We have a large quantity of rednecks in my unit and thusly there was a fair amount of build-up here prior to the Indy 500. Smack was talked, jokes were made regarding Jeff Gordon’s sexuality, and sarcastic references to Dale Earnhardt’s death very nearly precipitated physical violence. Once the actual event rolled around the fan base in 1SG Calangelo’s office consisted of myself, SGT Hick, and one other guy who floated in and out from sheer boredom. Hick and I watched the whole race and I rather enjoyed it. Compare that to the following scene :

            Place:                         1SG Calangelo’s office, Iraq

            Time :                         0000Z (GMT for the civilians and Air Force readers)

Activity :                      11 guys (and one clueless Harlot of Jerusalem)… Standing room only… Pointing at the television and yelling obscenities at the guys backing the other fighter…

DVD:                          Hook and Shoot Revolution

Hook and Shoot Revolution is a women’s no holds barred fighting promotion which I had never seen prior to it’s arrival in my grab bag of goodies from Amazon’s glorious yet ethereal cornucopia of passive entertainment and it is incredible!

            If you are a fan of slick production and flashy fight venues then you can stop reading right now. Hook and Shoot Revolution has little in the way of either and in fact looks as though it may have been shot in a high school gymnasium. The camera work is solid but not extravagant which is fine by me. I prefer stable views from a few angles to the short attention span fast cut-aways that many fight promotions seem to favor these days.

            Time is focused on the fighting with simple yet pertinent information segments on each fighter including snippets of their fighting record to date and whether or not thy have ever faced this opponent in the past. Post-fight there are short interview segments backstage with the fighters that stick to the basics and are not tiresome at all.

For those of you out there snickering to yourselves about “Well sure it’s just wrestle-porn…” I say Fie! There are 7 fights on the DVD (all part of one card) and out of the 14 combatants there might be 5 girls who could be counted as “pretty hot”. In fact one of the fighter looks much like PV2 Drunkard our unit medic wearing a wig! These girls are not WWE divas who have been taught enough tumbling to pull off a bra and panty match.

The first night we watched the DVD twice. Since then it has been making the rounds through the barracks folks and has made a few encore appearances in the 1SG’s office as well. It is quality entertainment folks. Check it out.