Throughout 1990-91, O'Connor drifted yet again, this time to Minneapolis to work with a group that presented stadium-sized Earth Day concerts featuring acts like Paul McCartney and REM. By the time the problem got to him, his job was to play the heavy.". We're not bidding shows up 30-40% anymore.". "Instead of coming to work with machetes, we tried a pencil and pad. Services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Beck Funeral Home, 1700 E. Whitestone, Cedar Park, Texas 78613. 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. 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. Seeing an opportunity, O'Connor began inviting them to play his bar in exchange for free lodging in the bungalows below. No services are scheduled at this time. 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. "I didn't take direction very well.". And if you're always looking out for your town and its fans, look what happens. In the Seventies, he reigned over Castle Creek. He loved staying busy. From there, he landed a job in Dallas working at various local bars and hotels. 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." Timothy OConnor, II, 51, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in Ennis, Texas. Charlie is preceded in death by his parents Felix Durward . Chef Jeff Blank found it and originally partnered with OConnor, but it turned out to be a much better venue for 3,500-capacity outdoor concerts than fine dining inside, so Blank refocused on Hudsons-on-the-Bend (and the chicken cone that would redefine festival eating.). "I was screaming at him," recalls O'Connor, nearly 25 years later. "When Willie and I needed to deal with banks, we'd be sure to pull up in front with the bus," explains O'Connor. While it's a poorly kept secret that Attal and his partners are entertaining offers to sell Stubb's, O'Connor's retirement is more likely the deal breaker. Timothy J. O'Connor, 78, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, passed away Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at his residence. "My hippies couldn't work with Willie's hippies. "I wanted a fight.". Audiences were either pin-drop quiet or bouncing off the walls. Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. Things are moving that quickly.". Timothy James O'Connor, 65, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 16, 2015 with his family by his side. We were always running around trying to book as many shows as possible and were most conscious of how much money we could make. 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. "Tim and Willie were an odd couple," says Arlyn's Freddy Fletcher, Nelson's nephew. "It's tough to build momentum as an independent anymore," explains O'Connor. 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. The other rooms he rented. 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. 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. "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. You are invited to a reception following the graveside service at the funeral home. According to its website,Bobbieis just a little over two years old andYoyois about four months old. He is preceded in death by his brother, Thomas OConnor, his foster-father, Billy Bowden and step mother, Kay OConnor. Private Messages 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. O'Connor's contract with one of the country's largest promoters is due to expire in December. He left behind his pack of dogs. "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 remember certain nights with Steve Goodman or John Prine where I physically threw people out for talking. Skeptics, on the other hand, said concertgoers wouldn't drive that far for a show, particularly from North Austin. "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. Age 81. After roughly 26 months in an adoption facility, he was adopted and given the surname O'Connor. At a benefit in Monterey, O'Connor collapsed onstage. Tim OConnor showed Austin how to put on a show, while content to stay in the background. 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. Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news. The deal Willie made with Terrace Motel owner Dude McCandless included 14 acres on South Congress at Academy for just over a million dollars. He was born in Clinton County, Missouri, Nov . He wound up in Houston, diagnosed with cancer. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of ", "People that had been to the first round of shows there because perhaps they knew I was the same guy behind the Backyard, would come to me on the streets afterwards and cuss me out," he says. Recovering from triple-bypass surgery, OConnor opened up to writer Andy Langer in a rare Send In the Clowns manner. Willie had found his man! TIMOTHY O'CONNOR OBITUARY. After recuperating, O'Connor returned to staging benefits and working with Nelson. "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. 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. The Austin Music Hall was repossesssed in 2012 by OmniBank, which lent OConnor the money for the razing and rebuilding. So much so, in fact, that Attal has pried a sizable amount of shows away from Direct Events. Two dogs, Bobbie and Yoyo, remain. "I met Willie in San Antonio to apologize to him," recalls the promoter of his last move before leaving Austin. But even after all that, OConnor refused to retire, working on a venue in Driftwood until that deal fell through. Few salesmen in any industry deal so long with so many customers that don't know their name. That wouldnt last long. Some still fear him. And yet, even after being yelled at by $25-a-day roadie, Nelson answered with typical calm. We will miss you and love you always, MeMe. They were blessed with two children, Thomas Michael and Anita Loraine. Please, Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. Mostly, the Opera House's vibe was supplied by Nelson's entourage, a constant presence at the door, in the crowd, backstage. "It got me thinking.". They now own 130 venues nationwide, including 44 amphitheaters. Even if you control a market and wind up making money, as the Ivory Tower collective did, it's often not the kind of money true empires are built on. When OConnor returned in 77, he started the Southern Commotion partnership with Willie to run, as a classier Armadillo. Sign up for service and obituary updates. "The town had just gone from zero to 65 clubs in 18 months," says Eddie Wilson of the city's early-Seventies live music boom. This scene could change as drastically as it did from the Seventies to the Nineties within just a couple of years. 