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