101 Things To Do Before I Die

"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative" - Oscar Wilde

1. Make love wearing a sombrero hat
2. Learn to parachute
3. Fire a gun
4. Learn to become a competent archer
5. Streak across a football field when match is being played
6. Hit golf balls off the top of a cruise ship
7. Crowd surf at a rock gig
8. Roadtrip across America
9. Roadtrip across Europe
10. Surf at Bondai Beach, Oz
11. Snowboard at Whistler
12. Travel the full length of The Orient Express train-line (on said vehicle)
13. Start a cult
14. Instigate a fashion movement in my local area
15. Set a world record for organisation of a Mexican wave
16. Drink tequila with Mexicans in Mexico
17. Travel to Iran – try to find Granddad
18. Drink snakes blood
19. Eat a kangaroo steak in Australia
20. Camp in Alaska
21. Hunt, kill, skin, gut and cook a wild animal bigger than a rabbit
22. Kiss a gorgeous woman under the Eiffel tower
23. Stay in a castle in Transylvania
24. Ride across Mongolia on a motorcycle
25. Compete in a Salsa competition
26. Get a book published
27. Bet £1000 on a horse to win at a racecourse
28. Bluff my way into numerous upgrades on a holiday pretending it’s a honeymoon (minimum-
room upgrade, free drinks, upgrade airline seats)
29. Eat a kiev in Kiev
30. Take part in the Bull Run
31. Drive an Aston Martin DB9
32. Learn to freedive
33. Jump into a pool of Jelly
34. Launch an online blog that is followed by >1000 people
35. Wrestle with a crocodile
36. Drink a bottle of Absinthe (and live)
37. Walk over hot coals
38. Give someone a tattoo
39. Do a stand up comedy act for at least 5mins
40. Drink a Mojito in Cuba
41. Drink a Margarita in Mexico
42. Meet a real rock star
43. Kayak in Canada
44. Fish for Shark / Swordfish
45. Learn Falconry
46. Swim with dolphins
47. Paint a canvas and sell it for a ridiculous price
48. Buy a classic car and partially restore it
49. Bungee jump into a huge canyon
50. Get a temporary tattoo – Popeye style anchor with ‘Mum’ underneath (has to last 30days)
51. Cycle a stage of the Tour De France (whilst trying not to talk to any French people)
52. Jump a car across a river
53. Dive/jump off the high board at a diving pool
54. Play a guitar solo in front of >500 people on-stage
55. Busk for an afternoon in a city-centre
56. Spend an afternoon fishing at Loch Lommond
57. Visit the Shaolin temple in China
58. Take Muay Thai lessons in Thailand
59. Fight in a Muay Thai competition in Thailand
60. Fly a glider over the Lake District
61. Complete some rock climbing in The Grand Canyon
62. Spend a week with a Kahuna in Hawaii
63. See a Rat Pack tribute band in Las Vegas
64. Bet £1000 on Roulette (Black) in Las Vegas
65. Buy a tailored 3 piece suit from Saville Row
66. Complete a mini-triathlon
67. Say ‘YES’ to everything over a 60day period (whilst single, having considerable savings etc)
68. Watch ‘The Rolling Stones’ live
69. Try on a Bishops hat
70. Be an extra on a film
71. Try nude modelling for art students
72. Base jump
73. Drive a 4x4 through a safari park in Kenya
74. Launch my own graffiti inspired business ‘Urban Cowboys’
75. Jump off a cliff into the sea from a great height
76. Drive through a huge puddle and wet a family through
77. Smoke a £100 cigar
78. Rock’n’roll wreck a hotel room (TV out window etc)
79. Build a huge hay and wood man – then set it on fire
80. Drive a forklift truck into a fridge/freezer
81. Go in a huge globe and roll down a hill
82. Wear a white suit for a day
83. Try sushi in Japan
84. Shave a sheep in New Zealand
85. Go SCUBA diving in Loch Ness (trying to find Nessie)
86. Brand a cow in Texas
87. Dance for money in Central Park
88. Keep a carnival goldfish alive for more than 60days
89. ‘Captain’ a gondola in Venice for an hour
90. Go for a pint with one of my favourite actors (and then get them hideously drunk)
91. Talk my way into a super exclusive bar pretending to be a famous rockstar
92. Go hiking in the Andes
93. Interview a female, young member of a royal family & flirt enormously. Get banned from
doing interview ever again.
94. Pretend to have Tourettes for the day
95. Moonwalk at the top of Empire State building
96. Walk the entire length of the great wall of China
97. Create a social networking website called www.ihatesocialnetworking.com
98. Blow up a caravan
99. Crash a speedboat at high speed
100. Smash a Gibson Les Paul guitar after a gig
101. Happyslap a TellyTubby