Lyric discussion by mikepauer 

Hank Chinaski is a fictional character portrayed in several of Charles Bukowski's writings. Hank is a relatively well known character, whom has been played by Mickey Rourke in the movie Barfly and, recently, by Matt Damon in the movie Factotum, both movies based on the works of Bukowski. War All the TIme is a published volume of Bukowski's poems. Chinaski, often referred to as Bukowski's alter ego, was a heavy drinker, hence the bar/happy hour being his fortress. 311 makes references to Bukowski in other songs such as "Feels So Good" and "Salsa".

@mikepauer 10 years later I stumbled upon this comment. Amazing. Copied and pasted for future research. Going to see them MPLS 2017. Amazing

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