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. Somewhere along the way, O'Connor started a band in Laguna. Obituary. Timothy was born on April 23, 1969 in Fond Du Lac, WI to Timothy Patrick and Rhonda (Floyd) OConnor, I. Timothy attended school in Fond Du Lac and graduated from Rising Star High School in 1988. 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. His warning shot ended up going through a mobile recording trailer on the street and hitting the leg of a Columbia Records executive inside. "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. 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. . Overestimating access and parking capabilities also marred the second Backyard in Bee Cave, about a mile west of the original. Meanwhile, Backyard at Bee Cave is a development moving forward with plans to open a 3,500-capacity Live Oak Amphitheater in 2024. I'd made concessions to the tune of some serious dollars.". "It was part of the game, because he wouldn't come in until that was the last resort. Id sure like to play your joint, said Willie, who was growing out his hair and looking for new audiences. "Have I done it all by myself? You? I'd like to pass through whatever time I have left in this industry and in my life and be able to sit back in the rocking chair, should I get that opportunity, and say 'Tim, you didn't do too bad.' More importantly, the Opera House provided an alternative to the Armadillo. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. On the day Tim died and they took him away, Bruiser chased the car for miles. Absolutely not. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. 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. "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. He grew up in Jackson, NJ, and attended Jackson Memorial High School, followed by Belmont Abbey College . Nelson and O'Connor were in business, 50-50, for a mere $10,000 up front. This was one of those nights. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 3, at Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home. 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. Thomas Morton O'Connor, 78, passed from this life on Oct. 7, 2010 in Austin, TX. The promoter shouldve retired in 2001, a move he contemplated in an. During the same period, he rented Laguna Beach High's gym for $50 and threw a concert featuring a semi-popular local band. At this point, there's no timeframe on how long Attal and O'Connor will continue working together. He was born on June 14, 1983, in Santa Rosa, California. "When the Armadillo went down, all the other clubs started disappearing. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. "The screaming, the reputation, a lot of that was a front," asserts Gonzalez. While at the San Francisco airport, after making it out of Japan without sparking an international incident, O'Connor and Nelson discussed opening a club together. One time I played steel with Milton Carrol in Albuquerque we opened the show for Willie,Tim O'Connor promised me a ride home to Austinwe got a couple of miles outside of Lubbock in Tim's bigass Lincoln when we ran out of gas.Tim gets on the Cb and finds a woman at a base station who gets in touch with her brother in law who happens to own a gas station"this was at 5:00a.m.,A guy shows up with a gas can starts the Lincoln we follow him to his gas station"did I mention its a blizzard outThe guy opens the gas station we fill up,Tim pays him and then tried to give him a fifty dollar tip,The guy said no way be safe.One time Maria Mauldaur played at the Armadillo world Mike Finnegan was on Hammond Organ a d was sporting a black eye,Tim told me that He was in the golden gloves with Finnegan when they were kids and it must've been a bad dude who gave Mike the shiner,Turned out it was Maria's gal background singer who hauled off and hit Finnegan,They yucked it up.Godspeed Tim O'Conner. 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. Learn More. Weed Corley Fish Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. He left behind his two dogs,. It was there in the former Chequered Flag folk club on Lavaca, that OConnor met new Austin resident Willie Nelson. Celebrate the life of Maureen O'Connor, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information. (Austin Pets Alive! said it is asking for donations to reimburse TRAPRS for the $2,800 spent. 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. One night they'd be working against nuclear weaponry, the next for prison reform. "When I was there, my goal was to mediate and to make sure everything made money," says Hauser, a booking agent at the William Morris Agency's Nashville office. "You have to create a niche that's so protected and specialized that it doesn't draw too much attention. here. Kansas State University was the next institution to ask O'Connor not to return. ", 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. When Attal was paying for his own meet-and-greet trips to the coasts, Jones was meeting agents on O'Connor's dime. "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. Amy captured the rescue on video. OConnor owned the Backyards main building, which had a restaurant and his offices, and about half the land. But after a great expense to make the land concert-ready, Two River was one-and-done, opening and closing on the same Fourth of July weekend. His goal was to come out of a negotiation less battered than the other guy. Program Support Representative in Kansas City and San Jose, then worked in Software Test and Development at Santa Teresa Lab in San Jose. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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. What's done is done. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this . You, Lt. Weinberg? After roughly 26 months in an adoption facility, he was adopted and given the surname O'Connor. Ruling the roost is an unpopular business, and over the years, O'Connor's reputation has often overshadowed his accomplishments. What do you want me to be?". He loved to watch him run things with the other dogs. Tim sold his share in 1990, too soon, and became an independent promoter, doing shows at City Coliseum and the Palmer. 