Carrie Fisher with her dog Gary at LAX airport in Los Angeles, CA, on April 17, 2016.
Nine years ago today...
This was in many ways the highlight of my entire career as a paparazzo. I was at LAX with my usual list of celebrities who were coming through. The origin of that list was a mystery to me, but all of the pap agencies seemed to have access to a lot of the same information. That's another story... Of course you always needed to be ready for anything, because you never knew who might show up.
On that day I was not expecting to see my favorite Space Princess, but you always check who's getting out of any black SUV. Imagine my surprise when I noticed a funny looking dog whose tongue stuck out. I recognized that dog as Gary Fisher, who I followed on Instagram (yes, he had his own account).
I was the only pap there, and couldn't believe my amazing luck. Carrie was so nice and funny, she started "making out" with her driver just for everyone's amusement.
She took a selfie with me, and even gave me a kiss on the cheek! But then, before she went through the checkpoint, she had to find something in her luggage. So she opened her giant suitcase right there in the terminal to dig through it and find her ticket or whatever. You can see the open suitcase in the shot of Gary below.
To me, she is royalty. RIP Princess... er, General.
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