Posts by Richard
Richard Turner, Mentor to the Spirit?
The December issue of D. C. Comic “The Spirit” is all about magic, and The Spirit solves the murder of Ogden Thompson, a very famous magician/magic inventor. On the first frame (shown between the cover and full page image), Whit Haydn, Richard Turner, and Johnny “Ace” Palmer are named by The Spirit as the top…
Read MorePerfect Interlace Shuffle
DESPERATELY SEEKING PRECISION IN EXECUTION AND DEFINITION Jon Racherbaumer The action of perfectly alternating playing cards, 26 and 26, is not easily named if the goal is accuracy. Even the noun “shuffle” seems inexact because it suggests clumsy randomness and asymmetrical mixing. Sure, the relative positions of the cards change, but the changes are cyclically…
Read MoreRichard Turner Cheats Brad Pitt
Richard bamboozled Brad Pitt in the movie, Tree of Life, which won Best Film 2011 at the Cannes Film Festival. Director Terrence Malick wanted to make sure Brad Pitt lost at the blackjack table so Richard was brought in to make sure Brad never won a hand. Don’t blink or you’ll miss the moment where…
Read MoreRichard Turner at the Magic Castle
Watch Richard Turner on Who’s Hoo at the Magic Castle with Fitzgerald. You will need a password to view the video. password: magic2011
Read MoreThat’s Incredible
Travel back 3 decades as Richard Turner performs for John Davidson and Fran Tarkington on That’s Incredible. 7.5 minutes.
Read MoreDai Vernon Best Man
Dai Vernon dressed up by MGM movie Studios. Richard Turner and Professor Vernon were dealing cards and could not be found when the wedding started. 5:31 minutes.
Read MoreCoin Roll Record
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.
Read MoreRichard Becomes Sixth Degree Black Belt
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.
Read MoreRe-Deal Available on Bookshare
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.
Read MoreSupporting Our Troops with Free Books: Operation EBook Drop
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. Ed gave the soldier…
Read MoreJohn Walton Faro World Record
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 unbelievable concentration. The old…
Read MoreListen to Richard’s Interview
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
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