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