Unfortunately, O'Connor almost didn't get an opportunity to use his new Rolodex entries. Three words that changed O'Connor's life. 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. A year earlier, in Nov. 2007, a rebuilt, 4,400-capacity Austin Music Hall debuted to bad reviews over the sound, which was always the bitch about 208 Nueces. said it is asking for donations to reimburse TRAPRS for the $2,800 spent. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Christopher Joseph O"Connor on this permanent online memorial. ", "People that had been to the first round of shows there because perhaps they knew I was the same guy behind the Backyard, would come to me on the streets afterwards and cuss me out," he says. Over the last few years, we've been killing ourselves.". 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. Called an Ice House for the Arts, La Zona Rosa was a special place, opened by Marcia Ball and husband Gordon Fowler in late 89. He graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1949, and farmed with his father until he joined the US Air Force in 1952. He was born on June 14, 1983, in Santa Rosa, California. He was the Wanderers' cardigan-wearing lead vocalist, and he landed them gigs at area sock hops and talent shows. "My hippies couldn't work with Willie's hippies. The Backyard at Bee Cave, with its live oaks and star-speckled sky, was OConnors crown jewel. Timothy J. O'Connor, who had a long and distinguished career as one of the leading character actors of his generation, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, April 5th, in his longtime home in Nevada City, California, at the age of 90. It started with a love of music. Timothy J. O'Connor, 78, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, passed away Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at his residence. 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. Yoyo Nelson is only 4 months old. 2023, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. Tim O'Connor The Backyard Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area 337 followers 337 connections Join to connect About Established 1993 Activity I recently found out one of my songs which is a. While most people don't care who owns the venues they visit, it could be argued that the one non-performer's name every Austin music fan should know is Tim O'Connor. Born Sept. 23, 1943, in San Bernadino, Calif., he had been a . Although O'Connor did some settling in before utilizing similarly strong-arm tactics in Austin, his arrival was still relatively splashy. Thomas Morton OConnor, 78, passed from this life on Oct. 7, 2010 in Austin, TX. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. That and inadequate AC: was that shit even on? "A stray bullet was fired and went into somebody's leg. Tim was in charge of crowd control, earning a reputation as a hard-ass with a soft heart. Program Support Representative in Kansas City and San Jose, then worked in Software Test and Development at Santa Teresa Lab in San Jose. What a mistake it was to tear down the Music Hall to build a new one that was worse than the old one. They are afraid of strangers and are unwilling to leave OConnors property. "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. Mostly, the Opera House's vibe was supplied by Nelson's entourage, a constant presence at the door, in the crowd, backstage. In a press release, APA! Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. They now own 130 venues nationwide, including 44 amphitheaters. Timothy David Scott O'Connor On Friday September 30, 2022, Timothy O'Connor passed away at the age of 39. The last act to play La Zona Rosa under OConnors ownership was Prince at SXSW 2013. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. I remember certain nights with Steve Goodman or John Prine where I physically threw people out for talking. It's a move that gives Attal year-round booking clout and has already resulted in both La Zona Rosa and Stubb's paying lower prices for shows. The promoter shouldve retired in 2001, a move he contemplated in an Austin Chronicle cover story that year. "That wasn't the bottom line with Tim, though. Maureen Margaret O'Connor Obituary. But even after all that, OConnor refused to retire, working on a venue in Driftwood until that deal fell through. Help . A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 3, at Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home. 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. After the conviction, O'Connor says state authorities recommended he leave the state and not return. What O'Connor didn't advance very well was peace between concert promoters and neighborhood groups. