"Instead of fighting each other for the same piece of pie, we were cutting the pie up.". "I wanted a fight.". Please, Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. The last act to play La Zona Rosa under OConnors ownership was Prince at SXSW 2013. O'Connor is survived by his wife Sheila MacLurg O'Connor, his son Timothy O'Connor, and three stepsons. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. "I really cut my teeth in neighborhood negotiations back there -- in all the wrong ways.". As Austin's most successful concert promoter, O'Connor has earned and lost several fortunes, ridden deals to the edge of bankruptcy, and played chicken with the IRS since his arrival in town during the early Seventies. RESCHEDULED FROM 2/2: Branzino, Shooks, Otis Wilkins. Attempted burglary charges led to 27 days in jail, a trial in Salinas, and six years of probation. I'll never forget Willie's answer. When the lease ran out on the other half in 2008, the Backyard closed and work soon-after started on a bigger, better Backyard about a mile west on TX 71, on land bought by billionaire John Paul DeJoria. Even worse were the lawsuits from unpaid contractors and architects that began piling up against OConnor and Direct Events. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Id sure like to play your joint, said Willie, who was growing out his hair and looking for new audiences. using a new Instagram account, Austin Pets Alive! We will miss you and love you always, MeMe. "The town had just gone from zero to 65 clubs in 18 months," says Eddie Wilson of the city's early-Seventies live music boom. O'Connor's fuse may be longer these days, but one crossed signal could end the deal. Timothy was a member of the Masonic Lodge. 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. They were blessed with two children, Thomas Michael and Anita Loraine. O'Connor claims it's a mystery to him why the deal came off the table, but he maintains the negotiation process hinged on design. 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. O'Connor denies critics' claims that he's used Pace's muscles to target Stubb's and Liberty Lunch, and maintains that the increased competition he's seen in the past few years has done more to hurt the local concert business than help his own. But a couple disastrous decisions- rebuilding the Austin Music Hall in 2007 and the Backyard in 2010- cant put a lien on the memories he created in the years between the 1972 opening of Castle Creek and the 2008 closing of the original Backyard. "You have to create a niche that's so protected and specialized that it doesn't draw too much attention. Obituary. "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. Kansas State University was the next institution to ask O'Connor not to return. Thanks also to Seton Medical Center Austin for the care given the many, many times he was a patient there. Still, it was best for Tim to leave town for a couple years. "Something clicked," says the 56-year-old promoter today. He also volunteers that he's probably amassed as many enemies as friends. Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Timothy J. O'Connor, 78, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, passed away Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at his residence. He loved to watch him run things with the other dogs. TRAPRS helped provide boarding, rehabilitation and training for Bobbie and Yoyo. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. "Do I want to try and change my image? For his part, O'Connor admits he wishes he'd swallowed his pride and called Attal sooner. "Everyone ends up paying more, including the ticket buyer. One night they'd be working against nuclear weaponry, the next for prison reform. 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. "The acoustics were horrible, and it was just this terribly hot, smoke-filled room.". ", "I liked being in Bee Caves," O'Connor says. "Once upon a time, we were all fighters that ruled our own little neighborhoods," says Threadgill's Eddie Wilson, who once competed with O'Connor at the Armadillo. He didnt have to say no anymore, just Why dont you run it by Tim?, Read more about Castle Creek, Spellmans, Alamo Lounge, emmajoes. On my own, I'm doing one date, while they're buying 40. TIMOTHY O'CONNOR OBITUARY. 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. "I don't know if you could quite call us enemies," Attal demurs. The Nelsons reached out to Austin Pets Alive! 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. 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. "Mark my words, if you think it's difficult now, give it 24 months. We're not bidding shows up 30-40% anymore.". In the Opera House days, O'Connor cut his costs and launched a successful business with Brad Meyer by starting Star Tickets; they not only made money selling tickets for other venues, but they were able to keep the money from the Opera House in-house and available. The singer believed he'd stumbled on the perfect property. California Consumer Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information, California Consumer Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. "It wasn't what they wanted to hear," remembers O'Connor, "but I told them they had a very awkward room that I'd close and start completely over with. 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. Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Recovering from triple-bypass surgery, OConnor opened up to writer Andy Langer in a rare Send In the Clowns manner. Along with working in Nelson's front office and running Castle Creek, O'Connor also found time to open a non-music club, the Squeeze Inn, a bar on 19th Street where the pool tables, jukebox, and beer were all a quarter. Berating the singer for letting his encore be overrun, O'Connor began yelling. and yea.the gun.timc/s, This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. From there, he landed a job in Dallas working at various local bars and hotels. Forecast: Severe storms possible Thursday, KVUE remembers the 2018 Austin bombings, 5 years later, Timeline: Severe storms possible on Thursday, Austin Pets Alive! By all means necessary. "It took until I lived there to understand how unique the city is. Tim was in charge of crowd control, earning a reputation as a hard-ass with a soft heart. "I got to know an immense amount of people really well," he says. Soon married with a baby, he returned to California, where he eventually wound up laying drainage pipe in the Mojave Desert. "We had the town in a headlock," Ramsey says. 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. exceeds goal to save at-risk pups. Tim O'Connor, who died in July, had two dogs, Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson. He wound up in Houston, diagnosed with cancer. "My relationships are based on the old way of doing business, where theirs are on a new, more aggressive, streamlined, let's-buy-the-tour or region approach. On others, it was a place for hell raising, hooting and hollering.". worked with TRAPRS, a trapping, rescue and pet recovery service, for the rescue operation. After staying out drinking until 4am the evening before a three-day blues festival at the Opera House featuring Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Ray Vaughan, O'Connor says he realized he had two choices. 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. This is the first real obit Ive read. APA! What it boiled down to was simple: the collective could pool connections and resources to produce bigger and better shows with more frequency then they could on their own. I felt lost, without a home, he told Chris Riemenschneider of the Statesman in 1996. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Timothy David Scott O'Connor On Friday September 30, 2022, Timothy O'Connor passed away at the age of 39. When OConnor returned in 77, he started the Southern Commotion partnership with Willie to run the Austin Opry House as a classier Armadillo. "I didn't have much fear and figured I didn't need to take much guidance from anyone else.". Customer Engineer Specialist and Sr. He graduated from St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas, in 1978. That facsimile of the original Backyard was not what Tim Whats Next? OConnor had in mind for his legacy venue. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. But even after all that, OConnor refused to retire, working on a venue in Driftwood until that deal fell through. I believe it's given me an edge as a competitor and given us a distinct advantage as a company.". "It wasn't by design, but it worked out that way.". 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. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. And yet, Attal says he's not waiting in the parking lot for O'Connor to show up with the paperwork. His goal was to come out of a negotiation less battered than the other guy. Three words that changed O'Connor's life. 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. O'Connor says the business side of concert promotion back then was fast and loose, but not very competitive. While it's a poorly kept secret that Attal and his partners are entertaining offers to sell Stubb's, O'Connor's retirement is more likely the deal breaker. Email admin@steelguitarforum.com for technical support. TRAPRS has been taking care of Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson over the past few weeks, arranging the dogs boarding, rehabilitation and training. Even so, merely owning La Zona added value to Direct Events. Search Austin obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. You have to build a base on a fixed income so if you lose it on the concert side you don't go bust.". Guestbook Condolences Memorial Donation. They are afraid of strangers and are unwilling to leave OConnors property. After Travis Heights homeowners blamed him for cigarette butts left nearby, O'Connor found a commercially zoned lot that bordered the neighborhood and briefly put in a petting zoo. . "Clubs might argue over one act, once a year or so," he says. "The screaming, the reputation, a lot of that was a front," asserts Gonzalez. Austin Owen O'Connor, 66 of Loogootee, was called home at 9:33 a.m. Friday, December 4, 2020 at Loogootee Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. "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. Character actor Tim O'Connor, best known for his role as Elliot Carson in 1960s prime time soap Peyton Place, has died. 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. Yoyo Nelson is only 4 months old. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. 