Lacy Thibodeaux grew up in southern Louisiana, football country in all of its humid and insane passions.
She married, moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and became a dancer for the Golden State Warriors. It paid minimum wage. Then she tried out as a cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders.
That was a dream.
Thibodeaux made the Raiderette squad. She took long drives to Napa Valley for the calendar photo shoot. She invested, as directed, in expensive hair colorings. Practices stretched for hours. She made 10 required appearances at sponsor events.
After a few weeks, her husband asked: Lacy, where’s your paycheck?