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{{quote|''"Being a fighter pilot is a privilege and an honor. It is fun and it is stressful. And the difference between a bunch of guys who fly fighters and a group of shit hot fighter pilots flying in the world's best fighter squadron is camaraderie. And I can't think of any better way to build camaraderie than by singin' songs, drinkin' booze, and telling stories at the bar on Fridays."''|'''Chris Kurek'''}}
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Later, Chris befriended Rob Raymond on their first base assignment after training. Rob's talent with the guitar was just what Chris needed, and the two started playing together at nearly every squadron function. Eventually, when asked what the name of their band was, Rob impulsively said, "Dos Gringos!" Though Chris was initially concerned that they might get mistaken for a mariachi band, the name's stuck.
If you're planning on checking these guys out, though, be aware--most of what ''Dos Gringos'' does are [[Bawdy Song|Bawdy Songs]] ''full'' of [[Refuge in Audacity|audacity]]. Suffice to say, these guys wouldn't be [[Not Safe for Work|work safe]] to listen to at a lot of places. Second, as they were written for the fighter pilot community (and associated personnel), their songs will sound like a second language to civilian listeners, unless they know quite a bit about NATO brevity code, fighter pilot slang, and USAF jargon. Well, except for the [[Cluster F
Even though their tours and album-making are severely limited by being active duty pilots, they've become quite popular in the U.S. Air Force, other branches of the American military, and even with other national militaries--[[Small Reference Pools|Which of course means they're]] "[
=== Their songs include: ===
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* [[And There Was Much Rejoicing]]: ''The Predator Eulogy''. Fighter pilots '''hate''' [[The Scrappy|unmanned airborne vehicles]].
* [[Atomic F
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* [[Badass Nickname]]: F-16 Fighting Falcon? Pssh, we call that the ''Viper'', thank you very much.
* [[Bawdy Song]]: [[
* [[Butt Monkey]]: ''At Least I'm Not the Snacko''. [[New Meat]] in American fighter squadrons are tasked with restocking snacks and beer for everyone else. ''The Legend of Shaved Dog's Ass'' also implies that the titular pilot was a snacko himself.
* [[Cluster F
* [[A Date
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: ''The Legend of Shaved Dog's Ass.'' Yes, the pilot in the song was nicknamed "Shaved Dog's Ass"--and yes, [[Real Life]] fighter pilot callsigns usually ''are'' [http://www.f-16.net/callsigns.html Embarrassing Nicknames] (though they're abbreviated if they're ''that'' long).
* [[Fan Nickname]]: USAF pilots have quite a few of these for different aircraft, as touched on in ''Jeremiah Weed'' and a few other songs:
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* [[Ludd Was Right]]: ''JDAM Blues'' has shades of this, where [[Tech Marches On|new technology]] replaces the skill required of pilots on ground-attack missions.
* [[Military Academy]]: ''S.O.S.'' deals with the Squadron Officer School. ''S.O.S. is coming '''[[High Octane Nightmare Fuel|for you!]]'''''
* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: ''[[Exactly What It Says
* [[Political Correctness Gone Mad]]: ''You Gotta Be in the Guard'' criticizes the increasing restrictions on pilot conduct in the U.S. Air Force--to the point that the Air National Guard is far more lax than the "real deal." There's a quote from the song in [[Political Correctness Gone Mad/Quotes|that trope's quote page]].
* [[Refuge in Audacity]] / [[Refuge in Vulgarity]]: A big ingredient in many, if not ''most'', of their songs.
* [[Self
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** [[Never My Fault]]: ''I'm A Pilot'', again.
* [[Shoot Everything That Moves]]: ''Going In For Guns''.
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