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