Soda Democracy

The soft-drink maker said in March it would give a free Dr. Pepper to every living soul in America if Axl Rose finally stopped remixing and put out the fabled Guns N’ Roses project sometime in 2008.

Now it’s official: The soda comes Sunday, Nov. 23, at 12:01 a.m. (presumably Eastern Standard Time). Coupons for a free 20-ounce soda will be available for 24 hours on Dr. Pepper’s Web site, DrPepper.com. They’ll be honored until Feb. 28.

“We never thought this day would come,” Dr. Pepper VP of Marketing Tony Jacobs said in a statement. “But now that it’s here, all we can say is: The Dr. Pepper’s on us.”