Three years later, O'Connor's life changed again, this time by his own choice. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. I don't think he knew how much he was loved. I've made some mistakes and enemies, but the other side is I hope I've made some friends and made a little bit of difference in the presentation and the quality of music that comes to Austin. Attempted burglary charges led to 27 days in jail, a trial in Salinas, and six years of probation. Backed by the national clout of Pace, now part of the larger SFX group, O'Connor believes he's been able to bring more shows to town at competitive prices. 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. Twitter). Let others know about your loved one's death. You? Id sure like to play your joint, said Willie, who was growing out his hair and looking for new audiences. 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. 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. Tim was born in Queens, NY and moved to Yulee 18 years ago from Clearwater, FL. 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. Unfortunately, O'Connor almost didn't get an opportunity to use his new Rolodex entries. The venue was charmed from the start, with Leonard Cohen, Jimmy Cliff, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Everly Brothers, Little Feat, the Allman Brothers and a Willie Nelson Fourth of July Picnic that first summer. What nobody expected, Jones included, was O'Connor's recent invitation for Attal to begin booking La Zona Rosa. "His Willie thing was a phenomenon," exclaims Wilson. Let others know about your loved one's death. 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. He was born in Clinton County, Missouri, Nov. 10, 1931 to B. T. and Agnes OConnor. Soon married with a baby, he returned to California, where he eventually wound up laying drainage pipe in the Mojave Desert. And yet, his primary obstacle has been not being able to buy large shows year-round. "I think Tim always had the best understanding of what the consumer wanted and how to deliver it. Thanks. "My relationships are based on the old way of doing business, where theirs are on a new, more aggressive, streamlined, let's-buy-the-tour or region approach. i fuckin' miss that guy. And to some degree, it's also about admitting what I've done wrong. The singer believed he'd stumbled on the perfect property. Maybe it's yet another O'Connor business strategy. The promoter shouldve retired in 2001, a move he contemplated in an. Timothy Joseph (Tim) O'Connor, 53, of Toms River, NJ, passed away peacefully at home on December 26, 2022, after bravely battling cancer. Was it a case of O'Connor keeping his enemies close? And yet, Attal says he's not waiting in the parking lot for O'Connor to show up with the paperwork. When OConnor returned in 77, he started the Southern Commotion partnership with Willie to run the Austin Opry House as a classier Armadillo. The son of Charles and Gladys (Farrell) O'Connor was born on October 14, 1949 in Appleton. Charles "Charlie" M. McLemore 81, passed away Tuesday February 21, 2023. We're not bidding shows up 30-40% anymore.". He was a 1972 graduate of Barr Reeve High School. He had a whole pack of big, beautiful canines on his ranch far west of Austin. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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. He loved all of his family and the times they spent together. 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. to help find a new home for them. Unfortunately, Ramsey says, there were often too many cooks in the kitchen without a head chef. 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. Tim pulled off what I consider to be one of the world's greatest public relations miracles. Tim OConnor showed Austin how to put on a show, while content to stay in the background. 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.. 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. Join He was born on June 14, 1983, in Santa Rosa, California. For his part, O'Connor admits he wishes he'd swallowed his pride and called Attal sooner. It was there in the former Chequered Flag folk club on Lavaca, that OConnor met new Austin resident Willie Nelson. The Nelsons reached out to Austin Pets Alive! 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. Willie is the Muhammad Ali of white people, yet running in tandem with his crowd is a something a lot of people can't do.". 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. 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. He left behind his two dogs,. REX/Shutterstock. "I'm dealing with the agents on both venues and putting the show where they'll be best presented. "I cleared a few hundred bucks easy," O'Connor says. . His daughters, Amy and Paula Nelson, who are also OConnors goddaughters, partnered with Austin Pets Alive! Kansas State University was the next institution to ask O'Connor not to return. Tim sold his share in 1990, too soon, and became an independent promoter, doing shows at City Coliseum and the Palmer. When Tim died, there wasnt a word in the Chronicle or Statesman, and still hasnt been to my knowledge. 