...and you don't want it on, have one of these in your pocket and discreetly push the button.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=st...i_te/tv_be_gone

I wonder if he has one for a nagging wife?

Here's the website for the device:
http://www.tvbgone.com/

but it was down when I looked with a message that it would be back later today.

I intend to order one ASAP. I am tired of arguing with customers and bartenders about muting the TV when I am playing.

I don't know how crazy you americans are about football on TV but in Portugal live music can't compete with an important soccer match on TV. It's damned crazy! I've seen (actually lived!) and heard about horrible wedding stories. If a much expected game overlaps in time with a wedding celebration, it's more than sure that the party (and everything else) stops. In worst cases, when there's no TV around, the guests can massively leave the celebration very early, to be able to watch the game and will never come back - never happened to me, but I know these are true and not-that-rare stories. The pressure is so strong that many young couples are forced to find a solution to satisfy their guests, fearing they simply abandon the celebration. Crazy, crazy... I don't even dare to think what could happen if somebody used one of these devices during a soccer TV event... -- José.

Yeah, it's made by Smith & Wesson.

Sorry, I've just been listening to Johnny Cash.

good way to catch a beating at a bar..

sure glad they haven't invented one to mute OMBs
Eddie

José,

I also already "lived" 2 or 3 of those stories!! One time they "had" to install a giant tv screen on the room (and another time in another room), so the guests wouldn't leave!! The music (me!) just stopped for 2 hours!!

Luis Santos

I have a very strict policy. I will not perform in locations where they have TVs running, Big Screen TVs running and pool tables. That's why I don't do the bar scene anymore. Besides, the bar and restaurant pay is about $150 for 4 hours of drunks and cigarette smoke. I would much rather play at a retirement center, assisted living center or nursing home for an hour, pick up $100 to $150, perform in the middle of the day, middle of the week and do a couple of these a day. I'm not getting older--just a hell of a lot smarter!

Gary