tim O'Connor, Direct Events, The Backyard, The Austin Music Hall, La Zona Rosa, Castle Creek, The Austin Opera House, Pace Concerts, SFX, Willie Nelson, Information is power. It was a messy end to an empire that raised the standard of professionalism in local concert presentations. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. View The Obituary For Christopher Joseph O"Connor. AUSTIN, TexasAn integral part of Texas history, Tim OConnor, the creator of Austin Music Hall, Austin Opry House and more, passed away this summer of Hodgkins lymphoma. What few of these people will do, however, is tell these stories on the record. What nobody expected, Jones included, was O'Connor's recent invitation for Attal to begin booking La Zona Rosa. APA! The other rooms he rented. He loved all of his family and the times they spent together. Bobbie was preceded in death by her husband, Curly O Connor in 1974; her son, Arvel Franklin; and her parents, Frank and Louise . He brought a level of professionalism to local concert promotion previously unseen, not to mention a wealth of shows unlike anything Austin had ever experienced. More to the point, it's been decades since Tim O'Connor carried anybody's guitar and worried about being cold, wet, or hungry. According to the website, Bobbie Nelsonis just over 2 years old. ", "It was the holdout," says Henry Gonzalez, who first worked at the Armadillo and later stage-managed the Opera House. Like Willie Nelson, Tim O'Connor is a huge part of Austin music history. . Additionally, they can flex the muscle of 1,170 radio stations. It's about the excitement. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. "It got me thinking.". The Austin Music Hall was repossesssed in 2012 by OmniBank, which lent OConnor the money for the razing and rebuilding. In the Eighties, he owned and operated the Austin Opera House, while co-founding Star Tickets and staging hundreds of large-scale festivals and benefits, from No Nukes concerts to Farm Aid. The deal Willie made with Terrace Motel owner Dude McCandless included 14 acres on South Congress at Academy for just over a million dollars. 's website. On those nights it was a listening room. With income he'll only say was "not legal," O'Connor took ownership of 13 bungalows and a bar he named the Lift. Search Meanwhile, Backyard at Bee Cave is a development moving forward with plans to open a 3,500-capacity Live Oak Amphitheater in 2024. Tim O'Connor's association with Willie Nelson has yielded lots of similarly colorful tales over the ensuing decades, but they're a small part of his story. That's rarely the case.". Tim was an aircraft mechanic and was employed by UPS for over 35 years. using a new Instagram account, Austin Pets Alive! It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. "I've probably given plenty of people cause not to like me," admits O'Connor. The Nelsons reached out to Austin Pets Alive! That facsimile of the original Backyard was not what Tim Whats Next? OConnor had in mind for his legacy venue. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. You are invited to a reception following the graveside service at the funeral home. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. In the press release, APA! Strength in numbers now meant they weren't bidding against each other, so the only venue Pace could book without working with the newly formed collective was the Erwin Center. By sixth grade, he was sent to a boy's school in Arkansas for three years. "The screaming, the reputation, a lot of that was a front," asserts Gonzalez. That wouldnt last long. Charlie is preceded in death by his parents Felix Durward . James Timothy OConnor, his adopted name, came to Austin in 1972 to open Castle Creek with his Colorado buddy Doug Moyes. Midway through producing the second Farm Aid, at Manor Downs in 1985, O'Connor got the news his daughter had passed away. It was there in the former Chequered Flag folk club on Lavaca, that OConnor met new Austin resident Willie Nelson. "It took until I lived there to understand how unique the city is. It was a messy end to an empire that raised the standard of professionalism in local concert presentations. There was other drama as well: He'd been caught attempting to steal a WWI cannon from the town post office. "I really cut my teeth in neighborhood negotiations back there -- in all the wrong ways.". AUSTIN, Texas Tim O'Connor, owner of The Backyard, Austin Music Hall and other live music venues in Austin, died on July 30 from Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was born on June 14, 1983, in Santa Rosa, California. What