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