O'Connor recalls that only one friend, Texicalli Grille's Danny Young, believed it would work. He went on to receive and Associates Degree from TSTC. That O'Connor quickly became known as the best "operator" in town paid off quickly. We were going to see what we could work out together, as opposed to being at each other's throats.". Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. And if you're always looking out for your town and its fans, look what happens. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. Learn More. Today, he owns three of the city's most popular venues: La Zona Rosa, the Austin Music Hall, and the Backyard. Who Receive obituaries Sandra Lucille Hidrogo February 20, 2023 (81 years old) His warning shot ended up going through a mobile recording trailer on the street and hitting the leg of a Columbia Records executive inside. Recovering from triple-bypass surgery, OConnor opened up to writer Andy Langer in a rare Send In the Clowns manner. 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. And yet, his primary obstacle has been not being able to buy large shows year-round. Private Messages Ann Richards in shorts, reading the. You? "What do I want you to be?" Thomas Morton OConnor, 78, passed from this life on Oct. 7, 2010 in Austin, TX. They now own 130 venues nationwide, including 44 amphitheaters. I felt lost, without a home, he told Chris Riemenschneider of the Statesman in 1996. We're talking about a concert promoter 30 years later. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. "Why I am I here? Thanks also to Seton Medical Center Austin for the care given the many, many times he was a patient there. I certainly didnt have a problem with the acoustics when I saw incredible shows there by Bob Dylan, P!nk, John Fogerty, Oasis, Devo and many more. 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. "It wasn't by design, but it worked out that way.". I believe it's given me an edge as a competitor and given us a distinct advantage as a company.". More to the point, it's been decades since Tim O'Connor carried anybody's guitar and worried about being cold, wet, or hungry. But they all turned to shit. It didn't, and at 22, he moved to Colorado while his family left for Atlanta. First there was the Two River Canyon Amphitheater in 2003, a gorgeous 800-acre setting near OConnors Spicewood ranch with the potential to thrill festgoers for decades. Search Austin obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. The Backyard at Bee Cave, with its live oaks and star-speckled sky, was OConnors crown jewel. O'Connor's fuse may be longer these days, but one crossed signal could end the deal. I'm Willie Nelson. you are the only one i can imagine to put all this into words of love and reality and yesteryear succinctly and soufully. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. on its website. 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. "My hippies couldn't work with Willie's hippies. "We all found ourselves together one day," says O'Connor. "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. He loved to watch him run things with the other dogs. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this . At the time, the only viable concert venues for major touring talent were the City Coliseum, Palmer Auditorium, and the Erwin Center. In a press release, APA! said Bobbie and Yoyo are now available for foster and adoption. What's done is done. "A stray bullet was fired and went into somebody's leg. 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. He's maybe a little crusty,'" laughs O'Connor. Tim pulled off what I consider to be one of the world's greatest public relations miracles. 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. "Tim ended up ruling the whole roost.". "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. "The first chance he had back in Austin, he fired me," reveals O'Connor. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. and formed what later became known as the Ivory Tower collective. On the day Tim died and they took him away, Bruiser chased the car for miles. Things are moving that quickly.". "There would be many times we'd be screaming across the table at each other, and 20 minutes later it would be hugs and kisses. Charles "Charlie" M. McLemore 81, passed away Tuesday February 21, 2023. It's about the excitement. TRAPRS has been taking care of Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson over the past few weeks, arranging the dogs boarding, rehabilitation and training. "Obviously, there's already a pattern developing," smiles O'Connor. 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. Two dogs, Bobbie and Yoyo, remain. Over the last few years, we've been killing ourselves.". 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. 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. "Mark my words, if you think it's difficult now, give it 24 months. I know what I'm going to pay and that's it. Even so, merely owning La Zona added value to Direct Events. And great product will make it so that you can eventually make money.". What Jones learned from OConnors example is that you do what you say you will. 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. That venue closed after Direct Events filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Aug. 2013, with debts of $3.5 million and assets of zero. Tim passed away this summer leaving behind his beloved dogs Bobbie & Yoyo. In fact, O'Connor was to retire from day-to-day operations January 1, 2001. Whether you know it or not, if you've seen live music in Austin over the past 20 to 25 years, you've likely given money to Tim O'Connor. 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. 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. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. Tim was in charge of crowd control, earning a reputation as a hard-ass with a soft heart. He was schooled in electronics and radar at Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado, and then became a Radar Technician at Perrin AFB, Sherman, TX, where he worked on the exact fighter jet that is on display at Camp Mabry, Austin, TX. His mission was always to bring entertainment for Austin, not bring Austin entertainment just because it worked in Houston or Dallas. "He was apt to go off, which was a sign of the times, but we were always a little more laid back.". Charles Attal has spent the past five years receiving a crash course in concert economics at Stubb's. O'Connor's contract with one of the country's largest promoters is due to expire in December. "I'm a loner," says O'Connor. After roughly 26 months in an adoption facility, he was adopted and given the surname O'Connor. Perhaps it's all of the above, although he denies there's any real motive at all. Employees fear him and competitors loathe him. "There was an incident in front of the Alliance Wagon Yard," states O'Connor. At a benefit in Monterey, O'Connor collapsed onstage. 