The Bag Book

Routines and Ideas for the Ultimate Transparent Change Bag

1985
Written by Jeff Busby
Work of Jeff Busby, Gene Nielsen
8 pages (Loose-leave collection), published by Jeff Busby Magic, Inc.
No illustrations
Language: English
26 entries
Cover photograph
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Gene Nielsen, Jeff Busby Ultimate Transparent Change Bag credit information and basic handling
Inspired by
  • "Transparent Change Bag" (U. F. Grant, late 1950s)
 1
Gene Nielsen Canned three items predicted from zip loc bag, all predicted on tape and rolled banner in a can
 		2
Gene Nielsen, Al Koran Dream Car Routine confabulation type routine with forced instead of free choices
Inspired by
  • Al Koran routine in Pentagram, Vol. 3 No. 1, Oct. 1948
Variations 		3
Gene Nielsen Card Backs various cards in zip loc bag, its back is predicted
 		3
Jeff Busby Stamps stamp chosen from zip loc bag is predicted on postcard
 		3
Gene Nielsen Card Sense II poker hand, one of the cards remains face down, a card chosen from zip loc bag matches
Inspired by 3
Jeff Busby Birthday Boy single-day calendar pages are in zip loc bag, spectator choses his own birthday
 		4
Jeff Busby Folded Card Force folded card chosen from zip loc bag
 		4
Gene Nielsen Miniature Deck card chosen from miniature deck in zip loc bag, predicted with jumbo card
 		4
Gene Nielsen Want Ad Test column chosen from zip loc bag
 		4
Gene Nielsen Missing Link book on the table, zip loc bag with billets, one is selected and is found to be a corner the missing corner of the book
Inspired by 4
Al Koran, Gene Nielsen Chest of Koran two cards predicted in an envelope, chosen from zip loc bag
 		4
Gene Nielsen Design Duplication design chosen from business cards in zip loc bag, performer divines it on large board
 		5
Gene Nielsen Musical Force tune chosen from zip loc bag
 		5
Gene Nielsen Key-Rectified keys chosen from zip loc bag
 		5
The Amazing Maurice, Gene Nielsen Psychic Rising Cards cards chosen from zip loc bag in pre-show, then "thought-of" cards rise during performance
 		5
Gene Nielsen Name Please? name on easel has one letter missing, spectator chose the write one from zip loc bag
 		5
Gene Nielsen Romantic Interlude different harmless actions on papers, lady choses one from a zip loc bag and performer does it
 		6
Gene Nielsen Psychic Pendulum pendulum spells out information chosen from zip loc bag
 		6
Gene Nielsen Compatability Test "Compatibility", male and female spectators chose matching symbols from zip loc bag
 		6
Gene Nielsen Diamonds are Forever James Bond movie chosen from zip loc bag, predicted as large fake diamond
 		6
Gene Nielsen Double-Bagging two spectators chose something from two different zip loc bags, match
 		6
Jeff Busby Help Yourself! zip loc bag with crumpled up papers and one dollar bill, chosen spectator will get the bill when he reaches in
Inspired by 6
Gene Nielsen Veiled Chancellor spectator gets only bill in zip loc bag with paper pieces
Inspired by 7
Jeff Busby, Gene Nielsen Psychic Lottery/Psychic Raffle half ticket chosen from zip loc bag matches other half in prediction envelope
 		7
Jeff Busby, Gene Nielsen Additional Notes on the transparent change bag
Related to 7
Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2021.