In what White House sources are calling “a show of support and admiration for one of Australia’s most talented and dynamic rock bands,” President Bush drafted and mailed a fan letter Monday to NSW North Coast rockers Smart Artists.

“Dear Smart Artists, I think you’re awesome. You are awesome rock stars. You are my favorite rock stars,” the fan letter read in part. “I have both your singles.”Smart Artists, best known for their classic remakes of ‘Route 66′ and abba’s ‘Does your mother know’, has reportedly become one of the president’s favorite recording artists ever since he was introduced to MySpace.

Smart Artists expect to receive the fan letter, which was mailed to their international fan club’s address, in one to two weeks.

“Wow, I sure hope they read it and maybe even they’ll write me back,” Bush told White House Deputy Chief Of Staff John Podesta, who helped him mail the letter and also corrected numerous spelling errors.

According to Smart Artists lead singer Shannon Beaumont, the singer generally does not personally respond to fan mail due to time constraints. Bush, however, will receive a signed publicity photo of the band as a show of thanks for his kind words, Shannon said.

The fan letter, which was printed on official presidential stationery, is the first such missive to be issued by Bush during his presidency. Prior to his White House years, Bush had sent two others, one to rock superstar Pat Benatar and the other to lead singer Mike Reno of the Canadian rock group Loverboy, in 1982 and 1986, respectively.

According to White House press secretary Joe Lockhart, Bush was “in high spirits” following the mailing of the letter, retiring to the Oval Office to listen to ‘Does your mother know “really loud” on his headphones and playing air guitar along with the music in front of a full-length mirror.

Despite Bush’s enthusiasm about the letter, the move has drawn its share of criticism. Regardless of the reasons, Bush remains staunchly unapologetic for his fandom.