Probably one of the strangest things that has ever happened to me, happened on Friday.  I was paying my typical visit to our brand manager, when he announced that I had received a package addressed to my alter ego, "Chip Douglas", who was my on-air personality when we were considered an oldies station. 

So, wait a minute.  It's not my birthday.  I didn't order anything to come to the station.  I didn't believe that I had an actual fan base that would be sending me gifts.  My curiosity, as well as that of my brand manager, was certainly peaked.

Out came the scissors to break the seal of the package, to determine the contents.  It looked like a box of shredded orange paper.

On top was a letter with the heading "Every Chip Gets A Dip".  It was a letter from the Tostitos company!  Underneath all of the orange paper, were several jars of different varieties of salsa and queso dips.  Hmmm...I like dip, how did they know?

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Somehow they found me, and for a  few days now I have been struggling to find out how they came across my name and managed to obtain an address as to where I was employed as "Chip Douglas".

Never underestimate the power of the internet, folks.  If you do a google search for "Chip Douglas", some of my previous blogs do come up, so I'm going to go ahead and attribute it to those posts.  Unbelievable, eh?

Now I just need to go stock up on some chips! Thanks a lot, Tostitos!

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