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. The deal Willie made with Terrace Motel owner Dude McCandless included 14 acres on South Congress at Academy for just over a million dollars. 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. 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. Funeral Home Se. 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. Some still fear him. He is survived by his . 's website. "He was apt to go off, which was a sign of the times, but we were always a little more laid back.". 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. "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.". He left behind his pack of dogs. 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. Join He knew he'd been sick for some time, but blamed it on exhaustion. What nobody expected, Jones included, was O'Connor's recent invitation for Attal to begin booking La Zona Rosa. Download it here. OBITUARY Maureen Margaret O'Connor . 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. 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. *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.*. And just what might that be? By sixth grade, he was sent to a boy's school in Arkansas for three years. I wanna work your joint.'". "Tim and Willie were an odd couple," says Arlyn's Freddy Fletcher, Nelson's nephew. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. Chris was preceded in death by his father Joseph L. OConnor. 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. Even worse were the lawsuits from unpaid contractors and architects that began piling up against OConnor and Direct Events. "The way to make money is to offer a drive-through viewing. His goal was to come out of a negotiation less battered than the other guy. Charles "Charlie" M. McLemore 81, passed away Tuesday February 21, 2023. I stuck around Willie like bad penny.". But even after all that, OConnor refused to retire, working on a venue in Driftwood until that deal fell through. 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.). 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. "I may not know him as well as Charlie [Jones], but I'm certain it's not the money that drives him anymore. 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. He went on to receive and Associates Degree from TSTC. It was a messy end to an empire that raised the standard of professionalism in local concert presentations. I dont think he knew how much he was loved. Over the last few years, we've been killing ourselves.". In the Seventies, he reigned over Castle Creek. What do you want me to do? 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. "I think a fair amount of folks will come," he says. and TRAPRS joined hands for this rescue operation, which was filmed by Amy and sharedonline. Local obituaries for the Austin, Texas area 7,977 Results Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Add Photos Add a Memory Tommy Joe Adkins Tommy Adkins's passing on Friday, February 24, 2023 has been. Amy captured the rescue on video. Id sure like to play your joint, said Willie, who was growing out his hair and looking for new audiences. 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. By sixth grade,. cover story that year. Bobbie is one of Tim O'Connor's dogs that is seeking a new home. It just so happened it was my stray bullet.". After recuperating, O'Connor returned to staging benefits and working with Nelson. Perhaps it's all of the above, although he denies there's any real motive at all. Late last year, however, SFX's purchase of the Backyard was a week away from being completed when it was called off. OBITUARY Tom O'Connor November 10, 1931 - October 7, 2010. 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. In a press release, APA! 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. We were going to see what we could work out together, as opposed to being at each other's throats.". Arrangements under the direction of Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, Austin, TX. 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. "The acoustics were horrible, and it was just this terribly hot, smoke-filled room.". "I'm known for being a guy that keeps a lot of things to myself. "I met Willie in San Antonio to apologize to him," recalls the promoter of his last move before leaving Austin. 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. I think Ill let you negotiate all my deals with Columbia, was Willies response. "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. He went on to receive and Associates Degree from TSTC. He was born on June 14, 1983, in Santa Rosa, California. 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.". He was presented IBM Means Service Awards in both fields, in Recognition for Outstanding Accomplishments in Service. 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. Great story Stu, Mike F. is a great soulful singer! Just as vital to Direct Events' success has been O'Connor's agreement with Pace Productions for the Music Hall and Backyard. 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. 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. O'Connor isn't serious, but given his thoughts of retirement and recent run of heart troubles, he's indeed been spending time pondering his legacy. 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. Young told him it was a bird nest on the ground -- he'd only need to pick up the eggs. "We all found ourselves together one day," says O'Connor. ", 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. So, Willie Nelsons family stepped in to help. At the time, the only viable concert venues for major touring talent were the City Coliseum, Palmer Auditorium, and the Erwin Center. 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. It's a move that gives Attal year-round booking clout and has already resulted in both La Zona Rosa and Stubb's paying lower prices for shows. "I always wanted to sit behind my desk and be able to tell some artist that had me pulling all the red M&M's out of the bag that he'd never play in this town again.". 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. Of course, I didn't really go anywhere. Sign up for service and obituary updates. "Anytime someone was more than 90 days behind on rent, I'd go down and take their front door off the hinges and hold it in the office until they'd settle up," O'Connor 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. When O'Connor passed away from Hodgkin's lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. 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 again, the good times didn't last -- local authorities asked him to leave town. I'd like to think I was one of the architects of trying to make this town's concerts more professional.". 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. His daughters, Amy and Paula Nelson, who are also OConnors goddaughters, partnered with Austin Pets Alive! Thomas Morton OConnor, 78, passed from this life on Oct. 7, 2010 in Austin, TX. 