Editing Needles, California (section)

==In popular culture==
===Books===
* In [[John Steinbeck]]'s novel ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]'', the Joad family stops in Needles when they enter California on [[U.S. Route 66|Route 66]].{{r|VDP 2020-01-19}}
* [[Leslie Marmon Silko]]'s novel ''Gardens in the Dunes'' is largely set in and around Needles in the late 19th century.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/GARDENS-DUNES-Leslie-Marmon-Silko/dp/0684863324 Gardens in the Dunes]</ref>

===Print===
* In the comic strip ''[[Peanuts]],'' Snoopy's brother [[Snoopy#Siblings|Spike]] lived in the desert outside Needles.<ref name="VDP 2020-01-19">{{Cite news |last=Beyer |first=John R. |date=January 19, 2020 |url=https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20200119/beyers-byways-needles-small-town-with-big-history |title= Needles, a small town with a big history |department=Beyer's Byways |work=[[Daily Press (California)|Daily Press]] |location=Victorville, Calif. |language=en |access-date=January 19, 2020}}</ref> He frequently heads to Needles to partake of the town's nightlife, often running afoul of the local coyotes.

===Recordings===
* In 2004, [[John 5 (guitarist)|John Lowery]] (John 5), former guitarist for Marilyn Manson, released his CD ''[[Vertigo (John 5 album)|Vertigo]]'', in which the first track is entitled "Needles CA".
* The town is mentioned in the lyrics of [[Hoyt Axton]]'s "[[Never Been to Spain]]"; the song was a hit for [[Three Dog Night]] in 1972 and was also performed by Elvis and Waylon Jennings:

<blockquote>Well I never been to England, but I kinda like the Beatles. Well, I headed for Las Vegas, only made it out to Needles. Can you feel it? Must be real. It feels so good!</blockquote>

* [[Izzy Stradlin]]'s 1999 album ''[[Ride On (Izzy Stradlin album)|Ride On]]'' includes a track entitled "Needles" about his love of visiting the town.
* In 2009 the song "Don't Look Down" by Barnaby Bright includes the following:

<blockquote> We pulled into a truck stop Somewhere just outside of Needles, California, You asked me for ten bucks and I said "What about the last ten bucks I loaned you?"</blockquote>

===Television===
* In October 2006, two students and two teachers from Needles High School were invited to Washington, D.C. to meet with the Under Secretary of Defense, in which they spoke of the new program at Needles High School called MOCK National Security Workshop. The students were also interviewed for the nationwide, fifteen-minute television news show, ''[[Channel One News]]''; the episode was aired on October 25.
* Needles was the main site of a 2009 ''[[UFO Hunters]]'' episode investigating a supposed [[UFO]] Crash.
* [[Needles High School]] was on a ''[[School Pride]]'' television episode on November 12, 2010.

===Other connections===
* In late 2000 to early 2001, skateboarder [[Tony Hawk]] donated $20,000 to the Needles Skate Park, which is still in use {{As of|2022|alt=today}}. Hawk was present for the grand opening of the park in January 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Needles Skate Park |url=http://cityofneedles.com/needles-skate-park-2/ |publisher=City of Needles |access-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201204657/http://cityofneedles.com/needles-skate-park-2/ |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Choquette |first1=Lee |title=Skateboard set cheers as Needles Skate Park opens |url=https://mohavedailynews.com/news/123753/skateboard-set-cheers-as-needles-skate-park-opens/ |access-date=January 23, 2022 |work=[[Mohave Valley Daily News]] |date=January 3, 2004}}</ref>
* Needles (and the surrounding area) was the scene for the hit 1988 [[post-apocalyptic]] computer [[Role-playing game|RPG]] ''[[Wasteland (computer game)|Wasteland]]''.
* Murals were painted of [[U.S. Route 66]], which passed through Needles on its way between [[Chicago]] and [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2011-aug-30-la-me-needles-murals-20110830-story.html |title=A touch of paint cheers a desert town |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 30, 2011 |access-date=January 5, 2012}}</ref>