Bobbie is one of Tim O'Connor's dogs that is seeking a new home. 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. 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. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www . mother Elizabeth (Penny) O'Connor, 2 brothers, Tim O'Connor, Argyle, Texas and Kevin O'Connor and wife Laura, New Mexico, three nephews, Ryan, Matt and Jeffrey O'Connor . i fuckin' miss that guy. 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. 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. 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. "We had to keep taking things up a notch -- sound, promotion, overall presentation. He went on to receive and Associates Degree from TSTC. 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. "He was apt to go off, which was a sign of the times, but we were always a little more laid back.". Sign up for service and obituary updates. Tim was an aircraft mechanic and was employed by UPS for over 35 years. According to its website,Bobbieis just a little over two years old andYoyois about four months old. Search Austin obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Program Support Representative in Kansas City and San Jose, then worked in Software Test and Development at Santa Teresa Lab in San Jose. Timothy F. O'Connor Obituary. APA! Download it here. 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. "I think Tim always had the best understanding of what the consumer wanted and how to deliver it. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Amy captured the rescue on video. "That wasn't the bottom line with Tim, though. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. 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. . With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. Timothy "Tim" O'Connor, 55, of Yulee passed away Sunday evening, July 12, 2020 at Baptist Medical Center in Fernandina Beach. The tale of Tim O'Connor starts with a Baby Doe born in Great Bend, Kansas. I believe it's given me an edge as a competitor and given us a distinct advantage as a company.". Their profiles are up on APA! Hauser, meanwhile, who'd brought most of the group together, had left early on to start up the successful FreedomFest franchise. 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. 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. 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. Timothy James O'Connor, 65, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 16, 2015 with his family by his side. 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. He's maybe a little crusty,'" laughs O'Connor. Bobbie Elizabeth O'Connor. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this . "He's always held most of the cards, and I've always been the guy fighting to get a few of them.". 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. 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. starts petition, says its location is in jeopardy, Justin Theroux is supporting Austin Pets Alive! Through an introduction from Jim Ramsey, O'Connor was brought in to consult on a club called the River's Edge, located at Second and Nueces. 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. They now own 130 venues nationwide, including 44 amphitheaters. Private Messages They are afraid of strangers and are unwilling to leave OConnors property. Midway through producing the second Farm Aid, at Manor Downs in 1985, O'Connor got the news his daughter had passed away. His parents preceded him in death. With Nelson's own tax problems, O'Connor didn't have time to implement his traditional Plan B and wound up selling the Opera House at a "fire-sale" price. When OConnor returned in 77, he started the Southern Commotion partnership with Willie to run, as a classier Armadillo. 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. More importantly, the Opera House provided an alternative to the Armadillo. Willie had found his man! The arrangement lasted less than two years, with Ramsey bailing first, followed shortly after by Smith. 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. "When Willie and I needed to deal with banks, we'd be sure to pull up in front with the bus," explains O'Connor. "Have I done it all by myself? Memorial services will be held on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 1 p.m. in the Hilco Event Center of Itasca. The son of Charles and Gladys (Farrell) O'Connor was born on October 14, 1949 in Appleton. 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. That's rarely the case.". 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. OConnors best decade was the 90s, when his Direct Events opened the Backyard in 93, the Austin Music Hall in 94 and revived La Zona Rosa in 97. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. "Do I want to try and change my image? With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. Before long, Georgetown's "Only a Conversation Away" slogan became the Backyard's "Only Three Songs Away. What a mistake it was to tear down the Music Hall to build a new one that was worse than the old one. I'm sure that's what made his career.' Timothy is survived by his son, Zachary OConnor and his wife, Natalie; daughter, Taffany Kanmore; grandchildren: Chase Thomas OConnor, Moriah and Mason; his father; Timothy Patrick OConnor, I; his mother, Diane Bowden; brothers: David OConnor, Richard OConnor, Steven Pee Wee OConnor, Gary Robertson, Bill Walden, Donald OConnor and Brian OConnor; sister, Renee Flores and a host of extended family and friends. Even so, merely owning La Zona added value to Direct Events. worked with TRAPRS, a trapping, rescue and pet recovery service, for the rescue operation. 