What do you want me to be?". Meanwhile, O'Connor has directly helped shape Charlie Jones' destiny. 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. His goal was to come out of a negotiation less battered than the other guy. He loved staying busy. Separated from his wife, the couple later returned to Kansas to try and make the marriage work. Timothy F. O'Connor Obituary. Because if you're detected and manage to pierce the bottom of that larger national company's canopy, they're going to come after you.". "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 left behind his pack of dogs. And honestly, for me, it wasn't about money in the end. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. OBITUARY Maureen Margaret O'Connor . O'Connor has a history with Pace that predates the production company's move from New Orleans to Houston in the Eighties. He was a 1972 graduate of Barr Reeve High School. 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.". 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 felt lost, without a home, he told Chris Riemenschneider of the Statesman in 1996. "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. said it is asking for donations to reimburse TRAPRS for the $2,800 spent. Comfort the family with flowers or a sympathy gift. Copyright 2003 - 23 J.E. 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. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. In a press release, APA! He was born in Clinton County, Missouri, Nov. 10, 1931 to B. T. and Agnes OConnor. you are the only one i can imagine to put all this into words of love and reality and yesteryear succinctly and soufully. I'm sure that's what made his career.' Search Austin obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. 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. 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. 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. I believe it's given me an edge as a competitor and given us a distinct advantage as a company.". Nearly a million dollars of roof-raising renovations later, the Music Hall's Phase 2 was completed in time for South by Southwest '95. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In fact, O'Connor was to retire from day-to-day operations January 1, 2001. It was a messy end to an empire that raised the standard of professionalism in local concert presentations. Download it here. on its website. It's obvious that you get economy of scale working with them.". Turns out O'Connor had shot a label executive with CBS Records, with whom Nelson had just signed. 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 . October 14, 1949 - April 16, 2015, Timothy O'Connor passed away on April 16, 2015 in De Pere, Wisconsin. Please, Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. By sixth grade,. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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. 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. 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. 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. "I'm dealing with the agents on both venues and putting the show where they'll be best presented. "Instead of fighting each other for the same piece of pie, we were cutting the pie up.". He went on to receive and Associates Degree from TSTC. Was it a case of O'Connor keeping his enemies close? 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. "Booking agents not only have more options, but they'll gladly work the rivalry," posits O'Connor. There was other drama as well: He'd been caught attempting to steal a WWI cannon from the town post office. 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. 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. Tim recognized that better than anyone. He didnt have to say no anymore, just Why dont you run it by Tim?, Read more about Castle Creek, Spellmans, Alamo Lounge, emmajoes. "A stray bullet was fired and went into somebody's leg. We're talking about a concert promoter 30 years later. Recovering from triple-bypass surgery, OConnor opened up to writer Andy Langer in a rare Send In the Clowns manner. 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. 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. 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. "We've always had a policy that if I knew an act better than somebody else or had a certain kind of relationship, it's probably best I'd make the call," explains O'Connor. 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. "His Willie thing was a phenomenon," exclaims Wilson. O'Connor says the business side of concert promotion back then was fast and loose, but not very competitive. It wasnt a bad wound and OConnor wasnt charged, but he had to tell his boss what went down. "I'm a loner," says O'Connor. 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. "I was screaming at him," recalls O'Connor, nearly 25 years later. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Christopher Joseph O"Connor on this permanent online memorial. The deal Willie made with Terrace Motel owner Dude McCandless included 14 acres on South Congress at Academy for just over a million dollars. "I got to know an immense amount of people really well," he says. It was there in the former Chequered Flag folk club on Lavaca, that OConnor met new Austin resident Willie Nelson. Here's what you need to know. That O'Connor quickly became known as the best "operator" in town paid off quickly. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. After significant renovations, he lost nearly $140,000 its opening year and half that its second. "It took until I lived there to understand how unique the city is. Amy captured the rescue on video. 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.) Individuals can donate to APA! 