Forecast: Severe storms possible Thursday, KVUE remembers the 2018 Austin bombings, 5 years later, Timeline: Severe storms possible on Thursday, Austin Pets Alive! "When the Armadillo went down, all the other clubs started disappearing. If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson. 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. After significant renovations, he lost nearly $140,000 its opening year and half that its second. "Something clicked," says the 56-year-old promoter today. On my own, I'm doing one date, while they're buying 40. Some still fear him. Download it here. RESCHEDULED FROM 2/2: Branzino, Shooks, Otis Wilkins. Search Ann Richards in shorts, reading the New York Times most every Sunday morning. "Better yet, I told them I'd put on every poster and ad, 'Plenty of free camping in beautiful Travis Heights.' The deal Willie made with Terrace Motel owner Dude McCandless included 14 acres on South Congress at Academy for just over a million dollars. On others, it was a place for hell raising, hooting and hollering.". We never called them 'benefits,' but we both knew the deal. 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. 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.). Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com. There will be a reception following the service. Aesthetically, [the Opera House] and Liberty Lunch were the only ones to carry over the Seventies vibe into the Eighties decline.". Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. "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. But Castle Creek also hosted rock shows- Little Feat, Doug Kershaw, Doug Sahm, etc. He went on to receive and Associates Degree from TSTC. Absolutely not. He's maybe a little crusty,'" laughs O'Connor. Twitter). By 1994, Fowlers Two-Alarm Chili money was almost gone, so he and his partners closed their liberal hangout where youd see Gov. His parents preceded him in death. With the $60,000 those lots sold for, the Austin Opera House was up and running. "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.". OConnor owned the Backyards main building, which had a restaurant and his offices, and about half the land. Log in, Steel Guitar Forum LLCPO Box 237Mount Horeb, WI 53572 USA. 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. Of course, I didn't really go anywhere. Timothy O'Connor, II, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. Just as vital to Direct Events' success has been O'Connor's agreement with Pace Productions for the Music Hall and Backyard. 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. Unfortunately, O'Connor almost didn't get an opportunity to use his new Rolodex entries. "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. When a mutual friend invited him to Austin for what amounted to a consulting gig for the venue, O'Connor signed on as a partner and re-christened the club Castle Creek. I believe it's given me an edge as a competitor and given us a distinct advantage as a company.". More to the point, it's been decades since Tim O'Connor carried anybody's guitar and worried about being cold, wet, or hungry. 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. After roughly 26 months in an adoption facility, he was adopted and given the surname O'Connor. Separated from his wife, the couple later returned to Kansas to try and make the marriage work. 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. Here's what you need to know. . 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's not about the extra dollar. He knew he'd been sick for some time, but blamed it on exhaustion. He was born October 20, 1941 in Clarksville, Texas. "I wanted a fight.". to help find a new home for them. TRAPRS has been taking care of Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson over the past few weeks, arranging the dogs boarding, rehabilitation and training. 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. Thomas Morton OConnor, 78, passed from this life on Oct. 7, 2010 in Austin, TX. 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. What it boiled down to was simple: the collective could pool connections and resources to produce bigger and better shows with more frequency then they could on their own. 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. In 1977, he led a group of almost 200 musicians on a cultural exchange trip to Japan. Sign up for service and obituary updates. ", "It was the holdout," says Henry Gonzalez, who first worked at the Armadillo and later stage-managed the Opera House. Their profiles are up on APA! Memorial services will be held on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 1 p.m. in the Hilco Event Center of Itasca. 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. If you did your job and something went wrong anyway, Gonzalez says O'Connor would protect you from angry promoters or artists. At this point, there's no timeframe on how long Attal and O'Connor will continue working together. 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. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. "What do I want you to be?" "I thought that was the way it was done, but Ms. Martinez at the IRS totally disagreed with my position," says O'Connor of the six-figure penalties he accrued. Willie had found his man! Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. He loved all of his family and the times they spent together. At the time, musicians such as Jimmie Vaughan and Rusty Wier began stopping at the restaurant on their way to Winter Park. 