El Paso gave the world one of the most legendary, chaotic, and complicated friendships in American literary history. - Originally published on the back of the dust jacket for the 1972 first edition of Thompson's novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, published by Random House. - Originally published on the back of the dust jacket for the 1972 first edition of Thompson's novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, published by Random House. That trip to Las Vegas became the foundation of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Thompson's most famous work and a pillar of gonzo journalism. Some of them, like Alan Tudyk, have played so many famous characters, its crazy that we could ever forget they were El Paso born!