BERKELEY BREATHED

As an atheist, it was a shock when God answered half my inadvertent prayers and delivered Roger Waters to play “Dark Side of the Moon” at the Hollywood Bowl this summer. The fact that he is now blessing us with Van Halen at Staples Center in the fall has me sending a note to Christopher Hitchens urging him to reconsider.

Speaking of nonbelievers, my kids think J.K. is full of baloney and are salivating for the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Deathly Mortgage, Divorce and Back Hair.” OK, I am, actually.