picked up a kitten
Cried sitting downstairs on the bench with my headphones on
forgot to buy my train tickets
died. I was in the Nevada Desert. Alone. On a road. At dusk. After a truck smashed my vehicle. 1981. Age 19.
have been inspected
ran into a seesaw
wasted a lot of money on an electrician
had a normal life
got a taxi, but the weather was too good so I walked
am full
got knocked out by a wooden plank but it missed
got a dog
very very miss my two dogs
had a shag
kissed them
married the wrong person
was credited on Cliff Richard’s ‘ wired for sound’ album
didn’t say yes to what turned out to be the best weekend of my life
finished that email I’ve been putting off
spoke to Princess Diana at the Women of the Year launch
missed my tax return
missed the bus
ran away
became an eagle scout
ran out of time
fostered an American Bulldog
booked a holiday
bought a picture at the Charleston Lewes Art gallery
went to Margate instead of Eastbourne
cried today
did not come to the turner exhibition
cried at the Barbara Walker exhibition
won on a 2p machine
got the job
went to Paradise Park
forgot the dog
saw a shark on the Barrier reef
cooked my face
am blind
didn’t come tonight but glad I did
drowned on Brighton Beach
found true love
slept enough
Starved
punched a teenager
didn’t come back in
lost my phone
cried
applied for a new job today
didn’t come today thinking that maybe it wouldn’t be great but I’m glad I did! Nice to see artistic creations.
ate sushi today but I wish I had
didn’t care
rode in an aston martin DB4 until the owner had to go and have new tyres fitted to it – such regrets!
flew back to Australia
Mr Almost Man (Stuart Waters) asked Towner Eastbourne visitors to tell him moments in their lives when they “almost…”. This is a selection of their answers.