http://richardturner52.com The man who has been called "the greatest card mechanic of all time" Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:27:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To all my friends and fans, My wife Kim and I love a good cup of coffee before a workout or a show, and my good friend John Darch makes the best coffee in the world. John will make the most renowned magician surrender as he makes his best coffee from ... http://richardturner52.com/2010/01/11/coffee-from-poop/ Richard is listed in the Record Holders Republic: Registry of Official World Records for holding the world's record for one hand coin manipulation. See the details on the official world record certificate. http://richardturner52.com/2009/12/17/coin-roll-record/ In November 2009, under Grand Master John Murphy and Senior Master John Douglas, Richard Turner received his Master ranking Sixth Degree Black Belt in the Wa Do Kai system, a Japanese hard style karate. In the martial arts world. Mister Turner is now Master Turner. http://richardturner52.com/2009/12/03/richard-becomes-sixth-degree-black-belt/ Bookshare provides digital versions of print books for people with visual impairments, physical disabilities, and/or learning disabilities. Richard is pleased to make Re-Deal: A Time-Travel Thriller available on Bookshare so anyone with print disabilities can enjoy his story using text-to-speech or other adaptive technology. http://richardturner52.com/2009/11/17/re-deal-available-on-bookshare/ I'm a big supporter of our troops, so when I heard about Operation EBook Drop, I signed up to be part of the project. When author Ed Patterson met a deployed soldier online, he learned that the soldier couldn't download books from Amazon to his Kindle because the Whispernet service doesn't work in Iraq. ... http://richardturner52.com/2009/10/27/supporting-our-troops-with-free-books-operation-ebook-drop/ In response to many requests, two 8x10 posters of Richard Turner are now available. Richard Turner Gambler poster shows Richard The Cheat with a cigar in the middle of the poster. Click here to see a preview of Richard Turner Gambler. Richard Turner Karate poster shows Richard in a karate kick in the ... http://richardturner52.com/2009/10/24/8x10-posters-now-available/ John Walton is my friend and partner in producing the Gold Seal Bicycle Playing Cards. On August 14, 2009, at the Magic Castle, using the Gold Seal Bikes, John broke the Guinness world's record of perfect faro shuffles in a row.  If you miss you're done—you can't start over. This adds pressure and requires ... http://richardturner52.com/2009/09/02/john-walton-faro-world-record/ Richard was interviewed by Telluride Inside ... and Out in advance of his performance at the Sheridan Opera House in Telluride. Listen to the podcast of the interview: Card Expert Richard Turner Performs Live at Sheridan Opera House interviewed by Eileen Burns http://richardturner52.com/2009/08/27/listen-to-richards-interview/ Friend John Walton takes Kim and Richard Turner for a spin on the water in his amphi-car. [gallery] http://richardturner52.com/2009/05/27/its-a-car-its-a-boat-its-amphi-car/ Richard Turner and son Asa Spades Turner will teach a summer class on Card Magic for kids ages 7 and up at San Antonio Academy. Here is the course description: In the Card Magic class, Mr. Turner will teach the students to perform magic tricks and some of the secret card moves used by the ... http://richardturner52.com/2009/05/04/card-magic-with-richard-and-asa-summer-class-for-kids/