Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
Oz ,'Beneath You'
LotR - The Two Towers: "Dude, Where's my Precious?"
"One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all, and in the darkness... Hey, what the... Where'd it go? It was here a minute ago... Stupid hobbits..."
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.