"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. 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. He's maybe a little crusty,'" laughs O'Connor. 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. . Others have let bygones be bygones. 2023, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. Sign up for service and obituary updates. His warning shot ended up going through a mobile recording trailer on the street and hitting the leg of a Columbia Records executive inside. At the time, musicians such as Jimmie Vaughan and Rusty Wier began stopping at the restaurant on their way to Winter Park. It just so happened it was my stray bullet.". 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. When the lease ran out on the other half in 2008, the Backyard closed and work soon-after started on a bigger, better Backyard about a mile west on TX 71, on land bought by billionaire John Paul DeJoria. "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 lastly they'd say, I hope, 'I've had a lot of dealings with the guy, and while he's a tough negotiator and a lot of time you can't figure out what he's up to, he's honest. It's obvious that you get economy of scale working with them.". 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. 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. SFX. Help With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. "I think they might also say, 'He sure had a lot of breaks because of his association with Willie Nelson. According to its website,Bobbieis just a little over two years old andYoyois about four months old. "Once upon a time, we were all fighters that ruled our own little neighborhoods," says Threadgill's Eddie Wilson, who once competed with O'Connor at the Armadillo. It started with a love of music. Id sure like to play your joint, said Willie, who was growing out his hair and looking for new audiences. He'd bought Nelson out two years earlier, just before the singer's tax situation got messy, but it wasn't long before O'Connor himself wound up in a bit of IRS trouble; since buying the Opera House in 1977, he'd been filing corporate taxes, but not personal taxes. If you didn't know what you were doing there, he didn't either. I have very little patience for people that fool around in this business or just want to make a buck.". In the Seventies, he reigned over Castle Creek. Timothy leaves. on its website. 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. Bobbie is one of Tim O'Connor's dogs that is seeking a new home. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. 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. APA! He's been zealously drug- and alcohol-free ever since. Perhaps it's all of the above, although he denies there's any real motive at all. What few of these people will do, however, is tell these stories on the record. "What do I want you to be?" Nelson and O'Connor were in business, 50-50, for a mere $10,000 up front. The tale of Tim O'Connor starts with a Baby Doe born in Great Bend, Kansas. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Christopher Joseph O"Connor on this permanent online memorial. "I wanted a fight.". It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. 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. 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. Maybe it's yet another O'Connor business strategy. "I didn't take direction very well.". By the time the problem got to him, his job was to play the heavy.". He sees it as a return to the free flow of information that he found in the Castle Creek days. By all means necessary. APA! Tim passed away this summer leaving behind his beloved dogs Bobbie & Yoyo. Chris was born on July 27, 1959 in Houston, Texas to Joseph L. OConnor and Elizabeth (Penny) Powell OConnor. 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. And to some degree, it's also about admitting what I've done wrong. I'd made concessions to the tune of some serious dollars.". He went on to receive and Associates Degree from TSTC. So much so, in fact, that Attal has pried a sizable amount of shows away from Direct Events. He grew up in Jackson, NJ, and attended Jackson Memorial High School, followed by Belmont Abbey College . 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. "I got to know an immense amount of people really well," he says. 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. 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. Tim pulled off what I consider to be one of the world's greatest public relations miracles. "Why I am I here? 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. 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. i'm holding the 25 year chip tim gave me when we both hit 25 years. That arrest led the state of California to declare him an emancipated juvenile; he could now be tried for adult crimes. Audiences were either pin-drop quiet or bouncing off the walls. Although the Backyard wound up proving Austinites would indeed go out of their way for atmosphere and talent, O'Connor's next move brought him downtown. At this point, there's no timeframe on how long Attal and O'Connor will continue working together. with all my heart. Learn More. Three years later, O'Connor's life changed again, this time by his own choice. 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. "Mark my words, if you think it's difficult now, give it 24 months. 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. I'll never forget Willie's answer. The promoter shouldve retired in 2001, a move he contemplated in an Austin Chronicle cover story that year. Willie had found his man! Recovering from triple-bypass surgery, OConnor opened up to writer Andy Langer in a rare Send In the Clowns manner. "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. You are invited to a reception following the graveside service at the funeral home. Tim was born in Queens, NY and moved to Yulee 18 years ago from Clearwater, FL. Then, AMHII was torn down in 2016 to make room for a 28-story office building called Third + Shoal. Ruling the roost is an unpopular business, and over the years, O'Connor's reputation has often overshadowed his accomplishments. "Everyone ends up paying more, including the ticket buyer. i fuckin' miss that guy. "While his was a closed shop, you could walk into the Opera House, cut a deal, and get your feet wet as a promoter. 