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. I am what I am," he says. Tim OConnor showed Austin how to put on a show, while content to stay in the background. Berating the singer for letting his encore be overrun, O'Connor began yelling. Skeptics, on the other hand, said concertgoers wouldn't drive that far for a show, particularly from North Austin. Timothy O'Connor, II, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. 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. When OConnor bought the building at 208 Nueces in Sept. 1994, the Austin Music Hall was its fourth venue that year. "I didn't take direction very well.". It started with a love of music. View The Obituary For Christopher Joseph O"Connor. ", "I liked being in Bee Caves," O'Connor says. He loved all of his family and the times they spent together. Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. Comfort the family with flowers or a sympathy gift. We can help. Memorial services will be held on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 1 p.m. in the Hilco Event Center of Itasca. "As more acts came to town that had witnessed the growth of the concert industry nationally, the relaxed, laid-back Austin approach wasn't as effective," O'Connor explains. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. ", 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. Timothy Joseph (Tim) O'Connor, 53, of Toms River, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on December 26, 2022, after bravely battling cancer. 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. Unfortunately, O'Connor almost didn't get an opportunity to use his new Rolodex entries. What a mistake it was to tear down the Music Hall to build a new one that was worse than the old one. "The way to make money is to offer a drive-through viewing. He's equal parts Tony Soprano and Bill Graham. During the same period, he rented Laguna Beach High's gym for $50 and threw a concert featuring a semi-popular local band. 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. 's website. cover story that year. Maldonado Construction had the biggest claim- $334,000 for work building detention ponds and roads and supplying utilities at the new Backyard. He is preceded in death by his brother, Thomas OConnor, his foster-father, Billy Bowden and step mother, Kay OConnor. 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. The tale of Tim O'Connor starts with a Baby Doe born in Great Bend, Kansas. He saw the acts being booked at the Creek- John Prine, Guy Clark, Steve Goodman, Steve Fromholz, Townes Van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, etc.- and knew his songs were right for the room. This scene could change as drastically as it did from the Seventies to the Nineties within just a couple of years. Willie had found his man! He was the Wanderers' cardigan-wearing lead vocalist, and he landed them gigs at area sock hops and talent shows. The other rooms he rented. 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? O'Connor was left holding the market share of shows in Austin. Midway through producing the second Farm Aid, at Manor Downs in 1985, O'Connor got the news his daughter had passed away. Not only did it allow Direct Events to lure agents and acts with the promise that they could move through their ranks, it kept the overall business operating 12 months a year, not just the seven months it was safe to stage shows at the Backyard. APA! Was it a case of O'Connor keeping his enemies close? i'm holding the 25 year chip tim gave me when we both hit 25 years. Id sure like to play your joint, said Willie, who was growing out his hair and looking for new audiences. 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 surrounded by family and friends. "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. "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. Search Its been renovated once again and is currently renting out for private parties. 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. Seeing an opportunity, O'Connor began inviting them to play his bar in exchange for free lodging in the bungalows below. Before long, Georgetown's "Only a Conversation Away" slogan became the Backyard's "Only Three Songs Away. O'Connor is survived by his wife Sheila MacLurg O'Connor, his son Timothy O'Connor, and three stepsons. He found a warehouse with unisex bathrooms and a huge dividing wall. APA! By the time the problem got to him, his job was to play the heavy.". When OConnor returned in 77, he started the Southern Commotion partnership with Willie to run the Austin Opry House as a classier Armadillo. They were blessed with two children, Thomas Michael and Anita Loraine. In the Seventies, he reigned over Castle Creek. 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. "Instead of coming to work with machetes, we tried a pencil and pad. Has Alejandro Escovedo ever sounded better than on the Sunday nights that closed SXSW? It was the first O'Connor production to require a 747. Apprehended and returned to Wichita, it wasn't long before O'Connor ran away again. "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. "I really cut my teeth in neighborhood negotiations back there -- in all the wrong ways.". Gonzalez describes the Tim O'Connor of the Opera House era as a "hard man to get close to," but says that he offered his employees and crews unprecedented latitude. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. Like Willie Nelson, Tim OConnor is a huge part of Austin music history. By 1994, Fowlers Two-Alarm Chili money was almost gone, so he and his partners closed their liberal hangout where youd see Gov. 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. As cryptic as his warning may be, it's notable that O'Connor also refers to his new alliance as "solidarity by design of defense." And honestly, for me, it wasn't about money in the end. "Tim wasn't a real easy person to get along with in those days," remembers Ramsey. He didnt have to say no anymore, just Why dont you run it by Tim?, Read more about Castle Creek, Spellmans, Alamo Lounge, emmajoes. Id sure like to play your joint, said Willie, who was growing out his hair and looking for new audiences. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. "Do I want to try and change my image? After recuperating, O'Connor returned to staging benefits and working with Nelson. Located on Fourth at Rio Grande, an area that looked like where the mob dumped bodies, the Red Zone was inspired by crazy bordertown cafe/bars, with decor (black velvet paintings, bright colors, weird rectangle cutaways) that made someone dub it PeeWees Whorehouse. I ordered the truckstop enchiladas every time, so I cant tell you about the rest of the menu. Maybe it's yet another O'Connor business strategy. 