Hermosa Beach’s Cindy Whitehead launches into Skateboarding Hall of Fame
Cindy Whitehead is a focused person. It’s a skill she developed over the years, first as a pioneering vert skater, and later as an accomplished sports stylist. But in an interview at a Pier Avenue coffee shop last week, the native Hermosan got a bit distracted. At one point, the low rumble of clay wheels over gravel caught her attention. A skateboarder was speeding past Java Man, and she tracked him with her gaze, not her head. Her eyes widened where the street briefly flattens near the intersection with Manhattan Avenue, in a way that suggested intimate familiarity with his the terrain. “I’m so happy this is still around. This is what we used to do,” she said, nodding with approval as the skater plunged toward Hermosa Avenue. “I saw a girl doing it the other day. I was super stoked, I chased after her and got her email.” Whitehead takes in some tunes as she negotiates the terrain at Skateboard World in Torrance. Photo courtesy Cindy Whitehead The other interruption came in the form of a phone call. On the other end was none other than Joan Jett, co-founder of The Runaways, the Blackhearts, and producer of “Gi,” the only studio album of punk rockers the Germs. Jett will be…
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