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. Ruling the roost is an unpopular business, and over the years, O'Connor's reputation has often overshadowed his accomplishments. But he had a special connection with the pit mix Bruiser, the oldest and scrappiest of the bunch. It re-opened as Phase I, and everyone agreed that Phase II better address the acoustics, which had been touted as state-of-the-art. Defense from what? Young told him it was a bird nest on the ground -- he'd only need to pick up the eggs. SFX. on its website. He left behind his pack of dogs. "I cleared a few hundred bucks easy," O'Connor says. Nelson repeated. Free of drugs and alcohol since 1988, Tim was addicted to the concert game, the work, the risk/reward rush, which eventually led to a slew of lawsuits and a 2013 bankruptcy. For more information on these two furry friends and how you can help, visit APA! Although O'Connor did some settling in before utilizing similarly strong-arm tactics in Austin, his arrival was still relatively splashy. He was born in Clinton County, Missouri, Nov. 10, 1931 to B. T. and Agnes OConnor. We can help. I'm Willie Nelson. O'Connor may have entered the Nineties knee-deep in debt to the IRS, but at least the Eighties were behind him. Besides being Willie Nelsons promoter and business partner since the second Fourth of July Picnic in 74, OConnor ran the Austin Opera House for 13 years, then founded Direct Events in the 90s, owning and operating such successful venues as the Backyard, Austin Music Hall and La Zona Rosa. We were going to see what we could work out together, as opposed to being at each other's throats.". 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. 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. Seeing an opportunity, O'Connor began inviting them to play his bar in exchange for free lodging in the bungalows below. Chris was born on July 27, 1959 in Houston, Texas to Joseph L. OConnor and Elizabeth (Penny) Powell OConnor. Meanwhile, Backyard at Bee Cave is a development moving forward with plans to open a 3,500-capacity Live Oak Amphitheater in 2024. i fuckin' miss that guy. Chris is survived by his widow, Sandra OConnor, mother Elizabeth (Penny) OConnor, 2 brothers, Tim OConnor, Argyle, Texas and Kevin OConnor and wife Laura, New Mexico, three nephews, Ryan, Matt and Jeffrey OConnor. What's done is done. After enrolling in a local high school, he immersed himself in student theatre (he was Conrad in Bye Bye Birdie). While this cost Direct Events some independence, the contract reserved O'Connor's right to promote 140 acts on his own that he had longstanding relationships with (artists such as Willie Nelson or Little Feat.) Has Alejandro Escovedo ever sounded better than on the Sunday nights that closed SXSW? 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. Join Willie had found his man! He is survived by his . "As long as you're doing private parties, you know the money is there up front, and no matter who shows up, the check's clearing. He was born October 20, 1941 in Clarksville, Texas. "I'll tell you the three things I never want you to be: cold, wet, or hungry.". 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. OBITUARY Gail Elizabeth O'Connor November 10, 1952 - October 20, 2018. . The promoter shouldve retired in 2001, a move he contemplated in an. "He was apt to go off, which was a sign of the times, but we were always a little more laid back.". 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. "It was part of the game, because he wouldn't come in until that was the last resort. 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. OBITUARY Tom O'Connor November 10, 1931 - October 7, 2010. 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. This scene could change as drastically as it did from the Seventies to the Nineties within just a couple of years. He's maybe a little crusty,'" laughs 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. "I may not know him as well as Charlie [Jones], but I'm certain it's not the money that drives him anymore. One of OConnors rules was that you cant trust someone who doesnt love dogs. 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. At the time, the only viable concert venues for major touring talent were the City Coliseum, Palmer Auditorium, and the Erwin Center. To share your memories of Tom, please visit www.cookwaldenchapelofthehills.com. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. Private Messages Recovering from triple-bypass surgery, OConnor opened up to writer Andy Langer in a rare Send In the Clowns manner. We're talking about a concert promoter 30 years later. 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. Comfort the family with flowers or a sympathy gift. More to the point, it's been decades since Tim O'Connor carried anybody's guitar and worried about being cold, wet, or hungry. Is he showing his hand to lull competitors into a false sense of security, or is coming clean part of a public relations campaign designed to repair his reputation before he eases into retirement? One time I played steel with Milton Carrol in Albuquerque we opened the show for Willie,Tim O'Connor promised me a ride home to Austinwe got a couple of miles outside of Lubbock in Tim's bigass Lincoln when we ran out of gas.Tim gets on the Cb and finds a woman at a base station who gets in touch with her brother in law who happens to own a gas station"this was at 5:00a.m.,A guy shows up with a gas can starts the Lincoln we follow him to his gas station"did I mention its a blizzard outThe guy opens the gas station we fill up,Tim pays him and then tried to give him a fifty dollar tip,The guy said no way be safe.One time Maria Mauldaur played at the Armadillo world Mike Finnegan was on Hammond Organ a d was sporting a black eye,Tim told me that He was in the golden gloves with Finnegan when they were kids and it must've been a bad dude who gave Mike the shiner,Turned out it was Maria's gal background singer who hauled off and hit Finnegan,They yucked it up.Godspeed Tim O'Conner. