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