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