Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. Today, he owns three of the city's most popular venues: La Zona Rosa, the Austin Music Hall, and the Backyard. "I don't know if you could quite call us enemies," Attal demurs. 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. Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. The Backyard had about 10 good years until the Shops of the Galleria began encroaching, eventually eating up most of the parking by its 2005 completion. 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. 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. 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. The Backyard at Bee Cave, with its live oaks and star-speckled sky, was OConnors crown jewel. Young told him it was a bird nest on the ground -- he'd only need to pick up the eggs. When Attal was paying for his own meet-and-greet trips to the coasts, Jones was meeting agents on O'Connor's dime. and formed what later became known as the Ivory Tower collective. "There was an incident in front of the Alliance Wagon Yard," states O'Connor. He is preceded in death by his brother, Thomas OConnor, his foster-father, Billy Bowden and step mother, Kay OConnor. You? "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. He was the Wanderers' cardigan-wearing lead vocalist, and he landed them gigs at area sock hops and talent shows. According to its website,Bobbieis just a little over two years old andYoyois about four months old. He was born on May 19, 1954 to the late Ernest Joseph and Rose Mary (Smith) O'Connor. Nearly a million dollars of roof-raising renovations later, the Music Hall's Phase 2 was completed in time for South by Southwest '95. on its website. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. We're not bidding shows up 30-40% anymore.". To maintain a relationship between his people and that wonderful bunch of Damon Runyan characters that hang around Willie still impresses me. Copyright 2003 - 23 J.E. 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 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. 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. Tim sold his share in 1990, too soon, and became an independent promoter, doing shows at City Coliseum and the Palmer. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. Timothy OConnor, II, 51, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in Ennis, Texas. "Not controlling your own destiny is a distinct disadvantage," says O'Connor. No non-musician has had more impact on the Austin scene than Tim OConnor- and he had to leave town for two prime years in the 70s. During the same period, he rented Laguna Beach High's gym for $50 and threw a concert featuring a semi-popular local band. Timothy O'Connor Stanton Timothy O'Connor Stanton, born in Ottawa, Illinois on March 3, 1951, passed away June 2, 2008 after a lengthy and courageous fight. 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. 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. Chris was preceded in death by his father Joseph L. OConnor. As Austin's most successful concert promoter, O'Connor has earned and lost several fortunes, ridden deals to the edge of bankruptcy, and played chicken with the IRS since his arrival in town during the early Seventies. I don't think he knew how much he was loved. 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. Was it a case of O'Connor keeping his enemies close? Help With the $60,000 those lots sold for, the Austin Opera House was up and running. Both are now available for adoption. He does it because he loves music and loves the game.". Audiences were either pin-drop quiet or bouncing off the walls. On others, it was a place for hell raising, hooting and hollering.". Memorial services will be held on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 1 p.m. in the Hilco Event Center of Itasca. 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. "He called me into his office and said, 'Tim, I just want to let you know I think you did a great job, but I think you're maybe just a little ahead of us. I know what I'm going to pay and that's it. More than anything else, the stories told and untold paint the picture of a man who knows how to get what he wants, a notoriously stubborn and tough negotiator who never shied away from staging a charity event or benefit. 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. All three venues were wildly successful, with Tim bringing more high-calibre talent to Austin in the 90s than the Armadillo did in the 70s and Liberty Lunch in the 80s and 90s. Timothy David Scott O'Connor On Friday September 30, 2022, Timothy O'Connor passed away at the age of 39. That would be good enough for me.". If youre not prepared to put half your money in a suitcase and throw it off the tallest building, kid, you dont have what it takes to be a concert promoter.. 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. "Tim wasn't a real easy person to get along with in those days," remembers Ramsey. O'Connor claims it's a mystery to him why the deal came off the table, but he maintains the negotiation process hinged on design. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www . 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. 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. AUSTIN, TexasAn integral part of Texas history, Tim OConnor, the creator of Austin Music Hall, Austin Opry House and more, passed away this summer of Hodgkins lymphoma. In a press release, APA! 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. Then there are those that "respect" him too much to dredge up the past, those content with allowing O'Connor to spin his own story, particularly considering he's on the cusp of retirement and still recuperating from triple-bypass surgery. By all means necessary. 