Jimmy Page has been awarded one of those honorary degrees.
The University of Surrey has awarded Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page an honorary doctorate for his services to the music industry.
Dr. Page accepted the degree last Friday (June 20) dressed in full academicals and donated a signed guitar that will be given away in a competition [...]

Last year I wrote a post about Queen guitarist/astrophysicist, Brian May, “Brian May-Interstellar Feller”.
Today we have this news.

Queen’s Brian May today succeeded former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife, Cherie, as the chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University.
May’s appointment, which was watched by over 500 people, comes less than a year after he successfully completed an [...]

Man, do I feel dumb.
I spent the last couple of hours playing Sonny Boy Williamson songs. that’s Sonny Boy II, by the way, not Sonny Boy I.
So, I was feeling pretty good, you know. Had a nice day, felt like I was being productive.
Until, I came across this Reuters article about Brian May, the guitar [...]