To: LANCE B who wrote (114220 ) 5/2/2003 10:21:00 AM From: Jim Bishop Respond to of 150070 May 2, 2003 (financialwire.net via COMTEX) -- (FinancialWire) Trading in the shares of Aqua Vie Beverage (OTCBB: AQVB) were halted prior to the market's opening. There has been no announcement, or reason given for the halt, but earlier in the morning FinancialWire reported exclusively on a fax promotional activity on behalf of the company that appears to have been generated by the company itself. FinancialWire reported that Our-Street.com, a website that has stated it has filed claims with the Securities and Exchange Commission against Aqua Vie Beverage (OTCBB: AQVB), had alleged that the company appears to be “publishing its own penny stock tout sheet" with a veiled disclosure. “OTC Stock Today," which appears to be part of fax broadcast campaign, doesn't specifically state who is sending it out or what if any fees are involved, but discloses that “OTC Stock Today" is a “trademark of Aqua Vie Beverage Corporation." A copy of the purported fax has been published atour-street.com Our-Street also claims to have a copy of a letter from Larry Burnett of Fax.com dated March 23 “which claims to be sending out 1 million faxes per week." The previous article stated the number to be “per day," but that was an error. FinancialWire requested a copy of the letter but Out-Street declined to make it available. Nick Tracy, founder of the site, said he did not have permission from the provider. FinancialWire asked for a copy with the name of the provider blacked out, but received no response. Burnett at Fax.com said he couldn't comment on whether such a letter had been issued and said someone else at the firm would return the call. No return call was subsequently received. Our-Street previously disclosed it and its associates have a short position not exceeding 12,000 shares of Aqua Vie. For FinancialWire up-to-the-minute news, features and links click onfinancialwire.net For FinancialWire audio news, click on partner ON24 at on24news.com For instant traffic data on sites you visit, click ondownload.alexa.com FinancialWire is an independent, proprietary news service of Investrend Information, a division of Investrend Communications, Inc. Investrend provides a wide range of forums, independent research and webcasting platforms for shareholder empowerment. For more information or to receive the FirstAlert daily summary of news, commentary, research reports, webcasts, events and conference calls, click on investrend.com URL: financialwire.net (C) 2003 financialwire.net, Inc. All rights reserved. -0- *** end of story ***