2004 World Series book which collected e-mails about the Red Sox between American writers and Red Sox fans Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan during the 2004 season. In March 2005, Houghton Mifflin Company published "Reversing the Curse", a book by Shaughnessy, author of the bestselling "The Curse of the Bambino", chronicling the 2004 Red Sox season. ESPN's Bill Simmons published "Now I Can Die In Peace", a collection of his columns with updated annotations and notes, including columns for each of the last four games of the ALCS and each World Series game – with Game 4 being a running diary. The Farrelly
Cry of the Afflicted called About Face. Nik met Troy (drums) at the beach in 2003 and got talking about music. Troy and Steve (guitar) were playing in another Kelowna band. The five of them started jamming together and decided to form a new band together. They appointed Ethics Industries as their managers in July 2004. The band released their first full-length album, "Consume This Wasteland", in June 2006. Cry of the Afflicted signed to Solid State Records on January 30, 2007, and soon recorded a new album with producer Jeff Schneeweis. Released on August 14, 2007, their album "The Unveiling" contains 10 tracks,