Karaoke

Imagine the TV game show, "Cash Cab" mixed with James Corden's comedy segment, "Carpool Karaoke" and throw in a dash of the movie, "Magic Mike.

But while she loves her work, the truth is, the last couple of years have been a struggle. "Honestly, nobody gets out of this car and hasn't had a good time." She had been in business less than a year when the pandemic hit. "This whole experience is so wild," she said. And her vehicle, at the time, had CD players in the back of the headrests, so customers handled their own music selection. In the world of Facebook, $1 buys a pack of 75 stars, but each star equals one cent when given, as the company takes its cut. Ringgold resident Lora Carrell is a repeat customer of the Magic Karaoke Rides. Also these days, Salhany's Facebook and Instagram pages are, as the saying goes -- "blowing up." And soon enough, she left to start her own driving service. She used photo albums to create flip books so passengers could peruse the playlist. "I just thought, this is no fun at all," she said. And the experience is, well, magical.