We asked people to share the story of how they became a Deadhead and received hundreds of responses. Their stories are tender, comical and sometimes spiritual.
During this year's Days Between — from Aug. 1 to 9 — NPR Music published a series of stories about what keeps drawing people to the Grateful Dead and how they plan to carry the band's legacy forward.
Being a Grateful Dead fan has always been about a ... [13794 chars]