No Peace in the Valley

For now Kulak has been granted yet another stay by the city and is in the process of lining up off-site parking. In theory his Woodshed could be declared up to code in two months, but with Peyton’s anticipated appeal, Kulak acknowledges that it will be at least a year until he can operate as a public club. Meanwhile, Peyton has filed a $2 million suit against the city for loss of income. When asked if he could ever live with a Kulak’s Woodshed that had parking, permits and soundproofing, he answers with a flat “no.”

“If somebody broke into your house and decided to stay there... ” says Peyton, not finishing the sentence. “How would you like having a criminal living next to you? Wendy Greuel is backing a criminal — I don’t think it gets any bigger than that.”

XXX-cessive force? Paul Kulak (below) says his neighbor and former friend, Charles Peyton (a.k.a. Jeff Stryker, above), is going overboard in his complaints against Kulak’s Woodshed. (Photos by Jennie Warren)

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“The Woodshed is the result of a lonesome, conflicted loner,” Kulak says. “We’re here, we’re going to stay. So how are we going to get along as neighbors?”