Credit: paul harris/Getty Images There are two times in my life when I felt Hunter S Thompson, the infamous gonzo journalist who wrote Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, had missed out on something big.

Click here to buy Hunter S. Thompson's latest book, "Kingdom of Fear." The American nation is in the worst condition I can remember in my lifetime, and our prospects for the immediate future are ...

Click here to buy Hunter S. Thompson's new book, Fear and Loathing in America : The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist. "The enemy," I said gruffly. "He is down there stealing our gasoline." ...