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Encyclopedia > Boneyard

Boneyard, an archaic word used synonymously with 'graveyard', has garnered numerous meanings, many of which are completely unrelated to graves, graveyards or death: Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ...

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Comics

  • "Boneyard", a character in the Malibu/Marvel Comics publication, Mantra
  • Boneyard (comic), a humorous horror themed comic book by Richard Moore, produced by NBM Publishing

Mantra was a comic book series published by Malibu Comics in the mid 1990s until it was purchased by Marvel Comics, leading to the cancellation of the title after 24 issues. ... Boneyard is a print graphic novel and a quarterly comic book created by Richard Moore, published by NBM Publishing. ...

Film

  • Jumpin' at the Boneyard is the title of a 1992 movie featuring Samuel L. Jackson.
  • The Jackie Chan movie, "Shanghai Noon" featured a re-make of "Back In The Saddle" produced by "The Boneyard Boys", also known as "Tyler/Perry/Frederiksen"

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Chan Kong-Sang known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung SBS (born on April 7, 1954 on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, China) is a Chinese martial artist, actor, director, script writer, film producer, singer and former stunt performer. ... Shanghai Noon is a 2000 movie starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson as Chans western sidekick. ...

Games

  • Boneyard, in 'draw games' such as dominoes, refers to the pile of dominoes, (or "bones") from which players replenish their 'hand'
  • "The Boneyard", a "blorple destination" of one of the 17 'Cubes of Foundation', "the fundamental building blocks of the universe" in Infocom and Activision's Zork series computer games
  • Boneyard, the name given to what remained of the city of Los Angeles after a nuclear conflict in Black Isle Studios / Interplay's Fallout computer game, also sometimes mentioned as "L.A. Boneyard"
  • Bone Yard, in Warcraft III, an Undead "building" that creates Frost Wyrms
  • Boneyard, the pseudonym of Scott Rogers, who runs an on-line rumor listing of upcoming Heroclix pieces and the fan-site Whoclixguide.com.

A game of Dominoes Dominoes (or dominos) generally refers to the individual or collective gaming pieces making up a domino set (sometimes called a deck or pack) or to the games played with these pieces. ... Zork universe Zork games Zork Anthology Zork trilogy Zork I   Zork II   Zork III Beyond Zork   Zork Zero   Planetfall Enchanter trilogy Enchanter   Sorcerer   Spellbreaker Other games Wishbringer   Return to Zork Zork: Nemesis   Zork Grand Inquisitor Zork: The Undiscovered Underground Topics in Zork Encyclopedia Frobozzica Characters   Kings   Creatures Timeline   Magic   Calendar... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Black Isle Studios was a division of the computer and video game developer and publisher Interplay Entertainment, created specifically for the development of computer role-playing games. ... Interplay Entertainment Corporation was an American video game and computer game publisher and developer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, released by Blizzard Entertainment in 2002, is a real-time strategy computer game // Overview An in-game screenshot of humans (blue) fighting orcs (red). ... Scott Rogers is a video game designer on several games including Pac Man World , Ms. ... HeroClix is a collectible miniatures game produced by WizKids, Inc. ...

Geography

Boneyard Creek is a small waterway that drains much of the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois. ... Champaign County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Welcome sign at AMARC. Airplanes being used for salvage parts at AMARC. The Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) is an aircraft storage and maintenance facility at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. ...

Music

  • "Boneyard Shuffle", a 1925 tune by Hoagy Carmichael & Irving Mills
  • Boneyard (XM), a 1980s hard rock channel on XM Satellite Radio
  • Boneyard, an early '90s L.A. glam metal band featuring Chris Van Dahl and Johnny Crypt
  • Boneyard, a Rhode Island band featuring Gail Greenwood
  • Boneyard, a Gibson Les Paul and less expensive Epiphone Custom guitar used by Joe Perry of Aerosmith and designed by his wife. It was presented by her to him as a birthday gift.

Hoagland Howard Hoagy Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. ... Irving Mills (1894–1985) was a figure in jazz. ... Hard rock channel on XM Satellite Radio channel 41. ... Chris Van Dahl is a singer who has sung for the bands L.A. Guns, Boneyard, The Vow and Cherry Street. ... Johnny Crypt is a musician who has played both as a guitarist and a bassist. ... Gail Greenwood is an American musician notable for performing with the bands Belly and L7. ...

Other uses

  • The Boneyard, an area where parents can relax while their children play on slides and "excavate" fossils, at "DinoLand U.S.A.", part of Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida
  • The Boneyard Man, a group of comedic theatrical performers from London, Ontario which made its debut October 25, 1998, featuring Jeff Culbert, Jayson McDonald, Dawn Penner, Virginia Pratten and Jeff Werkmeister, with musical accompaniment by Scott Pinkerton
  • Boneyard, a place for retired planes, automobiles, ships, etc.
  • Boneyard, a term used by forest fire fighters and hotshot crews to describe a previously 'burnt over' area where burning logs, unburnt logs, and other fuels from a fire are placed to allow them to extinguish or burn themselves out harmlessly

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