I Was Drunk The Day My Mom Got Out of Prison

Summary

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Armstrong & Getty On Demand

Episode: "I Was Drunk The Day My Mom Got Out of Prison"

Release Date: April 30, 2026
Hosts: Armstrong & Getty, with Katie

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Episode Overview

This "One More Thing" episode opens with a lighthearted tribute to outlaw country singer David Allan Coe, whose recent death prompts the hosts to reminisce about his music's place in American bar culture. The tone soon pivots as Katie shares a sobering real-life story about the dangers of elderly drivers, sparking a reflective discussion on aging, independence, and public safety. The conversation is peppered with humor, personal anecdotes, and candid observations—a classic slice of Armstrong & Getty’s unique rapport.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Remembering David Allan Coe and Country Music Staples

• Opening Banter on "I Was Drunk The Day My Mom Got Out of Prison"

  • Host 1 references the iconic line, noting,

    "It's one of the greatest country songs of all time by David Allen Coe, who died. ...To have the greatest country music song of all time, you have to have your mom, prison, trucks, booze, etc, etc." (03:20-03:48)

  • The hosts recall playing his songs in country bars, highlighting their popularity as singalong, “great bar songs” that foster a raucous, communal atmosphere.

• David Allan Coe’s Songwriting Career

  • Host 2 probes whether Coe's biggest success was through his own performances or writing for others.

    "Did he have mostly hits on his own? ...Or did songs he wrote have hits through other people like sometimes great songwriters do?" (04:08-04:25)

  • Host 1 confirms,

    "'Take This Job and Shove It.' Probably his biggest hit novelty song...country bar staple, I'll tell you that." (04:19-04:31)

2. Cover Songs & Musical Appreciation

• Host 2 brings up listening to Bob Dylan and his appreciation for cover versions:

  "Often when I listen to Bob, I just can't wait to hear covers of his song, even more than the original." (04:35-04:48)

• Host 2's favorite: Jason & the Scorchers’ cover of “Absolutely Sweet Marie.” Host 1 promises to check it out in his Cybertruck stereo.

3. Aging, Health, and the Loss of Independence

• Host 1, referencing a recent medical procedure:

  "For 48 hours I can't ride a bike. A motorcycle. Or have sex. ...What's the point of being alive if I can't do these three things in the next 48 hours?" (05:18-05:41)
  The hosts riff on the relatable frustration and humor in doctor-prescribed abstinence.

4. Tragic Story: Elderly Driver Accident

• Katie shares a painful news item:

  "This is just freaking awful. ...A couple, 90 and 87, were in a parking lot. The wife got out to direct her husband into the parking spot; he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, ran her over and kills her." (05:55-06:43)

• Discussion on the couple's mental sharpness and willingness to surrender keys if needed.
• Host 1 responds empathetically, connecting it to his own parents,

  “My dad's still sharp, still drives and I don't have any hesitation with him driving.” (07:09-07:15)

5. Aging and Driving—How Old Is Too Old?

• Host 2 wonders about how many 90-year-olds can actually drive skillfully; most give up due to eyesight rather than overall competence. (07:15-07:38)

• Host 2 tells a story about a near-miss with his own dad involving a golf cart, emphasizing that mistakes can happen to anyone.

• Discussion pivots to whether mistakes increase with age not just from physical decline but due to changes in “connection between brain and the hands.”

  • Host 1 candidly admits:

    "Even at 61, I make more mistakes than I used to..." (08:19-08:44)

  • Katie reflects on the emotional toll of taking away a loved one's keys, equating it with a loss of independence. (09:01-09:14)
  • Host 1 shares that not driving would mean his father loses his morning ritual:

    "He gets in the car, drives down to the McDonald's and sits around with some old guys...if he couldn't drive...he would really hate that." (09:14-09:46)

6. Solutions & Anecdotes: Alternatives to Driving

• Hosts appreciate the value of Uber and Lyft, even in small towns, as a lifeline for the elderly:

  “Uber and Lyft help a lot...there's Uber and Lyft everywhere.” (09:46-10:05)

• Katie mentions a company where two people arrive: one to drive your car home so you don’t leave it behind after drinking.
  Hosts muse on its practicality, especially in “hard drinking areas.” (10:08-10:29)

7. Letting Go of the Keys—Reluctance and Reality

• Host 2 shares a story of his great-grandmother, who only surrendered her keys after being caught driving the wrong way on a freeway ramp at age 89-90.
• Discussion on voluntary versus forced retirement from driving, acknowledging its deep emotional and practical significance.