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. "For the first time in my life I knew I had to put my faith somewhere. Former baseball star Kelly Gruber and realtor wife Tosca owned La Zona Rosa for awhile, but it continued to lose money until OConnor took over in 1997. "Tim ended up ruling the whole roost.". I'm sure that's what made his career.' It didn't, and at 22, he moved to Colorado while his family left for Atlanta. After significant renovations, he lost nearly $140,000 its opening year and half that its second. Tom will be remembered at a memorial service at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 16, 2010, at the Cook-Walden/Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home on Anderson Mill Road. I think Ill let you negotiate all my deals with Columbia, was Willies response. Absolutely not. Chris was preceded in death by his father Joseph L. OConnor. "Mark my words, if you think it's difficult now, give it 24 months. Like Willie Nelson, Tim O'Connor is a huge part of Austin music history. To share your memories of Tom, please visit www.cookwaldenchapelofthehills.com. REX/Shutterstock. Maureen Margaret O'Connor, age 75, of Austin, Texas passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023. "The first chance he had back in Austin, he fired me," reveals O'Connor. At one point, it wasn't unusual for booking agents working the local market to get 40% more than their asking price after compiling competing bids from Direct Events, Liberty Lunch, and Stubb's. Comfort the family with flowers or a sympathy gift. He was born on May 19, 1954 to the late Ernest Joseph and Rose Mary (Smith) O'Connor. The deal Willie made with Terrace Motel owner Dude McCandless included 14 acres on South Congress at Academy for just over a million dollars. In the offices of Direct Events, the production company that runs his venues, associates call him "Crazy Ivan," a reference to the brash and unpredictable submarine captain in Hunt For Red October. Visitation for friends and family will be held from 6:00 pm 8:00 pm on Friday, June 2, 2006, at Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home. His draw often kept the doors open.". O'Connor controlled the Opera House, routinely dealing with Houston-based powerhouse Pace Productions and their Austin liaison, Steve Hauser. Charles "Charlie" M. McLemore 81, passed away Tuesday February 21, 2023. And just what might that be? By the time the problem got to him, his job was to play the heavy.". After owning five record stores, French Smith controlled Austin's outdoor events, staging Pecan Street and a half-dozen or so other annual festivals while also renting the Opera House for the occasional indoor show. Once again, the good times didn't last -- local authorities asked him to leave town. "We had a lot of fun, a lot of drinking," says O'Connor, who ran for his freshman class vice-presidency and won. Tim OConnor showed Austin how to put on a show, while content to stay in the background. After roughly 26 months in an adoption facility, he was adopted and given the surname O'Connor. He knew that you didn't always have to make money, that you have to give great product. Ann Richards in shorts, reading the. "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.". Backed by the national clout of Pace, now part of the larger SFX group, O'Connor believes he's been able to bring more shows to town at competitive prices. Amy captured the rescue on video. He'd bought Nelson out two years earlier, just before the singer's tax situation got messy, but it wasn't long before O'Connor himself wound up in a bit of IRS trouble; since buying the Opera House in 1977, he'd been filing corporate taxes, but not personal taxes. So, Willie Nelsons family stepped in to help. to the Family. Has Alejandro Escovedo ever sounded better than on the Sunday nights that closed SXSW? Through an introduction from Jim Ramsey, O'Connor was brought in to consult on a club called the River's Edge, located at Second and Nueces. on its website. He sees it as a return to the free flow of information that he found in the Castle Creek days. "My first thought would be that they'd say, 'That's that old guy that's been around forever. Employees fear him and competitors loathe him. Unfortunately, before he could think on it harder, a night of drinking in Carmel led to another arrest; police picked up O'Connor and his buddies after neighbors reported having seen them prying at a metal cage in front of the local liquor store. You could rent a stick to poke me with to make sure I'm really dead.". 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. "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. No services are scheduled at this time. He grew up in Jackson, NJ, and attended Jackson Memorial High School, followed by Belmont Abbey College . 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. Indeed, says Steve Hauser, if you're looking for O'Connor's legacy, look toward his lack of patience for part-timers and carpetbaggers. 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. 