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