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. And suffice it to say that in those days, there were plenty of outside influences that dictated someone's personality, to be as polite as I can without casting stones from a glass house.". Who Receive obituaries Sandra Lucille Hidrogo February 20, 2023 (81 years old) 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. They did him one better, allowing him to stay in the garage apartment of their new house. 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. 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. When my lawyer got done kicking me in the leg, that's when things really went downhill," recalls O'Connor. 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. Thomas Morton OConnor, 78, passed from this life on Oct. 7, 2010 in Austin, TX. He was presented IBM Means Service Awards in both fields, in Recognition for Outstanding Accomplishments in Service. Not only did Nelson play Castle Creek, he also offered to take O'Connor on the road. So, Willie Nelsons family stepped in to help. Over the last few years, we've been killing ourselves.". . and TRAPRS joined hands for this rescue operation, which was filmed by Amy and sharedonline. with all my heart. Meanwhile, O'Connor has directly helped shape Charlie Jones' destiny. 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. "I think he likes the game too much to really be trying to get out," maintains Attal. 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. "A stray bullet was fired and went into somebody's leg. 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. The deal Willie made with Terrace Motel owner Dude McCandless included 14 acres on South Congress at Academy for just over a million dollars. Who's gonna do it? Before moving to California, he lived on an island in the middle of Glen Wild Lake, located in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, 30 miles from Manhattan. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Austin, Texas on facebook. Parking was rugged and walks were long, but you felt like you were out in the country. OConnor owned the Backyards main building, which had a restaurant and his offices, and about half the land. 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. Here's what you need to know. Maureen Margaret O'Connor, age 75, of Austin, Texas passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023. 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. "While his was a closed shop, you could walk into the Opera House, cut a deal, and get your feet wet as a promoter. What a mistake it was to tear down the Music Hall to build a new one that was worse than the old one. I'd made concessions to the tune of some serious dollars.". James Timothy OConnor, his adopted name, came to Austin in 1972 to open Castle Creek with his Colorado buddy Doug Moyes. Timothy O'Connor, II, 51, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in Ennis, Texas Timothy was born on April 23, 1969 in Fond Du Lac, WI to Timothy Patrick and Rhonda (Floyd) O'Connor, I. Timothy attended school in Fond Du Lac and graduated from Rising Star High School in 1988. Charlie is preceded in death by his parents Felix Durward . "He's always held most of the cards, and I've always been the guy fighting to get a few of them.". I wanna work your joint.'". 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.". Born Sept. 23, 1943, in San Bernadino, Calif., he had been a . Why don't we wait a little while and maybe we'll catch up with you. He knew he'd been sick for some time, but blamed it on exhaustion. That arrest led the state of California to declare him an emancipated juvenile; he could now be tried for adult crimes. Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. 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. By his own admission, he's been quick-tempered, cold, and generally disagreeable for much of his career. Learn More. Overestimating access and parking capabilities also marred the second Backyard in Bee Cave, about a mile west of the original. "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. 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. By 1994, Fowlers Two-Alarm Chili money was almost gone, so he and his partners closed their liberal hangout where youd see Gov. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 3, at Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home. Timothy F. O'Connor Obituary. If you didn't know what you were doing there, he didn't either. With income he'll only say was "not legal," O'Connor took ownership of 13 bungalows and a bar he named the Lift. Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com. It wasnt a bad wound and OConnor wasnt charged, but he had to tell his boss what went down. Bobbie Elizabeth O'Connor. He left behind his two dogs, Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson, who both had severe stranger danger.. ", 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. His closest friends tell the story of a private man who's embraced the "Crazy Ivan" image as a front for less sinister passions: music itself and the belief that few vehicles serve and strengthen a community as well as a properly promoted concert. "We had to keep taking things up a notch -- sound, promotion, overall presentation. If you did your job and something went wrong anyway, Gonzalez says O'Connor would protect you from angry promoters or artists. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Christopher Joseph O"Connor on this permanent online memorial. There was a time when Tim O'Connor didn't have to worry keeping the Opera House's doors open. We are sad to announce that on March 18, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Timothy F. O'Connor of Big Flats, New York, born in Niagara Falls, New York. 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