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. Omni also repo-ed the original Backyard building. Copyright 2003 - 23 J.E. (Austin Pets Alive! What nobody expected, Jones included, was O'Connor's recent invitation for Attal to begin booking La Zona Rosa. With the $60,000 those lots sold for, the Austin Opera House was up and running. Even today, promoters often walk away at the end of the year making as little as 5% of the door's receipts. When Attal was paying for his own meet-and-greet trips to the coasts, Jones was meeting agents on O'Connor's dime. Arrangements under the direction of Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, Austin, TX. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. Overestimating access and parking capabilities also marred the second Backyard in Bee Cave, about a mile west of the original. Was it a case of O'Connor keeping his enemies close? Perhaps it's all of the above, although he denies there's any real motive at all. Turns out O'Connor had shot a label executive with CBS Records, with whom Nelson had just signed. Now, as his relationship with SFX, the country's largest concert promoter, nears contractual completion, the impact of O'Connor's retirement on the local promotions pool is unknown. Receive a notification when services are updated. "I didn't have much fear and figured I didn't need to take much guidance from anyone else.". And yet, even after being yelled at by $25-a-day roadie, Nelson answered with typical calm. "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. with all my heart. And to some degree, it's also about admitting what I've done wrong. He didnt have to say no anymore, just Why dont you run it by Tim?, Read more about Castle Creek, Spellmans, Alamo Lounge, emmajoes. Although O'Connor admits there's still "conversations at different levels" about how the deal might be salvaged, he says a group of well-financed smaller promoters could perhaps team up to purchase the Backyard. "The way to make money is to offer a drive-through viewing. That O'Connor quickly became known as the best "operator" in town paid off quickly. Tim O'Connor, who died in July, had two dogs, Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson. You? Timothy James O'Connor, 65, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 16, 2015 with his family by his side. 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. In any scenario, Jones and Attal say it would only take a drive to their office to unload the lease to the Austin Music Hall. (APA!) Likewise, his exit strategy remains characteristically ambiguous. 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. Audiences were either pin-drop quiet or bouncing off the walls. O'Connor may have entered the Nineties knee-deep in debt to the IRS, but at least the Eighties were behind him. What Jones learned from OConnors example is that you do what you say you will. Not only did Nelson play Castle Creek, he also offered to take O'Connor on the road. Gail O'Connor's Celebration of Life will take place on Sunday, March 3, 2019 from 5:30 to 9:00 pm at The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria, 3809 W. 35th St. , Austin, TX. Of course, I didn't really go anywhere. 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. O'Connor's contract with one of the country's largest promoters is due to expire in December. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Austin, Texas on facebook. After enrolling in a local high school, he immersed himself in student theatre (he was Conrad in Bye Bye Birdie). I felt lost, without a home, he told Chris Riemenschneider of the Statesman in 1996. "He's always held most of the cards, and I've always been the guy fighting to get a few of them.". In fact, O'Connor was to retire from day-to-day operations January 1, 2001. "Willie had long been my songwriting hero," explains O'Connor, "and out of the blue, he just walked in, asked for me, and said, 'Hi. "I was screaming at him," recalls O'Connor, nearly 25 years later. It was the first O'Connor production to require a 747. APA! So much so, in fact, that Attal has pried a sizable amount of shows away from Direct Events. Jones started answering phones for Direct Events in 1993, and just three years later was La Zona Rosa's general manager. 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. At this point, there's no timeframe on how long Attal and O'Connor will continue working together. The Austin Music Hall was repossesssed in 2012 by OmniBank, which lent OConnor the money for the razing and rebuilding. Although the Backyard wound up proving Austinites would indeed go out of their way for atmosphere and talent, O'Connor's next move brought him downtown. i fuckin' miss that guy. Memorial services will be held on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 1 p.m. in the Hilco Event Center of Itasca. Both are now available for adoption. 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. Services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Beck Funeral Home, 1700 E. Whitestone, Cedar Park, Texas 78613. It started out as Acropolis dance club, then was Blind Alley for a couple months, and then saw the return of promoter Jim Ramsey with Rivers Edge. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. 's website. It's obvious that you get economy of scale working with them.". He does it because he loves music and loves the game.". Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. Willie is the Muhammad Ali of white people, yet running in tandem with his crowd is a something a lot of people can't do.". "I always wanted to sit behind my desk and be able to tell some artist that had me pulling all the red M&M's out of the bag that he'd never play in this town again.". While both sides had worked through 98% of the differences, SFX's plan to expand the Backyard clashed with O'Connor's vision of how he wanted to leave the facility. He let me spill everything out for him and then I asked, 'What do you think?' When OConnor returned in 77, he started the Southern Commotion partnership with Willie to run the Austin Opry House as a classier Armadillo. On deadline. Although O'Connor believed he could build a venue that reflected "Old Austin," his venue was at least 15 minutes away from downtown. "I really cut my teeth in neighborhood negotiations back there -- in all the wrong ways.". I met Tim the very first morning I spent in Austin on July 14, 1972, in front of a small folk club he owned called Castle Creek. Oh, how OConnor doted on his kids Bobbie, Freda, YoYo and the rest, who inherited his magical energy, as one friend put it. It doesn't take much asking around for folks to recall the first time he screamed at them, or the first time they witnessed him either stand on his desk to make a point, or clear it with the sweep of an arm. I'd made concessions to the tune of some serious dollars.". Just to correct y'all in the name of accuracy, Mike the master of the blues B3 has an unusual spelling of his last name. 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. You have to build a base on a fixed income so if you lose it on the concert side you don't go bust.". Somewhere along the way, O'Connor started a band in Laguna. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. There was other drama as well: He'd been caught attempting to steal a WWI cannon from the town post office. In the press release, APA! "You have to create a niche that's so protected and specialized that it doesn't draw too much attention. Join Tim passed away this summer leaving behind his beloved dogs Bobbie & Yoyo. He's maybe a little crusty,'" laughs O'Connor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFdr_xNcv9s. He was born in Clinton County, Missouri, Nov. 10, 1931 to B. T. and Agnes OConnor. "I realized long ago that music was the nighttime job and that you had to be making money during the day," reveals O'Connor. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Folks told OConnor nobody from Austin would drive all the way out to Bee Cave to see a concert, but after Tim timed the route at just 15 minutes, the Backyard came up with its brilliant three songs away tag. I dont think he knew how much he was loved. What do you want me to do? 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. It had spread for as long as six months undetected, and surgeons removed not just a testicle, but also portions of his small and large intestines. With Nelson's own tax problems, O'Connor didn't have time to implement his traditional Plan B and wound up selling the Opera House at a "fire-sale" price. "I think he likes the game too much to really be trying to get out," maintains Attal. "It's tough to build momentum as an independent anymore," explains O'Connor. ', "I think somewhere along the way, people that know me labeled me as a guy that if I said I'd do it, I did it -- at all costs. Recovering from triple-bypass surgery, OConnor opened up to writer Andy Langer in a rare Send In the Clowns manner. Download it here. "When Willie and I needed to deal with banks, we'd be sure to pull up in front with the bus," explains O'Connor. Like Willie Nelson, Tim OConnor is a huge part of Austin music history. On my own, I'm doing one date, while they're buying 40. They did. Or, he hints, he could wind up settling for less money to merely close the venue and sell the property outright if he can't find the right buyers. "It wasn't by design, but it worked out that way.". When OConnor passed away from Hodgkins lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. and TRAPRS joined hands for this rescue operation, which was filmed by Amy and sharedonline. He loved staying busy. Please, Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Austin, Texas on facebook. "I made it through," nods O'Connor, "but I came out weak.". What's done is done. When Tim died, there wasnt a word in the Chronicle or Statesman, and still hasnt been to my knowledge. His warning shot ended up going through a mobile recording trailer on the street and hitting the leg of a Columbia Records executive inside. He loved to watch him run things with the other dogs. Thanks also to Seton Medical Center Austin for the care given the many, many times he was a patient there. Obituary. There was a time when Tim O'Connor didn't have to worry keeping the Opera House's doors open. What started as benefit concerts for local Native Americans grew into something far bigger: star-studded concerts pairing artists with causes. If Bobo the Elephant wasn't message enough, O'Connor told a neighborhood meeting that if they didn't back off, he'd host Nelson's annual Fourth of July picnic in the Opera House parking lot and aim the speakers at their houses. OBITUARY Tom O'Connor November 10, 1931 - October 7, 2010. