It's almost kismet, the coincidence of the Chicago Cubs going to the world series for the first time in over seven decades and the fourth printing of the penultimate book about legendary songwriter (and Cubs fan) Steve Goodman by West Seattle's Clay Eals.

Goodman, who wrote such enduring songs as "City of New Orleans" and "You Never Even Call Me By Name", and who died in 1984 also wrote "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request" and the anthem of the Cubs "Go Cubs Go" heard after every home win.

Eals 800 page book has been getting more attention again from other media as the Cubs rise toward the pinnacle of baseball success took place. He was interviewed on NPR for a segment about Goodman you can hear here.

Eals book is an exhaustive look at the popular singer songwriter, the result of over 1000 interviews even including one with Goodman's high school classmate and friend Hillary Clinton.

ECW Press is issuing a fourth-printing of the book "Steve Goodman: Facing the Music.” It is scheduled for release in mid-December. For more info, click here. The third printing is sold out, so people wanting to pre-order the fourth edition can click here.

Eals, who at one time was the Editor of the West Seattle Herald and who wrote portions of the definitive history of the community West Side Story, is now the Executive Director of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society.