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. to help find a new home for them. And great product will make it so that you can eventually make money.". Unfortunately, O'Connor almost didn't get an opportunity to use his new Rolodex entries. "Obviously, there's already a pattern developing," smiles O'Connor. 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. 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. Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. James Timothy OConnor, his adopted name, came to Austin in 1972 to open Castle Creek with his Colorado buddy Doug Moyes. Obituary. Mostly, the Opera House's vibe was supplied by Nelson's entourage, a constant presence at the door, in the crowd, backstage. We can help. Id sure like to play your joint, said Willie, who was growing out his hair and looking for new audiences. Sign up for service and obituary updates. O'Connor recalls that only one friend, Texicalli Grille's Danny Young, believed it would work. One of OConnors rules was that you cant trust someone who doesnt love dogs. Unfortunately, Ramsey says, there were often too many cooks in the kitchen without a head chef. TIMOTHY O'CONNOR OBITUARY. "Better yet, I told them I'd put on every poster and ad, 'Plenty of free camping in beautiful Travis Heights.' 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. And yet, Attal says he's not waiting in the parking lot for O'Connor to show up with the paperwork. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. 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? "While his was a closed shop, you could walk into the Opera House, cut a deal, and get your feet wet as a promoter. 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. The son of Charles and Gladys (Farrell) O'Connor was born on October 14, 1949 in Appleton. 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. 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. "That's where I learned to present the best show -- show by show. It's not about the extra dollar. Arrangements under the direction of Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, Austin, TX. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. Like Willie Nelson, Tim O'Connor is a huge part of Austin music history. When OConnor bought the building at 208 Nueces in Sept. 1994, the Austin Music Hall was its fourth venue that year. Just as vital to Direct Events' success has been O'Connor's agreement with Pace Productions for the Music Hall and Backyard. Attal co-owns and books both the restaurant's small inside room and Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater, a Backyard-style outdoor venue. Tim was born in Queens, NY and moved to Yulee 18 years ago from Clearwater, FL. During the same period, he rented Laguna Beach High's gym for $50 and threw a concert featuring a semi-popular local band. "We all found ourselves together one day," says O'Connor. What nobody expected, Jones included, was O'Connor's recent invitation for Attal to begin booking La Zona Rosa. The promoter shouldve retired in 2001, a move he contemplated in an. Yoyo Nelson is only 4 months old. I'll never forget Willie's answer. 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. 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. The Backyard at Bee Cave, with its live oaks and star-speckled sky, was OConnors crown jewel. "Can you imagine sending a guy like me over as an ambassador of goodwill?" 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. Additionally, they can flex the muscle of 1,170 radio stations. "I think a fair amount of folks will come," he says. *Please note that the service will not be at a Keever facility, so please have flowers sent directly to the Hilco Event Center in Itasca.*. 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. Maybe it's yet another O'Connor business strategy. with all my heart. 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. Absolutely not. "Why I am I here? TRAPRS helped provide boarding, rehabilitation and training for Bobbie and Yoyo. 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. 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. No services are scheduled at this time. It didn't, and at 22, he moved to Colorado while his family left for Atlanta. I don't know if that's bad, but I know I'll get to the mark. Winding up just outside Southern California's Laguna Beach, O'Connor approached a house for sale and asked the family moving out if they'd pay him to help. I know this thread is about Tim, so excuse the minor hijack. Search It was the first O'Connor production to require a 747. Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. Hauser, meanwhile, who'd brought most of the group together, had left early on to start up the successful FreedomFest franchise. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. Before long, Georgetown's "Only a Conversation Away" slogan became the Backyard's "Only Three Songs Away. The tale of Tim O'Connor starts with a Baby Doe born in Great Bend, Kansas. I'd made concessions to the tune of some serious dollars.". In those days, nobody in Nelson's Family had a title: If you had to ask for one, he didn't need you. 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. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www . 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. Funeral Home Se. On those nights it was a listening room. "Tim wasn't a real easy person to get along with in those days," remembers Ramsey. In the press release, APA! So much so, in fact, that Attal has pried a sizable amount of shows away from Direct Events. "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. Tim, an avid music lover and skilled audio Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. I wanna work your joint.'". exceeds goal to save at-risk pups. Then there are those that "respect" him too much to dredge up the past, those content with allowing O'Connor to spin his own story, particularly considering he's on the cusp of retirement and still recuperating from triple-bypass surgery. In the mid-Eighties, Austin's most powerful promoters shared office space at 411 Barton Springs Rd. 