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. "I'm dealing with the agents on both venues and putting the show where they'll be best presented. We're talking about a concert promoter 30 years later. He loved all of his family and the times they spent together. Timothy F. O'Connor Obituary. Receive a notification when services are updated. 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. Like Lance Armstrong, O'Connor just couldn't walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. That would be good enough for me.". Oh, how OConnor doted on his kids Bobbie, Freda, YoYo and the rest, who inherited his magical energy, as one friend put it. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In 1977, he led a group of almost 200 musicians on a cultural exchange trip to Japan. "Mark my words, if you think it's difficult now, give it 24 months. "The first chance he had back in Austin, he fired me," reveals O'Connor. I don't think he knew how much he was loved. That was unique, and I think a lot of that came from working with Willie. Their profiles are up on APA! By 1994, Fowlers Two-Alarm Chili money was almost gone, so he and his partners closed their liberal hangout where youd see Gov. On deadline. He knew that you didn't always have to make money, that you have to give great product. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com. "That's where I learned to present the best show -- show by show. Along with working in Nelson's front office and running Castle Creek, O'Connor also found time to open a non-music club, the Squeeze Inn, a bar on 19th Street where the pool tables, jukebox, and beer were all a quarter. October 14, 1949 - April 16, 2015, Timothy O'Connor passed away on April 16, 2015 in De Pere, Wisconsin. Our Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. Omni also repo-ed the original Backyard building. And yet, even after being yelled at by $25-a-day roadie, Nelson answered with typical calm. here. ", "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. ", "It was the holdout," says Henry Gonzalez, who first worked at the Armadillo and later stage-managed the Opera House. At a benefit in Monterey, O'Connor collapsed onstage. He had a whole pack of big, beautiful canines on his ranch far west of Austin. 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. 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. on its website. We will miss you and love you always, MeMe. He passed in his sleep on April 5 in his longtime home . O'Connor is the first to admit the combination of Pace's deep pockets and his own long-term connections represents a serious hurdle for competing Austin venues. I am what I am," he says. 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. On those nights it was a listening room. "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. 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." 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. "What do I want you to be?" 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. "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. 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. 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. "Winters are fairly cold in Colorado, so it became a strong collection approach.". 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. Unfortunately, O'Connor almost didn't get an opportunity to use his new Rolodex entries. 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. Check out the rescue video: https://t.co/HdqwH1zKJo Help out today by donating to their rescue and care: https://t.co/H4ndUa1g7M pic.twitter.com/PBL0nIXOWm, Willie Nelsons daughters and OConnors goddaughters, Paula and Amy Nelson, were able to find homes for four of them. Tim pulled off what I consider to be one of the world's greatest public relations miracles. Timothy David Scott O'Connor On Friday September 30, 2022, Timothy O'Connor passed away at the age of 39. Private Messages He was born in Clinton County, Missouri, Nov . TRAPRS helped provide boarding, rehabilitation and training for Bobbie and Yoyo. ', "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. you are the only one i can imagine to put all this into words of love and reality and yesteryear succinctly and soufully. What's done is done. 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. Midway through producing the second Farm Aid, at Manor Downs in 1985, O'Connor got the news his daughter had passed away. Or maybe it's not ironic at all. He was the Wanderers' cardigan-wearing lead vocalist, and he landed them gigs at area sock hops and talent shows. They are afraid of strangers and are unwilling to leave OConnors property. Timothy worked for Kimbrell Farms for ten years as a service tech. Charles Attal has spent the past five years receiving a crash course in concert economics at Stubb's. We were always running around trying to book as many shows as possible and were most conscious of how much money we could make. 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. Ann Richards in shorts, reading the New York Times most every Sunday morning. In 1975, OConnor was outside the Alliance Wagon Yard at 505 Neches St. when things got heated with another group of men. Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news. with all my heart. It wasnt a bad wound and OConnor wasnt charged, but he had to tell his boss what went down. He is preceded in death by his brother, Thomas OConnor, his foster-father, Billy Bowden and step mother, Kay OConnor. Bobbie Elizabeth O'Connor. 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. "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. Tim recognized that better than anyone. Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. Likewise, his exit strategy remains characteristically ambiguous. 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. (The plan had been to throw it in the high school swimming pool.) Three years later, O'Connor's life changed again, this time by his own choice. For his part, O'Connor admits he wishes he'd swallowed his pride and called Attal sooner. 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. 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. 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. O'Connor has a history with Pace that predates the production company's move from New Orleans to Houston in the Eighties. . 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. Maureen Margaret O'Connor Obituary. Nelson and O'Connor were in business, 50-50, for a mere $10,000 up front. Age 81. Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Tim was born in Lakewood, NJ to Joseph P. O'Connor and Patricia DiGennaro O'Connor on December 4th, 1969. Not only did Nelson play Castle Creek, he also offered to take O'Connor on the road. According to the website, Bobbie Nelsonis just over 2 years old. 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. Meanwhile, O'Connor has directly helped shape Charlie Jones' destiny. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Christopher Joseph O"Connor on this permanent online memorial. Tim passed away this summer leaving behind his beloved dogs Bobbie & Yoyo. It was there in the former Chequered Flag folk club on Lavaca, that OConnor met new Austin resident Willie Nelson. 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