Podcast:The Art Bell Archive Published On: Sat Feb 22 2025 Description: Art Bell welcomes Mel Waters back after a rebroadcast reignited fascination with his original bottomless hole in Washington state. Mel recounts how the government seized his property under the pretense of a plane crash, then paid him a quarter million dollars monthly to relocate to Australia. He describes being abducted, beaten, and abandoned in a San Francisco alley with his money gone and his wombat research facility dismantled. A Roosevelt dime found buried on Mel's property draws particular… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/january-29-2002-mels-new-hole-mel-waters/