Kiko Martinez
May 20, 2021
Live Blog: Virtual Partying Has Commenced at 2021 Congress Xstream
7:00p.m. (EDT)—
6:58 p.m. (EDT)—You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here...
6:56 p.m. (EDT)—Don't "freak out." We'll see you in person in Las Vegas in 2022!
6:54 p.m. (EDT)—Thanks everyone! It was so fun to party with y'all!
6:52 p.m. (EDT)—Bryan's not impressed with the Jack Fruit cakes.
6:46 p.m. (EDT)—Bryan says "must haves" in 2021 is a personal hype button and a bikini t-shirt. What else is a "must have" this year?
6:42 p.m. (EDT)—Mac and cheese bites and Blood Orange soda?! We're being very nice to Bryan this year.
6:39 p.m. (EDT)—Thanks again Money Network for sponsoring this amazingly fun party!
6:36 p.m. (EDT)—Take a selfie wearing your payroll shades and tweet it out with #paycon!
6:30 p.m. (EDT)—Sally 2, Laurel 2 ... Sally ties it up with the final question. Both win the crown at the 2021 Payroll Princess Pageant.
6:28 p.m. (EDT)—Sally 1, Laurel 2 ... Laurel takes the lead!
6:26 p.m. (EDT)—Sally 1, Laurel 1 ... Laurel's Mickey Mouse impression was very mousy.
6:24 p.m. (EDT)—Sally 1, Laurel 0 ... but they should both star in movies.
6:21 p.m. (EDT)—Laurel and Sally came to the party in their best princess gear! ;)
6:16 p.m. (EDT)—Sweet perfume!
6:10 p.m. (EDT)—Shout out to Money Network for sponsoring the 2021 Congress Xstream Party!
6:09 p.m. (EDT)—Bruce likes to eat peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches. "It's great on rye toast," Bruce says.
6:07 p.m. (EDT)—We would like to know what Dan picked out of Madonna's closet. We'd also like to know who Dan beat up for Susan Sarandon.
6:05 p.m. (EDT)—APA President Bruce Phipps ... "Oh goodie! My Illudium Q-36 explosive space modulator."
6:03 p.m. (EDT)—"Coffee is my only vice." -APA Executive Director Dan Maddux
6:01 p.m. (EDT)—APA President Bruce Phipps ... you're getting very sleepy!
6:00 p.m. (EDT)—APA Executive Director Dan Maddux has royal blood! All hail the king! ;)
5:56 p.m. (EDT)—Favorite Spice Girl? Baby Spice, Ginger, Scary, Grumpy, Posh
5:52 p.m. (EDT)—"Payroll folks know how to PAAAAAARTY!" -Leora Snowberger, CPP
5:50 p.m. (EDT)—We want some old school requests! All this "jumping around" is making me dizzy.
5:48 p.m. (EDT)—There are 352 partygoers with us right now!
5:44 p.m. (EDT)—What's the best time you've had at Congress Xstream so far? Pegine, Excel Tips, Carla Harris, Max, the chat!
5:42 p.m. (EDT)—What's one new skill that you learned during shutdown last year? Gardening, baking, learning Spanish, exercising, bird watching, camping, become a couch potato!
5:40 p.m. (EDT)—Bryan and DJ Shai are twinsies!
5:38 p.m. (EDT)—Wait, we can request songs this year?! Bring it on, DJ Shai!
5:34 p.m. (EDT)—What is everyone drinking? Water, Diet Dr. Pepper, iced tea, red wine, apple martini, Kool-Aid, Coke Zero, bourbon! Stay hydrated!
5:34 p.m. (EDT)—Where's everyone from? Vegas, West Palm Beach, Chicago, Denver, India, San Francisco, Boston, Pittsburgh...We can keep up!
5:30 p.m. (EDT)—What's up party people!?!?!
It’s time to make some memories at the Congress Xstream virtual party! Let’s say hello again this year to the
always entertaining DJ Shai Peri and Emcee Bryan Chan! Interact virtually with fellow partygoers and refresh this page to get live updates. Thanks to Money Network for sponsoring the event!