Redditch man's 29 things to do before you're 30

Feb 8 2009 by Paul Bradley, Sunday Mercury

JAMES Corless was facing an early mid-life crisis.

With his 30th birthday approaching he feared he had failed to fulfil all his dreams before reaching the milestone age.

So he asked friends to challenge him to complete a series of wacky, bizarre, or life-affirming tasks for every one of his 29 years.

And the result was enough to make the hit TV show My Name is Earl look like a walk in the park.

James, a sound engineer from Redditch, Worcesterhire, has