The Chimeras are generally considered the last band Hopkins was in, but apparently his final band was with Friday's Angels, (who I think were already together before Doug joined), who played two shows in Tucson. He also made a guest appearance with Hans Olsen, and Dead Hot Workshop, which was to be the last time Doug was on stage.

Around this time, Roger Clyne, fresh out of The Mortals, and having hooked up with Dusty Denham, (also of The Mortals) and Buddy Edwards, was looking for a guitarist, and asked Doug to sit in with his new band. Doug missed the appearance, informing Roger that he'd rammed his guitar through the roof at Edcel's Attic, which Roger took as a bad sign and made no follow up on. A postscript to this is that the lead guitar spot filled by Doug's Eventuals band mate, Brian Blush, in early 1994, who until that point had quit music altogether after Doug's suicide. Clyne's new band would, with a switch to former Eventual, P.H Naffah on drums, become the next big thing out of Tempe since the Gin Blossoms, called The Refreshments.

In the last year of his life, Doug wrote a number of songs, which didn't see the light of day. Among these, is a demo tape of songs he gave to Robin Wilson, who subsequently chose not to record.