So, Willie Nelsons family stepped in to help. "But to get a major company to sit down and have the same general plan -- a plan that doesn't compete with the city or the design of the developments around the facility -- is very challenging. In the press release, APA! "It took until I lived there to understand how unique the city is. 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. "The first chance he had back in Austin, he fired me," reveals O'Connor. There was something about that room- maybe Sarah Elizabeth Campbells Bummer Night on Tuesdays set the mood- but youd get sadness at its most comfortable. I'm sure that's what made his career.' Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. I felt lost, without a home, he told Chris Riemenschneider of the Statesman in 1996. "Tim and Willie were an odd couple," says Arlyn's Freddy Fletcher, Nelson's nephew. 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 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. If you didn't know what you were doing there, he didn't either. Three words that changed O'Connor's life. Moving into Michael Martin Murphy's house on 54th across from the DPS and forging fast friendships with musicians like Jerry Jeff Walker and Jimmy Buffet, O'Connor quickly made Castle Creek's bookings competitive. Charlie is preceded in death by his parents Felix Durward . "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.". Sign up for service and obituary updates. He loved all of his family and the times they spent together. "I don't know if you could quite call us enemies," Attal demurs. During the same period, he rented Laguna Beach High's gym for $50 and threw a concert featuring a semi-popular local band. 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. 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. Perhaps it's all of the above, although he denies there's any real motive at all. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news. "I made it through," nods O'Connor, "but I came out weak.". "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. Forecast: Severe storms possible Thursday, KVUE remembers the 2018 Austin bombings, 5 years later, Timeline: Severe storms possible on Thursday, Austin Pets Alive! He left behind his pack of dogs. View The Obituary For Christopher Joseph O"Connor. And to some degree, it's also about admitting what I've done wrong. Employees fear him and competitors loathe him. 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. Few salesmen in any industry deal so long with so many customers that don't know their name. 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. Berating the singer for letting his encore be overrun, O'Connor began yelling. TIMOTHY O'CONNOR OBITUARY. "I met Willie in San Antonio to apologize to him," recalls the promoter of his last move before leaving Austin. There was other drama as well: He'd been caught attempting to steal a WWI cannon from the town post office. 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. ", Several months later, the landlord offered him the chance to do just that; after tearing down the wall O'Connor opened the Austin Music Hall with a sign that said "Phase 1. He's maybe a little crusty,'" laughs O'Connor. cover story that year. "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. Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. It was a messy end to an empire that raised the standard of professionalism in local concert presentations. Timothy "Tim" O'Connor, 55, of Yulee passed away Sunday evening, July 12, 2020 at Baptist Medical Center in Fernandina Beach. Still, it was best for Tim to leave town for a couple years. Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Although O'Connor did some settling in before utilizing similarly strong-arm tactics in Austin, his arrival was still relatively splashy. Then again, once a drifter, always a drifter; this time, O'Connor settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and hooked up with a friend from his Colorado days, songwriter Tom Campbell. O'Connor says the business side of concert promotion back then was fast and loose, but not very competitive. When O'Connor passed away from Hodgkin's lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. 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.". While they appear to be getting along famously, neither side denies their relationship is still a house of cards. I believe it's given me an edge as a competitor and given us a distinct advantage as a company.". 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. Chris was born on July 27, 1959 in Houston, Texas to Joseph L. OConnor and Elizabeth (Penny) Powell OConnor. Nelson and O'Connor were in business, 50-50, for a mere $10,000 up front. Tim was born in Lakewood, NJ to Joseph P. O'Connor and Patricia DiGennaro O'Connor on December 4th, 1969. Even so, merely owning La Zona added value to Direct Events. Funeral Home Se. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. "I'm dealing with the agents on both venues and putting the show where they'll be best presented. Midway through producing the second Farm Aid, at Manor Downs in 1985, O'Connor got the news his daughter had passed away. "Something clicked," says the 56-year-old promoter today. I am what I am," he says. 