Back in May, Jimmy Page accepted an
honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music. (No word on whether
he's willing to share academic credit with Willie Dixon, Howlin'
Wolf, and Randy California.) A lot of celebrities get honorary
doctorates at graduation time; it's a way for schools to get name
speakers to show up, and for Doctor Ralph Stanley to start his
lucrative sideline in shade tree lobotomies. Usually, these degrees
recognize a lifetime of valuable contributions to the culture. But
what about people of more humble accomplishment? I'm lobbying here
for an honorary associate degree from Cuyahoga Community College.
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