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