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. 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. He was surrounded by family and friends. "Booking agents not only have more options, but they'll gladly work the rivalry," posits O'Connor. 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. 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. Sign up for service and obituary updates. If you did your job and something went wrong anyway, Gonzalez says O'Connor would protect you from angry promoters or artists. You have to build a base on a fixed income so if you lose it on the concert side you don't go bust.". He's equal parts Tony Soprano and Bill Graham. There was other drama as well: He'd been caught attempting to steal a WWI cannon from the town post office. Maldonado Construction had the biggest claim- $334,000 for work building detention ponds and roads and supplying utilities at the new Backyard. In the press release, APA! Who Receive obituaries Sandra Lucille Hidrogo February 20, 2023 (81 years old) "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. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. That and inadequate AC: was that shit even on? 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. "Can you imagine sending a guy like me over as an ambassador of goodwill?" When Willies Picnic traffic backed up 11 miles after the parking lot was full, there were a lot of pissed-off Deadheads. What nobody expected, Jones included, was O'Connor's recent invitation for Attal to begin booking La Zona Rosa. Private Messages That facsimile of the original Backyard was not what Tim Whats Next? OConnor had in mind for his legacy venue. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 3, at Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home. Has Alejandro Escovedo ever sounded better than on the Sunday nights that closed SXSW? Timothy O'Connor, II, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. Maureen Margaret O'Connor Obituary. The arrangement lasted less than two years, with Ramsey bailing first, followed shortly after by Smith. 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. "I cleared a few hundred bucks easy," O'Connor says. Can't keep up with happenings around town? 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. 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. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFdr_xNcv9s. ", "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. Weed Corley Fish Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. "He's always held most of the cards, and I've always been the guy fighting to get a few of them.". Travis Heights wouldn't be free of O'Connor until 1990. According to the website, Bobbie Nelsonis just over 2 years old. What's done is done. "I'm a loner," says O'Connor. I dont think he knew how much he was loved. We can help. 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. Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. 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. 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. Turns out O'Connor had shot a label executive with CBS Records, with whom Nelson had just signed. I'd like to think I was one of the architects of trying to make this town's concerts more professional.". Unfortunately, O'Connor almost didn't get an opportunity to use his new Rolodex entries. The last act to play La Zona Rosa under OConnors ownership was Prince at SXSW 2013. Who Receive obituaries Alfred Herman Bohot February 25, 2023 (93 years old) While both sides had worked through 98% of the differences, SFX's plan to expand the Backyard clashed with O'Connor's vision of how he wanted to leave the facility. 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. At the time, the only viable concert venues for major touring talent were the City Coliseum, Palmer Auditorium, and the Erwin Center. O'Connor controlled the Opera House, routinely dealing with Houston-based powerhouse Pace Productions and their Austin liaison, Steve Hauser. I'm sure that's what made his career.' He was born on May 19, 1954 to the late Ernest Joseph and Rose Mary (Smith) O'Connor. 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. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. 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 remember certain nights with Steve Goodman or John Prine where I physically threw people out for talking. 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. 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. Age 81. When Attal was paying for his own meet-and-greet trips to the coasts, Jones was meeting agents on O'Connor's dime. Its a job for a streetfighter mentality and that was Tim. The deal Willie made with Terrace Motel owner Dude McCandless included 14 acres on South Congress at Academy for just over a million dollars. 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. There was a time when Tim O'Connor didn't have to worry keeping the Opera House's doors open. That's rarely the case.". "Better yet, I told them I'd put on every poster and ad, 'Plenty of free camping in beautiful Travis Heights.' Was it a case of O'Connor keeping his enemies close? He was presented IBM Means Service Awards in both fields, in Recognition for Outstanding Accomplishments in Service. Absolutely not. "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.". Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. 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. He loved to watch him run things with the other dogs. No services are scheduled at this time. TRAPRS helped provide boarding, rehabilitation and training for Bobbie and Yoyo. OBITUARY Gail Elizabeth O'Connor November 10, 1952 - October 20, 2018. . Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this . "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. This is the first real obit Ive read. View The Obituary For Christopher Joseph O"Connor. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. Tom married his high school sweetheart, Beverly Ford, on July 5, 1952, and they enjoyed 58 years devoted to each other. Hospice Austin, or the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Austin, TX. "That wasn't the bottom line with Tim, though. Attal co-owns and books both the restaurant's small inside room and Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater, a Backyard-style outdoor venue. Program Support Representative in Kansas City and San Jose, then worked in Software Test and Development at Santa Teresa Lab in San Jose. He passed in his sleep on April 5 in his longtime home . 