The magical date is coming Saturday

For the superstitious, Saturday could be a lucky day.

Saturday will be July 7, 2007, or 7-7-07. In numerological terms, that’s about as big as it gets for the superstitious.

People are booking gambling junkets, casinos are offering lucky 7 promotions and about three times the normal number of couples plan to get married that day,

News media across the nation have been conjuring up stories for the date and the Beacon Journal’s Kim Hone-McMahan provided a “Lucky in Love” story today on the Arts&Living section (page D1).

Nearly 100 couples will tie the knot atop roller coasters or inside revolving teacups at amusement parks at 7 that morning, a California yogi plans to achieve massive harmony through gong meditation at 7 that night, and Christians will gather in a Tennessee football stadium to pray on a day that has good biblical implications for many.

Among those getting hitched on the day are Patrick Carney of Akron’s own Black Keys and Cleveland Scene reporter Denise Grollmus. Carney is the son of Jim Carney and stepson of his wife, Katie Byard, both Beacon Journal reporters.

Experts are quick to point out that Saturday is no more or less likely to be lucky than any other day. But try telling that to Allen Windrim, a 20-something entrepreneur from Philadelphia who owns a real estate management firm, a collection agency and a construction company.

“Hopefully I can get all my vacancies filled that day, all my collection cases settled without going to court, and get seven jobs for the construction company worth $70,000 each,” he said.

If that’s not enough, click on the headline to read all of Kim’s story.