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. *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.*. I dont think he knew how much he was loved. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. When my lawyer got done kicking me in the leg, that's when things really went downhill," recalls O'Connor. He graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1949, and farmed with his father until he joined the US Air Force in 1952. 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. He was presented IBM Means Service Awards in both fields, in Recognition for Outstanding Accomplishments in Service. At a benefit in Monterey, O'Connor collapsed onstage. 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. "Instead of fighting each other for the same piece of pie, we were cutting the pie up.". With the $60,000 those lots sold for, the Austin Opera House was up and running. On others, it was a place for hell raising, hooting and hollering.". After enrolling in a local high school, he immersed himself in student theatre (he was Conrad in Bye Bye Birdie). In 1975, OConnor was outside the Alliance Wagon Yard at 505 Neches St. when things got heated with another group of men. 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. Maldonado Construction had the biggest claim- $334,000 for work building detention ponds and roads and supplying utilities at the new Backyard. TRAPRS has been taking care of Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson over the past few weeks, arranging the dogs boarding, rehabilitation and training. 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. Born Sept. 23, 1943, in San Bernadino, Calif., he had been a . 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.. 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. 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. 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 sold his share in 1990, too soon, and became an independent promoter, doing shows at City Coliseum and the Palmer. Amy captured the rescue on video. REX/Shutterstock. 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. Kansas State University was the next institution to ask O'Connor not to return. 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. 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. Tim O'Connor, Direct Events, The Backyard, The Austin Music Hall, La Zona Rosa, Castle Creek, The Austin Opera House, Pace Concerts, SFX, Willie Nelson, Information is power. Soon married with a baby, he returned to California, where he eventually wound up laying drainage pipe in the Mojave Desert. He left behind his two dogs, Bobbie Nelson and Yoyo Nelson, who both had severe stranger danger.. Celebrate the life of Maureen O'Connor, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information. Charles "Charlie" M. McLemore 81, passed away Tuesday February 21, 2023. What few of these people will do, however, is tell these stories on the record. "Everyone ends up paying more, including the ticket buyer. "Obviously, there's already a pattern developing," smiles O'Connor. "We had to keep taking things up a notch -- sound, promotion, overall presentation. "Instead of coming to work with machetes, we tried a pencil and pad. 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. It wasnt a bad wound and OConnor wasnt charged, but he had to tell his boss what went down. Comfort the family with flowers or a sympathy gift. with all my heart. . "Booking agents not only have more options, but they'll gladly work the rivalry," posits O'Connor. Although O'Connor admits there's still "conversations at different levels" about how the deal might be salvaged, he says a group of well-financed smaller promoters could perhaps team up to purchase the Backyard. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. When Attal was paying for his own meet-and-greet trips to the coasts, Jones was meeting agents on O'Connor's dime. But they all turned to shit. I have very little patience for people that fool around in this business or just want to make a buck.". Of course, I didn't really go anywhere. 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. Timothy David Scott O'Connor On Friday September 30, 2022, Timothy O'Connor passed away at the age of 39. You are invited to a reception following the graveside service at the funeral home. OBITUARY Maureen Margaret O'Connor . Even worse were the lawsuits from unpaid contractors and architects that began piling up against OConnor and Direct Events. Over the last few years, we've been killing ourselves.". He does it because he loves music and loves the game.". Now, as his relationship with SFX, the country's largest concert promoter, nears contractual completion, the impact of O'Connor's retirement on the local promotions pool is unknown. said Bobbie and Yoyo are now available for foster and adoption. Timothy worked for Kimbrell Farms for ten years as a service tech. 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. 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. Like Willie Nelson, Tim O'Connor is a huge part of Austin music history. Willie had found his man! Mostly, the Opera House's vibe was supplied by Nelson's entourage, a constant presence at the door, in the crowd, backstage. 