8. The Impact of Self-Driving Cars on Driver Skills

• Host 1 brings up an emerging issue:

  "If you have a self-driving vehicle, a muscle that you've been flexing your whole life, all of a sudden you let it atrophy...I can't just look around and stare at my phone for 10 seconds if I want." (11:05-11:41)

• Hosts agree this is a “real thing” and potentially dangerous as automation becomes more common.

9. Mockery as Social Deterrent

• Host 2 refers to Tiger Woods’ infamous car crash, connecting it to the concept:

  "Mockery teaches manners or mockery teaches morals...Pilled up jackass crashing his car ...needs to be mocked for the rest of his life. And people get the idea. I don't want people to say that about me." (11:57-12:24)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Country Songwriting Requirements:

  “…to have the greatest country music song of all time, you have to have your mom, prison, trucks, booze, etc, etc.” — Host 1 (03:24)

• On Aging and Driving:

  “I remember when my parents took my grandpa's keys and that was. That was a huge freaking deal. Well, I mean, there goes the independence...” — Katie (09:01-09:14)

• On Rapid Changes in Self-Driving Tech:

  “A muscle that you've been flexing your whole life, all of a sudden you let it atrophy because you don't have to pay attention anymore...And then I get into cars that don't have self-driving and oh, that's right. I can't just look around and stare at my phone for 10 seconds if I want.” — Host 1 (11:05-11:41)

• On Social Accountability:

  “…Mockery teaches manners or mockery teaches morals...Pilled up jackass crashing his car ...needs to be mocked for the rest of his life.” — Host 2 (11:57-12:24)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| | 03:20 | Discussion of David Allan Coe and legendary country music tropes | | 04:08 | Songwriting credits and country bar memories | | 04:35 | Conversation about Bob Dylan covers, musical appreciation | | 05:18 | Host 1’s humorous medical abstinence riff | | 05:55 | Katie’s tragic elderly driving story | | 07:09 | Personal stories about aging parents and driving | | 09:01 | Reflections on loss of independence from giving up driving | | 09:46 | Benefits of ride-sharing for the elderly | | 10:08 | Mention of a drive-you-home service for drinkers | | 11:05 | The unintended effect of self-driving cars on driving skills | | 11:57 | Mockery as a way to promote societal responsibility |

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Tone and Style

The episode shifts from irreverent nostalgia over classic country music to heartfelt, sometimes somber reflections on growing old, punctuated with witty asides and mutual ribbing among the hosts. The blend of humor even in serious discussions is quintessential Armstrong & Getty, with stories both personal and universal.

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In Summary

This episode beautifully encapsulates Armstrong & Getty’s strengths: weaving together American music culture, the realities of aging, and evolving social themes with humor and honesty. Whether reminiscing about barroom singalongs or debating the perils of elderly drivers and technological change, the discussion provides relatable laughs, thoughtful insight, and a poignant reminder of the value of independence and community.

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[Katie]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Host 2]

One More Thing.

[Katie]

Sounds like a country song.

[Host 1]

It is a country song. It's one of the greatest country songs of all time by David Allen Coe, who died. So he's in the news and I was just thinking about all the times I played his music working at country bars. And he has a talking part in that song where he says, I attempted to write the greatest ever country music song. And to have the greatest country music song of all time, you have to have your mom, prison, trucks, booze, etc, etc. And so the refrain on that part is, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison, so I went to pick her up in the rain. But before I got to the station in my pickup truck, I got runned over by a damned old train. And then you get into the sing along part and it is such a great bar song. Everybody's swaying and singing and then, you know, going home with people they shouldn't have sex with. Oh, it's just fantastic. Oh, that's the great David Go dead.

[Host 2]

So did he have mostly hits on his own? I know he, he, he wrote and I know you don't want to hear this.

