(Peggy Potempa/provided) In 1977, when I was in second grade, Mom had us dress as Tyrone and Gladys, the funny “little old man and little old lady ... enrolled at the Pasadena Playhouse ...

said a cruiser next to me. Well, I’ll tell you what else they did: “The Little Old Lady from Pasadena,” “Deadman’s Curve,” and, most appropriate to the audience, many of whom were ...

It’s not something everyone can throw. “It comes in, and it’s like a lane change from a little old lady from Pasadena who’s driving … it’s gonna get squared up,” Lovullo said.