KILLARNEY will go lip-synch mad, for one night only, to raise funds for a very worthy cause.
The lip synchronization craze that is sweeping the world, with competitors miming lip movements with pre-recorded vocals that viewers hear through speakers, will come to the INEC on August 25 as a fundraiser to help local man Anthony Morris in his battle with Lyme disease.
The entertainment craze, made popular in America, can refer to any of a number of different techniques and processes in the context of live performances and recordings.
To support Anthony’s cause, 10 acts will battle it out to be crowned Lip Sync Battle champions and it promises to be a fun night out to round off the summer holidays.
Tickets for the Lip Sync Battle can be purchased from Who’s 4 Shoes, 74 High Street Killarney, Charlie Foley’s, 101 New Street, the INEC box office in the Gleneagle Hotel and the the KTown bar on Beech Road. They are also available from members of the Morris family or from Jim on 086-0893466.
Adult tickets are priced at €15 while children under 12 are €10 with the doors opening at 7.30pm and a show starting at 8.00pm.
Anthony has just begun his third month of a nine-month treatment protocol in the US and the intensity and aggressiveness of treatment has been stepped up a level. His doctors’ big concern has been a deterioration in his cognitive function and metal sharpness.
“He has been really struggling to communicate, getting confused and lost for words. This is a result of the Lyme infection affecting his brain and fighting back against the antibiotics,” Anthony’s brother, Jim, told KillarneyToday.com.
“His pain levels and headaches have also increased but this can be attributed to a reaction as the bacteria starts to die off.”
Anthony receives IV treatment three times a week during which time he generally stays in bed and tries to sleep through the nausea and pain.
His fiancée, Margaret, and young daughter, Roísin, are constantly by his side.
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