In Colorado, O'Connor was offered a deal for a restaurant/bar/apartment combo along I-70, in the mountains not far from Winter Park. 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. He's maybe a little crusty,'" laughs O'Connor. We're not bidding shows up 30-40% anymore.". On those nights it was a listening room. APA! 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. "My first thought would be that they'd say, 'That's that old guy that's been around forever. 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. It's obvious that you get economy of scale working with them.". 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 may not know him as well as Charlie [Jones], but I'm certain it's not the money that drives him anymore. "I think a fair amount of folks will come," he says. exceeds goal to save at-risk pups. "It's tough to build momentum as an independent anymore," explains O'Connor. Individuals can donate to APA! said Bobbie and Yoyo are now available for foster and adoption. Others have let bygones be bygones. 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. Tim, an avid music lover and skilled audio That venue closed after Direct Events filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Aug. 2013, with debts of $3.5 million and assets of zero. Kansas State University was the next institution to ask O'Connor not to return. 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. His parents preceded him in death. "I do think it's going to work to the consumer's benefit," reasons Attal, who now shares office space with Jones. O'Connor controlled the Opera House, routinely dealing with Houston-based powerhouse Pace Productions and their Austin liaison, Steve Hauser. His draw often kept the doors open.". You have to build a base on a fixed income so if you lose it on the concert side you don't go bust.". 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. Can't keep up with happenings around town? At a benefit in Monterey, O'Connor collapsed onstage. That's rarely the case.". Timothy worked for Kimbrell Farms for ten years as a service tech. Sign up for service and obituary updates. 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. Some still fear him. Over the last few years, we've been killing ourselves.". "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. He graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1949, and farmed with his father until he joined the US Air Force in 1952. Let others know about your loved one's death. Comfort the family with flowers or a sympathy gift. "We all found ourselves together one day," says O'Connor. has started a fundraiser to help reimburse those fees- which is estimated to be about $2800- and is asking the public for any interest to help Bobbie and Yoyo get fostered or adopted. 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. 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. Who Receive obituaries Sandra Lucille Hidrogo February 20, 2023 (81 years old) "It wasn't by design, but it worked out that way.". Then, AMHII was torn down in 2016 to make room for a 28-story office building called Third + Shoal. Employees fear him and competitors loathe him. Or, he hints, he could wind up settling for less money to merely close the venue and sell the property outright if he can't find the right buyers. 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 . Even worse were the lawsuits from unpaid contractors and architects that began piling up against OConnor and Direct Events. "Tim wasn't a real easy person to get along with in those days," remembers Ramsey. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. By his own admission, he's been quick-tempered, cold, and generally disagreeable for much of his career. Search "I didn't take direction very well.". Called an Ice House for the Arts, La Zona Rosa was a special place, opened by Marcia Ball and husband Gordon Fowler in late 89. "I'm dealing with the agents on both venues and putting the show where they'll be best presented. He is survived by his . 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. 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. From there, he landed a job in Dallas working at various local bars and hotels. cover story that year. Although O'Connor believed he could build a venue that reflected "Old Austin," his venue was at least 15 minutes away from downtown. Separated from his wife, the couple later returned to Kansas to try and make the marriage work. 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. Charles "Charlie" M. McLemore 81, passed away Tuesday February 21, 2023. Indeed, says Steve Hauser, if you're looking for O'Connor's legacy, look toward his lack of patience for part-timers and carpetbaggers. Copyright 2003 - 23 J.E. 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. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. Recovering from triple-bypass surgery, OConnor opened up to writer Andy Langer in a rare Send In the Clowns manner. But they all turned to shit. Support the Chronicle, O'Connor (l) with Willie Nelson and Darrell Royal backstage at the Austin Opera House, 1979, O'Connor (l) with Willie Nelson at the opening of the Backyard, April 15, 1993, O'Connor with MiddleMan Music's Charlie Jones (l) and Stubb's' Charles Attal, Antones, 1979: Hurricane Margaret blows in, Everything back then felt like us versus them and she was one of us, One click gets you all the newsletters listed below, Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events. 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. Then again, once a drifter, always a drifter; this time, O'Connor settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and hooked up with a friend from his Colorado days, songwriter Tom Campbell. