An Uber driver picks up a passenger who is also a singer. The passenger starts singing and shares a song he wrote for his cat, Melanie, who recently passed away. The driver is surprised to learn that Melanie was a cat and not a person. The passenger reveals he is a professional singer but struggles to get his music out there. The driver offers to help by giving his music to his dad, who is also a singer, but the passenger wants to sell him a CD for $15. The driver declines, suggesting the passenger put his music on SoundCloud or YouTube instead. The conversation turns sour, with the passenger becoming defensive and the driver offering unsolicited advice. The ride ends with the passenger revealing it was all a prank, and a camera was recording the whole interaction.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker is an Uber driver.
2. The passenger is a singer who sings to cope with the loss of their cat, Melanie.
3. The passenger wrote a song for Melanie.
4. The passenger is trying to sell their CD to the driver for $15.
5. The driver recognizes one of the passenger's songs as a cover of "Dirty Little Secret" by The All-American Rejects.
6. The driver's dad is a singer.
7. The passenger asks the driver if their dad has connections that could help their music career.
8. The driver offers to give the passenger's CD to their dad, but only if the passenger gives it to them for free.
9. The passenger refuses, saying they don't know who the driver's dad is or what connections they have.
10. The driver's dad is not Ryan Seacrest.
11. The passenger and driver have a disagreement about the price of the CD and the driver's offer to help.
12. The driver suggests that the passenger put their music on SoundCloud or YouTube instead of selling CDs.
13. The passenger declines the driver's advice.
14. The driver reveals that the entire interaction was a prank and that there is a camera recording the conversation.