Bad Rap

I have been having another one of those things that just keep popping up frequently in my life for the last couple of weeks...Buzz Aldrin. The first time was when I learned from trivia that his mother's maiden name was Marion Moon. She killed herself shortly before the lunar mission because she didn't think she could handle her son's fame. The second Buzz appearance was also trivia related,I found out he had recorded a rap song under the name Doc Rendezvous titled Rocket Experience. After further checking I discovered he had struggled with depression and alcoholism plus two failed marriages. His first marriage of 21 years broke up soon after his Apollo 11 flight,his second hasty marriage ended within 2 years. 8 years after returning from the Moon he was working at a Cadillac dealership in Beverly Hills,CA. He stopped drinking in 1978 and has remained sober. The Buzz Lightyear character in Toy Story was named for him, though he (Aldrin) never received any royalties. He also wrote a book about his space mission. Now you know what he has been doing since making history in 1969.