[Host 1]

I don't talk about it.

[Host 2]

Take this job and shove it.

[Host 1]

Probably his biggest hit novelty song. Yeah, yeah. You know the regular songs did he

[Host 2]

write have like hits through other people like sometimes great songwriters do. Not really.

[Host 1]

I don't know if he did enough, man. He country bar staple, I'll tell you that.

[Host 2]

I was listening to some Robert Zimmerman the other day. Some, some of you know him as Bob Dylan. And often when I listen to Bob, I just can't wait to hear covers of his song.

[Host 1]

Yeah.

[Host 2]

Even more than the original.

[Host 1]

I agree.

[Host 2]

You want to hear my favorite Dylan cover? Probably.

[Host 1]

Sure. What's that?

[Host 2]

Why not Jason and the Scorchers version of Absolutely Sweet Marie?

[Host 1]

I don't believe I've heard that. Oh, I will listen to that so good. I will listen to that in my amazing cybertruck stereo on the way home today.

[Host 2]

Oh, there you go.

[Host 1]

One other thing to mention before Katie gets to a really unfortunate story.

[Katie]

Yeah? Am I going to take the pod? Are we going to end it in a down angle?

[Host 1]

Joe said he's got.

[Host 2]

Oh, it's unfortunate. All right, stay with us.

[Host 1]

Before I get to that though, I've got a. I had some sort of prostate test that didn't show up. Right. So they're doing a follow up test on something. Anywho, for 48 hours I can't ride a bike. A motorcycle. Or have sex. Which.

[Host 2]

Right.

[Host 1]

What's the point of being alive if I can't do these three things in the next 48 hours? What am I supposed to do? But so I gotta, gotta remember, I gotta stay on my game.

[Katie]

Ask your chat bots.

[Host 1]

Tell you, right? You ride a motorcycle, somebody sees you, you look kind of hot, you end up having sex, you've blown the whole thing.

[Host 2]

You gotta tell them.

[Host 1]

No, no, can't. I'm staying off the motorcycle.

[Katie]

Swat them away.

[Host 1]

Swat them away. Okay, tell us your story, Katie.

[Katie]

Oh, this is just freaking awful. So there is a particular restaurant that I'm a big fan of and it has a parking lot that is not, not well planned out. And this couple recently were pulling in, the driver of the car was 90 and the passenger was his 87 year old wife.

[Host 1]

Sounds like my mom and dad. Almost exactly.

[Katie]

Yeah. So he's, he's pulling into the parking spot and she decides that she's going to get out and stand in front of the truck that he was driving and help direct him into the parking spot.

[Host 2]

Oh boy.

[Katie]

Somewhere in the middle of all this, he punches the gas instead of the brake, runs her over and kills her.

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[Host 1]

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[Katie]

Now I, I've seen some correspondence with the, the granddaughter on a couple of these news stories about it and she says they, they were both sharp as can be and they would have been the first ones to give up their keys if they felt they could no longer drive and all this stuff. But then it's like 90.

[Host 1]

Yeah, that's tough because my dad's still sharp, still drives and I don't have any hesitation with him driving. But.

[Host 2]

Wow, that's, that's amazing. What percentage of folks, I mean what percentage of folks get to 90? But what percentage of folks can still drive skillfully at that age. I can't believe it's terribly high. Most people.

[Host 1]

Most people voluntarily. It's usually. I can't. It's an eyesight thing. Seems to be, in my experience. Which gets you more than the competency thing. Yeah.

[Host 2]

Yeah. My dad wants killed by a golf cart doing the same thing. Well, not parking in a difficult parking space, but guy. I think he may have been riding in the passenger seat. And if you've ever played golf and your. Your partner gets out, you can like drive from the seat on the right. But the guy hit the accelerator instead of the brake and he plowed into my dad. And thank God he's still alive because my dad was what, 84 or 83 at the time? And I did that the other day. I was on the passenger side of a golf cart and my buddy was whatever. And so I was pulling it up to the tee and I accidentally hit the gas and I'm like, oh my God. Just like happened to my dad or any old fellow.