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. Chris was born on July 27, 1959 in Houston, Texas to Joseph L. OConnor and Elizabeth (Penny) Powell OConnor. "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. "We had a lot of fun, a lot of drinking," says O'Connor, who ran for his freshman class vice-presidency and won. Nearly a million dollars of roof-raising renovations later, the Music Hall's Phase 2 was completed in time for South by Southwest '95. Join Chris was preceded in death by his father Joseph L. OConnor. Watching football and repairing anything that needed it were among his favorite things to do, as well as playing cards with many of their friends. Timothy leaves. The venue was charmed from the start, with Leonard Cohen, Jimmy Cliff, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Everly Brothers, Little Feat, the Allman Brothers and a Willie Nelson Fourth of July Picnic that first summer. "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. O'Connor's fuse may be longer these days, but one crossed signal could end the deal. He left behind his pack of dogs. That facsimile of the original Backyard was not what Tim Whats Next? OConnor had in mind for his legacy venue. Along with Wilson's Armadillo, and the One Night, Soap Creek, Split Rail, and Broken Spoke, there was the Checkered Flag, a fledgling beer joint on Lavaca owned by future Kerrville overseer Rod Kennedy and his partner Allen Damron. After the conviction, O'Connor says state authorities recommended he leave the state and not return. Program Support Representative in Kansas City and San Jose, then worked in Software Test and Development at Santa Teresa Lab in San Jose. Timothy F. O'Connor Obituary. If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson. This is the first real obit Ive read. AUSTIN, Texas Tim O'Connor, owner of The Backyard, Austin Music Hall and other live music venues in Austin, died on July 30 from Hodgkin's lymphoma. "The screaming, the reputation, a lot of that was a front," asserts Gonzalez. Three words that changed O'Connor's life. 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. Not only did Nelson play Castle Creek, he also offered to take O'Connor on the road. I'd made concessions to the tune of some serious dollars.". "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. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. So, Willie Nelsons family stepped in to help. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. Skeptics, on the other hand, said concertgoers wouldn't drive that far for a show, particularly from North Austin. "You have to create a niche that's so protected and specialized that it doesn't draw too much attention. "Have I done it all by myself? Tim was born in Lakewood, NJ to Joseph P. O'Connor and Patricia DiGennaro O'Connor on December 4th, 1969. In a press release, APA! to rescue the dogs. ", Several months later, the landlord offered him the chance to do just that; after tearing down the wall O'Connor opened the Austin Music Hall with a sign that said "Phase 1. He was surrounded by family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this . (APA!) Customer Engineer Specialist and Sr. Willie's hippies may have gotten along with the Opera House staff, but promoters running in tandem with O'Connor often found the going difficult, to say the least. Aesthetically, [the Opera House] and Liberty Lunch were the only ones to carry over the Seventies vibe into the Eighties decline.". During his career he was Sr. 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. 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. Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Austin, Texas on facebook. If you didn't know what you were doing there, he didn't either. He didnt have to say no anymore, just Why dont you run it by Tim?, Read more about Castle Creek, Spellmans, Alamo Lounge, emmajoes. O'Connor may have entered the Nineties knee-deep in debt to the IRS, but at least the Eighties were behind him. There will be a reception following the service. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 3, at Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home. Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. It was a messy end to an empire that raised the standard of professionalism in local concert presentations. He sees it as a return to the free flow of information that he found in the Castle Creek days. "Tim and Willie were an odd couple," says Arlyn's Freddy Fletcher, Nelson's nephew. "I made it through," nods O'Connor, "but I came out weak.". (The plan had been to throw it in the high school swimming pool.) One of OConnors rules was that you cant trust someone who doesnt love dogs. 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. Timothy "Tim" O'Connor, 55, of Yulee passed away Sunday evening, July 12, 2020 at Baptist Medical Center in Fernandina Beach. "The acoustics were horrible, and it was just this terribly hot, smoke-filled room.". I wanna work your joint.'". 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.) Arrangements under the direction of Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, Austin, TX. I know what I'm going to pay and that's it. There was other drama as well: He'd been caught attempting to steal a WWI cannon from the town post office. 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. 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. Nelson repeated. 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. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. "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. He does it because he loves music and loves the game.". And yet, his primary obstacle has been not being able to buy large shows year-round. ", 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. If you did your job and something went wrong anyway, Gonzalez says O'Connor would protect you from angry promoters or artists. What O'Connor didn't advance very well was peace between concert promoters and neighborhood groups. 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 just what might that be? Receive a notification when services are updated. We were going to see what we could work out together, as opposed to being at each other's throats.". REX/Shutterstock. Likewise, his exit strategy remains characteristically ambiguous. Tim O'Connor believes his funeral will be like many other events he's staged: well-attended. "I cleared a few hundred bucks easy," O'Connor says. "The way to make money is to offer a drive-through viewing. Additionally, they can flex the muscle of 1,170 radio stations. They were blessed with two children, Thomas Michael and Anita Loraine. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com. I'm Willie Nelson. ESPN analysts say Urban Meyer should be fired for viral dancing video, Police say former NASCAR driver attacked ex-wife with hatchet before being shot, Dallas-area mother rents billboard next to AT&T Stadium to raise awareness about fake pills laced with fentanyl, 8 state propositions will be on the ballot this Election Day. "I got to know an immense amount of people really well," he says. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. He knew he'd been sick for some time, but blamed it on exhaustion. Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. 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. Thanks also to Seton Medical Center Austin for the care given the many, many times he was a patient there. Two dogs, Bobbie and Yoyo, remain. When my lawyer got done kicking me in the leg, that's when things really went downhill," recalls O'Connor. It's not about the extra dollar. Timothy Joseph (Tim) O'Connor, 53, of Toms River, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on December 26, 2022, after bravely battling cancer. Unfortunately, Ramsey says, there were often too many cooks in the kitchen without a head chef. Keever Mortuary, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.Funeral Home Website by Batesville | Funeral Planning and Grief Resources. . 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. What a mistake it was to tear down the Music Hall to build a new one that was worse than the old one. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. The Backyard at Bee Cave, with its live oaks and star-speckled sky, was OConnors crown jewel. Bobbie is one of Tim O'Connor's dogs that is seeking a new home. Weed Corley Fish Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. "Mark my words, if you think it's difficult now, give it 24 months. here. Has Alejandro Escovedo ever sounded better than on the Sunday nights that closed SXSW? "I think they might also say, 'He sure had a lot of breaks because of his association with Willie Nelson. ", "I liked being in Bee Caves," O'Connor says. Maureen Margaret O'Connor Obituary. But even after all that, OConnor refused to retire, working on a venue in Driftwood until that deal fell through. On others, it was a place for hell raising, hooting and hollering.". In fact, O'Connor was to retire from day-to-day operations January 1, 2001. He loved all of his family and the times they spent together. "Can you imagine sending a guy like me over as an ambassador of goodwill?" "There was an incident in front of the Alliance Wagon Yard," states O'Connor. Timothy O'Connor, II, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. I don't know if that's bad, but I know I'll get to the mark. 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. He graduated from St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas, in 1978. On Oct. 1, 1957, he proudly became an employee of IBM and enjoyed a career of 30 years - with 22 of them in Kansas City, MO, and 8 in San Jose, CA before retiring in Austin, TX. "Instead of fighting each other for the same piece of pie, we were cutting the pie up.". There was something about that room- maybe Sarah Elizabeth Campbells Bummer Night on Tuesdays set the mood- but youd get sadness at its most comfortable. Tim OConnor showed Austin how to put on a show, while content to stay in the background. Audiences were either pin-drop quiet or bouncing off the walls. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. SFX. 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. Id sure like to play your joint, said Willie, who was growing out his hair and looking for new audiences. APA! ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. To maintain a relationship between his people and that wonderful bunch of Damon Runyan characters that hang around Willie still impresses me. Character actor Tim O'Connor, best known for his role as Elliot Carson in 1960s prime time soap Peyton Place, has died. I know this thread is about Tim, so excuse the minor hijack. That wouldnt last long. 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. on its website. and TRAPRS joined hands for this rescue operation, which was filmed by Amy and sharedonline. 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. That and inadequate AC: was that shit even on? Even today, promoters often walk away at the end of the year making as little as 5% of the door's receipts. Perhaps it's all of the above, although he denies there's any real motive at all. He is preceded in death by his brother, Thomas OConnor, his foster-father, Billy Bowden and step mother, Kay OConnor. When OConnor passed away from Hodgkins lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. They did. "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. Then came the mall that swallowed our idyllic music setting. We can help. When O'Connor passed away from Hodgkin's lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. 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. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. Who Receive obituaries Alfred Herman Bohot February 25, 2023 (93 years old) i'm holding the 25 year chip tim gave me when we both hit 25 years. Amy captured the rescue on video. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. 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. He loved staying busy. For his part, O'Connor admits he wishes he'd swallowed his pride and called Attal sooner. "Clubs might argue over one act, once a year or so," he says. 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. Age 81. It was the first O'Connor production to require a 747. After enrolling in a local high school, he immersed himself in student theatre (he was Conrad in Bye Bye Birdie). The deal Willie made with Terrace Motel owner Dude McCandless included 14 acres on South Congress at Academy for just over a million dollars. What nobody expected, Jones included, was O'Connor's recent invitation for Attal to begin booking La Zona Rosa. After roughly 26 months in an adoption facility, he was adopted and given the surname O'Connor. He left behind his pack of dogs. "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. "I didn't have much fear and figured I didn't need to take much guidance from anyone else.". In the press release, APA! "For the first time in my life I knew I had to put my faith somewhere. Timothy was born on April 23, 1969 in Fond Du Lac, WI to Timothy Patrick and Rhonda (Floyd) OConnor, I. 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