We note the passing of Bob Palmer, a veteran Hollywood publicist whose clients over the years included Sir Anthony Hopkins, Faye Dunaway, Michele Lee and Bob's friend of many years, Dick Van Dyke. I met him on several occasions around Dick and I recall one time we talked about the hard part of his job, which was saying no to people. If you're a beloved star, like so many people that Bob Palmer represented, you get a flurry of requests to appear at this event or pose for that photo or endorse this cause or sit for that interview. You need someone to politely say no to at least 90% of them and at this, Bob was a master. Nice guy, too. He was 85 and had been a publicist since he was 20.