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.". He passed in his sleep on April 5 in his longtime home . 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 . RESCHEDULED FROM 2/2: Branzino, Shooks, Otis Wilkins. That OConnor had 13 very good years in that former chili factory was remarkable. 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. to help find a new home for them. 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. I stuck around Willie like bad penny.". Receive a notification when services are updated. 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. Celebrate the life of Tom O'Connor, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of It didn't, and at 22, he moved to Colorado while his family left for Atlanta. "We all found ourselves together one day," says O'Connor. On deadline. "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.". Here's what you need to know. When OConnor returned in 77, he started the Southern Commotion partnership with Willie to run, as a classier Armadillo. 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. 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. 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. We're talking about a concert promoter 30 years later. Timothy F. O'Connor Obituary. APA! 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.. O'Connor may have entered the Nineties knee-deep in debt to the IRS, but at least the Eighties were behind him. Seeing an opportunity, O'Connor began inviting them to play his bar in exchange for free lodging in the bungalows below. "I think they might also say, 'He sure had a lot of breaks because of his association with Willie Nelson. Ruling the roost is an unpopular business, and over the years, O'Connor's reputation has often overshadowed his accomplishments. By sixth grade, he was sent to a boy's school in Arkansas for three years. O'Connor denies critics' claims that he's used Pace's muscles to target Stubb's and Liberty Lunch, and maintains that the increased competition he's seen in the past few years has done more to hurt the local concert business than help his own. Jim Ramsey booked both the Back Room and a healthy slate of Opera House shows. It started out as Acropolis dance club, then was Blind Alley for a couple months, and then saw the return of promoter Jim Ramsey with Rivers Edge. O'Connor's fuse may be longer these days, but one crossed signal could end the deal. "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. And yet, his primary obstacle has been not being able to buy large shows year-round. Timothy leaves. By his own admission, he's been quick-tempered, cold, and generally disagreeable for much of his career. Indeed, says Steve Hauser, if you're looking for O'Connor's legacy, look toward his lack of patience for part-timers and carpetbaggers. 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. 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. Was it a case of O'Connor keeping his enemies close? Chris was preceded in death by his father Joseph L. OConnor. No services are scheduled at this time. Chris OConnor passed away at his home on Thursday, January 28, 2016. Unfortunately, O'Connor almost didn't get an opportunity to use his new Rolodex entries. 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. "I'm a loner," says O'Connor. Turns out O'Connor had shot a label executive with CBS Records, with whom Nelson had just signed. At the time, the only viable concert venues for major touring talent were the City Coliseum, Palmer Auditorium, and the Erwin Center. using a new Instagram account, Austin Pets Alive! That was unique, and I think a lot of that came from working with Willie. Or maybe it's not ironic at all. 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. I'll never forget Willie's answer. According to its website,Bobbieis just a little over two years old andYoyois about four months old. Absolutely not. "I wanted a fight.". Tim passed away this summer leaving behind his beloved dogs Bobbie & Yoyo. O'Connor was left holding the market share of shows in Austin. i'm holding the 25 year chip tim gave me when we both hit 25 years. 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. What O'Connor didn't know at the time was that many shows at Houston's legendary Gilley's dancehall ended with more people onstage than in the crowd. (Austin Pets Alive! O'Connor is survived by his wife Sheila MacLurg O'Connor, his son Timothy O'Connor, and three stepsons. 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. "I'll tell you the three things I never want you to be: cold, wet, or hungry.". 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. "Willie had long been my songwriting hero," explains O'Connor, "and out of the blue, he just walked in, asked for me, and said, 'Hi. 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. I'd made concessions to the tune of some serious dollars.". Let others know about your loved one's death. On the day Tim died and they took him away, Bruiser chased the car for miles. "I'm known for being a guy that keeps a lot of things to myself. One pulled out a knife, Tim pulled out a gun. "His Willie thing was a phenomenon," exclaims Wilson. Hospice Austin, or the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Austin, TX. