 Meanwhile, Stipe really liked Sweet's tape, and he also played it for his sister, Lynda, and friend Linda Hopper, who were both in the band Oh-OK. All three sent Sweet postcards saying he should come perform in Athens, with Lynda and Linda inviting him to open for Oh-OK there.Sweet told his parents that he wanted to study at the University of Georgia, in Athens.Within weeks of moving there, he had become a member of Oh-OK, who recorded their EP "Furthermore What" in August 1983 with him on board.