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. Timothy David Scott O'Connor On Friday September 30, 2022, Timothy O'Connor passed away at the age of 39. Nearly a million dollars of roof-raising renovations later, the Music Hall's Phase 2 was completed in time for South by Southwest '95. After the conviction, O'Connor says state authorities recommended he leave the state and not return. (The plan had been to throw it in the high school swimming pool.) Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. When O'Connor passed away from Hodgkin's lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. By 1994, Fowlers Two-Alarm Chili money was almost gone, so he and his partners closed their liberal hangout where youd see Gov. Thanks. Omni also repo-ed the original Backyard building. If you did your job and something went wrong anyway, Gonzalez says O'Connor would protect you from angry promoters or artists. ", 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. Timothy Joseph (Tim) O'Connor, 53, of Toms River, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on December 26, 2022, after bravely battling cancer. "I wanted a fight.". "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.". "I made it through," nods O'Connor, "but I came out weak.". 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.". Can't keep up with happenings around town? After enrolling in a local high school, he immersed himself in student theatre (he was Conrad in Bye Bye Birdie). Learn More. Age 81. 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. He loved staying busy. It was there in the former Chequered Flag folk club on Lavaca, that OConnor met new Austin resident Willie Nelson. You are invited to a reception following the graveside service at the funeral home. He graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1949, and farmed with his father until he joined the US Air Force in 1952. We're not bidding shows up 30-40% anymore.". For more information on these two furry friends and how you can help, visit APA! Tim O'Connor believes his funeral will be like many other events he's staged: well-attended. Additionally, they can flex the muscle of 1,170 radio stations. It was a messy end to an empire that raised the standard of professionalism in local concert presentations. Let others know about your loved one's death. You, Lt. Weinberg? Character actor Tim O'Connor, best known for his role as Elliot Carson in 1960s prime time soap Peyton Place, has died. ", "I liked being in Bee Caves," O'Connor says. Thomas Morton OConnor, 78, passed from this life on Oct. 7, 2010 in Austin, TX. With the $60,000 those lots sold for, the Austin Opera House was up and running. There was other drama as well: He'd been caught attempting to steal a WWI cannon from the town post office. OBITUARY Tom O'Connor November 10, 1931 - October 7, 2010. That OConnor had 13 very good years in that former chili factory was remarkable. ', "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. Watching football and repairing anything that needed it were among his favorite things to do, as well as playing cards with many of their friends. 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. 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.' Former baseball star Kelly Gruber and realtor wife Tosca owned La Zona Rosa for awhile, but it continued to lose money until OConnor took over in 1997. Young told him it was a bird nest on the ground -- he'd only need to pick up the eggs. "Can you imagine sending a guy like me over as an ambassador of goodwill?" We're talking about a concert promoter 30 years later. "It wasn't by design, but it worked out that way.". 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. Celebrate the life of Maureen O'Connor, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information. 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. to the Family. To maintain a relationship between his people and that wonderful bunch of Damon Runyan characters that hang around Willie still impresses me. Oh, how OConnor doted on his kids Bobbie, Freda, YoYo and the rest, who inherited his magical energy, as one friend put it. 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. By sixth grade,. 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. Arrangements under the direction of Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, Austin, TX. What O'Connor didn't advance very well was peace between concert promoters and neighborhood groups. He left behind his two dogs,. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Christopher Joseph O"Connor on this permanent online memorial. . We will miss you and love you always, MeMe. There was a time when Tim O'Connor didn't have to worry keeping the Opera House's doors open. He was born October 20, 1941 in Clarksville, Texas. This is the first real obit Ive read. Bobbie was preceded in death by her husband, Curly O Connor in 1974; her son, Arvel Franklin; and her parents, Frank and Louise . 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. And yet, even after being yelled at by $25-a-day roadie, Nelson answered with typical calm. "Obviously, there's already a pattern developing," smiles O'Connor. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. Aesthetically, [the Opera House] and Liberty Lunch were the only ones to carry over the Seventies vibe into the Eighties decline.". "I didn't have much fear and figured I didn't need to take much guidance from anyone else.". On those nights it was a listening room. "Every other time we'd get behind in taxes or I'd miscalculate someway, I'd call Willie and he'd come in and play five dates. Weed Corley Fish Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. What few of these people will do, however, is tell these stories on the record. California Consumer Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information, California Consumer Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Tim, an avid music lover and skilled audio Forecast: Severe storms possible Thursday, KVUE remembers the 2018 Austin bombings, 5 years later, Timeline: Severe storms possible on Thursday, Austin Pets Alive! His goal was to come out of a negotiation less battered than the other guy. Timothy OConnor, II, 51, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in Ennis, Texas. Maldonado Construction had the biggest claim- $334,000 for work building detention ponds and roads and supplying utilities at the new Backyard. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. 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. and TRAPRS joined hands for this rescue operation, which was filmed by Amy and sharedonline. We were always running around trying to book as many shows as possible and were most conscious of how much money we could make. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 3, at Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home. At a benefit in Monterey, O'Connor collapsed onstage. to rescue the dogs. It started with a love of music. 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. Travis Heights wouldn't be free of O'Connor until 1990. "It's tough to build momentum as an independent anymore," explains O'Connor. He wound up in Houston, diagnosed with cancer. "'I think I'm going to let you negotiate all my contracts with CBS.'". Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. What's done is done. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. "The first chance he had back in Austin, he fired me," reveals O'Connor. He was the Wanderers' cardigan-wearing lead vocalist, and he landed them gigs at area sock hops and talent shows. He loved all of his family and the times they spent together. When OConnor returned in 77, he started the Southern Commotion partnership with Willie to run the Austin Opry House as a classier Armadillo. Although O'Connor believed he could build a venue that reflected "Old Austin," his venue was at least 15 minutes away from downtown. right now i got tears in my eyesi sat with tim's ashes with connie.i really dont know what to say but thank you michael. "I really cut my teeth in neighborhood negotiations back there -- in all the wrong ways.". *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.*. Comfort the family with flowers or a sympathy gift. According to the website, Bobbie Nelsonis just over 2 years old. We can help. Thomas Morton O'Connor, 78, passed from this life on Oct. 7, 2010 in Austin, TX. Was it a case of O'Connor keeping his enemies close? On others, it was a place for hell raising, hooting and hollering.". For his part, O'Connor admits he wishes he'd swallowed his pride and called Attal sooner. 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. 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. Maybe it's yet another O'Connor business strategy. One night they'd be working against nuclear weaponry, the next for prison reform. "When the Armadillo went down, all the other clubs started disappearing. ', "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. While they appear to be getting along famously, neither side denies their relationship is still a house of cards. After roughly 26 months in an adoption facility, he was adopted and given the surname O'Connor. Or maybe it's not ironic at all. And if you're always looking out for your town and its fans, look what happens. Then came the mall that swallowed our idyllic music setting. Its been renovated once again and is currently renting out for private parties. Even today, promoters often walk away at the end of the year making as little as 5% of the door's receipts. Who's gonna do it? "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. On the day Tim died and they took him away, Bruiser chased the car for miles. 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. 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. "Mark my words, if you think it's difficult now, give it 24 months. "Tim and Willie were an odd couple," says Arlyn's Freddy Fletcher, Nelson's nephew. Parking was rugged and walks were long, but you felt like you were out in the country. 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. When OConnor passed away from Hodgkins lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. The Austin Music Hall was repossesssed in 2012 by OmniBank, which lent OConnor the money for the razing and rebuilding. "Not controlling your own destiny is a distinct disadvantage," says O'Connor. "I didn't take direction very well.". 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. "Tim wasn't a real easy person to get along with in those days," remembers Ramsey. "I was screaming at him," recalls O'Connor, nearly 25 years later. He had a whole pack of big, beautiful canines on his ranch far west of Austin. More to the point, it's been decades since Tim O'Connor carried anybody's guitar and worried about being cold, wet, or hungry. I dont think he knew how much he was loved. "I don't know if you could quite call us enemies," Attal demurs. By the time the problem got to him, his job was to play the heavy.". 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