From Gary Lambert:
Excellent article (with input from yrs truly) in the recently web-revived version of the pioneering rock mag Crawdaddy!, about becoming a Deadhead in spite of one’s self, getting over the hippie-stigma aspect of it all, and coming to accept the GD as the proto-punk, proto-alt, proto-indie icons they are.
Are You Grateful for the Dead?
The author, Denise Sullivan, was a fixture on the Bay Area scene before relocating to the Pacific Northwest, then to SoCal, and has an acclaimed bio of R.E.M. among her writing credits.
There are some cool comments on the page, too.