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