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. 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. "I didn't take direction very well.". "I think Tim always had the best understanding of what the consumer wanted and how to deliver it. Likewise, his exit strategy remains characteristically ambiguous. When my lawyer got done kicking me in the leg, that's when things really went downhill," recalls O'Connor. 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. 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. 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. Young told him it was a bird nest on the ground -- he'd only need to pick up the eggs. We're not bidding shows up 30-40% anymore.". If youre not prepared to put half your money in a suitcase and throw it off the tallest building, kid, you dont have what it takes to be a concert promoter.. In 1977, he led a group of almost 200 musicians on a cultural exchange trip to Japan. 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. They did him one better, allowing him to stay in the garage apartment of their new house. If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson. That arrest led the state of California to declare him an emancipated juvenile; he could now be tried for adult crimes. What started as benefit concerts for local Native Americans grew into something far bigger: star-studded concerts pairing artists with causes. Why don't we wait a little while and maybe we'll catch up with you. He was born in Clinton County, Missouri, Nov . California Consumer Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information, California Consumer Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. He knew that you didn't always have to make money, that you have to give great product. And if you're always looking out for your town and its fans, look what happens. I'd like to think I was one of the architects of trying to make this town's concerts more professional.". He does it because he loves music and loves the game.". TRAPRS has been taking care of Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson over the past few weeks, arranging the dogs boarding, rehabilitation and training. Timothy was a member of the Masonic Lodge. With income he'll only say was "not legal," O'Connor took ownership of 13 bungalows and a bar he named the Lift. to the Family. Age 81. RESCHEDULED FROM 2/2: Branzino, Shooks, Otis Wilkins. 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. After roughly 26 months in an adoption facility, he was adopted and given the surname O'Connor. He went on to receive and Associates Degree from TSTC. O'Connor is survived by his wife Sheila MacLurg O'Connor, his son Timothy O'Connor, and three stepsons. "I really cut my teeth in neighborhood negotiations back there -- in all the wrong ways.". "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. 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. Ann Richards in shorts, reading the. His parents preceded him in death. 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. "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. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. Jones started answering phones for Direct Events in 1993, and just three years later was La Zona Rosa's general manager. He loved all of his family and the times they spent together. The other rooms he rented. Attempted burglary charges led to 27 days in jail, a trial in Salinas, and six years of probation. Sign up for service and obituary updates. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of According to the website, Bobbie Nelsonis just over 2 years old. He grew up in Jackson, NJ, and attended Jackson Memorial High School, followed by Belmont Abbey College . 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. Celebrate the life of Maureen O'Connor, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information. Tim O'Connor believes his funeral will be like many other events he's staged: well-attended. "But to get a major company to sit down and have the same general plan -- a plan that doesn't compete with the city or the design of the developments around the facility -- is very challenging. 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. Today, he owns three of the city's most popular venues: La Zona Rosa, the Austin Music Hall, and the Backyard. The promoter shouldve retired in 2001, a move he contemplated in an Austin Chronicle cover story that year. 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. 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. They now own 130 venues nationwide, including 44 amphitheaters. You, Lt. Weinberg? 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. "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. When OConnor passed away from Hodgkins lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. "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. Bobbie is one of Tim O'Connor's dogs that is seeking a new home. Private Messages Still, it was best for Tim to leave town for a couple years. Let others know about your loved one's death. But he had a special connection with the pit mix Bruiser, the oldest and scrappiest of the bunch. "Something clicked," says the 56-year-old promoter today. We never called them 'benefits,' but we both knew the deal. O'Connor's contract with one of the country's largest promoters is due to expire in December. "The battles I had with him at Pace over why we couldn't do a certain event always came back to the same thing, 'That's not what Austin's about,'" says Hauser. "The acoustics were horrible, and it was just this terribly hot, smoke-filled room.". 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. 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. 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