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. O'Connor's contract with one of the country's largest promoters is due to expire in December. Others have let bygones be bygones. He's been zealously drug- and alcohol-free ever since. Young told him it was a bird nest on the ground -- he'd only need to pick up the eggs. He enjoyed brewing wine, bee keeping, hunting, fishing, gardening, and pigeon racing. Nelson repeated. But his theme song that first decade of the new millennium was Weve Only Just Begun. It was all there in a framed note from Willie that OConnor had on his wall: To Tim, Whats Next? OConnor had big plans to create venues for next generations of Austin music fans as his legacy. Yoyo Nelson is only 4 months old. Even worse were the lawsuits from unpaid contractors and architects that began piling up against OConnor and Direct Events. Still, it was best for Tim to leave town for a couple years. While this cost Direct Events some independence, the contract reserved O'Connor's right to promote 140 acts on his own that he had longstanding relationships with (artists such as Willie Nelson or Little Feat.) 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. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. with all my heart. Turns out O'Connor had shot a label executive with CBS Records, with whom Nelson had just signed. 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. 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. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. Charlie is preceded in death by his parents Felix Durward . 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. I wanna work your joint.'". 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. 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. But Castle Creek also hosted rock shows- Little Feat, Doug Kershaw, Doug Sahm, etc. What started as benefit concerts for local Native Americans grew into something far bigger: star-studded concerts pairing artists with causes. OConnor owned the Backyards main building, which had a restaurant and his offices, and about half the land. Arrangements under the direction of Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, Austin, TX. "Tim and Willie were an odd couple," says Arlyn's Freddy Fletcher, Nelson's nephew. What a mistake it was to tear down the Music Hall to build a new one that was worse than the old one. By all means necessary. 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. After staying out drinking until 4am the evening before a three-day blues festival at the Opera House featuring Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Ray Vaughan, O'Connor says he realized he had two choices. Bobbie was preceded in death by her husband, Curly OConnor in 1974; her son, Arvel Franklin; and her parents, Frank and Louise Cole; and two brothers. "We've always had a policy that if I knew an act better than somebody else or had a certain kind of relationship, it's probably best I'd make the call," explains O'Connor. 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. Late last year, however, SFX's purchase of the Backyard was a week away from being completed when it was called off. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. "Booking agents not only have more options, but they'll gladly work the rivalry," posits O'Connor. Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. "When Willie and I needed to deal with banks, we'd be sure to pull up in front with the bus," explains O'Connor. Thomas Morton O'Connor, 78, passed from this life on Oct. 7, 2010 in Austin, TX. Private Messages Funeral Home Se. 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. Absolutely not. 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. on its website. Then, AMHII was torn down in 2016 to make room for a 28-story office building called Third + Shoal. We can help. 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. He knew that you didn't always have to make money, that you have to give great product. It was a messy end to an empire that raised the standard of professionalism in local concert presentations. Chris OConnor passed away at his home on Thursday, January 28, 2016. Jim Ramsey booked both the Back Room and a healthy slate of Opera House shows. cover story that year. Character actor Tim O'Connor, best known for his role as Elliot Carson in 1960s prime time soap Peyton Place, has died. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Christopher Joseph O"Connor on this permanent online memorial. 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. 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. exceeds goal to save at-risk pups. Almost immediately it became the place to not only see roadshows such as John Prine, Jackson Browne, and Bonnie Raitt, but the cream of Austin's burgeoning singer-songwriter scene: Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Stephen Fromholz, and Delbert McClinton. "That wasn't the bottom line with Tim, though. Chris was preceded in death by his father Joseph L. OConnor. 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. "You have to create a niche that's so protected and specialized that it doesn't draw too much attention. ", 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. 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. "For the first time in my life I knew I had to put my faith somewhere. More importantly, the Opera House provided an alternative to the Armadillo. 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