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Hey, my mind isn't that good on things back 30+ years ago! What I'd do today would be clean the bird out and don't stuff him but season as you normally would. Make sure he'll fit with at least an inch between him and the walls of the microwave. Set him in a glass dish because he'll be in there a long time and plastic doesn't like microwaves. Every microwave cooks at different powers so it's hard to tell about yours but I'd go with a medium-high power setting and about 5 minutes for each pound to start. For smaller birds, it might take 4 minutes per pound and larger ones would take 6 minutes per pound. Check him after about 30 minutes just to see what's happening. I don't have a turning thing in the bottom so I'd turn him at the 30 minute mark because there are hot and cold spots in microwaves. If the wings or leg tips start to over-cook, cover them with whatever you can fashion to deflect the waves. Repeat until he's done - cook 30 minutes, check, and rotate and repeat. I'd say about 2 hours or so from start to finish (depending on bird size and power). Cut down the time between checks to less and less as he gets closer to being done. Make sure the juices run clear because you can't tell from the outside what's going on on the inside when using the microwave. You might want to take him out when he looks done and let him rest about 20 minutes and then check the juices or cut into the thigh to make sure it's not pink. But you don't want to dry him out either. He should be lightly browned but don't expect that rich dark brown from an oven.

If your oven goes out, just throw caution to the wind and go for it. If you're worried about the whole bird or if he's too big, cut him up and nuke the smaller more manageable pieces.

Saw a few drink recipes calling form Kahlua. This recipe is as good as the real thing.

1 12-cup pot very strong coffee as in fill the basket on your drip machine.
2 lbs. light brown sugar
Just a small pinch of salt
6 tablespoons vanilla extract, real if you can get it.
1/5th Everclear (190 proof)

Make coffee and pour into a sauce pan. Keep on medium heat and add the brown sugar, salt and stir until dissolved. Take care not to boil the coffee. Let cool to near room temperature. Add vanilla and Everclear.

Ready to drink right away. Aging will mellow the coffee a bit, but not much.

This comes out somewhere around 60 proof depending on your coffee maker.