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. Its a job for a streetfighter mentality and that was Tim. He passed in his sleep on April 5 in his longtime home . Tim sold his share in 1990, too soon, and became an independent promoter, doing shows at City Coliseum and the Palmer. I think Ill let you negotiate all my deals with Columbia, was Willies response. It was the first O'Connor production to require a 747. "The way to make money is to offer a drive-through viewing. 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 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. 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. Tim, an avid music lover and skilled audio Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. Berating the singer for letting his encore be overrun, O'Connor began yelling. He was born October 20, 1941 in Clarksville, Texas. 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. Tim was born in Lakewood, NJ to Joseph P. O'Connor and Patricia DiGennaro O'Connor on December 4th, 1969. AUSTIN, Texas An integral part of Texas history, Tim O'Connor, the creator of Austin Music Hall, Austin Opry House and more, passed away this summer of Hodgkin's lymphoma. "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. His closest friends tell the story of a private man who's embraced the "Crazy Ivan" image as a front for less sinister passions: music itself and the belief that few vehicles serve and strengthen a community as well as a properly promoted concert. Yoyo Nelson is only 4 months old. Receive a notification when services are updated. 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. It wasnt a bad wound and OConnor wasnt charged, but he had to tell his boss what went down. Still, it was best for Tim to leave town for a couple years. Young told him it was a bird nest on the ground -- he'd only need to pick up the eggs. SFX. Folks told OConnor nobody from Austin would drive all the way out to Bee Cave to see a concert, but after Tim timed the route at just 15 minutes, the Backyard came up with its brilliant three songs away tag. APA! Hospice Austin, or the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Austin, TX. Even worse were the lawsuits from unpaid contractors and architects that began piling up against OConnor and Direct Events. Funeral Home Se. ', "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. And while monopolies are generally bad for the consumer, in the concert business, they tend to work to the ticket buyer's advantage: Promoters paying less for shows typically pass it on to the consumer to increase attendance and thus increase alcohol sales and other ancillary revenue. O'Connor is survived by his wife Sheila MacLurg O'Connor, his son Timothy O'Connor, and three stepsons. On the road, O'Connor got his hands dirty re-wiring sound systems and handling payouts, but his stint with Nelson was short-lived. In fact, O'Connor was to retire from day-to-day operations January 1, 2001. 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. Recovering from triple-bypass surgery, OConnor opened up to writer Andy Langer in a rare Send In the Clowns manner. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website, Bobbie "Cole" OConnor, 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. 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. On deadline. After the conviction, O'Connor says state authorities recommended he leave the state and not return. That OConnor had 13 very good years in that former chili factory was remarkable. Timothy F. O'Connor Obituary. Or maybe it's not ironic at all. That would be good enough for me.". Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. I don't think he knew how much he was loved. Meanwhile, O'Connor has directly helped shape Charlie Jones' destiny. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. TRAPRS helped provide boarding, rehabilitation and training for Bobbie and Yoyo. 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.". 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. "I do think it's going to work to the consumer's benefit," reasons Attal, who now shares office space with Jones. The only way for promoters to make real money is on ancillary goods and services: alcohol, food, a percentage of a band's merchandising, and ticket fees. They are afraid of strangers and are unwilling to leave OConnors property. "The acoustics were horrible, and it was just this terribly hot, smoke-filled room.". to the Family. They did. "While his was a closed shop, you could walk into the Opera House, cut a deal, and get your feet wet as a promoter. Thanks also to Seton Medical Center Austin for the care given the many, many times he was a patient there. Today, he owns three of the city's most popular venues: La Zona Rosa, the Austin Music Hall, and the Backyard. I never heard him not paying an artist or cheating a partner. "I think he likes the game too much to really be trying to get out," maintains Attal. Charles Attal has spent the past five years receiving a crash course in concert economics at Stubb's. 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. Search Sign up for service and obituary updates. At the time, musicians such as Jimmie Vaughan and Rusty Wier began stopping at the restaurant on their way to Winter Park. 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. Nearly a million dollars of roof-raising renovations later, the Music Hall's Phase 2 was completed in time for South by Southwest '95. "Tim ended up ruling the whole roost.". 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. When Tim died, there wasnt a word in the Chronicle or Statesman, and still hasnt been to my knowledge. "Do I want to try and change my image? 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. 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. 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. Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. In those days, nobody in Nelson's Family had a title: If you had to ask for one, he didn't need you. He was of the Catholic Faith. "I knew I'd screwed up big and made my mea culpas. "That's where I learned to present the best show -- show by show. 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