Totally agree about the importance of admin. I've worked as an administrator for quite a long time and my job now still involves quite a lot of admin. I've also worked with the entire range of colleagues and managers, from people who treat you like crap because they believe they are somehow better than you, to people who get it and are utterly appreciative of what you do.

I was also very saddened by the death of Jeremy Hardy - sadly I never did see him live.