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. They are afraid of strangers and are unwilling to leave OConnors property. The tale of Tim O'Connor starts with a Baby Doe born in Great Bend, Kansas. 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. And yet, Attal says he's not waiting in the parking lot for O'Connor to show up with the paperwork. "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. O'Connor controlled the Opera House, routinely dealing with Houston-based powerhouse Pace Productions and their Austin liaison, Steve Hauser. He grew up in Jackson, NJ, and attended Jackson Memorial High School, followed by Belmont Abbey College . Its a job for a streetfighter mentality and that was Tim. In the mid-Eighties, Austin's most powerful promoters shared office space at 411 Barton Springs Rd. They were blessed with two children, Thomas Michael and Anita Loraine. By sixth grade,. SFX. "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. Their profiles are up on APA! So much so, in fact, that Attal has pried a sizable amount of shows away from Direct Events. That and inadequate AC: was that shit even on? In a press release, APA! starts petition, says its location is in jeopardy, Justin Theroux is supporting Austin Pets Alive! Unfortunately, Ramsey says, there were often too many cooks in the kitchen without a head chef. This is the first real obit Ive read. Please, Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Tim was born in Queens, NY and moved to Yulee 18 years ago from Clearwater, FL. At the time, musicians such as Jimmie Vaughan and Rusty Wier began stopping at the restaurant on their way to Winter Park. 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. His draw often kept the doors open.". I never heard him not paying an artist or cheating a partner. "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. We never called them 'benefits,' but we both knew the deal. Meanwhile, O'Connor has directly helped shape Charlie Jones' destiny. Customer Engineer Specialist and Sr. "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. He went on to receive and Associates Degree from TSTC. 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. Tim OConnor showed Austin how to put on a show, while content to stay in the background. What started as benefit concerts for local Native Americans grew into something far bigger: star-studded concerts pairing artists with causes. There was a time when Tim O'Connor didn't have to worry keeping the Opera House's doors open. 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.". "Winters are fairly cold in Colorado, so it became a strong collection approach.". And if you're always looking out for your town and its fans, look what happens. He was of the Catholic Faith. "Clubs might argue over one act, once a year or so," he says. Once again, the good times didn't last -- local authorities asked him to leave town. And great product will make it so that you can eventually make money.". I think Ill let you negotiate all my deals with Columbia, was Willies response. He was born October 20, 1941 in Clarksville, Texas. I know what I'm going to pay and that's it. Then came the mall that swallowed our idyllic music setting. TRAPRS helped provide boarding, rehabilitation and training for Bobbie and Yoyo. 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. After the conviction, O'Connor says state authorities recommended he leave the state and not return. "It's tough to build momentum as an independent anymore," explains O'Connor. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFdr_xNcv9s. After a short stint at a Jesuit high school, he was again shipped away for discipline: this time to Kemper Military School in Booneville, Missouri. 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. Individuals can donate to APA! Guestbook Condolences Memorial Donation. What do you want me to do? 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. "That wasn't the bottom line with Tim, though. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com. "It wasn't by design, but it worked out that way.". "It wasn't what they wanted to hear," remembers O'Connor, "but I told them they had a very awkward room that I'd close and start completely over with. "Tim wasn't a real easy person to get along with in those days," remembers Ramsey. What a mistake it was to tear down the Music Hall to build a new one that was worse than the old one. He sees it as a return to the free flow of information that he found in the Castle Creek days. Today, he owns three of the city's most popular venues: La Zona Rosa, the Austin Music Hall, and the Backyard. Age 81. Timothy was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. . Grabbing Nelson's beloved guitar Trigger, pushing the country music icon into a waiting car, and beating a hasty retreat, O'Connor had no idea that the cowboys rushing the stage were merely fans who loved Willie and wanted to show their appreciation. More importantly, the Opera House provided an alternative to the Armadillo. Keever Mortuary, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.Funeral Home Website by Batesville | Funeral Planning and Grief Resources. exceeds goal to save at-risk pups. By all means necessary. 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