Kiko Martinez
June 3, 2020
Live Blog: It's Time to Party Virtually at Congress Xstream
6:45PM—Have a great rest of your week at Congress Xstream everyone! Let's have a drink together in 2021!
6:42PM—Turn out the lights, the party's over. You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here.
6:38PM—More food! Bryan is now eating some jalapeño Ranch-flavored popcorn. He needs something to drink but only has a watered-down vodka cranberry. Sign #459 that the party is almost over.
6:37PM—Thanks again to rapid! for hosting this awesome, interactive party tonight!!!
6:35PM—Party is winding down. Last appetizer: Gnocchi. Bryan likes it but says he'd rather eat it fresh.
6:32PM—Costume Contest results! Campiest Glamper: 3rd place: Casey Ward; 2nd place: Lois Fried; 1st place: Abbey Moran.
6:28PM—"Bottoms up," says Bryan. Was that last drink a chocolate milkshake?
6:26PM—"Footloose" prompts Bryan to ask everyone what their favorite Kevin Bacon movie is ... Partygoers say: "Hollow Man," "River Wild," "Stir of Echoes," "Tremors," "A Few Good Men"...
6:23PM—DJ Shai plays Queen's "We Will Rock You." Payroll will rock you, too.
6:17PM—Bryan breaks his Golden Rule and eats a spanakopita at the party. Popeye approves.
6:10PM—Favorite Beyoncé song? Partygoers say: Single Ladies, Halo, Irreplaceable, Formation, Lemonade...
6:06PM—Costume Contest results! Wackiest Camper: 3rd place: Tina Wescott; 2nd place: Jodi Parsons; 1st place: Stephanie Salavejus.
6:02PM—Congress will be in Nashville in 2021. What city would you like Congress to be held in the future? Partygoers say: Maui, Seattle, Chicago, Cozumel...
6:00PM—Martha Baxter wants Bryan to be safe: "Get an UBER - then pay them with the technology that drives rapid!"
5:57PM—Dan Maddux says Bryan's Tequila Sunrise is a "grade school drink." LOL.
5:56PM—Costume Contest results! Explorer Extraordinaire: 3rd place: Jim Medlock; 2nd place: Carlanna Livingstone; 1st place: Tristann Graves.
5:51PM—Favorite Congress city? Partygoers say: Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, New York, San Antonio...
5:48PM—Who's dancing out there? Video please, or we don't believe you.
5:47PM—Trivia question: What Congress did APA Executive Director Dan Maddux ride in on an elephant? The answer ... 2007. Maybe that's why the attendance was so high.
5:45PM—Trivia question: What Congress had the highest registrants? The answer ... 2007.
5:41PM—What party food do you love? Partygoers say: Meatballs, wings, pizza, lumpia, chips and salsa, lil smokies, potato skins.
5:39PM—What party food will you never eat? Partygoers say: Oysters, clams, guacamole (?!?!), caviar, wieners in a blanket. "I don't eat anything with spinach in it," said Bryan.
5:35PM—Bryan needs another appetizer! The cranberry vodka he's sipping on goes well with deviled eggs.
5:33PM—What's your favorite Old School song? Partygoers say: Uptown Funk, Brass Monkey, Rapper's Delight, Eye of the Tiger. Payroll pros have some good taste in music!
5:31PM—Bryan opens the blue bag and finds some samosas.
5:28PM—Ice, Ice Baby! We're going Old School. Any requests?
5:26PM—What's everyone drinking at the party? Lori Wolfe, CPP: Wine; Michelle Imriske, CPP: Jack Daniels; Melanie Childers, CPP: Pepsi; Sandra Evans, CPP: Homemade Hard Lemonade
5:22PM—Who is your favorite Disney character? Dee Byrd, CPP: Dumbo; Irene Chapman, CPP: Tinkerbell; Agnieszka Lopinska, CPP: Mufasa
5:17PM—Roll call from Bryan. Right now, there are 900 people at the party!
5:15PM (ET)—Let's get the party started with DJ Shai and Bryan Chan! Interact virtually with fellow party goers and refresh this page to get live updates. Thanks to rapid! for sponsoring the PARTY!!!