He loved staying busy. Tim passed away this summer leaving behind his beloved dogs Bobbie & Yoyo. "The acoustics were horrible, and it was just this terribly hot, smoke-filled room.". So much so, in fact, that Attal has pried a sizable amount of shows away from Direct Events. Hospice Austin, or the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Austin, TX. On deadline. Hauser, meanwhile, who'd brought most of the group together, had left early on to start up the successful FreedomFest franchise. 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. When Willies Picnic traffic backed up 11 miles after the parking lot was full, there were a lot of pissed-off Deadheads. I'd made concessions to the tune of some serious dollars.". I know what I'm going to pay and that's it. The Austin Music Hall was repossesssed in 2012 by OmniBank, which lent OConnor the money for the razing and rebuilding. "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. 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. By sixth grade, he was sent to a boy's school in Arkansas for three years. Three words that changed O'Connor's life. He also produces classy and smooth-running shows; as with the Backyard, acts that play Stubb's tell their agents they want to return. 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. "Booking agents not only have more options, but they'll gladly work the rivalry," posits O'Connor. "I cleared a few hundred bucks easy," O'Connor says. Some still fear him. 2023, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. They also hung out at another one of O'Connor's clubs. He enjoyed brewing wine, bee keeping, hunting, fishing, gardening, and pigeon racing. REX/Shutterstock. 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. RESCHEDULED FROM 2/2: Branzino, Shooks, Otis Wilkins. Then, AMHII was torn down in 2016 to make room for a 28-story office building called Third + Shoal. In fact, O'Connor was to retire from day-to-day operations January 1, 2001. "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. The Nelsons reached out to Austin Pets Alive! . Character actor Tim O'Connor, best known for his role as Elliot Carson in 1960s prime time soap Peyton Place, has died. On those nights it was a listening room. "We had to keep taking things up a notch -- sound, promotion, overall presentation. said Bobbie and Yoyo are now available for foster and adoption. 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.". Why don't we wait a little while and maybe we'll catch up with you. ', "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. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. 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. From there, he landed a job in Dallas working at various local bars and hotels. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. "Do I want to try and change my image? "Winters are fairly cold in Colorado, so it became a strong collection approach.". On others, it was a place for hell raising, hooting and hollering.". He left behind his pack of dogs. Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. The tale of Tim O'Connor starts with a Baby Doe born in Great Bend, Kansas. I don't know if that's bad, but I know I'll get to the mark. The son of Charles and Gladys (Farrell) O'Connor was born on October 14, 1949 in Appleton. "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. Its been renovated once again and is currently renting out for private parties. That would be good enough for me.". 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. "We all found ourselves together one day," says 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. We're talking about a concert promoter 30 years later. Defense from what? Although it's been mostly by his own design, the great irony of Tim O'Connor's career is that it took 30 years for his story to reach his customers -- the people of the city he loves catering to. TIMOTHY O'CONNOR OBITUARY. Help He was born in Clinton County, Missouri, Nov. 10, 1931 to B. T. and Agnes OConnor. But Castle Creek also hosted rock shows- Little Feat, Doug Kershaw, Doug Sahm, etc. Thanks. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. 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. Our Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. "I think Tim always had the best understanding of what the consumer wanted and how to deliver it. But even after all that, OConnor refused to retire, working on a venue in Driftwood until that deal fell through. Funeral Home Se. Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. By 1994, Fowlers Two-Alarm Chili money was almost gone, so he and his partners closed their liberal hangout where youd see Gov. Celebrate the life of Tom O'Connor, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home. Seeing an opportunity, O'Connor began inviting them to play his bar in exchange for free lodging in the bungalows below. 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. 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. "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. Although O'Connor believed he could build a venue that reflected "Old Austin," his venue was at least 15 minutes away from downtown. 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.". 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. That wouldnt last long. Employees fear him and competitors loathe him. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. Turns out O'Connor had shot a label executive with CBS Records, with whom Nelson had just signed. "I'll tell you the three things I never want you to be: cold, wet, or hungry.". with all my heart. This scene could change as drastically as it did from the Seventies to the Nineties within just a couple of years. 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. He was born on May 19, 1954 to the late Ernest Joseph and Rose Mary (Smith) O'Connor. We never called them 'benefits,' but we both knew the deal. That's rarely the case.". According to its website,Bobbieis just a little over two years old andYoyois about four months old. Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. Since O'Connor and Jones both describe their relationship as "father-son," the latter equally close friends with Attal, Jones has been the architect of what could be the new Ivory Tower collective -- a centralized effort from Stubb's, MiddleMan Music, and Direct Events. said it is asking for donations to reimburse TRAPRS for the $2,800 spent. Soon married with a baby, he returned to California, where he eventually wound up laying drainage pipe in the Mojave Desert. By his own admission, he's been quick-tempered, cold, and generally disagreeable for much of his career. 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. Sign up for service and obituary updates. We were going to see what we could work out together, as opposed to being at each other's throats.". 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. and TRAPRS joined hands for this rescue operation, which was filmed by Amy and sharedonline. (The plan had been to throw it in the high school swimming pool.) I have very little patience for people that fool around in this business or just want to make a buck.". Private Messages 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. Timothy James O'Connor, 65, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 16, 2015 with his family by his side. Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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.". "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. Sign up for service and obituary updates. quips O'Connor. October 14, 1949 - April 16, 2015, Timothy O'Connor passed away on April 16, 2015 in De Pere, Wisconsin. 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've made some mistakes and enemies, but the other side is I hope I've made some friends and made a little bit of difference in the presentation and the quality of music that comes to Austin. OBITUARY Gail Elizabeth O'Connor November 10, 1952 - October 20, 2018. . "Clubs might argue over one act, once a year or so," he says. Join CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. 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. The Backyard at Bee Cave, with its live oaks and star-speckled sky, was OConnors crown jewel. "I don't know if you could quite call us enemies," Attal demurs. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Austin, Texas on facebook. He was born on June 14, 1983, in Santa Rosa, California. According to the website, Bobbie Nelsonis just over 2 years old. Meanwhile, O'Connor has directly helped shape Charlie Jones' destiny. 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. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com. Please, Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. "I made it through," nods O'Connor, "but I came out weak.". Likewise, his exit strategy remains characteristically ambiguous. Few salesmen in any industry deal so long with so many customers that don't know their name. "I'm dealing with the agents on both venues and putting the show where they'll be best presented. 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. But lastly they'd say, I hope, 'I've had a lot of dealings with the guy, and while he's a tough negotiator and a lot of time you can't figure out what he's up to, he's honest. 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. He was born October 20, 1941 in Clarksville, Texas. Of course, I didn't really go anywhere. I'd like to think I was one of the architects of trying to make this town's concerts more professional.". You, Lt. Weinberg? "Why I am I here? Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. I felt lost, without a home, he told Chris Riemenschneider of the, By 1994, Fowlers Two-Alarm Chili money was almost gone, so he and his partners closed their liberal hangout where youd see Gov. 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. 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. Ruling the roost is an unpopular business, and over the years, O'Connor's reputation has often overshadowed his accomplishments. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this . Young told him it was a bird nest on the ground -- he'd only need to pick up the eggs. 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. Twitter). 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. "What do I want you to be?" This is the first real obit Ive read. More importantly, the Opera House provided an alternative to the Armadillo. When Tim died, there wasnt a word in the Chronicle or Statesman, and still hasnt been to my knowledge. 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. 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. "Better yet, I told them I'd put on every poster and ad, 'Plenty of free camping in beautiful Travis Heights.' 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. "He was apt to go off, which was a sign of the times, but we were always a little more laid back.". At the time, musicians such as Jimmie Vaughan and Rusty Wier began stopping at the restaurant on their way to Winter Park. 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. I am what I am," he says. His daughters, Amy and Paula Nelson, who are also OConnors goddaughters, partnered with Austin Pets Alive! Support the free press, so we can support Austin. There was a time when Tim O'Connor didn't have to worry keeping the Opera House's doors open. Late last year, however, SFX's purchase of the Backyard was a week away from being completed when it was called off. What do you want me to do? 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. "I think a fair amount of folks will come," he says. Tim sold his share in 1990, too soon, and became an independent promoter, doing shows at City Coliseum and the Palmer. He passed in his sleep on April 5 in his longtime home . 