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The limo's chauffeur wished the lucky young man a \"Happy Birthday!\" and opened the door for him to step into his luxurious ride, Fisher said.

\"PHOTO:
Tamara McKinnon
PHOTO: Dante Johnson takes a ride in a limo that surprised for his 10th birthday in San Francisco, Jan, 27, 2021.
>

\"For a while, he was in shock. But then he just kept saying, 'I can't believe this. I can't believe I'm really in the limo.'\" Fisher said. \"I said, 'Oh, it's really happening.' And he was like, 'I'm just living my best life.'\"

Once inside, Fisher said it didn't take long for Dante, who she describes as \"very charismatic\" and \"hilarious,\" to get comfortable. She even likened his experience to that of the fictional Kevin McCallister from the 1990 hit family comedy \"Home Alone.\"

\"He just kept giving me his glass so I can refill it with apple cider and we were playing all his favorite songs and we let him DJ so he's just like, rapping and singing,\" Fisher said.

\"PHOTO:
Tamara McKinnon
PHOTO: Dante Johnson takes a ride in a limo that surprised for his 10th birthday in San Francisco, Jan, 27, 2021.
>

Dante was able to celebrate his birthday in style and rode to the wharf to hang out with sea otters and enjoy his favorite doughnuts. Later, he capped off his perfect afternoon with a private watch party at the movies.

\"He is still on cloud nine about this and I've been sharing the response with him. Our local radio station put the story on the radio and so when he got to school, a lot of the staff was coming up to him like, 'Oh, my gosh, we heard about you on the radio.' And he told his mom, 'Oh my god, I'm famous now.'\"

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