Buzz Aldrin was the second man to walk on the moon and is the last surviving member of NASA’ legendary Apollo 11 crew. He’s seen and done things just a handful of other humans have ever gotten to experience, which might explain that when presented with the opportunity to take a picture with sibling pop boy band the Jonas Brothers back in 2017 he seemed, well, unimpressed.
At least according to fellow New Jersey Hall of Fame member Joe Jonas. The JoBros singer appeared with siblings Nick and Kevin Jonas on a recent episode of Mythical Kitchen’s Last Meal podcast, where the mention that the new Jersey HOF inductees now share the honor with Aldrin (2008) — along with recently inducted stars actors Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep, director Kevin Smith and singer Lesley Gore and legacy members Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi, among others — reminded Joe of Aldrin’s long-ago galactic snub.
“I have a Buzz Aldrin story for you,” Joe said to host Josh Scherer. “He refused to take a picture with me. “Somebody came up to him and said, ‘You should probably take a picture with them.’ So we did get the photo.” Joe recalled that his eyes were wide open in the snap because he was still a bit star-struck (and dumbstruck) after initially approaching Aldrin by saying, “‘Excuse me, Mr. Aldrin, can I take a picture?’ He was like, ‘no!’”
The incident took place on the sidelines of a Dallas Cowboys football game nearly a decade ago, and it was commemorated in a Twitter post from Aldrin of the smiling foursome featuring the caption, “I met the Jonas Brothers at the @dallascowboys game. Apparently they’re hot stuff.”
When they’re not recalling past intergalactic icings, the Bros are gearing up to release their upcoming seventh studio album, Greetings From Your Hometown, which is due out on Friday (Aug. 8).
Watch Jonas Brothers discuss Aldrin’s snub below.
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