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. Sign up for service and obituary updates. "Every other time we'd get behind in taxes or I'd miscalculate someway, I'd call Willie and he'd come in and play five dates. 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. There was something about that room- maybe Sarah Elizabeth Campbells Bummer Night on Tuesdays set the mood- but youd get sadness at its most comfortable. "Booking agents not only have more options, but they'll gladly work the rivalry," posits O'Connor. Moreover, O'Connor has also long been Austin's king of the private party, hosting as many 200 private events a year at his three venues. Nelson repeated. Even so, merely owning La Zona added value to Direct Events. Recovering from triple-bypass surgery, OConnor opened up to writer Andy Langer in a rare Send In the Clowns manner. And while monopolies are generally bad for the consumer, in the concert business, they tend to work to the ticket buyer's advantage: Promoters paying less for shows typically pass it on to the consumer to increase attendance and thus increase alcohol sales and other ancillary revenue. That OConnor had 13 very good years in that former chili factory was remarkable. I'm not sure if I said it or not, but I knew right then that I was willing to carry this guy's guitar to hell.". On the road, O'Connor got his hands dirty re-wiring sound systems and handling payouts, but his stint with Nelson was short-lived. "Clubs might argue over one act, once a year or so," he says. ", When the Armadillo finally ended its storied, decade-long run in late 1980, the Opera House was seen by many locals as the last gasp of "Old Austin. starts petition, says its location is in jeopardy, Justin Theroux is supporting Austin Pets Alive! Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this . During his career he was Sr. Soon married with a baby, he returned to California, where he eventually wound up laying drainage pipe in the Mojave Desert. "Eddie Wilson pretty much had a headlock on the city," says Jim Ramsey, a local concert promoter who often rented the Opera House from O'Connor. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. Throughout 1990-91, O'Connor drifted yet again, this time to Minneapolis to work with a group that presented stadium-sized Earth Day concerts featuring acts like Paul McCartney and REM. It may not have cost him his friendship with Nelson, but O'Connor's stray bullet came with a hefty price tag -- having to leave Castle Creek. Timothy O'Connor Stanton Timothy O'Connor Stanton, born in Ottawa, Illinois on March 3, 1951, passed away June 2, 2008 after a lengthy and courageous fight. cover story that year. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. Late last year, however, SFX's purchase of the Backyard was a week away from being completed when it was called off. Maybe it's yet another O'Connor business strategy. Timothy O'Connor, II, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. worked with TRAPRS, a trapping, rescue and pet recovery service, for the rescue operation. 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. O'Connor isn't serious, but given his thoughts of retirement and recent run of heart troubles, he's indeed been spending time pondering his legacy. I am what I am," he says. Almost immediately it became the place to not only see roadshows such as John Prine, Jackson Browne, and Bonnie Raitt, but the cream of Austin's burgeoning singer-songwriter scene: Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Stephen Fromholz, and Delbert McClinton. "It got me thinking.". I know what I'm going to pay and that's it. Yet for all the yelling, he's known real pain of his own: He's lost a testicle to cancer and a daughter to drugs. That's rarely the case.". No non-musician has had more impact on the Austin scene than Tim OConnor- and he had to leave town for two prime years in the 70s. 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. But it's time to clear the air and say the driving force I have at this point is merely wanting to grow old gracefully. He graduated from St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas, in 1978. 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