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. His draw often kept the doors open.". 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. 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. When OConnor passed away from Hodgkins lymphoma in July 2021 at age 76, the music community went into mourning. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com. He left behind his pack of dogs. And honestly, for me, it wasn't about money in the end. using a new Instagram account, Austin Pets Alive! "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. ", "I liked being in Bee Caves," O'Connor says. They did him one better, allowing him to stay in the garage apartment of their new house. ', "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. 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.". O'Connor has a history with Pace that predates the production company's move from New Orleans to Houston in the Eighties. 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. "His Willie thing was a phenomenon," exclaims Wilson. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. 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. This scene could change as drastically as it did from the Seventies to the Nineties within just a couple of years. 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. "It wasn't by design, but it worked out that way.". 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. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. The Nelsons reached out to Austin Pets Alive! "It was part of the game, because he wouldn't come in until that was the last resort. Express your condolences with flowers sent to Christopher's family, Share your thoughts and memories of Christopher, Share your thoughts and memories with family and friends of Christopher. 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. RESCHEDULED FROM 2/2: Branzino, Shooks, Otis Wilkins. Just as vital to Direct Events' success has been O'Connor's agreement with Pace Productions for the Music Hall and Backyard. Our Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. Like Lance Armstrong, O'Connor just couldn't walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. On deadline. They also hung out at another one of O'Connor's clubs. 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. "It took until I lived there to understand how unique the city is. 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. That would be good enough for me.". 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. 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. Like Lance Armstrong, OConnor just couldnt walk away from the action, and suffered the consequences. Celebrate the life of Maureen O'Connor, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information. Parking was rugged and walks were long, but you felt like you were out in the country. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. 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. 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. "We had to keep taking things up a notch -- sound, promotion, overall presentation. *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 think he likes the game too much to really be trying to get out," maintains Attal. "'I think I'm going to let you negotiate all my contracts with CBS.'". Indeed, says Steve Hauser, if you're looking for O'Connor's legacy, look toward his lack of patience for part-timers and carpetbaggers. More to the point, it's been decades since Tim O'Connor carried anybody's guitar and worried about being cold, wet, or hungry. After enrolling in a local high school, he immersed himself in student theatre (he was Conrad in Bye Bye Birdie). 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. Here's what you need to know. "I don't know if you could quite call us enemies," Attal demurs. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of 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. O'Connor's contract with one of the country's largest promoters is due to expire in December. In a press release, APA! (The plan had been to throw it in the high school swimming pool.) And yet, his primary obstacle has been not being able to buy large shows year-round. To share your memories of Tom, please visit www.cookwaldenchapelofthehills.com. 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. When Tim died, there wasnt a word in the Chronicle or Statesman, and still hasnt been to my knowledge. He found a warehouse with unisex bathrooms and a huge dividing wall. He does it because he loves music and loves the game.". "Tim ended up ruling the whole roost.". Its been renovated once again and is currently renting out for private parties. He was a 1972 graduate of Barr Reeve High School. 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. Separated from his wife, the couple later returned to Kansas to try and make the marriage work. Two dogs, Bobbie and Yoyo, remain. said it is asking for donations to reimburse TRAPRS for the $2,800 spent. "I didn't have much fear and figured I didn't need to take much guidance from anyone else.". Like Willie Nelson, Tim OConnor is a huge part of Austin music history. 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. 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. Ann Richards in shorts, reading the New York Times most every Sunday morning. 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. 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. Meanwhile, Backyard at Bee Cave is a development moving forward with plans to open a 3,500-capacity Live Oak Amphitheater in 2024. That venue closed after Direct Events filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Aug. 2013, with debts of $3.5 million and assets of zero. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Ann Richards in shorts, reading the. ', "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. Guestbook Condolences Memorial Donation. OConnor owned the Backyards main building, which had a restaurant and his offices, and about half the land. 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.. After roughly 26 months in an adoption facility, he was adopted and given the surname O'Connor. 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