[Host 1]

Do you think it was age related at all? I hate to say this, but I feel like even at 61, I feel like I make more mistakes than I used to make. You don't think so?

[Host 2]

No. Well, only physically because I had so many like hip problems and then muscular problems to do with my hips. It was like just swinging and missing. More than an attention problem is.

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[Host 2]

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[Host 1]

Yeah. That's sort of what I'm talking about is. And I don't know if it's a. I haven't had any of those things. Just. Oh, connection between the brain and the hands or something. I don't know. But it's not a lot. I don't think I need my keys taken away from me. But it's more than it used to be.

[Katie]

And that is.

[Host 2]

Can't tell you you're wrong. Go ahead, Katie.

[Katie]

Well, that's just such a hard thing to. I mean, I remember when my parents took my grandpa's keys and that was. That was a huge freaking deal.

[Host 2]

I'll bet.

[Katie]

Well, I mean, there goes the independence, you know, of travel and that.

[Host 1]

100%. 100%. My dad goes down to the McDonald's every single morning, gets in the car, drives down to the McDonald's and sits around with some old guys who he argues with because they're all liberals and he hates them and he loves the

[Host 2]

way this house sounds like fun.

[Katie]

Yeah.

[Host 1]

Share some McNuggets, that's what he likes to do. And then he'll Come back, say, you wouldn't believe what Bill said today. He thinks that, you know, I love your dad already gets him going for the day.

[Host 2]

Wow. Yeah, he, he, he and your dad could share bond to Katie.

[Katie]

Oh yeah.

[Host 1]

But if he couldn't drive down to the McDonald's and hang out with those old dudes every day, he would really hate that. No doubt Uber and Lyft help a lot because now it used to be because my parents are in a small town. Towns, towns that didn't have taxis because it wouldn't be financially viable. There's Uber and Lyft everywhere.

[Host 2]

Oh, that's great.

[Host 1]

Yeah.

[Host 2]

Which is what a godsend for, for oldsters. Yeah.

[Katie]

So this actually I want to see what you guys think of this. There's a company actually that advertises in the restaurant that had this tragedy happened in front of. But it's. I forget what it's called, but they show up, it's two of them and one of them will drive your car home so that you don't have to go get your car the next day. That's their service.

[Host 1]

That's pretty cool.

[Host 2]

Yeah, yeah, I thought of that years and years ago. That that would be a good service but it has to be a good hard drinking area business to. But as a side hustle, it'd be all right.

[Host 1]

Yeah, you had a point, Michael.

[Host 2]

Yeah. My great grandmother, she was like 89, 90 years old and she would not let go of the keys and it was a problem. They finally caught her going up a freeway ramp the wrong way in the chp. Luckily, luckily there was a CHP officer.

[Katie]

He pulled her over and said, you get out of that car, you're done.

[Host 2]

That was it. He took her home.

[Katie]

That could have been so bad.

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[Katie]

He said she didn't know what she was doing.

[Host 1]

Luckily my mom voluntarily just like I can't drive anymore. She decided, yeah, my motorcycle wreck was a me me fault, completely my fault. Just lack of attention that I don't think I would have done years ago. Although I've blamed that on self driving vehicles. I think that's an up and coming issue that people are going to learn about. If you have a self driving vehicle, a muscle that you've been flexing your whole life, all of a sudden you let it atrophy because you don't have to pay attention anymore. And then I get into cars that don't have self driving and oh, that's right. I can't just look around and stare at my phone for 10 seconds if I want.

[Host 2]

Oh, that's, that's kind of scary.

[Host 1]

It's very scary. And I guarantee it's a real thing. Guarantee. And I did that on my motorcycle.

[Host 2]

So another great Tiger woods crashing his car meet the other day. I can't remember the setting exactly, but I like the fact that that's continuing.

[Host 1]

Yeah, that is.

[Host 2]

That is actually the classic illustration of the Latin phrase I can never remember. Castigo redundo morays. Mockery teaches manners or mockery teaches morals. Pilled up jackass crashing his car, putting people in danger needs to be mocked for the rest of his life. And people get the idea. I don't. I don't want people to say that about me.

[Host 1]

Right. Exactly. I agree. Well, I guess that's it.

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