Jones learned from OConnors example is that you do what you say you will. starts petition, says its location is in jeopardy, Justin Theroux is supporting Austin Pets Alive! Not only did Nelson play Castle Creek, he also offered to take O'Connor on the road. This scene could change as drastically as it did from the Seventies to the Nineties within just a couple of years. "I didn't have much fear and figured I didn't need to take much guidance from anyone else.". Ann Richards in shorts, reading the New York Times most every Sunday morning. I'd like to pass through whatever time I have left in this industry and in my life and be able to sit back in the rocking chair, should I get that opportunity, and say 'Tim, you didn't do too bad.' It's not about the extra dollar. Both are now available for adoption. The Dignity Memorial brand name is used to identify a network of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that include affiliates of Service Corporation International, 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. And to some degree, it's also about admitting what I've done wrong. "Mark my words, if you think it's difficult now, give it 24 months. Timothy O'Connor, II, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. "Tim ended up ruling the whole roost.". Since O'Connor and Jones both describe their relationship as "father-son," the latter equally close friends with Attal, Jones has been the architect of what could be the new Ivory Tower collective -- a centralized effort from Stubb's, MiddleMan Music, and Direct Events. But Castle Creek also hosted rock shows- Little Feat, Doug Kershaw, Doug Sahm, etc. "It's tough to build momentum as an independent anymore," explains O'Connor. Kansas State University was the next institution to ask O'Connor not to return. That was unique, and I think a lot of that came from working with Willie. "I could either walk down to the bar and start drinking again, or be honest and do what I said I'd do -- to produce these shows in a professional manner.". Yoyo Nelson is only 4 months old. Willie's hippies may have gotten along with the Opera House staff, but promoters running in tandem with O'Connor often found the going difficult, to say the least. We're not bidding shows up 30-40% anymore.". "I think a fair amount of folks will come," he says. ", "I liked being in Bee Caves," O'Connor says. O'Connor's fuse may be longer these days, but one crossed signal could end the deal. He was king of the roadshow in town for a quarter century, from 1977 until his protege Charlie Jones and Charles Attal took over in 2002 with the Austin City Limits Music Festival and aggressive bookings all over town. What started as benefit concerts for local Native Americans grew into something far bigger: star-studded concerts pairing artists with causes. Who Receive obituaries Sandra Lucille Hidrogo February 20, 2023 (81 years old) He is survived by his wife, Beverly, of Austin; son Michael OConnor of Houston; Olive OConnor of Houston; daughter, Loraine Moulder and husband Jim of Cedar Park; three grandsons, Brian Poolman of Austin, TX; Daniel Poolman of Austin/Houston; Sean Poolman of San Marcos, TX; Granddaughter, Melanie Diggins, Great-Granddaughters Adrienne Diggins and Alix OQuinn; a brother, Donald OConnor ( Helen), of Plattsburg, MO; four sisters, Loretta Broderick (Tom), Plattsburg, MO, Juanita Thornton (Jim), Liberty, MO; Charlene Swope (Emerson) of Joplin, MO, Peggy Evans (John) of Smithville, MO; twelve nieces and nephews, all of Missouri, and several cousins, living in the Midwest.. When a mutual friend invited him to Austin for what amounted to a consulting gig for the venue, O'Connor signed on as a partner and re-christened the club Castle Creek. "Tim wasn't a real easy person to get along with in those days," remembers Ramsey. Celebrate the life of Tom O'Connor, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home. When Attal faced a weekend's worth of rainouts last season, Jones brokered a deal that allowed both shows to move to La Zona Rosa. O'Connor's contract with one of the country's largest promoters is due to expire in December. O'Connor doesn't deny he made his share of enemies at the Opera House, but he also maintains that the concert business was changing so rapidly in the early Eighties that the need to enforce a level of professionalism by any means necessary was that much more important. I don't know if that's bad, but I know I'll get to the mark. I believe it's given me an edge as a competitor and given us a distinct advantage as a company.". 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