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. Individuals can donate to APA! "We had a lot of fun, a lot of drinking," says O'Connor, who ran for his freshman class vice-presidency and won. 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. If you didn't know what you were doing there, he didn't either. Obituary. Chris was preceded in death by his father Joseph L. OConnor. Mostly, the Opera House's vibe was supplied by Nelson's entourage, a constant presence at the door, in the crowd, backstage. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Or maybe it's not ironic at all. In those days, nobody in Nelson's Family had a title: If you had to ask for one, he didn't need you. Forecast: Severe storms possible Thursday, KVUE remembers the 2018 Austin bombings, 5 years later, Timeline: Severe storms possible on Thursday, Austin Pets Alive! He's maybe a little crusty,'" laughs O'Connor. Jones started answering phones for Direct Events in 1993, and just three years later was La Zona Rosa's general manager. and yea.the gun.timc/s, This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. 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. Tim was an aircraft mechanic and was employed by UPS for over 35 years. Midway through producing the second Farm Aid, at Manor Downs in 1985, O'Connor got the news his daughter had passed away. His mission was always to bring entertainment for Austin, not bring Austin entertainment just because it worked in Houston or Dallas. They are afraid of strangers and are unwilling to leave OConnors property. (APA!) 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. I know this thread is about Tim, so excuse the minor hijack. During the same period, he rented Laguna Beach High's gym for $50 and threw a concert featuring a semi-popular local band. TRAPRS has been taking care of Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson over the past few weeks, arranging the dogs boarding, rehabilitation and training. Then came the mall that swallowed our idyllic music setting. O'Connor may have entered the Nineties knee-deep in debt to the IRS, but at least the Eighties were behind him. And great product will make it so that you can eventually make money.". Chris OConnor passed away at his home on Thursday, January 28, 2016. "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.". worked with TRAPRS, a trapping, rescue and pet recovery service, for the rescue operation. "While his was a closed shop, you could walk into the Opera House, cut a deal, and get your feet wet as a promoter. "I was screaming at him," recalls O'Connor, nearly 25 years later. "Mark my words, if you think it's difficult now, give it 24 months. ", "It was the holdout," says Henry Gonzalez, who first worked at the Armadillo and later stage-managed the Opera House. Apprehended and returned to Wichita, it wasn't long before O'Connor ran away again. "Instead of coming to work with machetes, we tried a pencil and pad. 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.". 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. 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. 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. When OConnor bought the building at 208 Nueces in Sept. 1994, the Austin Music Hall was its fourth venue that year. Express your condolences with flowers sent to Christopher's family, Share your thoughts and memories of Christopher, Share your thoughts and memories with family and friends of Christopher. "I think they might also say, 'He sure had a lot of breaks because of his association with Willie Nelson. "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. Charlie is preceded in death by his parents Felix Durward . It's about the excitement. 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. 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. What's done is done. In 1977, he led a group of almost 200 musicians on a cultural exchange trip to Japan. When O'Connor passed away from Hodgkin's lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. 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. 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. But they all turned to shit. 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. California Consumer Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information, California Consumer Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. "I didn't have much fear and figured I didn't need to take much guidance from anyone else.". 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. "Everyone ends up paying more, including the ticket buyer. "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. 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 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. Timothy leaves. 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. 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. "I realized long ago that music was the nighttime job and that you had to be making money during the day," reveals O'Connor. Parking was rugged and walks were long, but you felt like you were out in the country. So, Willie Nelsons family stepped in to help. Nearly a million dollars of roof-raising renovations later, the Music Hall's Phase 2 was completed in time for South by Southwest '95. ', "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. What Jones learned from OConnors example is that you do what you say you will. 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. Indeed, says Steve Hauser, if you're looking for O'Connor's legacy, look toward his lack of patience for part-timers and carpetbaggers. 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. Overestimating access and parking capabilities also marred the second Backyard in Bee Cave, about a mile west of the original. While he's used venues like the Mercury and Antone's to stage larger shows in the off-season, he also runs the risk those clubs will eventually cut him out of the deal. 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