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Invincible Youth Ministry Conference Tour

Me and Nicolai

Posted on Thursday 17 July 2008 by Greg @ 1:25 pm
Filed under: Rants

Me and NicolaeNicolae Ceauşescu (January 26, 1918–December 25, 1989) was the leader of Romania from 1965 until December 1989, when a revolution and coup removed him from power. He was a brutal dictator and was finally executed by revolutionaries in a kind of kangaroo court.

I had heard of him before but didn’t really pay much attention until a donor sent me a picture of him as a younger man. Holy Canoli. You tell me if I’m crazy or if this guy could pass for my twin brother.

If he is a distant relative then maybe that explains some of my leadership style tendencies… I’ll blame it on bad genes!

Signed, Greg Stier

22 Comments for 'Me and Nicolai'

  1. On July 17, 2008 @ 1:57 pm Becky said:
    • oh my word..that is kinda scary bro. haha.

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  2. On July 17, 2008 @ 2:11 pm jason said:
    • Are you kidding me. It looks like you posed for one of those pretend old western photos. That’s trippy, for real.

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  3. On July 17, 2008 @ 4:14 pm Brian said:
    • That’s funny, creepy and…hard to look away because it’s strangely fascinating. But you’re right it might explain a few things, lol.

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  4. On July 17, 2008 @ 5:34 pm lane said:
    • LONG LIVE COMRADE NICOLAE!!! I MEAN COMRADE GREG!!!

      Revolution Tour? Coincidence? Nyet!

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  5. On July 17, 2008 @ 5:40 pm Joe said:
    • Naaahhh. His ears stick out further and he has more of a demonic look and Greg has an “angelic(?)” look!

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  6. On July 17, 2008 @ 7:13 pm Amber said:
    • lol!

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  7. On July 17, 2008 @ 8:19 pm nephewl89 said:
    • Wow, thats crazy. I wonder if that means that you will look like he did 30 years from now.

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  8. On July 18, 2008 @ 1:32 pm lane said:
    • You know Greg, someone recently did that same photo thing with me and Brad Pitt. So I guess I can blame my amazing looks and profound humility on genes as well…right?

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  9. On July 18, 2008 @ 2:27 pm Wes Searcy said:
    • I stood in “Revolution Square” in Timisoara, Romania 3 weeks ago - the birthplace of the revolution that overthrew Ceausescu. It is quite an amazing story. Full of good analogies related to spiritual revolution. As hard-charging as you are…Nicci you are not. If you have the book, “The Body” by Chuck Colson, there is a chapter in there that gives a quick story about an influential church near that very square. Interesting.

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  10. On July 18, 2008 @ 2:43 pm R said:
    • LOL!!! dude that is so funny.

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  11. On July 18, 2008 @ 10:16 pm Heather said:
    • Uh Yikes…….. Well I’m glad you’re not a tyrant :)

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  12. On July 19, 2008 @ 2:08 pm SK said:
    • LOL Greg.

      But, of course, we ALL are distantly related to each other!

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  13. On July 19, 2008 @ 4:46 pm Shane Vander Hart said:
    • That is rather uncanny.

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  14. On July 21, 2008 @ 1:38 pm Rose said:
    • wow!That’s scary!!!You two look identical!!!!lol.

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  15. On July 21, 2008 @ 11:02 pm Daniel Ellsworth said:
    • If I diddnt know you better, I would say you photo-shopped your face into that picture… crazy!

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  16. On August 4, 2008 @ 8:19 pm Radu said:
    • Greg,
      What can I say? I would have never thought to compare the two of you (Ceausescu and Stier). I was 12 when the revolution started in Romania. It was a very unique experience.
      And since I am a Romanian I consider that it is “necessary” to write something in Romanian …wink…
      Dumnezeu sa te binecuvinteze domnule Stier!

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  17. On August 5, 2008 @ 1:06 pm Greg said:
    • What does that mean my comrade, er, I mean friend?

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  18. On August 5, 2008 @ 8:45 pm test said:
    • sldfjsdklwindow.location=”http://www.hai2u.com/”;slfkjdslfk

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  19. On August 8, 2008 @ 11:13 am Justin B. Clark said:
    • Mr. Stier:

      I could be wrong, since I am no where near fluent in Romanian. But based on what I’ve picked up inmy trips there and from my friends, Ithink what Radu said translates to: God/The Lord bless you Mr. Stier. I could be wrong…try google, idk.

      Te iubesc frate! See you in Atlanta!

      Justin

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  20. On August 8, 2008 @ 3:23 pm Radu said:
    • Justin is right on…
      It means, “God bless you Mr. Stier”.
      Sa ne traiesti frate! (May you live long brother!)

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  21. On August 8, 2008 @ 4:12 pm Greg said:
    • Thanks brothers!

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  22. On August 16, 2008 @ 12:49 pm ChurchGirl4Life said:
    • omg u do look alike im glad yall arent kind i will see you in atlanta
      God Bless,
      Church Girl 4 Life

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