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. During the same period, he rented Laguna Beach High's gym for $50 and threw a concert featuring a semi-popular local band. On deadline. 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. He brought a level of professionalism to local concert promotion previously unseen, not to mention a wealth of shows unlike anything Austin had ever experienced. 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. When OConnor returned in 77, he started the Southern Commotion partnership with Willie to run, as a classier Armadillo. Skeptics, on the other hand, said concertgoers wouldn't drive that far for a show, particularly from North Austin. Guestbook Condolences Memorial Donation. to rescue the dogs. He was surrounded by family and friends. 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. Then came the mall that swallowed our idyllic music setting. He graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1949, and farmed with his father until he joined the US Air Force in 1952. Yoyo Nelson is only 4 months old. It was a messy end to an empire that raised the standard of professionalism in local concert presentations. "Winters are fairly cold in Colorado, so it became a strong collection approach.". What few of these people will do, however, is tell these stories on the record. 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 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. 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. It was there in the former Chequered Flag folk club on Lavaca, that OConnor met new Austin resident Willie Nelson. After owning five record stores, French Smith controlled Austin's outdoor events, staging Pecan Street and a half-dozen or so other annual festivals while also renting the Opera House for the occasional indoor show. In the press release, APA! That would be good enough for me.". 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. "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 made it through," nods O'Connor, "but I came out weak.". 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. 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. "Have I done it all by myself? View The Obituary For Christopher Joseph O"Connor. you are the only one i can imagine to put all this into words of love and reality and yesteryear succinctly and soufully. 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. Id sure like to play your joint, said Willie, who was growing out his hair and looking for new audiences. So, Willie Nelsons family stepped in to help. Others have let bygones be bygones. He is preceded in death by his brother, Thomas OConnor, his foster-father, Billy Bowden and step mother, Kay OConnor. 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. "We had a lot of fun, a lot of drinking," says O'Connor, who ran for his freshman class vice-presidency and won. 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. At the time, the only viable concert venues for major touring talent were the City Coliseum, Palmer Auditorium, and the Erwin Center. quips O'Connor. Id sure like to play your joint, said Willie, who was growing out his hair and looking for new audiences. They were blessed with two children, Thomas Michael and Anita Loraine. "We all found ourselves together one day," says O'Connor. There was other drama as well: He'd been caught attempting to steal a WWI cannon from the town post office. That venue closed after Direct Events filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Aug. 2013, with debts of $3.5 million and assets of zero. No services are scheduled at this time. I dont think he knew how much he was loved. It just so happened it was my stray bullet.". If you didn't know what you were doing there, he didn't either. Berating the singer for letting his encore be overrun, O'Connor began yelling. "I think they might also say, 'He sure had a lot of breaks because of his association with Willie Nelson. 's website. And yet, even after being yelled at by $25-a-day roadie, Nelson answered with typical calm. Austin Owen O'Connor, 66 of Loogootee, was called home at 9:33 a.m. Friday, December 4, 2020 at Loogootee Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. When O'Connor passed away from Hodgkin's lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. If Bobo the Elephant wasn't message enough, O'Connor told a neighborhood meeting that if they didn't back off, he'd host Nelson's annual Fourth of July picnic in the Opera House parking lot and aim the speakers at their houses. 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. He let me spill everything out for him and then I asked, 'What do you think?' Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. He passed in his sleep on April 5 in his longtime home . Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. "It got me thinking.". His warning shot ended up going through a mobile recording trailer on the street and hitting the leg of a Columbia Records executive inside. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. ', "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. 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. "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 don't know if you could quite call us enemies," Attal demurs. He wound up in Houston, diagnosed with cancer. Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. He enjoyed brewing wine, bee keeping, hunting, fishing, gardening, and pigeon racing. That OConnor had 13 very good years in that former chili factory was remarkable. "Do I want to try and change my image? Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. "I'm a loner," says O'Connor. He is survived by his . Our Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. To maintain a relationship between his people and that wonderful bunch of Damon Runyan characters that hang around Willie still impresses me. 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. 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. 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 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. Before long, Georgetown's "Only a Conversation Away" slogan became the Backyard's "Only Three Songs Away. 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. 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. Tim sold his share in 1990, too soon, and became an independent promoter, doing shows at City Coliseum and the Palmer. 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. Tim was born in Queens, NY and moved to Yulee 18 years ago from Clearwater, FL. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this . 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. When Willies Picnic traffic backed up 11 miles after the parking lot was full, there were a lot of pissed-off Deadheads. He's equal parts Tony Soprano and Bill Graham. Kansas State University was the next institution to ask O'Connor not to return. "Can you imagine sending a guy like me over as an ambassador of goodwill?" You, Lt. Weinberg? What a mistake it was to tear down the Music Hall to build a new one that was worse than the old one. 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. Overestimating access and parking capabilities also marred the second Backyard in Bee Cave, about a mile west of the original. to the Family. 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. For his part, O'Connor admits he wishes he'd swallowed his pride and called Attal sooner. 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. By flying around the country to meet with agents and sending follow-up packages of barbecue, Attal has earned a reputation within the industry as a dedicated player. At a benefit in Monterey, O'Connor collapsed onstage. You have to build a base on a fixed income so if you lose it on the concert side you don't go bust.". said it is asking for donations to reimburse TRAPRS for the $2,800 spent. 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. ", "I liked being in Bee Caves," O'Connor says. Meanwhile, O'Connor has directly helped shape Charlie Jones' destiny. Chris was preceded in death by his father Joseph L. OConnor. Unfortunately, Ramsey says, there were often too many cooks in the kitchen without a head chef. Because if you're detected and manage to pierce the bottom of that larger national company's canopy, they're going to come after you.". I know what I'm going to pay and that's it. He loved to watch him run things with the other dogs. Sign up for service and obituary updates. He was born in Clinton County, Missouri, Nov . But they all turned to shit. When OConnor passed away from Hodgkins lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. Or maybe it's not ironic at all. Unfortunately, before he could think on it harder, a night of drinking in Carmel led to another arrest; police picked up O'Connor and his buddies after neighbors reported having seen them prying at a metal cage in front of the local liquor store. Join 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. That wouldnt last long. "My first thought would be that they'd say, 'That's that old guy that's been around forever. What O'Connor didn't know was they'd since befriended another fledgling band, Buffalo Springfield, and as word of the two bands' association spread, the show sold out on the belief Stephen Stills and company would show up to jam. 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. By sixth grade,. It didn't, and at 22, he moved to Colorado while his family left for Atlanta. Chris OConnor passed away at his home on Thursday, January 28, 2016. In a press release, APA! And yet, Attal says he's not waiting in the parking lot for O'Connor to show up with the paperwork. Even worse were the lawsuits from unpaid contractors and architects that began piling up against OConnor and Direct Events. Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. on its website. "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. 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. ", "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. *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.*. Parking was rugged and walks were long, but you felt like you were out in the country. He was the Wanderers' cardigan-wearing lead vocalist, and he landed them gigs at area sock hops and talent shows. Age 81. The tale of Tim O'Connor starts with a Baby Doe born in Great Bend, Kansas. In the offices of Direct Events, the production company that runs his venues, associates call him "Crazy Ivan," a reference to the brash and unpredictable submarine captain in Hunt For Red October. Oh, how OConnor doted on his kids Bobbie, Freda, YoYo and the rest, who inherited his magical energy, as one friend put it. More importantly, the Opera House provided an alternative to the Armadillo. OBITUARY Maureen Margaret O'Connor . By all means necessary. 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. 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