selector issue , using the wildcard *

var allItems = $('div.ds-item', datascape);
(...)
$('*', allItems).not('p, a,form').show();
triggers this error in firebug:
Error:
match[3] is undefined
jquery-1.3b1.js
Line 1812
testcase here: http://pixeline.be/experiments/jquerybeta/test1.html
it seems related to the use of the wildcard '*' but you're the
experts :)