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Published August 5, 2007
A daredevil looks at 70 Evel Knievel is 68, and it turns out that getting old is the worst thing that can happen to a man who spent most of his life trying to defy gravity. Find a gallery of photos from his star-spangled career and video of some of his best-known stunts online at life.tampabay.com. Top 5 stories Besides popular blogs like This Just In and the Buzz, here is what readers were looking at Saturday. 1. An aging legend: Daredevil Evel Knievel comes back to earth 2. Quite the bargain: Pinellas property appraiser bought a vacant lot, then a condo, each for just $100 down 3. Squeaky wheel: Stan Whitney wields a powerful pen 4. Cadillac Williams: Completions = complete back 5. Companions or property? A lawyer's pet cause The soul of a city Of Memphis, Sean Daly writes, "This is a town where restaurants and bars pride themselves not on their DJs or their stereo systems, but on their jukeboxes. Slide a quarter in and press play for the past." Watch the slide show and listen to the music at travel.tampabay.com. Get the latest headlines 24/7
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