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. Then came the mall that swallowed our idyllic music setting. 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. They were blessed with two children, Thomas Michael and Anita Loraine. By sixth grade,. He was born October 20, 1941 in Clarksville, Texas. And yet, his primary obstacle has been not being able to buy large shows year-round. 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. Like Willie Nelson, Tim OConnor is a huge part of Austin music history. He grew up in Jackson, NJ, and attended Jackson Memorial High School, followed by Belmont Abbey College . "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. And to some degree, it's also about admitting what I've done wrong. 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. 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. 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. "I'm dealing with the agents on both venues and putting the show where they'll be best presented. Who's gonna do it? Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. 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. 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. It didn't, and at 22, he moved to Colorado while his family left for Atlanta. (APA!) Nelson and O'Connor were in business, 50-50, for a mere $10,000 up front. What a mistake it was to tear down the Music Hall to build a new one that was worse than the old one. He's maybe a little crusty,'" laughs O'Connor. There was a time when Tim O'Connor didn't have to worry keeping the Opera House's doors open. Indeed, says Steve Hauser, if you're looking for O'Connor's legacy, look toward his lack of patience for part-timers and carpetbaggers. No services are scheduled at this time. 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. "We had a lot of fun, a lot of drinking," says O'Connor, who ran for his freshman class vice-presidency and won. Tim was an aircraft mechanic and was employed by UPS for over 35 years. And yet, Attal says he's not waiting in the parking lot for O'Connor to show up with the paperwork. 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. "I think a fair amount of folks will come," he says. What started as benefit concerts for local Native Americans grew into something far bigger: star-studded concerts pairing artists with causes. Then, AMHII was torn down in 2016 to make room for a 28-story office building called Third + Shoal. What do you want me to do? I'd like to think I was one of the architects of trying to make this town's concerts more professional.". "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.". When OConnor returned in 77, he started the Southern Commotion partnership with Willie to run the Austin Opry House as a classier Armadillo. Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. In 1975, OConnor was outside the Alliance Wagon Yard at 505 Neches St. when things got heated with another group of men. Separated from his wife, the couple later returned to Kansas to try and make the marriage work. Defense from what? Just as vital to Direct Events' success has been O'Connor's agreement with Pace Productions for the Music Hall and Backyard. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Christopher Joseph O"Connor on this permanent online memorial. 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. Gonzalez describes the Tim O'Connor of the Opera House era as a "hard man to get close to," but says that he offered his employees and crews unprecedented latitude. "Why I am I here? Even today, promoters often walk away at the end of the year making as little as 5% of the door's receipts. 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 my own, I'm doing one date, while they're buying 40. "He was apt to go off, which was a sign of the times, but we were always a little more laid back.". 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. 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. It re-opened as Phase I, and everyone agreed that Phase II better address the acoustics, which had been touted as state-of-the-art. 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. The singer believed he'd stumbled on the perfect property. OBITUARY Gail Elizabeth O'Connor November 10, 1952 - October 20, 2018. . We can help. Timothy was a member of the Masonic Lodge. It was a messy end to an empire that raised the standard of professionalism in local concert presentations. Meanwhile, Backyard at Bee Cave is a development moving forward with plans to open a 3,500-capacity Live Oak Amphitheater in 2024. Services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Beck Funeral Home, 1700 E. Whitestone, Cedar Park, Texas 78613. Bobbie Elizabeth O'Connor. We were going to see what we could work out together, as opposed to being at each other's throats.". With income he'll only say was "not legal," O'Connor took ownership of 13 bungalows and a bar he named the Lift. 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 born on June 14, 1983, in Santa Rosa, California. "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. 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. A year later, Austin came calling again; Jeff Blank from Hudson's on the Bend believed he'd found the land for a restaurant/venue concept he and O'Connor had long discussed. RESCHEDULED FROM 2/2: Branzino, Shooks, Otis Wilkins. I remember certain nights with Steve Goodman or John Prine where I physically threw people out for talking. But he had a special connection with the pit mix Bruiser, the oldest and scrappiest of the bunch. 