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. You, Lt. Weinberg? On others, it was a place for hell raising, hooting and hollering.". Soon married with a baby, he returned to California, where he eventually wound up laying drainage pipe in the Mojave Desert. 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. "I cleared a few hundred bucks easy," O'Connor says. Let others know about your loved one's death. 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. 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. He went on to receive and Associates Degree from TSTC. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Christopher Joseph O"Connor on this permanent online memorial. Timothy leaves. And to some degree, it's also about admitting what I've done wrong. Just as vital to Direct Events' success has been O'Connor's agreement with Pace Productions for the Music Hall and Backyard. "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. When Tim died, there wasnt a word in the Chronicle or Statesman, and still hasnt been to my knowledge. 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. "I thought that was the way it was done, but Ms. Martinez at the IRS totally disagreed with my position," says O'Connor of the six-figure penalties he accrued. If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson. It just so happened it was my stray bullet.". worked with TRAPRS, a trapping, rescue and pet recovery service, for the rescue operation. "My first thought would be that they'd say, 'That's that old guy that's been around forever. to help find a new home for them. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. There will be a reception following the service. 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. 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. I don't think he knew how much he was loved. He loved staying busy. Nearly a million dollars of roof-raising renovations later, the Music Hall's Phase 2 was completed in time for South by Southwest '95. Thomas Morton O'Connor, 78, passed from this life on Oct. 7, 2010 in Austin, TX. Comfort the family with flowers or a sympathy gift. When Attal was paying for his own meet-and-greet trips to the coasts, Jones was meeting agents on O'Connor's dime. What do you want me to be?". OBITUARY Gail Elizabeth O'Connor November 10, 1952 - October 20, 2018. . "Clubs might argue over one act, once a year or so," he says. He enjoyed brewing wine, bee keeping, hunting, fishing, gardening, and pigeon racing. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com. By then it was just a live music club with a dogleg, and a 1,500 capacity that gave Direct Events more flexibility for acts not ready for AMH or the Backyard, both at twice the capacity. Tim was an aircraft mechanic and was employed by UPS for over 35 years. It's not about the extra dollar. He was born on May 19, 1954 to the late Ernest Joseph and Rose Mary (Smith) O'Connor. ', "I thought I had done well, but what I was really doing was screwing every relationship he'd established in every little town in Texas and Louisiana. "The screaming, the reputation, a lot of that was a front," asserts Gonzalez. No services are scheduled at this time. "I'm open to the possibility we can do something collectively that we can't on our own -- to protect the Austin market," reasons O'Connor. After a short stint at a Jesuit high school, he was again shipped away for discipline: this time to Kemper Military School in Booneville, Missouri. 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. That's rarely the case.". 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. 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. Ruling the roost is an unpopular business, and over the years, O'Connor's reputation has often overshadowed his accomplishments. with all my heart. "While his was a closed shop, you could walk into the Opera House, cut a deal, and get your feet wet as a promoter. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. "Everyone ends up paying more, including the ticket buyer. By all means necessary. Nelson and O'Connor were in business, 50-50, for a mere $10,000 up front. After graduation in 1963, he decided to tempt fate and stay in-state, attending Monterey Peninsula Junior College. What started as benefit concerts for local Native Americans grew into something far bigger: star-studded concerts pairing artists with causes. exceeds goal to save at-risk pups. and yea.the gun.timc/s, This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. "I was screaming at him," recalls O'Connor, nearly 25 years later. We're not bidding shows up 30-40% anymore.". 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. A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austins independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the communitys political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. "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. I wanna work your joint.'". Tim sold his share in 1990, too soon, and became an independent promoter, doing shows at City Coliseum and the Palmer. After significant renovations, he lost nearly $140,000 its opening year and half that its second. If producing five nights at Madison Square Garden wasn't experience enough, O'Connor found himself immersed in a contact sport; By working closely with artists like Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne for charitable causes, he was rapidly building a national network of artists, managers, and booking agents. here. "I think a fair amount of folks will come," he says. ', "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. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. 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. 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. "For the first time in my life I knew I had to put my faith somewhere. 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. He passed in his sleep on April 5 in his longtime home . But Castle Creek also hosted rock shows- Little Feat, Doug Kershaw, Doug Sahm, etc. California Consumer Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information, California Consumer Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Tom married his high school sweetheart, Beverly Ford, on July 5, 1952, and they enjoyed 58 years devoted to each other. Program Support Representative in Kansas City and San Jose, then worked in Software Test and Development at Santa Teresa Lab in San Jose. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. OBITUARY Tom O'Connor November 10, 1931 - October 7, 2010. ", "It was the holdout," says Henry Gonzalez, who first worked at the Armadillo and later stage-managed the Opera House. Few salesmen in any industry deal so long with so many customers that don't know their name. Bobbie is one of Tim O'Connor's dogs that is seeking a new home. 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