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. "My hippies couldn't work with Willie's hippies. "I made it through," nods O'Connor, "but I came out weak.". When my lawyer got done kicking me in the leg, that's when things really went downhill," recalls O'Connor. OConnor owned the Backyards main building, which had a restaurant and his offices, and about half the land. What O'Connor didn't advance very well was peace between concert promoters and neighborhood groups. 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. Search Character actor Tim O'Connor, best known for his role as Elliot Carson in 1960s prime time soap Peyton Place, has died. 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." Bobbie "Cole" O Connor, age 73, of Austin, lost her courageous battle with cancer and left the struggles of this life on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Bobbie was born March 9, 1933 in Manor, Texas. According to the website, Bobbie Nelsonis just over 2 years old. Aesthetically, [the Opera House] and Liberty Lunch were the only ones to carry over the Seventies vibe into the Eighties decline.". Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. His daughters, Amy and Paula Nelson, who are also OConnors goddaughters, partnered with Austin Pets Alive! At the time, the only viable concert venues for major touring talent were the City Coliseum, Palmer Auditorium, and the Erwin Center. Or maybe it's not ironic at all. Parking was rugged and walks were long, but you felt like you were out in the country. On those nights it was a listening room. *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.*. Few salesmen in any industry deal so long with so many customers that don't know their name. They also hung out at another one of O'Connor's clubs. O'Connor has a history with Pace that predates the production company's move from New Orleans to Houston in the Eighties. 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. Even so, merely owning La Zona added value to Direct Events. "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. Join He left behind his pack of dogs. Perhaps it's all of the above, although he denies there's any real motive at all. 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. using a new Instagram account, Austin Pets Alive! "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. 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. O'Connor was left holding the market share of shows in Austin. OBITUARY Maureen Margaret O'Connor . Hauser, meanwhile, who'd brought most of the group together, had left early on to start up the successful FreedomFest franchise. Gail O'Connor's Celebration of Life will take place on Sunday, March 3, 2019 from 5:30 to 9:00 pm at The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria, 3809 W. 35th St. , Austin, TX. TIMOTHY O'CONNOR OBITUARY. O'Connor's fuse may be longer these days, but one crossed signal could end the deal. It started with a love of music. O'Connor controlled the Opera House, routinely dealing with Houston-based powerhouse Pace Productions and their Austin liaison, Steve Hauser. I know this thread is about Tim, so excuse the minor hijack. 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. Attempted burglary charges led to 27 days in jail, a trial in Salinas, and six years of probation. 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. 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. APA! 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. He was born in Clinton County, Missouri, Nov . At this point, there's no timeframe on how long Attal and O'Connor will continue working together. And yet, even after being yelled at by $25-a-day roadie, Nelson answered with typical calm. But Castle Creek also hosted rock shows- Little Feat, Doug Kershaw, Doug Sahm, etc. Great story Stu, Mike F. is a great soulful singer! Tim OConnor showed Austin how to put on a show, while content to stay in the background. It's obvious that you get economy of scale working with them.". "While his was a closed shop, you could walk into the Opera House, cut a deal, and get your feet wet as a promoter. He had a whole pack of big, beautiful canines on his ranch far west of Austin. O'Connor says the business side of concert promotion back then was fast and loose, but not very competitive. I have very little patience for people that fool around in this business or just want to make a buck.". I wanna work your joint.'". worked with TRAPRS, a trapping, rescue and pet recovery service, for the rescue operation. Mostly, the Opera House's vibe was supplied by Nelson's entourage, a constant presence at the door, in the crowd, backstage. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. Three years later, O'Connor's life changed again, this time by his own choice. "Everyone ends up paying more, including the ticket buyer. Twitter). Still, it was best for Tim to leave town for a couple years. When OConnor bought the building at 208 Nueces in Sept. 1994, the Austin Music Hall was its fourth venue that year. He is survived by his wife, Beverly, of Austin; son Michael OConnor of Houston; Olive OConnor of Houston; daughter, Loraine Moulder and husband Jim of Cedar Park; three grandsons, Brian Poolman of Austin, TX; Daniel Poolman of Austin/Houston; Sean Poolman of San Marcos, TX; Granddaughter, Melanie Diggins, Great-Granddaughters Adrienne Diggins and Alix OQuinn; a brother, Donald OConnor ( Helen), of Plattsburg, MO; four sisters, Loretta Broderick (Tom), Plattsburg, MO, Juanita Thornton (Jim), Liberty, MO; Charlene Swope (Emerson) of Joplin, MO, Peggy Evans (John) of Smithville, MO; twelve nieces and nephews, all of Missouri, and several cousins, living in the Midwest.. In Santa Rosa, California Coliseum and the Palmer for the Music Hall its! 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